For the spring season through April 19, 2026, Kobe Portopia Hotel (Chuo-ku, Kobe) has set up a cherry blossom photo spot in the main lobby on the 1st floor of the main building. This year's display features weeping cherry trees placed on both sides, creating an arch-like effect for visitors to walk beneath. Elegant art flower cherry blossoms are softly illuminated by lantern-style lights, evoking the gentle atmosphere of spring. A wooden bench is placed beneath the weeping cherry blossoms, making for a picturesque spot to capture memories with family, friends, and loved ones to mark graduations, new beginnings, and other milestone moments.
Just past the photo spot, the hotel's bakery and pastry shop "Délicatesse à la Maison" is offering two types of sakura breads and two types of sakura sweets through April 30, 2026.
Cherry Blossom Photo Spot
Period: Through April 19, 2026
Location: Main Building 1F, Main Lobby, in front of the World Clock
Sakura Breads
Sakura Anpan (pictured right)
Takeout: ¥290 / Eat-in: ¥295
A long-selling spring favorite. This bread is made with sakura leaf kneaded into the dough for a moist finish, filled with lightly sweetened sakura bean paste, and topped with a salted cherry blossom in the center. The gentle sweetness of the filling and the saltiness of the topping create a well-balanced combination.
Sakura Cream Bread (pictured left)
Takeout: ¥360 / Eat-in: ¥367
Brioche dough filled with sakura-flavored custard cream, topped with a sakura cookie crust, white chocolate, and sakura crunch.
Sakura Sweets
Sakura Eclair (pictured left)
Takeout: ¥500 / Eat-in: ¥509
An eclair with a gentle waft of sakura flavor. Griotte cherries soaked in kirsch add a rich aroma and a sweet-and-sour accent.
Sakura Verrine (pictured right)
Takeout: ¥650 / Eat-in: ¥662
A vibrant spring verrine combining colorful fruits with fromage blanc for a light and delicate flavor.
Sales Period: Through April 30, 2026 (Thursday)
Sales Location: Kobe Portopia Hotel, Main Building 1F, Délicatesse à la Maison
Prices shown are tax-inclusive takeout prices (8% tax rate). A 10% tax rate applies when dining in. Item availability is limited.
