On Thursday, November 28th, Hibiya OKUROJI will be opening a new restaurant, "Soba-mae Isshin," which boasts 100% buckwheat flour made from domestic buckwheat. Please come and try this specialty store's specialty dish. ・Opening on Thursday, November 28th "Soba-mae Isshin" During the Edo period, there were about 3,000 soba restaurants in Edo, bustling as dining spots during the day and social gatherings for adults at night. Soba restaurants were originally places loved by everyone, similar to what we would now call "all-day dining." In Edo, there was a particularly stylish way of drinking in the evening called "soba-mae," in which one would enjoy some snacks and local sake, and finish off…
Kensuke Miyazaki’s “Floating People” exhibition held at the gallery “ART FOR THOUGHT” in Ginza, Tokyo
What is the "Blue Ocean" for each of us in modern society? ■Exhibition Overview Exhibition title: Kensuke Miyazaki "The Floating People" Date: December 13th (Friday) – December 21st (Saturday), 2024 Opening hours: 11:00 – 19:00 (until 17:00 on Saturdays) Closed: 15th (Sun) & 16th (Mon) Exhibition details: https://artforthought.jp/blogs/upcoming-exhibitions/KensukeMiyazaki-FloatingPeople ■Exhibition Overview ART FOR THOUGHT will be holding the exhibition "Floating People" by Miyazaki Kensuke from December 13th to 21st. With the theme of "Super Happy," Miyazaki has been developing mural projects incorporating various cultures from around the world in collaboration with local people. This exhibition is a painting exhibition based on a mural workshop in Palau. What do the "blue oceans"…
[Report] Masaru Hamaguchi & Akina Minami share the secret to a happy family! “TOKYO Marriage Support Festa” held in Yurakucho
In Tokyo, where the number of unmarried people and late marriages is serious, various efforts are being made to support people who are interested in marriage but are unable to take the first step toward marriage and to foster momentum. As part of this, the "TOKYO Marriage Support Festa", a real-life event where people can have fun while obtaining opportunities to be positive about marriage and useful information, was held in front of Yurakucho Station on November 23, 2024. "TOKYO Marriage Support Festa" venue The "Tokyo Marriage Support Festa", which started in 2022 and has been well received every time it is held, was a huge success this time as…
[Report] GINZA SIX rooftop skating rink “Rooftop Star Skating Rink” opens for a limited time! Kenji Yanobe’s giant space cat “SHIP’S CAT” decorates the space
At GINZA SIX, the largest commercial facility in the Ginza area, the popular rooftop garden skating rink, the Rooftop Star Skating Rink, will be open again this year for a limited time from November 16, 2024 to January 26, 2025. A press preview was held the day before the opening, and contemporary artist Kenji Yanobe, who exhibited his latest work, SHIP'S CAT (Ultra Muse / Red), at the rink, was in attendance. GINZA SIX is currently running a Christmas promotion centered on art and culture under the concept of "HEAVENLY GIFT – A gift from space" (until December 25th). Various places in the building, including the entrance and underground passageways,…
[Aloft Tokyo Ginza] Celebrate the start of 2025 with music! Countdown party held at “W XYZ Bar”
Aloft Tokyo Ginza, a next-generation lifestyle hotel under Marriott International, will hold a countdown party to close out 2024 at W XYZ Bar on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Aloft Tokyo Ginza hosts a live music event "Live @ Aloft" every weekend at "W XYZ Bar," providing a lively space with music. In an Aloft-like atmosphere, the dynamic DJ set by popular DJ KENTY will create an even more energetic atmosphere for the countdown party to close out 2024 and celebrate the New Year. On the day, we will be offering a free-flow plan of beer, wine, soft drinks, etc. Enjoy your favorite drink, dance to the beat of the music,…
The first store of “BEL BUTTER WAFFLE,” a new type of store specializing in freshly baked Liege waffles, has opened at Wing Shinbashi (Minato-ku, Tokyo)!
