Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel Hexen House (sweets house) designed and created by Shiga Junior College students is now available in the hotel lobby! Lively with a world view related to the sporting event to be held in Shiga Prefecture in 2025

[Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel] Hexen House (sweets house) designed and created by Shiga Junior College students is now available in the hotel lobby! Lively with a worldview related to the sporting event to be held in Shiga Prefecture in 2025 ​
Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Co., Ltd. Press release: November 29, 2024 [Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel] Hexen House (sweets house) designed and created by Shiga Junior College students is now available in the hotel lobby! Lively with a world view related to the sporting event to be held in Shiga Prefecture in 2025 Christmas hospitality through industry-academia collaboration Period: December 1st (Sunday) to December 25th (Wednesday), 2024
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24668/2681/24668-2681-a710eaa01ceb94abf04d021aa8ca141a-2806×2105.jpg Everyone from the Department of Life Studies, Shiga Junior College (image from last year) Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel (Location: 4-7-7 Ninohama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, General Manager: Nobuo Matsumoto) is located at Junbire Gakuen Shiga Junior College (Location: 24-4 Tatsugaoka, Otsu City, President: Motohide Akiyama) Living Department In December 2024, 19 students from the bakery school, a bread and sweets research circle, designed and produced the Hexen House (sweets house) under the guidance of professor Akira Ishii as Christmas decorations in the lobby. It will be on display from the 1st (Sunday) to the 25th (Wednesday). A miniature Christmas scene made entirely of sweets will decorate the hotel lobby and welcome guests. This initiative, which started in 2013 and is now in its 12th year, has current students taking charge of everything from planning to production every year, and demonstrates the results of their daily learning through experience in industry-academia collaboration activities. . This time, the 12th time, we will create powerful works full of ideas with a world view related to the sporting event to be held in Shiga Prefecture in 2025, with the theme of “Animal Sports Tournament”. Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel will continue to create opportunities for students to play an active role through
industry-academia collaboration and support students’ participation in social contribution activities. Overview of the lobby exhibition “Hexen House (House of Sweets)” [Location] Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel, 1st floor lobby of the hotel building [Period] December 1st (Sunday) to December 25th (Wednesday), 2024 *Anyone can freely view the exhibition as it is displayed in the hotel lobby. [Work theme] “Animal Sports Tournament” ​A chilly winter has arrived on Animal Island again this year with snow falling on the ground. Meanwhile, Animal Island is surrounded by a warm atmosphere with the lights on in the house. The animals are getting excited about preparing for Christmas. A large-scale sporting event will be held in Shiga Prefecture in 2025, and an animal sporting event will be held on this island in the same year. Some animals are running around to build up their strength, while others are resting because they’re tired from running, making the city a lively place, and it looks like this winter will be even more lively and lively. [Work size] W approx. 180cm x D approx. 90cm x H approx. 60cm [Main ingredients] 4kg butter, 18kg sugar, 3kg eggs, 10kg flour, 6kg marzipan, 100g spices, We plan to use 500g of honey. [Produced by] Shiga Junior College, Department of Life Science, Bread and Sweets Research Circle “Bakery School” *Hexen House originally refers to the witch’s house that appears in the Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel.” A miniature house made from sweets, which is commonly used as a Christmas decoration in Europe and America. *Students’ work will be created within the hotel.