The artistic cherry blossom event Nihonbashi Sakura Festival will be held from 16 March to 15 April.
As part of the festival, an event titled Nihonbashi Sakura Yatai will be held for 2 days on 31 March and 1 April where you can tuck into the gourmet cooking of Nihonbashi from a range of restaurants, including one that was established 130 years ago.
Nihonbashi Miyoshikai is a youth group of the Nihonbashi Restaurant Association who are bringing the food and drink of Nihonbashi to the event! Food carts will be set up serving the flavours of Nihonbashi with specially made original menus.
As well as shops from COREDO Muromachi, the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo, a hotel with high class foreign investment, as well as food stalls from Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi will make an appearance this year! Indulge in the flavours of famous shops that you normally can’t enjoy this openly.
Also, if you call out to the shopkeeper at Nihonbashi Miyoshikai, you can receive an original portrait sticker! If you collect 5, you have the opportunity to participate in a lottery to win a food ticket for Nihonbashi Miyoshikai stores.
Walk around all of the springtime food carts at Nihonbashi!
Nihonbashi Sakura Yatai
Running: 31 March 2018 – 1 April 2018
Time: 12:00-18:00
Location: Around Fukutoku Shrine
*Festival will proceed if it rains. In case of rain, it will be held at Edo Sakura-dori.
Miyoshikai Sticker Rally
Lottery Location: Nihonbashi Information Center (COREDO Muromachi 1, B1F)
Time: 10:00-21:00
Nihonbashi Sakura Festival
Running: 16 March 2018 – 15 April 2018
Location: Nihonbashi, Yaesu and Kyobashi areas
TEL：03-3242-0010
Websites:
https://nihonbashi-sakurafes.art/en (English)
https://nihonbashi-sakurafes.art (Japanese)
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Matcha is becoming popular around the world. ATELIER MATCHA was created to offer customers a unique experience which showcases the true taste and culture of this beloved tea grown in Japan. Yamamasa Koyamaen is a Kyoto institution, cultivating and grinding matcha tea leaves for 160 years. Over 1,000 tea retailers, department stores, domestic and international trading companies and hotels stock their high-grade matcha, gyokuro, sencha, and other specialty teas, making them one of the most recognized and respected names in this traditional Japanese art. The company even prefers to call themselves a ‘studio’ rather than a ‘factory’, using the 800-year history of tea cultivation in Uji, Kyoto as a starting point to create their masterpieces. ATELIER MATCHA is Yamamasa Koyamaen’s first cafe, and also the company’s first experience selling directly to consumers. Blending the highest-grade matcha with locally made sweets, the cafe hopes customers will enjoy these original creations while surrounded by the relaxing aroma of tea. The matcha used in the cafe includes signature Yamamasa Koyamaen blends, including Ogurayama and Tennozan, both varieties often used in tea ceremonies. For a limited time, the cafe is offering a single-origin blend with one rare variety of matcha, as well as a beverage made with tencha, which are the leaves used to make matcha before being ground down in a stone mortar. Visitors can also enjoy gyokuro and hojicha teas, made from carefully selected leaves. Pulling recipes from Yamamasa Koyamaen’s book ‘Kyoto Uji-Koyamaen: Simple Matcha Drinks to Enjoy at Home,’ the menu features refreshing drinks blending the traditional with the modern, with unexpected combinations of soda, fruit and yogurt. Seasonal drinks will also be making an appearance, including shaved ice in summer and chocolate drinks in winter. The name MATCHA SHOT packs a punch, using matcha instead of espresso for a needed pick-me-up. MATCHA WATER, a refreshing cup of watered-down tea, offers a way to fully enjoy the fullness and more hidden flavors of this popular Japanese tea. As expected, ATELIER MATCHA also has a sweets menu set to impress: these sweet treats feature only the best, created with the top 0.03% of total national matcha production. This insanely high-quality matcha is a part of Yamamasa Koyamaen’s ultimate matcha experience project, titled “ALL FOR ONE,” which provides these rare leaves to some of the country's top professionals in various fields. At opening, only limited qualities of the Supreme MATCHA Terrine, made by well-known pâtissier Toshi Yoroizuka, will be available. These authentic matcha creations are perfect for a hot summer’s day, or as a gift for a friend. When in Tokyo, don’t miss it!Information
ATELIER MATCHA
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Official Site: https://ateliermatcha.com/
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nel CRAFT CHOCOLATE TOKYO
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The Aquarium's first Christmas tree
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