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2022.01.22
Marumoto Sake Brewery, which continues to make sake using rice grown in-house, has released “Takebayashi Black Hole” and “Takebayashi White Hall” as sake sent from the astronomical town.
Marumoto Sake Brewery’s representative brand “Takebayashi”, which is a sake series that uses 100% Yamada Nishiki grown by brewers, is Yamada Nishiki grown in a rice field of about 16 hectares (about 4 Tokyo Domes) through thorough soil analysis. It is a brand using.
The name of the brand “Takebayashi” comes from Takebayashijiyama, which rises behind the warehouse.
At the top of the mountain is the largest national observatory in Japan, and Asakuchi City, Okayama Prefecture, where the observatory, warehouse, and rice fields are located, is working to revitalize the region as an “astronomical town.”
With the motif of two pairs of celestial bodies, “black hole” and “white hole”, this sake has the same but different taste. Black has a refreshing acidity, and white has a gentle sweetness and moderate sharpness.
| Name: | Takebayashi Black Hole / White Hole |
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| Price: | 2750 yen (tax included) Limited quantity sake |
| Capacity: | 720ml |
| Storage temperature: | Room temperature |
According to the Asakuchi City Ordinance
“Ordinance to protect the best astronomical observation site in Asakuchi City”
It is an activity to protect this city, which has become a suitable place for astronomical observation, from light pollution due to its high sunny weather rate and stable atmosphere. The weather is so blessed that the stars are beautiful.
Marumoto Sake Brewery, which started cultivating rice (Yamada Nishiki) in-house more than 30 years ago, is still making rice. We aim to make sake that is convincing with rice from sake breweries that make sake, not rice from farmers who do not make sake.
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Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
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[ Kimuraya (department store)]Snowman’ is available only during the Christmas period. Japanese Stollen, made with traditional sake-type dough and Japanese ingredients, is on sale again this year.
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Nagasaki’s famous New Year 2025 New Year’s limited edition Kujuukushima zodiac crackers are on sale.
Nagasaki
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Kyoto
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Limited edition original gin ‘NISHI-GIN’, jointly produced by a group of restaurants in Nishijin, on sale from 25 November.
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Winter special parfait at the Unjo Saryo café in the Tale of Genji Museum, Uji, Kyoto.
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Kanagawa
Food
Meiji Kinenkan’s confectionery brand ‘Kanomi no Mori’ is now available at Odakyu Noborito Station. Please take a look at the varied collection, including piece cakes, decorative cakes and other cakes perfect for Christmas, as well as standard popular sweets.
Hiroshima
Art
Simose Art Museum, located in Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture, has been awarded the prestigious Versailles Prize as the “Most Beautiful Museum in the World.”
The award ceremony took place on December 2 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, marking a historic moment for the museum and Japanese architecture.
The Versailles Prize Website:https://www.prix-versailles.com/2024
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Food
December sees the arrival of a number of Christmas breads. The Snowman with his cute smiling face is a sweet loaf with two different flavours: pudding cream and chocolate cream. It is a heartwarming treat with flavours that both children and adults can enjoy.
Also back this year is the popular Japanese Stollen, which was a big hit last year. This is a special cake that can only be tasted at Kimuraya, using Japanese-inspired ingredients such as persimmons, figs and koshi-an (sweet bean paste). Please take this opportunity to try Kimuraya’s limited edition Christmas bread.
Hiroshima
Art
The Hiroshima Museum of Art is hosting the exhibition “ZIPANGU: Contemporary Artists Who Defined the Heisei Era” (November 2, 2024 – December 22, 2024). This showcase brings together works by some of the most prominent figures in Japan’s contemporary art scene, including Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami, Makoto Aida, Yoshitomo Nara, Chiharu Shiota, Izumi Kato, Akira Yamaguchi, and Miwa Komatsu. The exhibition has already garnered significant attention, exceeding 10,000 visitors.
HYAKKEI covered the dialogue between contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and Sueo Mizuma, the curator of this exhibition, held at the RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima. We also conducted an exclusive interview with Mr. Mizuma.
The discussions centered on the aspirations behind the ZIPANGU exhibition and offered forward-looking insights, not only into Japan’s art world but also into the rediscovery of value within Japanese culture by its people.
Osaka
Food
Event
From 25 Oct (Fri) to 8 Dec (Sun), 2024, a pop-up shop for miffy café tokyo will be held in Umeda, Osaka.
Hiroshima
Travel
Culture
Two types of paper seals made exclusively for autumn, ‘Chrysanthemum and Tanzaku’ and ‘Autumn Leaves and Candles’, have been available since Monday 9 September at Daisho-in Temple on the World Heritage island of Miyajima. Quantities are limited and will run out as soon as they are gone.
