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The Chain Museum Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Masamichi Toyama; hereinafter referred to as "The Chain Museum") has begun implementing the ticket sales system of "ArtSticker," an art communication platform operated by our company, for the Tokyo Biennale 2025, an international art festival originating from Tokyo, which will run from Friday, October 17th to Sunday, December 14th, 2025. For more details and to purchase tickets, click here Event theme The Tokyo Biennale is a "social dive" international art festival that "dives" into various areas of the city of Tokyo, discovering and creating together the charm and new value that lives in the culture and lifestyles of the…

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 → Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 Matsuzakaya Ueno Store, Basement and 1st floor Hoppe Town Event Space Hoppe Town, the food floor of Matsuzakaya Ueno, is holding a weekly event featuring popular shops. Starting on Wednesday, October 8th, Maple House will be opening a store! This luxurious roll cake, made with three whole seasonal figs, is visually striking! It's a treat that allows you to enjoy the harmony of the refined sweetness of the fruit and the fluffy sponge. Also, Nagomi-no-Yoneya, a Chiba specialty, will be introducing Peanut Monaka. You can purchase even a single piece! These easy-to-eat sized monaka are also recommended as a snack to…

An international exchange festival with the theme of "Salsa" (meaning sauce in English) where you can enjoy food, music, dance, and art. The Caribbean and Latin American Street Executive Committee (Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Mori Junichiro) will be holding "Salsa Street 2025 -Ueno de Bueno-" on Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 5th at the Ueno Park Fountain Square in Taito-ku, Tokyo. We are pleased to announce that the details for the event at Ueno Park, which will be the third venue this year, have been decided for the 10th anniversary in 2025. "Salsa" means sauce in English and is made by frying and simmering various ingredients such as vegetables, fruits,…

New exhibits and new merchandise at the Tokyo exhibition! Starting tomorrow, Saturday, September 20th, the first experiential exhibition of Shosoin Treasures, "Shosoin Treasures THE SHOW – Feel the Miracles Here and Now," will open at the Ueno Royal Museum (Taito Ward, Tokyo). At the press briefing and preview held prior to the opening of the exhibition, designer and artist Tomoe Shinohara, one of the collaborative artists for the exhibition, made an appearance. For this exhibition, Shinohara created a dress with a motif based on one of the Shosoin treasures, a Persian-style water bottle with a lid shaped like a bird's head, called a "lacquer urushi bottle." She spoke of the…

~Information about special goshuin and goshuincho (stamp books) commemorating the 400th anniversary of the temple's relocation~ Ono Terusaki Shrine (2-13-14 Shitaya, Taito-ku, Tokyo), founded in 852 and located in Iriya, Tokyo, has begun issuing special goshuin (temple seals) and goshuincho (stamp books) to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the shrine's relocation. [400th Anniversary of the Imperial Relocation] Ono Teruzaki Shrine was founded in Ueno Teruzaki in 852, the year of the second year of the Ninju era (the year of the reign of Lord Ono no Takamura), the deity enshrined there. During the Edo period, the shrine was moved (transferred) from its original location in Ueno Teruzaki to its current…

These sweets are highly recommended not only as gifts, but also for Halloween or to enjoy at home. Shukurei Co., Ltd. (CEO: Ryoichi Sakamoto, Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) will release "Halloween Mille-feuille" from "Francais," a Western confectionery brand that enjoys "fruit" and "nuts," on Friday, September 19, 2025. Last year's highly popular "Halloween Mille-feuille" is back again this year. It's a dish that can only be enjoyed at this time of year, combining autumn flavors of purple sweet potato and chestnut with fruit. Chestnuts and strawberries Chestnut cream is mixed with strawberry crunch, sandwiched between pie crust and coated with white chocolate. The gentle sweetness of chestnuts and the tartness…

[Over 200,000 visitors!] Night Museum events will be held on Friday, September 19th and Friday, September 26th at the special exhibition "Ice Age: The World as Seen by Humanity 40,000 Years Ago" The special exhibition "Ice Age: The World as Seen by Humanity 40,000 Years Ago" currently being held at the National Museum of Nature and Science has attracted over 200,000 visitors. Additionally, a "Night at the Museum" event will be held on Friday, September 19th and Friday, September 26th. The special exhibition "Ice Age: The World as Seen by Humankind 40,000 Years Ago," currently being held at the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ueno, Tokyo), has surpassed 200,000…