Hokkaido
Food
2022.03.09
Kinotoya’s “seasonal cake” that changes every month and you can enjoy the deliciousness of the season. March’s “Strawberry Zane” is a long-selling cake that has been loved by Kinotoya for over 30 years. Despite its simple design, it is packed with the taste of seasonal strawberries that you will be captivated by once you eat it.
A cross section of whole strawberries that appears when you cut the cake.
The most appealing feature of this cake is its overflowing gorgeousness, which gives off a refreshing sweet scent and is wrapped in melting bavarois.
It’s an exciting “moe-cut” sweet that is full of strawberries no matter where you cut it.
Strawberries use domestic Tochiotome.
Large strawberries with a good balance of sweetness and sourness in the spring season are spread tightly.
An elegantly sweet Kinotoya special custard cream finished with fresh milk, fresh cream, and eggs from Hokkaido.
It is an original recipe that we continue to carefully protect as the starting point for making sweets.
A rich Hokkaido cream, egg, gelatin, and scented Western liquor are simply finished to bring out the deliciousness of the ingredients. Finished with a melting texture.
| Sale period: | March 4th (Friday) -March 31st (Thursday) |
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| Selling price: | Small tax-included 3,024 yen Family tax included 4,320 yen |
| Store: | Kinotoya Shiroishi Main Store, Kotomi Store, Farm Store, Odori Park Store, Daimaru Store, Marui Imai Store, New Sapporo store, Higashi Naeho factory direct sales store, New Chitose Airport factory store (* reservation only), Kinotoya official online shop (delivery to suburbs in the city) |
[Tsumakoi Resort Sainosato] Enjoy the cherry blossoms while strolling, holding the Tsumagoi Sakura Festival
Third FUKUCHA brand shop ‘Uji Store’ opens.
Unsweetened umeboshi shop “Ume Boys”, each Nanko Ume raised by 6 ume farmers
”Hoshino Resort Tomamu” the new spot “Cloud Bar”
“Bread, Espresso and Freeform” Lots of strawberry tiramisu and canelé using seasonal strawberries
A new classic product “Coffee Jam” is now available from “High-quality “raw” bread specialty store Nogami”!
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
Nippon Kodo launches limited-edition incense and incense burner sets with a ‘Snake’ design, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025.
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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
Godiva supervises Yatsuhashi and launches Yatsuhashi Chocolat on Fri 22 Nov.
Kyoto
[Hinodeya Confectionery and Fujioka En]Limited sale of hojicha dango made with Toyama stick tea.
Toyama
Limited edition original gin ‘NISHI-GIN’, jointly produced by a group of restaurants in Nishijin, on sale from 25 November.
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Nippon Kodo launches limited-edition incense and incense burner sets with a ‘Snake’ design, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025.
2024.12.18
Winter special parfait at the Unjo Saryo café in the Tale of Genji Museum, Uji, Kyoto.
2024.12.16
OnigiriBurger ‘Eel Kabayaki – Double Eggs’, newly launched as part of Kansai International Airport OnigiriBurger 1st anniversary menu.
2024.12.13
[New Furano Prince Hotel]This year’s plan to enjoy a snow fairy ‘zebra finch’ birdwatching experience and a lunch set with a zebra finch cake plate.
2024.12.11
Third FUKUCHA brand shop ‘Uji Store’ opens.
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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.
Kyoto
Restaurant
Event
On selected days in September 2024, the wedding venue Kyoto Art Grace Wedding Hills will offer a ‘Hanari Otsukimi Afternoon Tea’, where guests can enjoy sweets and savouries inspired by the moon viewing on the fifteenth night of the month.
