This holiday season, Fairmont Tokyo (1-1-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo; General Manager: Karan Singh) is bringing a 2026 Christmas collection themed "Timeless Celebration — Moments of Blessing, Passed Down" to its 35th-floor lounge. Reservations and sales for the various items open in stages starting October 1 (Thursday).
Drawing on the sensibility Fairmont has cultivated across more than a century of history around the world since its founding in 1907, the collection reimagines timeless Christmas traditions and flavors through a contemporary aesthetic.
The lineup includes three Christmas cakes infused with classic touches, takeout treats that reinterpret traditional confections loved around the world, and an afternoon tea featuring motifs and flavors synonymous with Christmas.
The result is a holiday season distinctly Fairmont Tokyo's own, pairing old-fashioned Christmas charm with a fresh sensibility.
2026 Fairmont Tokyo Christmas Cake Collection
All three Christmas cakes are finished in a quiet, refined white, each showcasing different ingredients and flavors while capturing the crisp beauty of white to express the elevated Christmas envisioned by "Timeless Celebration."
Christmas White Log
This cake captures the traditional flavors cherished during the Christmas season in France, the home country of Executive Pastry Chef David Guimaraes.
A compote of pear, prune, and orange is wrapped in a rich hazelnut mousse, while the base layers a hazelnut dacquoise and praline with milk chocolate seasoned with French salt, adding both aroma and textural contrast. Coated in white chocolate and finished with delicate whipped cream and dried meringue on top, the pristine white cake reveals a rich hazelnut mousse when cut — an unexpectedly deep flavor that contrasts with its clean exterior.
Price: ¥8,000 (tax included); 12 cm (L) × 8 cm (W) × 9.5 cm (H)
Vanilla & Caviar Lime Christmas Cake
Rich vanilla and mascarpone cream take center stage in this rich yet refreshing cake, paired with pink finger lime from Kyushu. Each burst of the finger lime's caviar-like pearls releases a vivid tartness that highlights the mellow sweetness of the vanilla.
The base combines a sponge worked with roasted sunflower seeds, crumble, puffed rice, and sunflower croutons for a fragrant, multi-textured bite. Coated in white chocolate and a glossy white glaze and decorated with snowflakes and ornaments, it's a festive centerpiece for the season.
Price: ¥8,500 (tax included); 15 cm diameter × 6.5 cm height
Christmas Shortcake
This shortcake uses two whole, uncut strawberry varieties, Kirapika and Amaou, a classic Christmas cake made special through careful attention to ingredients and craftsmanship.
Layers of light, smooth-melting cream made with milk from Hokkaido's Konsen region alternate with a moist sponge baked using free-range eggs from Yamanashi's Kurofuji Farm, finished with a hint of orange from Grand Marnier syrup. The richly sweet Amaou strawberries are tucked inside, while the elegant Kirapika strawberries top the cake — a luxurious shortcake whose simplicity lets the quality of its ingredients shine.
Price: ¥6,000 (tax included), 12 cm diameter × 10 cm height / ¥7,500 (tax included), 15 cm diameter × 10 cm height
Christmas Cake Reservations & Pickup
Reservation period: October 1 (Thursday) to December 13 (Sunday), 2026
Pickup: December 19 (Saturday) to 25 (Friday), 2026, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Pickup location: 35th-floor lobby lounge "Vue Mer"
Reservations: Christmas Cake reservation page
- Full prepayment is required; reservations are confirmed only once payment is verified. No refunds are available after confirmation.
- The hotel's Christmas cakes and sweets are not allergy-friendly products.
- All items are for takeout only; delivery and in-room service are not available.
- No accessories such as message plates or cutlery are provided beyond the cakes and sweets themselves.
- Product details may change without notice depending on availability.
- Reservations may close early once the planned quantity is reached.
Christmas Sweets Collection, Perfect for Gifting
These sweets carry the spirit of Christmas tradition, each given a distinctive Fairmont Tokyo twist. They're ideal for enjoying at home, and equally suited as gifts for loved ones or as a seasonal treat to bring along on holiday visits.
