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BUTTER NO ITOKO opens its Ginza Mitsukoshi store on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, with an exclusive Cheesecake flavor developed under the supervision of pâtissier Yuichi Goto, plus weekend-only cheesecakes from his shop Equal.
Chocolate sweets specialty shop Nouvelle Vague LeTAO Chocolatier holds a limited-time pop-up at Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin from November 11 to 17, 2026, its first appearance at the store.
From November 18, 2026, to January 14, 2027, Anniversaire Cafe Omotesando holds the limited-time "ANNIVERSAIRE HOLIDAY 2026-2027" fair, with reservation-only Christmas dinner and lunch courses from December 19 to 25, afternoon tea, desserts, cakes, drinks, cocktails, a Christmas tree, and illumination.
Buttery Cafe, an annex of the butter-focused Buttery main store about a 6-minute walk from Nagoya Station, offers a limited-quantity Strawberry Mille Crepe from October 31 and a Sweet Potato Brulee Crepe from November 5.
On December 24 and 25, 2026, the Fujisan View Express sightseeing train will serve a mini version of Highland Resort Hotel & Spa's chocolate cake "Lumière" in a Christmas Cake Plan limited to 10 servings per day, alongside a Christmas-themed Japanese Sweets Plan.
From November 13 to December 27, 2026, The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka presents a Christmas promotion themed "Winter Wonderland — A World of Winter Dreams," including a lobby Christmas tree decorated with about 1,000 roses, an afternoon buffet at Splendido and a Burberry Beauty collaboration afternoon tea.
Time Out Market Osaka in Grand Green Osaka welcomes the patisserie Kitashinchi Célébrité and the matcha sweets brand Dojima KITAGAWA in November, along with a limited Spanish plate by Chef Konishi of El Poniente and a four-course craft beer pairing on November 24.
Cafe Lish in Jimbocho, Tokyo, will hold a limited-time collaboration cafe based on the monthly shojo manga magazine flowers (月刊flowers) from November 5, 2026 to January 29, 2027, serving 9 limited food, dessert and drink items, each with an exclusive novelty.
From December 1 to 18, 2026, the SATSUKI LOUNGE at Hotel New Otani Osaka holds its Super Sweets Buffet 2027 - Strawberry Picking at the Hotel, featuring sweets made with Hakata Amaou strawberries.
On November 3, 2026, Sarutahiko Coffee will open a new store inside the Ote Rest Area of the Imperial Palace East Gardens in Tokyo, offering store-exclusive blends, seasonal sweets, and original takeaway items.
café&books bibliothèque and its sister shop PANCAKE & books bibliothèque are holding a Christmas fair from November 5 to December 25, 2026, featuring a whole pear pancake that changes by month, a strawberry pancake styled as a whole cake, Christmas tree desserts, and a limited-edition Christmas tea.
Cacaotier Gokan, an Osaka chocolatier that also makes bean-to-bar chocolate, is running a pop-up on the B1F of Hanshin Umeda Main Store from October 28, 2026 to May 11, 2027, selling Hanshin Umeda-exclusive petit gâteaux and taking reservations for its Advent calendar.
From October 30 to November 8, 2026, the Chiikawa x TOKYO BANANA collaboration makes its first appearance in Okinawa at Sweets Selection in PARCO CITY, with the Banana Pudding Cake, a banana milk cookie sandwich, and tote bag and eco bag sets.
GINZA Cozy Corner will sell the Disney Winter Collection, a 9-piece petit cake assortment themed around Disney characters enjoying winter sports, from December 1 at fresh cake stores nationwide. Christmas baked goods gifts, including a Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse tin, are also available.
From November 17, 2026 to February 28, 2027, THE LIVELY BAR at THE LIVELY Fukuoka Hakata serves its limited winter menu, with three monthly chocolate Basque cheesecakes, including ones made with Fukuoka-grown Amaou strawberries and Yame hojicha, plus seasonal drinks and a stay plan.
Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu's all-day dining restaurant "Café Tosca" will host the strawberry dessert buffet "Sweet Journey Strawberry" on Thursdays from January 7 to April 22, 2027, with an overnight stay plan also available.
canarina (カナリナ), a sweets specialty shop that pairs fruit with butter, is opening a limited-time store at Hanshin Umeda Main Store in Osaka from October 28 (Wed) to November 8 (Sun), 2026, with its Berry Tigre, a fruit-and-butter sandwich cake and sablé cookies.
Dining 33 Pâtisserie à la maison at Azabudai Hills is taking reservations through December 10, 2026 for four Christmas cakes, from whole cakes to single-serving petits gâteaux, while Dining 33 serves a Noël Course from December 19 to 25.
Starting November 1, 2026, Ginza Cozy Corner is selling a limited-time, limited-quantity Harry Potter lineup at stores nationwide, with a 9-piece petit cake collection, a 6-piece cookie gift, and a 12-piece cookie tin marking the 25th anniversary of the films' release.
From November 2026 through January 2027, InterContinental Sapporo is serving seasonal dishes inspired by Hokkaido produce and Sapporo's winter scenery, including a Christmas market buffet at AuBlanc, a white afternoon tea at Norva, and Christmas and New Year courses at SAWAKA.
Mr. CHEESECAKE YOUR CITY, the traveling cheesecake pop-up, is opening at five locations across Japan from November 2026 — Entetsu Department Store, Sendai Mitsukoshi, AMU Plaza Nagasaki, Daimaru Kobe, and Odakyu Department Store Machida — featuring a pop-up-exclusive Strawberry flavor.
Through October 31, 2026, the Depachika Sweets & Gifts floor at Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store in Tokyo is selling Halloween sweets, including pumpkin pudding and tarts, black cat and mummy cakes, limited-design baked treats, and Japanese confections.
Tokyo Dome Hotel serves winter-only cocktails and offers Christmas cake and illumination stay plans during Tokyo Dome City's "TOKYO SNOW DOME CITY" winter illumination, running November 19, 2026 to February 28, 2027.
Kyoto patisserie Baikal's Shimogamo main store takes reservations through December 19, 2026 for "Il Neige Kyo Setsumon," a ¥8,000 Christmas cake with Joyo figs inspired by a snow-covered rock garden, and sells a tree-shaped advent calendar from November 20.
Harapecolab's November birthstone sweets, a Topaz & Citrine ice tart topped with agar confection and a box of hand-cut kohakuto candy, go on sale in limited quantities at 12:00 PM on October 23, 2026 through the official online store.
From November 1, 2026, Hotel Okura Kyoto takes reservations for its Christmas cakes and delicatessen, including new cakes and refreshed hors d'oeuvre sets. Pickup is December 19 to 25 at Cafe Lec Court, with cakes from ¥4,400.
Taiwan castella specialty shop Tairaku Tangao (台楽蛋糕) holds a limited-time pop-up at Kotsu Kaikan Marche, a one-minute walk from Yurakucho Station, on October 24 and 25, 2026, selling Premium Plain, half-and-half sets, quarter boxes and Taiwan castella pudding.
Hotel Granvia Hiroshima will take reservations for two hotel-made Christmas cakes from November 1 to December 11, 2026, including the crown-shaped Kiwami Tiara Strawberry made with 35 Amaou strawberries and limited to 50 cakes. Pickup is on December 24 and 25.
From November 11, JR Nagoya Takashimaya, Takashimaya Gate Tower Mall, and the Gate Tower tree switch to Christmas decorations, with Christmas cakes, holiday gourmet, and gifts from pendants to an AI pet.
From Sunday, November 1, Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel's cafe "Toastina" is holding "Sweet Potato × Chestnut Sweets & Bakery," pairing sweet potato and chestnut with pear and hojicha in sweets and baked goods. The popular Sheraton Sweets Box and a limited-quantity afternoon tea also get a sweet potato × chestnut makeover, and a weekly Friday sweets buffet runs alongside.
