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“Hina-Matsuri” Girl’s Doll Festival Art Exhibition

Period: February 1 (Saturday) to March 26 (Thursday), 2020
Location: Main Lobby and Art Lobby, 3rd Floor, and others
Admission: Complimentary

Every year, through February and March, the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo celebrates the Hina-Matsuri festival, a time when families pray for the health and growth of their daughters. Thousands of handmade hanging silk doll which are said to trap evil spirits and bring girls good luck are showcased. Also, peach flowers are featured as a theme for exhibition, concerts and workshops in this year’s event in keeping with the “Peach Festival” and the belief that peaches lead to longevity as they drive off evil spirits.

Exhibition

Hanging Art Ornaments and Tiered Stand of Dolls, Highlighted with Beautiful Flowers

The main lobby, and other locations around the hotel, will showcase more than 6,000 handmade hanging silk dolls which symbolically reflect the hopes for health and happiness of children. For example, the decorations created for this exhibition have various symbolic meaning such as monkeys with ability to ward off calamities, mandarin ducks reflecting love between spouses, and pillows representing children who sleep well and grow healthily.

Flower-Themed Works of Art Exhibition

1. Cherry Blossoms on the Left, Orange Blossoms on the Right
Tiered Stand of Dolls, Hanging Art Ornaments, Cherry Blossoms and other Flowers combine for a glamorous exhibition
Cooperation: Mataro Dolls, Mitsuyo Matsuo and her Himawari Group of artists, Non-No Co., Ltd.

2. Exhibition of Flower Vases without Flowers
Exhibition of vases made of lacquer, pottery, bamboo and other materials
Cooperation: monova, Ceramic Japan, Kyujyo Yamaguchi, Yamashita Kogei Inc., Kiyomi Okukubo, Kaoru Takemi, Toshiyuki Tsubaki, Hiroyuki Katori, Motoko Oshiyama, others

3. Japanese Sliding-door Panels Art
Exhibition of Dynamic and Intense Views of Spring through Paintings of Sakura Cherry Blossoms on Japanese Sliding-door Panels
Cooperation: Japanese Painting Artist Masatsugu Ito

Experience

1. “Ikebana” Flower Arrangement Workshop
He also provides guests with the opportunity to experience making flower arrangements using seasonal flowers, after which a cup of Japanese tea will be served. Guests can take their flower arrangements home with them to celebrate Girls’ Doll Festival with their families.

Dates/Time: 4p.m. twice a month on Wednesday
Venue: Japanese Tea Room “Sho-fu-an” on the 10th floor of the Main tower
Fee: 3,000 yen (incl. flower material, Japanese green tea, service charge and tax)
Instructor: Ikebana Flower Arrangement Artist Hiroki Maeno

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2. Special Concert
A special collaboration of various musical instruments including “Shakuhachi” Japanese flute, "Koto" Japanese harp, “Biwa” Japanese lute and a piano will perform songs coordinated with traditional Japanese “Nihon Buyo” dancers in the theme of Sakura cherry blossoms and other symbols representative of spring. Date/Time: from 12:00p.m. on March 13 (Friday), 2020
Venue: Banquet Ballroom
Fee: 9,500 yen (inlc. Entrance fee, lunch, service charge and tax)

The hotel’s restaurants are doing something special for the Hina-matsuri festival, with menus offering colorful and exquisite dishes that highlight this time of year through fresh, seasonal ingredients.