Toyama
Food
2024.02.19
Takebayashi-do Honpo, a long-established Japanese confectionary store founded in 1773, which was forced to close in April 2022, will reopen on February 16, 2024 (Friday). The new Chikurindo Honpo will offer customers amazake manju, which has remained unchanged since its establishment, and will also take on the challenge of selling Zenjiro, a new brand of Japanese sweets launched with patissier Hirohiro Tsujiguchi.
Miso (fermented soybean paste) is kneaded into the amazake-based dough to bring out its rich flavor and delicate saltiness. The dough is filled with white bean paste made with plenty of Japanese chestnuts, so that the rich flavor and natural sweetness of chestnuts can be fully enjoyed.
The amazake-based dough and the red bean paste inside are made with high cacao chocolate from Vietnam and Peru, creating a rich flavor. Black pepper is added to the crust as a secret ingredient, and the sesame seed topping enhances the deep flavor.
Pistachios, known as the “Queen of Nuts,” are lavishly added to the amazake-based dough and white bean paste inside. The mellow and rich pistachio flavor is pushed to the forefront. It is an elegant product that takes the traditional manju to a new level.
This financier is richly flavored with Uji green tea from Kyoto. By kneading malt into the dough, it has a new moist texture. The sweetness and texture of Dainagon azuki beans accentuate the Japanese flavor.
This financier is lavishly decorated with Toyama-bocha (stick tea) from Fujiokaen, a teahouse in Toyama. Toyama-bocha is a roasted green tea made by roasting the stems of green tea using far-infrared rays, and is characterized by its sweetness and soft taste. This product allows you to enjoy the aroma and elegant taste of tea all at once.
Among the malt financier series, this product contains the highest amount of malt. You can enjoy the rich malt flavor and aroma and moist new texture to your heart’s content.
| Location: | 1-5-2 Chuo-dori, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture |
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| Business Hours: | 10:00-18:00 |
| regular closing day: | Tuesdays, Wednesdays *Open if the day falls on a national holiday, January 1, and other special holidays |
The famous gofuru “Kamakura Half Moon” from a long-established Japanese sweets shop will be delivered regularly.
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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
Kurokawa Onsen Yuakari, a fantastic illumination of bamboo in the countryside. This season, ‘Yuakari Yokocho’ is only open for a limited time.
2024.12.23
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.
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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.
