Café 1894, the museum café and bar adjacent to the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum in Marunouchi, Tokyo, will offer a limited-edition seasonal afternoon tea set from January 26 (Monday) to February 17 (Tuesday), 2026. This special offering is available during the museum's exhibition changeover period.
Main Theme: "Palette in Three Colors - Red, White, and Green"
The afternoon tea showcases the vibrant red of glossy berries, the softly spreading white, and the deep green that pistachio brings. The three-color palette balances seasonal ingredients across sweet and savory compositions, creating an afternoon tea worthy of a winter reward.
The sub-theme is "Berry and Pistachio." The star of the show is the strawberry rosé terrine, with pistachio accents scattered throughout the plate, expressing winter flavors in a diverse way through the three-color palette of red, white, and green.
Red is represented through fresh strawberries, cakes topped with cherries, and strawberry macarons, creating a gorgeous sweetness. White features the smooth melt of white chocolate, and the depth and richness brought by whipped salted butter and cheese, giving the flavors a rich expansion. The green pistachio financiers and verrines* add fragrance and texture along with colorful accents.
*Verrine: A French-originated dessert made by layering ingredients in a glass
Café 1894 Afternoon Tea Menu (with sparkling toast, non-alcoholic option available)
Assiette Dessert: "Amaou Strawberry Rosé Terrine with Pistachio Accent"
The "Assiette Dessert" symbolizes Café 1894's afternoon tea. This time features a rosé terrine made with luxurious seasonal Amaou strawberries. The freshness of the strawberries combines with the fragrance of finely crushed pistachios, allowing you to enjoy the clear mouthfeel characteristic of jelly. White chocolate adds winter-like mellowness, and the red, white, and green colors create a beautiful first plate.
1st Plate
- Pistachio Verrine*
- Raw Chocolate Blanc (White Chocolate)
- Red Velvet Cake with Red Cherry
2nd Plate
- Scone
- Macaron Fraise (Strawberry Macaron)
- Pistachio Financier
- Berry Confiture / Whipped Salted Butter
3rd Plate (Savory)
- Jambon Blanc and Pistachio Croissant Sandwich
- Snow Crab and Celeriac Salad
- Smoked Salmon and Pear Pintxos (Organic Apple Balsamic)
- Coffee / Black Tea / Herbal Tea
How to Enjoy the Menu
The 1st Plate features compositions that express the characteristics of ingredients such as strawberries, cherries, and pistachios through different confections. The red of fresh fruit, mellow white, and fragrant green overlap and spread as flavor contrasts. The 2nd Plate presents an assortment of small baked goods centered around scones. You can combine the scone with berry confiture and whipped salted butter to your liking, enjoying the change in flavor. By inserting the savory 3rd Plate in between, the sweetness and saltiness balance well, allowing you to continue eating without getting bored until the end. Please enjoy this colorful teatime during your winter moments.
Café 1894 "Palette in Three Colors - Red, White, and Green" Afternoon Tea Details
Sales Period: January 26, 2026 (Monday) to February 17, 2026 (Tuesday)
Time Slots: ① 3:00 PM to / ② 3:30 PM to
*You can choose from two time slots.
Price: ¥6,000 per person (tax included)
*Orders are accepted for parties of two or more.
Reservation Reception: January 13, 2026 (Tuesday)
- WEB reservation (https://mimt.jp/cafe1894/#/top): from 10:00 AM
- Phone reservation: from 11:00 AM
*Reservation required by 2 days in advance
*If the phone line is busy, please call again after some time or use the WEB reservation.
*For those with allergies, please inquire in advance.
Café 1894
A museum café and bar that restored the space used as a bank business office in the Meiji period (1894). The classic atmosphere and double-height ceiling space are popular.
Location: 1F Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, 2-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Business Hours: 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
- Lunch time: 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM (L.O. 2:00 PM)
- Café time: 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM (L.O. 4:30 PM)
*During the afternoon tea period, regular café time operations will not be conducted.
- Dinner time: 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM (L.O. 10:00 PM)
Closed: Irregular holidays
*Please check https://mimt.jp/cafe1894/#/hours for the latest business hours.
TEL: 03-3212-7156
*Reservations are accepted for each business period. Please check the website for details.
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum - Next Exhibition
Twilight, Shin-hanga - From Kobayashi Kiyochika to Kawase Hasui
Period: February 19, 2026 (Thursday) to May 24, 2026 (Sunday)
The "Tokyo Meisho-zu" (Famous Views of Tokyo) series started by Kobayashi Kiyochika, known as the last ukiyo-e artist, in 1876 (Meiji 9) brought about a transformation in Meiji-era landscape prints. Works depicting the appearance of twilight and the state of light sparkling in the darkness were called "light and shadow pictures," capturing the atmosphere of Edo through shadow. This perspective overlaps with the sentimentality of people lamenting the disappearing remnants of Edo and the desire to record them through photography, drawing a line from the kaika-e (civilization and enlightenment pictures) that optimistically captured cities transforming through bunmei kaika (civilization and enlightenment) with vivid colors.
The shin-hanga movement that aimed to revive ukiyo-e at the end of the Meiji period inherited not only the techniques but also the sentiment that Kiyochika and others tried to capture on screen, discovering new Japanese landscapes.
This exhibition traces the flow of landscape prints from Kiyochika to Yoshida Hiroshi and Kawase Hasui through the Muller Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art.
Marunouchi Illumination 2025
Period: November 13, 2025 (Thursday) to February 15, 2026 (Sunday)
Lighting Hours: 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM *Some areas may differ
"Marunouchi Illumination 2025" is an annual event celebrating its 24th year. Centered on the approximately 1.2km main street "Marunouchi Nakadori," approximately 250 street trees in the Marunouchi area are colored in champagne gold, and the trees on Gyoko-dori connecting the Imperial Palace Outer Garden and Tokyo Station also shine brightly, creating an even more gorgeous winter atmosphere in Tokyo.
This year adopts "NEW Eco Illumination" that reduces power consumption, creating a gorgeous world of light while being environmentally conscious.
Reference Information: Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum Celebrated Its 15th Anniversary on April 6, 2025
Opened in 2010 in Marunouchi, Tokyo. A 5-minute walk from JR Tokyo Station.
Holds three special exhibitions per year focusing on modern art from the late 19th to early 20th century.
Also, small-scale special exhibitions based on the interests and concerns of curators are held simultaneously with the special exhibitions three times a year, centered on the museum's collection.
The red brick building is a restoration of "Mitsubishi Ichigokan" (designed by Josiah Conder) built by Mitsubishi in 1894.
