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The Mandarin Oriental hotel in Tokyo is the sponsor of Tokyo Kimono Week 2016 1 which is organised by businesses and organisations in Nihonbashi and this year will be holding a special collaboration with the event. Tokyo Kimono Week 2016 will take place from Oct. 23 to Nov. 11 and is held in celebration of Japan’s traditional clothing culture. Alongside the main event there will also be an overnight stay package available for 3.8 million yen, plus original cakes, afternoon tea, an Instagram photo contest, and exhibitions in the lobby as part of the Kimono Week by the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo collaborative program.
Kimono Week by Mandarin Oriental Tokyo is also set to collaborate with Imagine One World in the Imagine One World Kimono Project which aims to develop world peace and prosperity through passing on kimono culture 2. Visitors from overseas are also welcome to experience the appeal of traditional kimono in the home of Edo era culture, Nihonbashi, especially with Japan attracting so much worldwide attention in the run up to the 2020 Olympic Games.
The full details for the Kimono Week by Mandarin Oriental Tokyo overnight stay package which includes a custom-made kimono by the long-established Kyo-yuzen dyeing store Chisou and is available for 3.8 million yen are as follows:
1. Kimono Package
Includes a made-to-order kimono from the long-established Kyo-yuzen dyeing store Chisou which has been trading for over 460 years, plus a kimono fitting, hair and makeup, and a photo session. The package also includes an overnight stay at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Tokyo, meals, and spa treatment.
Full details are available on the Mandarin Oriental website.
Sale Dates: Sept. 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017
Overnight Stay Dates: Oct. 23, 2016 to Oct. 23, 2017
Price: 3,800,000 yen (excluding tax and service charges)
2. Kimono Cake
A unique chocolate-style cake, the Kimono Cake will be available for a limited time only and is inspired by the pattern of a kimono worn by the king of the “Kingdom of Happiness,” Bhutan. The cake will be available to enjoy both at the event and to take home too.
Available from Oct. 23 to Nov. 15, 2016
Venue: Gourmet Shop by Mandarin Oriental Tokyo, first floor Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
Price: 800 yen (excluding tax)
3. Kimono Afternoon Tea
A time-limited opportunity to enjoy the Kimono Cake as part of a traditional afternoon tea ceremony.
Available from Nov. 1-15, 2016
Venue: Oriental Lounge, 38th floor, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
Price:
- Weekdays: 4,200 yen
- Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays: 4,800 yen
(both prices exclude tax and service charges)
4. World-Exclusive Kimono Exhibition
This unique exhibition is held in collaboration with Imagine One World Kimono Project which aims to create kimono and obi themed around 196 countries around the world. The kimono inspired by three countries, including the one made for the king of Bhutan, will be rotated on a weekly basis.
Exhibition Dates: Oct. 23 to Nov. 15, 2016
Venue: 38th floor lobby, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
5. Tokyo Kimono Week Kimono Photo Con
A special competition will also be held in which a winner will be selected from those who’ve submitted two photos themed around kimono, Japan, or Nihonbashi to the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo Instagram account (@mo_tokyo) with the hashtag #TOKYO_KIMONO (you also have a double shot at a prize through entering the lottery).
Full details on the competition can be read here.
Running Dates: Oct. 23 to Nov. 15, 2016
^1^ Tokyo Kimono Week is an event run by an executive committee formed by local businesses and organisations in Nihonbashi hoping to bring prosperity to the area through taking a fresh look at the history of one one of Japan’s most representative cultures, kimono, and transmitting it right across Japan and the world at large. The 2016 event is the 10th so far in the event’s history.
^2^ Imagine One World Kimono Project
The Imagine One World Kimono Project aims to bring the world together as one by exhibiting, presenting, and fitting kimono inspired by the cultures and traditions around the world that are made with the highest quality.
^3^ Chisou was founded in 1555 as a dealer of priest’s clothing and other attire. As a family business using the beautiful traditional Japanese technique of yuzen dyeing, Chisou is the oldest Kyo-yuzen dyeing establishment and maintains a good reputation to this day. With cloth made to the highest standards by silk and textile manufacturers, designs with traditional patterns, elegant colors, production and planning capabilities in dyeing and embroidery, Chisou’s yuzen is known as the pinnacle of the kimono industry.
■ About Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
The Mandarin Oriental Tokyo became the chain’s first Japanese hotel opening in Nihonbashi on Dec. 2, 2005. The group’s founding principles lie in understanding a sense of place in building hotels which embraces local life and cultures in both their physical presence and their atmosphere.
The hotel’s interior has a strong Japan theme taking woods and water as its inspiration, and the hotel has a stylish yet tranquil feeling of luxury.
The hotel is located in the 38-story Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower and has 179 guest rooms. The spacious 50-square-meter rooms are equipped with the latest IT technology and each have a view of Tokyo below them. The building is also home to many other establishments including supermarkets, gourmet shops, 11 eating and drinking venues (including three one-star Michelin restaurants featured in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2016), a grand ballroom, four banqueting halls, six meeting rooms, and a chapel. Since opening, the building has won several international prizes as well as has elevated the area below.
■ About Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is a chain of award-winning hotels which began 130 years ago with the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong and now has hotels in many of the world’s major cities and resorts including Bangkok, New York, and London.
Including those due to open in the future, the chain currently has hotels in 25 countries with a total of 45 worldwide (21 in Asia, 10 in America, and 16 in Europe/Middle East/North Africa) with 11,000 customer rooms plus residential facilities as part of their Residential at Mandarin Oriental chain.
Source: @Press
