
KAGARI-BINA Lunch 5,600 yen
Kagari (Japanese Cuisine)
Exhibition Dates | February 1 (Saturday) to March 27 (Thursday) |
Venues | Keio Plaza Hotel, 2nd, 3rd and 7th Floors |
Admission Fee | Complimentary for the Exhibition |
Contact Information | +81-3-3344-0111 |
Our Hinamatsuri Doll Festival Celebration is designed to stimulate all of our guests senses and we have prepared various programs based on the themes of “Sight”, “Sound”, “Taste”, and “Touch”.
A magnificent 3 meter tall, 5 meter wide and 2 meter deep exhibit will be created from about 5,000 colorful hand-stitched antique silk cloth hanging art ornaments reflecting the hopes for the health and well-being of all children. The tradition of hanging art ornaments is said to have started during the Edo Period (1603-1867) and ornaments of various shapes are used to reflect the hopes and wishes of people for children, including flowers representing “prettiness”, crawling infants representing “health and physical strength to stand and walk strongly”, sparrows representing “children being blessed with ample food and health”, and monkeys representing “the ability to avoid calamities and bad luck”.
The hanging art ornaments have been meticulously hand-stitched from beautiful antique silk cloth kimonos by the quilt artist Mitsuyo Matsuo and some 40 members of Himawari Group.
Traditional “Mataro Ningyo” wooden dolls created by craftsperson certified by the Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto as the only craftsperson qualified to make authentic “Mataro Ningyo” will be displayed at the center of the hanging art ornament exhibit. “Mataro Ningyo” dolls are known for their highly complicated manufacturing techniques that use grooves carved into the dolls’ bodies to insert and secure the cloth ends of costumes that they are adorned with.
・Venues: Main Lobby on the 3rd Floor and Restaurant Corridors on the 2nd and 7th Floors
・Collaborating Partners: Mataro-doll, Mitsuyo Matsuo and Himawari Group Artists (40 members total)
Our “Hinamatsuri Doll Festival Celebration” will feature “Furisode” long sleeved kimonos and other beautiful cultural art items that highlight the hand painted dyeing techniques of the “Tokyo Tegaki Yuzenzome” that have been practiced from the Edo Period (1603-1867). Many of the craftsperson practicing traditional dyeing techniques still maintain workshops in the Shinjuku Ward of Tokyo along the Kanda River because of their need for water in the past in their dyeing techniques.
The “Tokyo Tegaki Yuzenzome” style of Yuzen dyeing is characterized by handling of the entire dyeing process from conception to finishing, and its use of more conservative colors and decorative designs. Our exhibition will display various dyed items that reflect the patterns associated with the seasonal festivals of Japan.
Porcelain “Odairi” ‘Emperor and Empress’ dolls and dog shaped figurines called “Inubako”, which are traditional art items displayed during the Hinamatsuri, created by one of the most renowned pottery techniques in Japan of Imari Nabeshima Pottery, will be displayed.
The Imari Nabeshima style of pottery was started by the Nabeshima family during the Edo Period (1603-1868) in the Okawachiyama region of Imari City in Saga Prefecture. Nabeshima pottery craftsperson developed high-quality products using unique techniques to provide various pottery to the Shoguns and the Imperial Court, and the region where they operate has become known as the “village of secret kilns” as they have endeavored to keep their techniques hidden from others. The tradition of Imari Nabeshima style of pottery continues to this day and numerous items using the traditional three colors of red, yellow and green will be displayed.
・Venue: Main Lobby and Art Lobby on the 3rd Floor of the Main Tower
・Collaborating Partners: Hataman Touen, Tokyo-To Kougei Senshoku Kyodo Kumiai, Shiho Takaki (Shiho Kimono Design)
This year will be the first time that the renowned “Arita Yaki” porcelain will be used to serve the specially prepared seasonal menu items at 4 of our Hotel’s restaurants and as part of the our exhibition. In addition, 2 of our Hotel’s bars will also use “Arita Yaki” porcelain products to serve various Japanese “Sake” rice wines from Saga Prefecture, the region where “Arita Yaki” is produced, including “Amanogawa”. Also, our Main Bar “Brillant” has created a special menu of non-alcoholic cocktails, some topped with “Hina-Arare” small and sweet traditional Japanese confectionaries.
KAGARI-BINA Lunch 5,600 yen
Kagari (Japanese Cuisine)
HANAEMI Lunch & Dinner
Priced from 13,000 yen
Kagari (Japanese Cuisine)
Soujuan (Kaiseki Cuisine)*
*Reservations required 2 days in advance
MOMO NO UTAGE Dinner 18,000 yen
Shun (Tempura)
Hinamtsuri Lunch 5,200 yen
Jurin (All Day Dining)
Sake Tasting Set
Priced from 1,800 yen
Amanogawa (Japanese Sake Bar)
Specially Prepared Non-Alcoholic Beverage “HINA Doll” 2,400 yen
Brillant (Main Bar)
A live performance of traditional Japanese music associated with Hinamatsuri will be performed by traditional Koto (13 stringed Japanese zither) and Japanese flute artists.
・Dates: March 14 (Friday) and 15 (Saturday), Performed 2 times each day from 3:00PM and 5:00PM
・Venue: Main Lobby on the 3rd Floor of the Main Tower, in front of the Hanging Art Ornament Display
・Performance: March 14, 2025, Tetsuaki Fukuhara (Japanese Flute), Ami Sato (Koto)
March 15, 2025, Kaori Ishimoto (Koto), Hikaru Nakajima (Koto)