From Tuesday, January 10, 2023 to Monday, January 23 ※We are closed at 18:00 on the last day/Matsuzakaya Ueno store 6th floor exhibition space The Matsuzakaya Ueno store will hold a special event twice a year for 14 days from January 10th (Tuesday) to 23rd (Monday)! About 200,000 items of about 1,700 types will be gathered at a bargain price, including box sales of year-end gifts, bulk sales, canned food, seasonings, cooking oil, noodles, retort food, ham and other special food items. 2022 was a year of record-breaking price hikes due to the diversification and complication of cost-increasing factors such as rising food prices, logistics costs, and personnel costs, as…
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit! “Rabbit bread” with the zodiac motif is now available! Seasonal sake seed anpan will be released sequentially at directly managed stores from January 1, including 4 new products such as “Fig Kinako”
Kimuraya Sohonten Co., Ltd. will announce four new products that will be sold sequentially at Kimuraya directly managed stores from January 1, 2023. ■ Directly managed store products : http://www.kimuraya-sohonten.co.jp/goods_category/top “Rabbit bread” with the motif of the 2023 zodiac “rabbit” contains strawberry milk cream. Finished in the shape of a cute white rabbit. Seasonal anpan "Sakadane Ichijiku Kinako" is a dish that you can enjoy the elegant sweetness of the Japanese that combines white strained bean paste, rum-pickled figs, soybean flour, butter, and brown sugar syrup. The fragrant "Tea Muffin" made with Earl Gray contains raspberry jam, and the sourness of the jam goes well with the scent of black…
[Interview report] Shogun’s warriors who landed in Japan for the first time! “Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China Exhibition” Opens at Ueno Royal Museum
An exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, "Terracotta Warriors and Ancient China – Heritage of the Qin and Han Civilizations -" opened on November 22, 2022 at the Ueno Royal Museum. (Exhibition period is until February 5, 2023) This exhibition introduces the heritage of ancient Chinese civilization with about 200 precious cultural relics, centering on 36 terracotta warriors. I covered the press preview held the day before the opening, so I will report on the state of the exhibition. Confronting a magnificent history that transcends 2000 years Yo is a human figure made of wood and earth that was buried with…
The world of The Tale of Genji, now reunited. [Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum] Ueno Artist Project 2022 “The Tale of Genji that weaves beauty-Meetings are deep and deep-” (~ 1/6) Preview report
Ueno Artist Project 2022 "The Tale of Genji that weaves beauty – Encounter encounters are deep -" Scene from the venue The Tale of Genji, the masterpiece of Heian literature that has been read for over 1000 years. As the 6th installment of the "Ueno Artist Project" with the participation of artists of various genres, "The Tale of Genji that weaves beauty -Meguri Encounter, Eni Deep Shina-" was held. This time, we will report on the press preview held prior to the event. The "Ueno Artist Project" is a series launched in 2017 with the aim of inheriting the history of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, which is also known…
About a month left until the closing date! A historic exhibition of works by 20th century masters is now being held! Klee and Matisse are also full of masterpieces
Picasso and His Era Berlin State Berggrün Museum Exhibition October 8, 2022 (Sat) – January 22, 2023 (Sun) National Museum of Western Art (Ueno Park, Tokyo) It's been over a month since the end of the "Picasso and His Era Berlin State Berggrün Museum Exhibition", which has been held since Saturday, October 8, 2022. This exhibition introduces a carefully selected collection of works from the collection of the Berlin State Berggruen Museum by the German-born art dealer Heinz Berggruen (1914-2007), who has a unique sense of aesthetics and passion. Until the end of his life, Berggrühn repeatedly purchased and released works, striving to give his collection a distinctive character, and…
Right before Christmas! There’s still time! Matsuzakaya’s Christmas Cake 2022 will be on sale from December 23rd to 25th
Until December 25 (Sun) / Matsuzakaya Ueno store 1st floor, basement 1st floor Hoppe Town Christmas season is here again this year! At the Matsuzakaya Ueno store's food section Hoppe Town, there are gorgeous Christmas cakes that will color your Christmas with family, friends, and loved ones. Therefore, it will be sold in stores on the day of Christmas, and there is still time without advance reservations! We are offering Christmas cake. * The sales floor is expected to be crowded on December 24th and 25th. In addition, due to the limited quantity, it may be sold out. <Call Tone> Panda Cube (approximately 6 cm x 6 cm) 950 yen…
A new music public art that anyone can enjoy at Ueno Park, which has been open for 150 years! ! [Tokyo Spring Music Festival 2023]
-Starting from 11:00 on December 6 [Tuesday] at Crowdfunding READYFOR- Japan's first music public art "Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK featuring Kronos Quartet and 50 for the Future" set in Ueno Park, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2023. In order to implement this, we decided to challenge crowdfunding. Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK is a public art work that uses GPS (current location information) to enjoy music in nature. It was created by Pulitzer Prize-winning young composer and sound artist Ellen Reed from the United States. It was planned and produced, and has been carried out in many famous parks mainly in Europe and the United States (New York Central Park, London…
New store “Massafy” opened on 2k540 with the theme of “gifts”
At the commercial facility "2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN", located under the railway overpass between JR Akihabara Station and Okachimachi Station, based on the concept of "Japanese manufacturing", "Monozukuri" and "Delivery" A new store "Massafy" with the theme of "things" will open at 11:00 on Saturday, December 10th. What is “Massafy”? Massafy is a new brand by Contan Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo/President Masaharu Suzuki), which operates the select shop Hareru Tsunagaru Market, which collects Japan's finest goods, and Kandaful, Japan's number one canned goods store. The theme is "things" and "gifts". Masafy means "pure" in Arabic. From all over Japan and around the world, craftsmanship-filled crafts, tableware, miscellaneous goods, and food to…
Matsuzakaya Ueno store offers seasonal Japanese sweets perfect for year-end greetings
December 14th (Wednesday) to December 20th (Tuesday), 2022 Matsuzakaya Ueno Store B1F/1F Hoppe Town Event Space At Hoppe Town, the food floor of the Matsuzakaya Ueno store, events are being held at popular shops every week. From 12/14 (Wednesday), Daifuku, Kurikinton, Kuzumochi, and Japanese sweets that are perfect for a small gift for greetings at the end of the year will be available for a limited time. In addition, side dishes such as motsuni, kakuni, gyoza, and other dishes that add color to the daily dining table will also appear. Introducing the 8 seasonal gourmet brands of the Matsuzakaya Ueno store. Habutae glutinous rice from Shiga Prefecture and adzuki beans…
Japanese sushi seen from the world, that is Osshimachi’s view of the world! ! On December 9, 2022, “Hobo Ueno Osshimachi” will open in Okachimachi! !
Sushi-ebisu, Sushinjuku, Sakanaumai, Susiaoyama, etc. We will create a new shape called Sushibuya while carefully considering the katakanasushi that has been used so far, and will continue to evolve as a male. Bring sushi closer to you Sushi that incorporates the essence of foreign countries, which is likely to be served in London or New York. However, it is a deep and authentic taste that can only be achieved by Japanese people who have learned what Edomae-style sushi is. In other words, you can eat something that has been newly reconstructed by incorporating foreign elements while holding down the concept of sushi. Firmly delicious but natural. From toppings, sushi rice,…