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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
Kumamoto
[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
Hokkaido
[KAI Tsugaru]Tsugaru Nanayuki Kamakura Apero’, an amuse-bouche featuring tunas from Oma and limited-edition sake, inspired by the Tsugaru Nanayuki snowfall.
2024.11.18
Aomori
[Minoh, Katsuo-ji Temple.]‘Zero congestion’ measures during the autumn foliage season, such as ‘dedicated shuttle bus service’ and ‘special night-time lighting’, will commence from 9 November 2024 (Saturday).
2024.11.15
Osaka
[Hoshino Resort Tomamu]Foggy Ice Terrace Afternoon Tea, served on a mountain at an altitude of 1,088 m, accessible only by gondola.
2024.11.04
Hokkaido
[Kushiro Prince Hotel]Private guided tours for mystical encounters with the special natural treasure ‘red-crowned cranes’ soaring in the silvery white world.
2024.10.28
Hokkaido
Hoshinoya Okinawa: ‘Yunagi Aperitif’ to enjoy the spectacular view of the sun setting into the sea and the golden sunset.
2024.09.27
Okinawa
The recommended accommodation plans for the autumn leaf season in Oku Daisen.
2024.09.25
Tottori
Two types of autumn-only red seals, ‘Chrysanthemum and Tanzaku’ and ‘Autumn Leaves and Candles’, are now available at Daisho-in Temple, Miyajima, a World Heritage island.
2024.09.16
Hiroshima
Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture: ‘Korankei and Obara Bus Tour’, two major autumn tourist attractions in Toyota City, goes on sale on 29 July (Mon).
2024.08.09
Aichi
[KAI Unzen] “Unzen Hitori Onsen Sankaku Plan”, a plan to fully enjoy Nagasaki’s culture and hot springs, is now on sale.
2024.07.17
Nagasaki
[ROKU KYOTO] ‘Summer Festival Stay Plan’ to enjoy the mood of summer events such as festivals and fireworks displays.
2024.07.03
Kyoto
[Mother Farm] One million ‘Nemophila’ will soon be in full bloom.
2024.04.29
Chiba
[Hoshinoya Karuizawa] Tanada Lounge, an extraordinary all-day lounge where you can enjoy the changing of time and seasons, is now open.
2024.04.26
Nagano
Tokyu Hotels New brand hotel ‘Storyline SENAGAJIMA’ opened.
2024.04.24
Okinawa
The official audio guide to the Kumano Kodo and Ise Road has been released.
2024.04.12
Mie
Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] “Submerged Forest of Lake Shirakawa,” a Mysterious Spring-Only Scene
2024.03.30
Yamagata
Shimogo-machi, Fukushima Prefecture: Recommended spots for spring are now posted on “PhotoNavi Shimogo,” a portal site for photography and sightseeing.
2024.03.26
Fukushima
Fuji Festival, a wisteria-colored garden of about 1,000 wisteria and lupine flowers
2024.03.22
Hiroshima
Lodging and Dining Roven Otaki Town, an “old private house bistro” in Boso where you can stay overnight, is now open.
2024.03.18
Chiba
[Chidorigafuchi] First Collaboration with Tokyo’s Cherry Blossom Viewing Spot: “Cherry Blossom Viewing Boat” Ticket Included in the New Accommodation Plan
2024.03.16
Tokyo
[Tsuruya Kissho Tei] Family-friendly tangerine picking experience: Izu’s seasonal fruits such as Early Season, Unshu, and Navel.
2024.03.06
Shizuoka
“NIPPONIA HOTEL Takehara, Takehara, Sakishio-machi” Former Morikawa Residence, an Important Cultural Property, is now used as the front desk, club lounge, and café open to non-hotel guests.
2024.02.27
Hiroshima
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden: Ume plum blossoms in the garden are at their best.
2024.02.23
Tokyo
[Toyosu : Senkyakubanrai] A “sacred place of umami” with about 70 stores from all over Japan is born outside the Toyosu Market.
