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2020 marks 1,300 years since the Nihon Shoki was written in 720. In this commemorative year, as places symbolic of ritual and governance, Shimane Prefecture and Nara Prefecture will hold a joint exhibition with the Tokyo National Museum to look back on the formation and characteristics of ancient Japan.
[Exhibits on display]
National Treasure Seven-Branched Sword
Important Cultural Property Gamontai shinjukyo (mirror
with an image band decorated with gods and animals) & Sankakubuchi shinjukyo (triangular-rimmed mirrors decorated
with gods and animals)
Important Cultural Property Cylindrical haniwa clay images
Important Cultural Property Standing Jikokuten (one of the “Four Heavenly Kings”)
Important Cultural Property Engraved yakushi trinity
and more
For the fifth consecutive year, SHOCHU Mix up 2020 -The future of Miyazaki shochu-, will be held at PLUS TOKYO at Ginza 1-chome in Tokyo on January 26, 2020. It feautures Japan’s leading mixologist, Shuzo Nagumo, as the producer of this special event that seeks to communicate the full potential of authentic shochu from Miyazaki, Japan’s top shochu-producing region. Given the popularity of distilled spirits worldwide, the event proposes new charms of shochu, “Japan’s distilled spirit.”
The event features special mixology (shochu based cocktails) in collaboration with 19 distilleries in Miyazaki Prefecture and “Miyazaki shochu ambassadors,” such as bartenders, sommeliers and baristas, who are active at the forefront of their fields, to maximize the new appeal of authentic Miyazaki shochu that can only be had on this day.
Tickets can be purchased online from Livepocket at
https://t.livepocket.jp/e/shochu_mixup.
An event promoting the sale of local products such as kumquats and sweet potato shochu from Minamisatsuma City, potatoes and ramen from Asahikawa City, and sightseeing in both cities, as an exchange project between the sister cities of Asahikawa and Minamisatsuma.
The tourism and local food fair is an event promoting tourism and the local specialties of Tochigi. In addition to strawberries and the multitude of strawberry products, of which Tochigi is Japan’s largest producer, the fair also offers a lineup of bread from the popular Kanaya Hotel, local sakes, and other specialties.
The prefecture’s mascot, Tochimaru-kun, will also be there.
The Miyazaki Shochu & Foods Festival in Aoyama 2020, showcasing Miyazaki shochu, will be held at the Farmer’s Market @ UNU (in front of United Nations University), a venue bustling with international and cultural activities. The event promotes Miyazaki and the allure of the land that produces Miyazaki shochu in response to the worldwide boom in distilled spirits and the growing interest in craft shochu, under the concept of “Miyazaki SHOCHU: World-class shochu created in Miyazaki’s climate.”
While appealing to the standard ways to enjoy sochu for fans of the drink, the event attracts foreign nationals, young adults, and women who visit the Farmer’s Market@UNU with kagura music and dance, the traditional culture of the Takachiho-Shibayama World Heritage Site.
JR Hachioji Station and Seleo Hachioji host a market of Yamanashi products to mark the start of the spring tourism season to encourage customers to visit Yamanashi Prefecture. In addition to selling specialties from Yamanashi Prefecture, the prefecture, the largest in peach producer Japan, will be handing out a limited number of peach blossom branches.
Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi hosts the 20th Kagoshima specialties fair. The fair boasts a wide selection of Kagoshima specialties such as sweet potatoes and shochu, as well as many handicrafts such as Satsuma kiriko and Satsuma ware.
The Akita Bisaikan Spring festival is a three-day celebration customer appreciation. Highlights of the festival include local sake tastings, a namahage parade, draws for prizes, and tourism information.
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Details including the date and activities are subject to change. Please check in advance with the organizer, the official website, etc.
