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This email is sent to guests who have dined with us at HIGASHI-YAMA Tokyo and our affiliated restaurants, and also those who have registered from our website. |
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Happy New Year! We hope that you were all able to ring in a new year filled with happiness. As New Year’s week comes to a finish, the kagami-mochi stack of mirror-shaped mochi rice cakes, which is put on display each New Year, is taken down and divided. The kagami-mochi is where the soul of toshigami-sama, the god of the year, is thought to dwell, and the custom of dividing and eating the rice cakes is believed to distribute the god’s power and bring good health and prosperity to all for the New Year. This ritual called kagami-biraki, literally translating to “Opening the Mirror,” originated as an old samurai tradition of kicking off the New Year. Cutting the rice cakes with a knife was a taboo as it was reminiscent of ritual suicide, which is why the rice cakes are divided using wooden mallets, and the expression “opening” is used instead of the inauspicious word “breaking” for its propitious nature. This custom is thought to be the foundation of Japanese food culture. This year, we will continue to show appreciation for the gifts of nature by diligently presenting you with the most delicious Japanese food throughout the year. From today, our restaurant will follow its regular schedule. From the bottom of our hearts, we wish you a Happy New Year filled with good health and prosperity and look forward to seeing you. Chef Kazuki Watanabe |
We have created a unique style of Zouni at HIGASHI-YAMA Tokyo that uses renkon (lotus root), an essential ingredient in the selection of auspicious foods that make up osechiryori. A lotus root–starch dumpling filled with chicken is topped with a thin layer of mochi pounded rice and then steamed. Served with thickened bonito broth and tasty greens, this delightful dish is perfect for a New Year celebration.
Zouni ￥1,400
Served from January 7th to 16th
We have roasted chicken wings coated with a miso sauce infused with fragrant alpine leek. Please try the flavors of this dish, which stimulate the appetite.
Miso-glazed chicken wings ￥1,300
Served from January 18th to 30th
Reservations and inquiries: Tel 03-5720-1300
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To ring in the New Year with prayers for health and happiness, we will be breaking open a sake cask to share a celebratory drink with you all. Starting on January 7th, masuzake will be served from the cask in small wooden boxes, but we have just one cask, so please join us sooner rather than later to partake in this tasty tradition. |
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With thanks to all our wonderful customers, HIGASHI-YAMA Tokyo is delighted to have reached its 18-year anniversary. We are profoundly grateful for your patronage and support and wish you health and happiness in the New Year. For guests who come to visit us, we will serve a complimentary portion of the good fortune of kagami-biraki in the form of “Oshiruko” (sweet and smooth red bean porridge with rice cakes). Served from January 12th to 16thth |
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Planning a New Year party or another group event? HIGASHI-YAMA Tokyo is able to accommodate a wide variety of celebrations such as New Year parties or farewell and welcome gatherings. For further information or to make reservations, please contact us here: Tel: 03-5720-1300 / Booking Staff: Matsumoto |
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Closed Days: January – February 2016
○ = Closed |
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