2024.02.21
Tokyo
Reikanji Temple, Kyoto: A nun monzeki temple that is not usually open to the public – Special viewing of the garden and shoin (drawing room) where camellias are in full bloom.
2024.02.13
Kyoto
[Hoshinoya Tokyo] “New Year’s Kabuki Stay” brings the hospitality of an Edo Period theatrical teahouse to the present day.
2023.11.29
Tokyo
【Hoshinoya Okinawa】”Sokai Whale Discovery,” a whale-watching and whale ecology workshop to bring whales closer to you.
2023.11.23
Okinawa
[Tengayado Garden] Garden in Autumn Colors: 200 maple trees overlooked from the Autumn Leaves Pavilion.
2023.11.21
Tokyo
[Kobe City, Hyogo] Designing a night view of the port, a chartered night cruise and a drone show on the ocean.
2023.11.17
Hyogo
【KAI KIRISHIMA】Special prayer plan at Kirishima Jingu Shrine, designated as a national treasure, is now on sale.
2023.11.15
Kagoshima
[Kushiro Prince Hotel] Private guided tour to meet the Japanese crane, a special natural treasure
2023.11.13
Hokkaido
[HOTEL VMG RESORT KYOTO] Accommodation plan to visit Kodaiji Temple and Entokuin Temple, famous for their autumn foliage.
2023.11.09
Kyoto
[Kyoto City, Rakuhoku Area] Kibune Maple Lantern Festival will be held from November 3.
2023.11.07
Kyoto
[Kagari Kissho Tei] Offering a plan with special offers for touring popular autumn spots.
2023.11.03
Ishikawa
[Naeba Ski Resort] Autumn colors of the entire mountain are now at their peak!
2023.10.30
Niigata
[Onsen Ryokan Brand “KAI”] Onsen Ryokan Brand “KAI” 7 facilities propose Onsen Solo Trip
2023.10.28
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[Shinjuku Gyoen x Naked] NAKED Autumn Foliage in Shinjuku Gyoen 2023 to be held
2023.10.26
Tokyo
Early autumn foliage season has arrived at Tsugaike Nature Park in the Central Alps National Park!
2023.10.18
Nagano
[Kinjita Manjushage Park] Manjushage, a flower that heralds the arrival of autumn
2023.10.16
Saitama
Hoshinoya Tokyo] Received the first “The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023” award.
2023.10.10
Tokyo
[OMO7 Asahikawa by Hoshino Resort] Event to enjoy a tree made of ramen bowls and a closing parfait.
2023.10.08
Hokkaido
[Aomoriya] “Watsutsu Kaiun Festival,” an event that invites good fortune, and “Tuna Ippon Tsuri Kuji Lottery,” a lottery to catch a tuna, is newly launched.
2023.10.06
Aomori
[Kai Matsumoto] “Shinshu Fermentation Touji Stay” plan to warm up from the core of your body
2023.10.02
Nagano
Yutoku Inari Shrine Night Walk: Yutoku Inari Shrine is wrapped in light art under the theme of “Kitsune no Yuwari-iri” (The Bride of the Fox).
2023.09.30
Saga
[KAI Yufuin] Selected as the only hotel in Japan to receive the 2023 AD Great Design Hotel Award.
2023.09.24
Oita
The 360-year-old Yamanashi sake brewery Sasaichi Sake Brewery and Hoshinoya Fuji will collaborate again in 2023!
2023.09.20
Yamanashi
[OMO5 Otaru by Hoshino Resort] “Lit Otaru Night Lounge” featuring antique music boxes in a fantastic space lit by oil lamps.
2023.09.12
Hokkaido
[Hoshino Resorts Risonare Yatsugatake] Dinner course where you can enjoy the taste of autumn will be available from September 6th
2023.09.10
Yamanashi
[Park Hotel Tokyo] “Artist Room White Whale,” the latest in a line of guest rooms with paintings directly on the walls, is now on sale.
