Oriental Hotel Hiroshima will hold the "Sky Strawberry Buffet" (天空のストロベリーブッフェ), a buffet centered on strawberry sweets, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays from January 10 (Sunday) to April 25 (Sunday), 2027. It takes place at Moon Glow (ムーングロー) on the 23rd floor, the top floor of the hotel, which offers panoramic views. Reservations open on November 1 (Sunday), 2026.
Strawberry Picking for Adults, 100 Meters Above Ground
The buffet is billed as "strawberry picking for adults" (大人の苺狩り), where the view is part of the feast. The event marks the start of the hotel's 21st year since opening, and its themes are "sky" and "strawberry." While looking out over the Hiroshima cityscape from 100 meters above the ground, guests can enjoy as many sweets made with seasonal strawberries as they like. The venue is decorated mainly in pink, white, and gold, reflecting the seasons as they move from winter to spring.
The buffet table holds 20 kinds of sweets in all. They range from crispy deep-fried strawberry pie pockets and strawberry canelés to smooth strawberry pudding and strawberry tiramisu, along with strawberry Japanese confections. Savory dishes such as pasta, pizza, and soup are also available, and the savory menu changes between January–February and March–April, so the flavors differ depending on when you visit.
During the period, the hotel's in-house restaurants New York Cafe and OZAWA will also offer desserts made with strawberries, so the whole hotel takes part in the strawberry season.
20 Sweets Featuring Strawberries
The lineup covers Western-style sweets, baked sweets, Japanese confections, and chocolates, showing many different sides of the strawberry.
Strawberry sweets (image)
Left: White chocolate and berry mousse
Right: Freeze-dried strawberry chocolate, soft caramel, and strawberry snowball cookies
Savory Dishes That Change by Season
The first round (January–February) offers warm, winter-style dishes such as mushroom dauphinoise, trout salmon penne, and potato and soy milk soup. The second round (March–April) brings spring ingredients, including sakura shrimp dauphinoise, asari clam chowder, and a salad of locally grown tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
Menu
Sweets (20 kinds)
- Deep-fried strawberry pie pockets
- Strawberry pudding
- Strawberry milk cream puff
- Strawberry chunk cookie
- Matcha terrine
- Strawberry canelé
- Strawberry tiramisu
- Chiffon cake with strawberry whipped cream
- Pistachio and strawberry cake
- Strawberry crème d'Anjou
- New York cheesecake
- Strawberry and orange in a soup-style presentation
- White chocolate and berry mousse
- Strawberry Japanese confection
- Strawberry gâteau au chocolat
- Macarons
- Strawberry guimauve (marshmallow)
- Freeze-dried strawberry chocolate
- Soft caramel
- Strawberry snowball cookies
Savory dishes, first round (January and February)
- Mushroom dauphinoise with anchovy flavor
- Trout salmon penne
- Pizza Margherita with Genovese sauce
- Potato and soy milk soup
- Duck pintxos and cured ham pintxos
- Root vegetable and olive salad
- Short pasta salad with strawberries and raspberries
- Steamed potatoes with cheese
- Assorted breads
Savory dishes, second round (March and April)
- Tom yum goong spaghetti
- Quattro pizza with honey
- Sakura shrimp dauphinoise
- Asari clam chowder
- Asari clam pintxos
- Salad of locally grown tomatoes and mozzarella cheese
- Berry short pasta salad
- Broccoli with aglio (garlic) flavor
- Assorted breads
Soft drinks (all you can drink)
Coffee, café latte, black tea, oolong tea, orange juice, cola, ginger ale, and more. The black tea is a selection of several flavors from TEARTH, chosen to go with the strawberry sweets, and the coffee is a blend that suits strawberry sweets well.
Pastry Chef Kaori Mita
Kaori Mita joined Oriental Hotel Hiroshima in 2012. She is known for cakes that bring out the natural flavor of the ingredients, and she won a gold prize at the California Prune & Walnut Product Development Contest (カリフォルニアプルーン＆くるみ商品開発コンテスト) in 2016. She became pastry chef in 2024. A registered dietitian, she is also active in developing desserts that combine good taste with health, and she leads the pastry department through training young pastry chefs and developing new menus.
Event Details
Sky Strawberry Buffet (天空のストロベリーブッフェ)
- Period: January 10 (Sunday) to April 25 (Sunday), 2027. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays only
- Hours: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM (last order 3:00 PM)
- Venue: Moon Glow (ムーングロー), 23rd floor, Oriental Hotel Hiroshima
- Address: 6-10 Tanaka-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Prices (tax and service charge included):
- Adults: Friday ¥4,500 / Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays ¥4,800
- Elementary school students: ¥2,500
- Young children (ages 4 to 6): ¥1,200
- Ages 3 and under: free
- Reservations: Open from November 1 (Sunday), 2026. Same-day bookings are also accepted
- Reservations and inquiries: Oriental Hotel Hiroshima Moon Glow, Tel: 070-3341-9780 (12:00 PM to 8:00 PM)
- Online reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/shops/oriental-hiroshima-banquet/reserve
- Official website: https://www.oriental-hiroshima.com/news/10034/
Event dates may change because of weddings and other events at the hotel, so check the hotel's official website for the latest dates. Photos are for illustration purposes. The menu may change depending on ingredient availability.