From November 1 to December 31, 2026, Café Belle at Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka will sell winter-only sweets and bread, including a snowman-shaped mousse cake, a lasagna-style gratin bread, a new chocolate and raspberry cake, and new cheese breads made to go with wine and other drinks.
From November 1, Swissôtel Nankai Osaka takes reservations for four Christmas cakes and its original fried and roast chicken. Pickup runs from December 1 to 25, with Christmas sweets and bread on sale at Swiss Gourmet on the 6th floor.
Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Tokyo's Iidabashi began taking reservations on October 20, 2026 for four Christmas-limited stay plans, including a plan with the pâtissier's "Rote Rose" cake and a half bottle of sparkling wine, a FOURGRAINS dinner suite stay, and a teppanyaki Yamahiko dinner stay.
Meiji Kinenkan in Minato, Tokyo has started taking reservations for its 2026 Christmas cakes, running until December 17 with pickup from December 19 to 25 at its Pastry Shop. The lineup includes a Strawberry Decoration Cake, a Christmas Baked Cheesecake, a Christmas Chocolate Cake, and eight Christmas-exclusive piece cakes.
Caramelion, a new caramel sweets brand from confectionery maker Morozoff, opens its first store in Japan on November 18, 2026 in the basement Western confectionery section of Hanshin Umeda Main Store in Osaka.
Tokyo Prince Hotel is offering a two-day-only stay plan on December 24 and 25, 2026, that includes a stargazing experience on its rooftop with a close-up view of Tokyo Tower and the supermoon.
From October 17, 2026, Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima will take reservations for Christmas cakes and a Christmas Bread Box, with pickup at Lounge Morokini from December 20 to 25 (Bread Box, December 23 to 25). Cakes start at ¥3,000.
Hotel Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture will sell two new Christmas cakes, "Berry Merry Christmas" and "Caramel Chocolate Tree," from December 19 to 25, 2026. Reservations are open until December 15.
Six Senses Kyoto is running an autumn chestnut promotion from October 23 to December 21, 2026, with a gluten-free afternoon tea, a seasonal parfait, chestnut drinks, and two takeout cakes.
From December 30, 2026 to January 11, 2027, ZelkovA Cake Boutique at The Strings Omotesando sells the takeout-only "Kotobuki Ichimatsu Fruit Jewel Cake 2027," a checkerboard-style cake of strawberries and melon, for ¥6,500.
Asakusa View Hotel in Tokyo has started taking reservations for five takeout Christmas cakes for 2026, alongside a party set and stollen. Reservations run until December 17, with pickup on December 19, 20, 24, and 25 at Sweets & Bakery Honoka on the 1st floor.
From November 1, 2026, Hotel Granvia Osaka takes reservations at its 19th-floor lounge River Head for the "Christmas Story" assortment of three petit cakes, plus two stollen with different flavors. Pickup runs from December 21 to 25, with the stollen on advance sale from December 1.
A winter-only afternoon tea decorated with a snowy world and Jurlique's organic roses is on sale from November 4, 2026 to January 11, 2027 in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka, with a limited-quantity Jurlique hand cream gift.
From December 1 to 23, 2026, Fiorentina at Grand Hyatt Tokyo serves a Christmas-limited afternoon tea inspired by the Italian "Merenda" tradition, featuring a mini strawberry panettone sandwiched with custard cream, whipped cream, and strawberries, plus Italian-style savories and pandoro in place of scones.
From December 4 to 25, 2026, Kyoto Century Hotel holds the Christmas sweets buffet "The Royal Lounge - Sweets Christmas -" at La Jyho Terrace on 14 days, with sweets, savory dishes, and free-flow drinks brought to the table by wagon at ¥6,500 per person for ages 7 and over.