2023.09.04
Tokyo
Kai Nikko, Kai Kinugawa, Kai Kawaji (Tochigi) : Autumn Foliage Open Bus Tour 2023 in operation
2023.08.23
Tochigi
Hoshinoya Kyoto : will be held again this year to enjoy the elegant dances depicted in the Tale of Genji and the ethereal sounds of gagaku (court music) at “Hoshinoya Momijinoga”.
2023.08.21
Kyoto
Karuizawa Hoshino Area : Apple bath will be held at “Hoshino Onsen Dragonfly Hot Spring” with free-flowing hot-spring water.
2023.08.19
Nagano
[Laforet Club Hakone Gora Yunosumika] “Autumn Walking Plan in Sengokuhara” to enjoy walking in Sengokuhara in autumn colors.
2023.08.17
Kanagawa
Shakushiyama Gateway Camp, Fujiyoshida City. First anniversary plan is now available!
2023.08.15
Yamanashi
[Ekorinmura, Eniwa City, Hokkaido] Summer Week is now underway!
2023.08.13
Hokkaido
[GLAMP DOME-Grandome-Kobe Tenku] High-end type with hot spring baths that allows you to bring your dog with you is now open.
2023.08.11
Hyogo
Roppongi Hills Bon Dance 2023 to be held for the first time in 4 years
2023.08.09
Tokyo
[Hoshinoya Karuizawa] Stay Plan to regain health and happiness of mind and body in autumn
2023.08.05
Nagano
Edomae Kisen Monja Yakatabune : Delivering traditional flavors from the Edo period and the ever-changing scenery of Tokyo
2023.07.26
Tokyo
[Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo] New Autumn Garden Presentation “TOKYO MOON – Clouds and Moon
2023.07.24
Tokyo
[Park where you can stay INN THE PARK Numazu] The Yusuzumi festival will be held
2023.07.10
Aichi
[Ena Gin-no-Mori] Workshop where you can paint on wind chimes
2023.07.04
Gifu
[ Sera Town, Hiroshima ] Sunflower Festival held, with 60 varieties of sunflowers blooming all over the city.
2023.07.02
Hiroshima
[Kamakura Hase Temple] A Japanese tradition that quietly colors the rainy season. Hydrangeas at Hase-ji Temple at their best.
2023.06.30
Kanagawa
[Hotel Gajoen Tokyo] Japanese Light x Hundred Steps 2023 -Hundred Demon Night Parade of Rich Colors- will be Held
2023.06.28
Tokyo
[Hoshinoya Okinawa] Introducing a plan where you can immerse yourself in the production of “Ryukyu Bingata” that reflects the climate of Okinawa
2023.06.26
Okinawa
[World Heritage Nijo Castle] National Treasure “Ninomaru Palace” Special entry and original wall paintings are open to the public for a limited time
2023.06.24
Kyoto
Experience riding a special Japanese boat around the inner moat of Himeji Castle “Himeji Castle Inner Moat Tour”
2023.06.22
Hyogo
[Koishikawa Korakuen] Japanese irises are in full bloom
2023.06.14
Tokyo
[The Ryokan Tokyo YUGAWARA] A charter accommodation plan is now available at a ryokan in “Yugawara Onsen” that was loved by great writers
2023.06.10
Kanagawa
[Kawagoe Prince Hotel] Offering a trip to enjoy a summer tradition with a rickshaw
2023.06.02
Saitama
[Kyukamura Minamiizu] Operate a shuttle bus for the Shimoda Hydrangea Festival
2023.05.31
Shizuoka
[Tokyo Summerland Minamisawa Hydrangea Mountain] Hydrangea Festival 2023 held
2023.05.29
Tokyo
[Japanese inn Koyo] Cherry season has arrived and a plan with a cherry picking experience is now available
2023.05.27
Yamagata
[Hotel Gajoen Tokyo] Enjoy Japanese culture in cool weather
2023.05.25
Tokyo
[Hotel Metropolitan Kamakura] Sales of a plan with priority access to Hase-ji Temple, famous for its hydrangea blossoms
2023.05.23
Kanagawa
[Kai Hakone] Night time is now available to relax in the hydrangea flower basin.
