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2023.12.05
Aoyama Flower Market will sell “MIZUKA” and “SUZU” New Year’s arrangements decorated with pine trees, chrysanthemums, fruit and other auspicious flowers to welcome the New Year 2024. In addition, four types of New Year’s decorations to welcome the New Year gods will be available in original designs.
Shime-nawa decorations made of rice straw in gratitude for a bountiful harvest, and mizuhiki decorations to tie prayers and wishes are markers to welcome the god of the new year who will bring us good fortune in the new year.
The popular New Year’s decorations, which sold more than 50,000 last year, are available in four types this year.
Original New Year’s decoration KOUJU
Plum blossoms that usher in early spring and noble chrysanthemums are represented in red and white, and symbols of good fortune, such as mizuhiki, a fan with a spreading tail, are scattered throughout the design.
Original New Year’s decoration SHIUN
The auspicious flowers of chrysanthemums and cherry blossoms are adorned with a kanzashi (hairpin) with an auspicious pattern that expresses the wish for long-lasting prosperity and longevity of the family.
Original New Year’s decoration KINRIN
MIZUHIKI, which connects people to people and people to God, and KAMI-TARAKU, which has a tortoiseshell pattern to pray for longevity. The cool sound of gold and silver bells brings happiness.
Original New Year’s decoration KISSHOU
This shimenawa decoration features a number of circles stacked on top of each other to bring good luck. Plum blossoms in full bloom, along with lucky charms, add color and splendor to the decoration.
The gold sparkles, the vermilion is brilliant, the green is vivid, and the white is pure. The auspicious flowers arranged in red and white vessels have an elegant appearance. Just by placing them in any occasion, you can create a beautiful setting for the New Year.
The 2023 spring special exhibition will be held at Mibu-dera on the 160th anniversary of the formation of the Shinsengumi.
Matcha parfait with colored leaves! “Maple Matcha Parfait” from Itohkyuemon, Kyoto
Gourmet that you want to eat in Otaru, Hokkaido
Eitaro Sohonshiki launches “Daifuku” strawberry rice cake using bright red ripe strawberries.
The summer-only ‘Akafuku mizuyokan’ will soon be out of sale.
2019 Japan’s top hotel “Suiran Luxury Collection Hotel Kyoto” won the first place for 2 consecutive years
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.
