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2022.07.04
“Tanabata,” one of Japan’s five festivals, is a day when you can make a wish upon a star once a year. Raw chocolate named after Tanabata will be on sale for a limited time from June 25th (Sat) to July 7th (Thu) from the aroma raw chocolate specialty store “Maison Cacao” that originated in Kamakura.
In a package that expresses the starry sky, we put raw chocolate made from brown sugar on Hateruma Island, the southernmost island of Japan, which is also called “Starry Island”. Among the many brown sugars produced in Okinawa, Hateruma Island has a lot of minerals and is characterized by a slightly bitter adult taste. Caramelized to bring out the aroma and combined with milk chocolate to wrap it in a soft flavor.
Aroma pavé chocolate WISH
| Contents: | 16 grains |
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| Price: | 2,592 yen (tax included) |
Stores
Kamakura Komachi Main Store (2-9-7 Komachi, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
NEWoMAN Yokohama store (1-1-1 Minamisaiwai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa NEWoMAN Yokohama 1st floor)
Gransta Tokyo store (1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Gransta Tokyo 1F)
JR Nagoya Takashimaya store (1F, 1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi)
Ofuna LUMINE WING store (1-4-1 Ofuna, Kamakura City, 3rd floor of Ofuna LUMINE WING)
The most popular raffle featuring the masterpieces of Katsushika Hokusai will go on sale sequentially from 31 August 2024 (Saturday).
A spectacular view of Ezo Fuji with turf cherry blossoms and snow in “Mishima-san’s turf cherry blossom garden”
[Hotel El Ciento Kyoto Hachijoguchi] Taste of Autumn – Exquisite Matsutake Mushroom Steamed in an earthen jar Gozen at a reasonable price.
Accommodation in a space where history is inherited “BYAKU Narai”
[Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest] Sagami Lake Cherry Blossom Festival
The popular WHITE POOH series is back again this year, this time with a winter look! On sale sequentially from 1 Nov (Fri) at Disney Stores.
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.
2024.12.20
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.
2024.12.09
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.