2023.05.19
Kanagawa
[RISONARE Tomamu] Savor the flavors of Hokkaido Offer a summer-only dinner course
2023.05.11
Hokkaido
[HOSHINOYA Kyoto] Conger pike representing summer in Kyoto Enjoy conger banquet on the riverside
2023.05.09
Kyoto
[TOYA Nonokaze Resort Toya Kohan Tei] Lake Toya Long Run Fireworks Display
2023.05.01
Hokkaido
【NIPPONIA HOTEL Oshu Jogamachi】Elk River Pleasure Breakfast Experience Plan
2023.04.29
Aichi
The quiet night and early summer festival “Fireflies’ Evening” will be held this year as well.
2023.04.27
Kanagawa
The great wisteria at Ashikaga Flower Park is already in full bloom.
2023.04.25
Tochigi
[Kai Kaga] “Kintsugi Koubou” was born in Japan’s first hot spring inn
2023.04.23
Ishikawa
[mio] Experience life with spring water
2023.04.19
Nagasaki
Spring Ski Season Arrives at Tengendai Kogen Ski Resort in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture
2023.04.17
Yamagata
[Hoshinoya Tokyo] “Eighty-eight Nights of New Tea Experience,” a time to taste new tea and tea sweets from a tea farmer who has been in business since the Edo period.
2023.04.15
Tokyo
[Hoshinoya Karuizawa] A wellness program that restores the health of the mind and body that can withstand the heat “Karuizawa, Summer Health Stay”
2023.04.10
Nagano
“Tenku no Oyado Miyabikan”, an inn that rents out a whole building, starts a new plan with a delivery restaurant
2023.04.03
Iwate
[Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest] Sagami Lake Cherry Blossom Festival
2023.03.26
Kanagawa
[Tokitama-Himitsukichi COMORIVER] A plan to enjoy cherry blossom viewing while having a BBQ “Cherry tree charter cherry blossom viewing area” begins
2023.03.24
Saitama
Aerial view of cherry blossoms at Yoshinoyama and Saga Arashiyama Cherry blossom viewing by helicopter
2023.03.20
Nara
Enjoy Mt. Hiei in spring from the window of the Eizan cable/ropeway
2023.03.18
Kyoto
[Karuizawa Hoshino Area] An event to convey gratitude will be held from March 4 (Sat.)
2023.03.14
Nagano
[Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise] Cherry blossom viewing experience unique to Seapara March 1, 2023 (Wed) ~
2023.03.12
Kanagawa
[Kyoto/ Reikan-ji Temple] A temple that is normally closed to the public Special release of a garden in full bloom of camellias and a Kano-style fusuma painting
2023.03.11
Kyoto
“Goldfish Day” ART AQUARIUM MUSEUM GINZA The museum will be dyed in cherry blossoms for a limited time from March 3rd to April 25th in a special spring event
2023.03.09
Tokyo
[Hoshinoya Karuizawa] Renewal of wellness program based on “Onsen” and “Shinrin-yoku”
2023.03.08
Nagano
“Kyoto Whiskey” from Kyoto’s first whiskey distillery
Kyoto
Nara
You can experience Oiran in Osaka! A service that allows you to shoot an Oiran with a realistic set at “Henshin Photo Studio Aika”!
Osaka
Lighting sculpture “AKARI” by Isamu Noguchi
Tokyo
A cave-like restaurant designed by architect Junya Ishigami, opened in the summer of 2021
Yamaguchi
Kurokawa Onsen Yuakari, a fantastic illumination of bamboo in the countryside. This season, ‘Yuakari Yokocho’ is only open for a limited time.
Limited edition original gin ‘NISHI-GIN’, jointly produced by a group of restaurants in Nishijin, on sale from 25 November.
Nippon Kodo launches limited-edition incense and incense burner sets with a ‘Snake’ design, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025.
Winter special parfait at the Unjo Saryo café in the Tale of Genji Museum, Uji, Kyoto.
OnigiriBurger ‘Eel Kabayaki – Double Eggs’, newly launched as part of Kansai International Airport OnigiriBurger 1st anniversary menu.
[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.
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.
