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Savour the flavours of Sakura season with Emirates
Sakura,
the enchanting cherry blossom, holds a special place in Japanese culture and
beyond, celebrating the arrival of Spring and reminding us to cherish life's
fleeting moments. With 21 flights each week, Emirates’ customers travelling
from Dubai to Tokyo, Osaka and Narita, can participate in the Sakura
celebrations. In First and Business Class, customers will be treated to
desserts that celebrate the season and can indulge in a trio of classic, Sakura
and matcha mochi, with yuzu caviar and green tea anglaise.
Emirates’
customers in all classes can enjoy kaiseki, a traditional Japanese dinner
composed of multiple courses. Many of the kaiseki components are seasonal,
intricately prepared cha-kaiseki or casual kaiseki sets, artfully made in
Emirates dedicated Japanese kitchen. Dishes may include kinpira renkon, saba
kinuta maki roll, roasted seabass yuanyaki with simmered carrot,
takenoko, blanched sugar snap peas and dashi sauce, myoga amazu pickled
ginger and baby peach, daikon and nametake oroshi with wolfberry or tori
shoga gohan chicken and ginger rice. Emirates also serves Japanese Sencha
tea and Nanbu Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai sake onboard.
Customers
can enjoy a wide array of Japanese content on ice, including new
movies Ghostbook, Komada - A Whiskey family, Dreaming in Between, Takano
Tofu and Even If This Love Disappears Tonight. There are up
to 45 Japanese movies available, and up to 225 Hollywood movies dubbed in
Japanese including new releases like Killers of the Flower Moon, The
Creator and The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Ice also has 50
channels of Japanese music and playlists.
Emirates
operates once daily services to Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita and Osaka. From
these points, the airline offers passengers access to 24 additional domestic
cities in Japan through its codeshare partnership with Japan Airlines. Japanese
travellers can also benefit seamless access to more than 130 destinations
across 6 continents via Dubai, including popular destinations such as Italy,
Spain, US, France and UK.
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Credit: © Emirates Airlines
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