Hojicha & Vanilla Stollen
Fragrant roasted hojicha tea is kneaded into stollen, the traditional Christmas confection, creating a new flavor with a hint of Japanese winter character. The rich aroma of hojicha layers with the concentrated sweetness of dried fruit for a flavorful bite throughout. Bringing a distinctly Japanese ingredient into a traditional Christmas sweet, it's a treat with a familiar, comforting appeal.
Price: ¥4,000 (tax included)
Pain d'Épices
Pain d'épices, a traditional confection long cherished in France, is finished with the moist, soft texture of a pound cake. Rich with the aroma of spices, it's a sweet distinctly suited to the Christmas season and comes in S and L sizes, making it a good gift option.
Price: S size ¥2,550 / L size ¥3,250 (tax included)
Mini Mince Pies
Mince pies, a traditional British Christmas confection, are prepared with a fruit-, spice-, rum-, and nut-based mincemeat filling and offered in five flavors, combined with yuzu, orange, cherry, ume plum, and ginger. This varied assortment lets guests enjoy a different aroma and tartness with each fruit.
Price: ¥300 per piece / 3-piece box ¥1,000 (orange, cherry, and ume, one each) / 5-piece box ¥1,500 (all five flavors, one each) / 10-piece box ¥3,000 (all five flavors, two each) (all tax included)
Wreath Baumkuchen
This baumkuchen is styled after a Christmas wreath and finished in two chocolate varieties, white and dark. The white version is topped with a festive mix of nuts, cranberries, and orange, while the dark version is finished with crushed almonds along with pistachio and hazelnut for a fragrant, nutty accent.
Price: White chocolate or dark chocolate, ¥3,200 each (tax included)
Christmas Sweets Reservations & Pickup
Reservation period: October 1, 2026 (Thursday) through three days before each pickup date
Pickup: December 1 (Tuesday) to 25 (Friday), 2026, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Pickup location: 35th-floor lobby lounge "Vue Mer"
Reservations: Christmas Sweets reservation page
Christmas Afternoon Tea, Filled with Holiday Tradition and Playfulness
The French-style afternoon tea layers modern sensibility over long-held Christmas traditions, offering sweets and savories exclusive to the season.
The sweets lineup embraces motifs synonymous with Christmas, including a playful "Christmas Present," a white chocolate gift box concealing orange mousse inside, and a "Gingerbread Delice," notable for its smooth texture infused with five spices and its form modeled after a Christmas ornament. Savories showcase the character of each ingredient, from a "Chicken Ballotine" pairing chicken-and-mushroom ballotine with the sweet-tartness of strawberry jam and brioche, to a fragrant "Cauliflower Panna Cotta" combining smooth cauliflower panna cotta with scallop and black truffle.
The trolley service features five sweets, including a "Wreath Baumkuchen," baumkuchen coated in white chocolate and decorated with dried fruit and nuts to resemble a Christmas wreath, and a "Christmas Fruit Trifle" layering fruit compote with cinnamon-scented cream and speculoos.
The drink selection also includes a "Tea Palette," letting guests choose their own ingredients to build a personal "Christmas Tea." A holiday staple across Europe, Christmas tea blends tea leaves with spices and dried fruit for a spiced flavor well suited to warming up on cold winter days.
For the afternoon tea, a Christmas-exclusive Tea Palette pairs two black teas, "Assam C.T.C." and "Darjeeling Blend," with six spices, including cinnamon, clove, and star anise, alongside dried fruit.
During the same period, a "Japanese Winter Afternoon Tea" is also available, featuring seasonal winter ingredients to capture the shift of the seasons. As with the French-style afternoon tea, it comes with the trolley service and Tea Palette.
"Christmas Afternoon Tea" & "Japanese Winter Afternoon Tea" Details
Venue: 35th-floor lobby lounge "Vue Mer"
Period: November 1 (Sunday) to December 25 (Friday), 2026
Hours: 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Price: Weekdays ¥9,700 / Saturdays, Sundays & holidays ¥11,000 (tax and service charge included)
With Céline Jr. plush add-on: Weekdays ¥10,700 / Saturdays, Sundays & holidays ¥12,000 (tax and service charge included)
Reservations: Vue Mer reservation page
- Reservations open October 1, 2026 (Thursday).
- Seating is limited to 2.5 hours.