DAY TO LIFE Co., Ltd. will grand open the first store of "BEL BUTTER WAFFLE," a specialty store for freshly baked Liege waffles, at Wing Shinbashi (Tokyo) on Thursday, December 19, 2024. "BEL BUTTER WAFFLE" was born from the desire to "make the world's sweets even more delicious." It is an authentic yet new "store specializing in freshly baked waffles that surpass the real thing." Please enjoy the new world of waffles that we proudly present. ● "I want to make the world's sweets even more delicious" We have been delivering a wide variety of sweets to our customers through our commitment to providing "freshly made" and "freshly prepared" products.…
[Ginza Mitsukoshi] The young men of long-established confectionery stores are hot again this year! The 12th “Honwa Kashu” event will be held from Wednesday, November 27th, where they will talk about their new products face-to-face.
More free and honest. A new Japanese confectionery that combines the origins of Japanese confectionery with the essence of the modern era. "The 12th Honwa-kashu 12 ~Free Sensibility and Inherited Skills~" ■Period: November 27, 2024 (Wednesday) to December 3, 2024 (Tuesday) ■ Venue: Ginza Mitsukoshi Main Building B2F GINZA Stage ※Mitsukoshi Isetan food media website "FOODIE" URL: https://mi-journey.jp/foodie/100051/ ■View details Ginza Mitsukoshi will be holding the "12th Honwakashū 12 ~Free Sensibility and Inherited Skills~" event at the GINZA Stage on the second basement floor of the main building from November 27th (Wed) to December 3rd (Tue). This will be the 12th time the event has been held at Ginza Mitsukoshi,…
[Wako, Ginza] “Wako Almanac Written Through Art” to be held from Thursday, December 12th
Ginza Wako will be holding the "Wako Almanac Written Through Art" event at the Seiko House Hall from December 12th (Thursday) to 25th (Wednesday). This year marks the sixth time that the exhibition has been held, and visitors can enjoy an exciting time while praying for good fortune in the new year. More than 400 works created by 12 artists active in the fields of ceramics, metalwork, dyeing and weaving, lacquerware, sculpture, painting, glass, bamboo crafts, and dolls will be on display, embodying the spirit of all four seasons, including natural landscapes, adorable plants and animals, and works related to next year's zodiac sign, the snake. Please come and enjoy…
The one and only beef sushi specialty store “Beef Sushi Kintan” that combines beef and seasonal seafood will open a limited time store at Ginza Mitsukoshi from November 13th (Wed) to 19th (Tue)! Limited to 3 meals per day! “Ultimate raw sea urchin bento” from Nemuro, Hokkaido, 15,000 yen is now available!
Carnevale Co., Ltd. will open "Beef Sushi Kintan," a one-of-a-kind beef sushi specialty store that combines beef and seasonal seafood, for a limited time at the GINZA Stage on the second basement floor of the Ginza Mitsukoshi Main Building from Wednesday, November 13th to Tuesday, November 19th, 2024. During the period, Beef Sushi Kintan's sushi chefs will prepare freshly made sushi in the live kitchen attached to the event venue. [What is Ginza Kintan's beef sushi?] Ginza Kintan is a beef sushi restaurant that combines Edomae sushi with the parts and flavors of raw meat, meat cooking methods and know-how that have been accumulated over the 12 years since the…
[The challenge of a long-established tatami store in Fukushima with 280 years of history] Opening a street-front store in Ginza on November 1st, spreading “tatami culture” to the world
~Kubogi Tatami Tokyo is a tatami showroom, tatami accessory sales and mini tatami making experience~ Kuboki Tatami, a tatami specialty manufacturer that preserves tatami for future generations and promotes it to the world, opened a new store, "Kuboki Tatami Tokyo," in Ginza, Tokyo on November 1, 2024. Although it is a small store with a sales area of 13.2 m2, it will be an important base for the tatami industry in promoting tatami culture both domestically and internationally. The symbolic noren curtain Interior view (Sale of tatami accessories such as tatami coasters) Naikan (a style where you take off your shoes before stepping onto the tatami so that you can…