January 26, 2024

Keio Plaza Hotel New Release
Keio Plaza Hotel Hosts “Hina-Matsuri Girls’ Doll Festival Art Exhibition”
Exhibit of 5,500 Beautiful and Magnificent Hanging Art Ornaments and Special Menu
Items
TOKYO - Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels
located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will host an art exhibition entitled “Prayers for Happiness of Children
Reflected in Traditional Japanese Art” to commemorate Japan’s cultural event known as Girls’ DollFestival or “Hina-Matsuri” from February 1 (Thursday) to March 31 (Sunday), 2024. This popular
event will display magnificent and beautiful art ornaments in the lobby and other areas of our hotel,
and our restaurants will also serve specially prepared menu items as part of this event.

A magnificent three meter high exhibit of about 5,500 genuine antique silk cloth hanging ornaments
enshrining a display of beautiful “Mataro” dolls, created by the only artisans of this authentic traditionof “Kimekomi” crafted dolls officially recognized by the Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto, will be on
display to greet guests in the third floor main lobby of our hotel.
The hanging ornaments are beautifully handcrafted stitch by stich from traditional Japanese“kimono” and other clothing made from genuine antique silk fabric that have been handed down fromgeneration to generation, and reflect the Japanese tradition of taking precious care of things, which is in
keeping with the modern concept of sustainability. These carefully crafted ornaments symbolicallyreflect the hopes for health and happiness of children, with each ornament having their own uniquesymbolic meaning such as flowers for “beauty”, “Mari” balls for “energetic life”, goldfish as
talismans to “ward off evil”, sparrows for “healthy sustenance”, and various other ornaments.
The beautiful hanging ornaments vividly adorning the display in the lobby of the Keio Plaza Hotelhave become a popular springtime tradition that many overseas and Japanese guests anxiously lookforward to each year. Also, this year’s exhibition will newly display Japan’s traditional craft ofwooden mosaic art, which have also been created to reflect the prayers for happiness of children.

In addition, Japanese flower arrangement artist Tenkei Nomura will create flower arrangements befitting thespring peach tree flower season to be displayed on the third floor main lobby, and the second floor restaurant
area including at the entrance to the “Kagari” Japanese cuisine restaurant for all guests to enjoy.
■ “Hina-Matsuri Girls’ Doll Festival Art Exhibition - Prayers for Happiness of Children Reflectedin Traditional Japanese Art”
Dates: February 1 (Thursday) to March 31 (Sunday), 2024
◆ Beautiful Decorative Hanging Ornaments Created by Hand Stitching Antique Silk Cloth
Some 5,500 hand stitched decorative ornaments and Mataro dolls will be displayed.
Venue: Main lobby on the third floor, restaurant area on the second floor and seventh floor of the maintower
Collaborating Partners: Mataro Dolls, Mitsuyo Matsuo and her Himawari Group of Artists, Tenkei Nomura◆ The World of “Hina” Reflected in Wooden Crafts
Traditional crafted arts of Kanagawa Prefecture that reflect prayers for happiness of children and convey asense of the seasons.
Venue: Main lobby and art lobby on the third floor, South Tower lobby and other locations
Collaborating Partners: Kanagawa Prefecture, Odawara Hakone Traditional Wooden Mosaic Craft
Association, Traditional Odawara Lacquerware Association, Traditional Kamakura Carving Business
Cooperative
・“Hakone Mosaic Wood Crafts” Featuring Mosaic Wood Crafts in Various Wood Colors and Grains
Mosaic wood crafts, just like hanging decorative ornaments, are created in reflection of the prayers for all
children to grow up healthy and happy.
・ “Odawara Lacquerware” - Handmade Lacquerware Highlighting the Beauty of The Wood Grain
Trays, bowls and plates used in daily lives and made from natural wood with the added elegance oftraditional Japanese lacquer will be displayed. Large plates decorated with plum blossoms will also be ondisplay.
・“Kamakura Carvings” – Lacquer Art that Has Transcended 800 Years of History and Survives in
the Modern Day“Odairi-Sama Moyo” (Imperial Palace pattern) wall hanging decorations will be displayed.
◆ Special Brilliant Menu Items Celebrating “Hina-Matsuri” Girls’ Doll Festival
Date: February 1 (Thursday) to March 31 (Sunday), 2024
Special menu items celebrating “Hina-Matsuri” Girls’ Doll Festival served at four of our hotel restaurants
are designed to provide guests with an experience of smiles and overwhelming joy.
〇 Second floor: “Kagari” Japanese Cuisine Restaurant〇 Second floor: “Soujuan” Kaiseki Cuisine Restaurant〇 Second floor: “Jurin” All Day Dining Restaurant〇 Seventh floor: “Shun” Tempura Restaurant

Event Website:

https://www.keioplaza.com/offers/hina2024.html※All prices shown include service charges and taxes※ Photographs represent images and are not photographs of the actual event. Menu items and dishes are subject tochanges depending upon our ability to source food items due to seasonal and climatic factors.

Contacts: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, Public Relations Manager
Yoko Sugiura,y-sugiura@keioplaza.co.jp

Naomi Ando, n-ando@keioplaza.co.jp

81-3-5322-8010