Article provided by: Taito Cultural Marche The special exhibition “Jingo-ji Temple – Kukai and the Origins of Esoteric Shingon Buddhism” commemorating the 1200th anniversary of its founding has opened at the Tokyo National Museum, showcasing the treasures of Jingo-ji Temple in Kyoto, the birthplace of Kobo Daishi Kukai and Esoteric Shingon Buddhism . The exhibition will run until Sunday, September 8, 2024. *Some of the works on display will be changed during the exhibition period. Early exhibition: July 17th (Wednesday) – August 12th (Monday/Closed) Late exhibition: August 14th (Wednesday) – September 8th (Sunday) A sacred place for Esoteric Shingon Buddhism, where 1200 years of treasures are gathered…
Taste and compare over 120 types of plum wine from all over Japan! “National Plum Wine Festival in Tokyo 2024” will be held at Yushima Tenmangu Shrine!
The event will be held for four days from Friday, September 20th to Monday, September 23rd! Tickets are on sale now! ▶ Seven Tickets on sale nationwide from Thursday, August 1, 2024 → Go to Seven Ticket purchase site ▶We have started offering electronic tickets that allow easy entry via smartphone. → Go to the e-ticket purchase site This year’s National Plum Wine Festival in Tokyo 2024 will feature over 120 varieties of plum wine, including those that won gold, silver, and bronze awards at the National Plum Wine Competition 2023. You can compare your favorite brands and purchase them as souvenirs on the spot. In addition, there will…
Hoppe Town’s 10th Anniversary Project! The second installment focuses on great summer bags, “Food Festival Vol. 2”
August 7th (Wed) – September 3rd (Tue) / Matsuzakaya Ueno Store, 1st basement floor and 1st floor Hoppe Town URL: https://www.matsuzakaya.co.jp/ueno/topics/hoppe2408ueno_imadake.html *Scheduled to be released on August 6th (Tue) Matsuzakaya Ueno store will be holding a “Limited Time Food Festival” from August 7th (Wed) to September 3rd (Tue) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hoppe Town, the food floor that opened in 2014. This is the second installment of the festival following the one in April, and this time we will be offering a variety of great summer deals, or “Summer Bags”! A total of 22 different summer bags will be available, ranging from special meat sets at great…
Ekinaka commercial facility “Ecute Ueno” – The last spurt of summer outings! A collection of maniac products including an insect specimen making workshop! ~ Introducing children’s services that are great for the summer holidays ~
<Period> Saturday, August 17th to Sunday, September 8th, 2024 The “MANIAC COLLECTION ” will be held for the first time from Saturday, August 17th to Sunday, September 8th, 2024 at Ecute Ueno, an in-station commercial facility operated by JR East Cross Station Development Company, Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Company President: Akio Sugimura) . In collaboration with the “Special Exhibition: Insect MANIAC” currently being held at the National Museum of Nature and Science, we will be introducing the maniac products of each shop under the title “MANIAC COLLECTION”. Why not try looking for new favorites, such as maniac products that are not often available, products with stories only known to…
Felissimo YOU+MORE! [Humor] Ecute Ueno store is holding a rabbit-themed event until August 18th to celebrate the first anniversary of the store’s renewal
New products that are exclusive to the store can be purchased in advance of their release at events held nationwide. Felissimo YOU+MORE! [Humor] Ecute Ueno Store, the only permanent store in the Kanto region operated by Felissimo, celebrated its first anniversary of renovation on July 20th. To commemorate this, a rabbit-themed event will be held from July 19th (Friday) to August 18th (Sunday). This event is a must-see for rabbit lovers, with an exhibition of original drawings of rabbits drawn by illustrator Shirato Akiko, with their adorable expressions and realistic fur, a face-in panel that lets you become a rabbit, and a board where you can draw and stick…
Ueno Station “PLATFORM13” to open in its entirety
East Japan Railway Company (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / President and CEO: Yoichi Kimura) will fully open “PLATFORM13” at Ueno Station, a model station for the “Beyond Stations Concept,” on Thursday, August 1, 2024.○By equipping the station platform with a video projection function spanning approximately 100m in length, a one-of-a-kind video experience space will be created that can express an overwhelming worldview, and it is anticipated that it will be used in a variety of ways to communicate new value. As the first step in the overall opening, we will be teaming up with “Blue Period” and carrying out a project to take over the entire Ueno Station through various displays,…
Artworks by up-and-coming artists: August 2024 Special Exhibition Five works by artist Yoko Sekine will be on display for a limited time
“Resol Gallery Ueno” art gallery in the living lobby of the tourist hotel “Hotel Resol Ueno” (Dates: Thursday, August 1, 2024 to Saturday, August 31, 2024, free admission) Hotel Resol Ueno (7-2-9 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo), a tourist hotel under the Resol Hotels brand operated by Resol Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture; President and CEO: Naoto Sano), will be holding a special exhibition of five works by artist Yoko Sekine in the art gallery in the living lobby, Resol Gallery Ueno, from Thursday, August 1st to Saturday, August 31st, 2024. As part of Hotel Resol Ueno’s efforts to create a hotel rooted in the Ueno area, where art…
The National Museum of Western Art will release a limited edition “PENON Touch Me! Art Magnet” inspired by the works on display at the “Naito Collection: Manuscripts – A Microcosm of the Elegant Middle Ages” exhibition.
Penon Inc. (headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), which manufactures products that help solve global and social problems, will be selling original art goods called “PENON Touch Me! Art Magnets” inspired by the works on display at the special exhibition “The Naito Collection: Manuscripts – An Elegant Microcosm of the Middle Ages” (period: Tuesday, June 11th – Sunday, August 25th, 2024) at the National Museum of Western Art (Ueno Park, Tokyo) exclusively at the museum shop inside the museum. “PENON Touch Me! Art Magnet” is an original sustainable product by PENON, made from tiles upcycled from waste materials of Mino ware, famous as one of the three great ceramics in Japan, and was…
“The Great Van Gogh Exhibition” to be held! “Café Terrace at Night” and other works to be exhibited in Tokyo from 2026
It has been decided that the traveling exhibition “The Great Van Gogh Exhibition” (sponsored by Sankei Shimbun and others), which brings together masterpieces by the painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), will be held at the Ueno Royal Museum in Taito Ward, Tokyo. Masterpieces from the Kröller-Muller Museum in the Netherlands, which boasts one of the world’s leading collections of Van Gogh’s works, will be exhibited in two parts. 【Official website】 https://grand-van-gogh.com/ This exhibition will travel in two parts, starting in Kobe and then Fukushima and Tokyo. It was planned as a project to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in Kobe and the 15th anniversary of the…
[TGI Fridays] Celebrating its 25th anniversary in Japan this year, TGI Fridays is launching a new menu item, “FRESH MEX,” available for the first time in Asia, exclusively this summer!
TGI Fridays Japan (Headquarters: Ota-ku, Tokyo / hereafter referred to as TGI Fridays) is one of the world’s largest American casual dining chains, with over 850 stores in 55 countries. This summer, the globally popular “FRESH The new “Fresh MEX” menu will be available for a limited time only at TGI Fridays locations in Asia, and only in Japan. FRESH MEX cuisine uses plenty of fresh vegetables, and ingredients such as tomatoes, avocados, cilantro, and lime add a colorful flavor to the dishes. The rich flavors are the original taste of each dish. FRESH MEX is a combination of traditional Mexican cuisine and fresh ingredients with a modern approach, bringing…