Patina Osaka is holding Christmas and New Year programs themed "Winter Forest" in 2026, including Christmas cakes, afternoon teas, holiday dining, a stay plan, a wellness treatment, and a Christmas tree lighting on November 13.
LE CHOU CHOU -SWEETS & DELI- at Hilton Tokyo Odaiba takes reservations for its first Christmas cakes and breads from October 9, 2026, with pickup from December 19 to 25 and a 10% early-bird discount through October 31 (excluding Forêt de Noël Rouge).
From October 9, 2026, Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Iidabashi, Tokyo, is taking reservations for six Christmas cakes, two stollen and three takeout deli items, with cake and deli pickup from December 19 to 25 and stollen pickup from November 16.
Hotel Metropolitan Marunouchi takes reservations from October 9, 2026 for a 10-course Christmas dinner at Dining & Bar TENQOO (December 11 to 25, ¥25,000) and a stay plan with a matcha and yuzu Christmas cake (December 1 to 25).
From October 9, 2026, Hyatt Regency Kyoto's Pastry Boutique takes reservations for three Christmas cakes at ¥5,800 each, a ¥3,000 stollen and a ¥2,700 galette des rois.
From October 2026 to January 2027, Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo is offering festive plans including a stay package, Christmas afternoon tea, holiday dining, Christmas cakes, spa treatments, and osechi New Year dishes.
Reservations for The Premium Bitter Caramel Rum Ball, a six-piece box of rum-infused chocolate sweets priced at ¥5,400, are open at GENDY Ginza ahead of its November 1, 2026 release.
The Pastry Shop inside Meiji Kinenkan in Minato, Tokyo has a new autumn-limited cake called L'Automne, available from Monday, October 5, 2026. Made to taste like a hojicha latte, it costs ¥864 (tax included) for takeout.
From November 5, 2026, Tokyo Dome Hotel's Super Dining "Rilassa" takes reservations for five Christmas cakes, including the new Fraisier de Noël, plus a beef fillet main dish. Reserve by November 30 for 10% off, or 15% off when booking both.
From October 6, 2026, Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel is taking reservations for five Christmas cakes under the theme "Heartfelt Christmas," including a fruit-topped party cake and a members-only cake. Pickup is December 23 to 25.
Nina at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, the patisserie led by World's Pastry Chef 2024 Nina Métayer, takes reservations from October 5, 2026 for five Christmas cakes, individual sweets and galette des rois, alongside the hotel's Christmas takeout menu, Japanese hors d'oeuvre and osechi.
Bakery & Sweets Picot at The Fujiya Hotel in Hakone is taking Christmas reservations until December 21, 2026. The menu has three cakes plus roast chicken, stollen and panettone, with pickup from December 23 to 25.
Preorders for the limited-quantity Paris-Brest Pistachio Apricot open on October 9, 2026 at the Mr. CHEESECAKE official online store, with two limited cheesecake flavors available as sets during the preorder period.
Chef's Live Kitchen at Strings Hotel Nagoya is holding a limited-time strawberry sweets buffet from December 3, 2026 to January 11, 2027, on Thursdays, Fridays, weekends, and holidays only, with strawberry sweets, Christmas-themed desserts in December, and a build-your-own mini parfait corner.
From November 1, FAUCHON Hotel Kyoto takes reservations for its Galette des Rois with an original Kyo-yaki fève in two flavors, and from January 1, 2027 it sells its "FAUCHON New Year Bag" lucky bag for one week.
From October 15 to December 15, 2026, Grand Hyatt Fukuoka takes reservations for Christmas cakes, stollen, and a takeout surf and turf set. Reservations made by November 30 get early-bird prices, and pickup runs December 23 to 26.
mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection on the Takeshiba waterfront holds the seafaring-themed festive promotion "Holiday Voyage 2026" from December 1, 2026 to January 7, 2027, with a stamp rally, postcards, a Nutcracker dinner, a Christmas cake, and a countdown party.
From October 1, 2026, ANA Crowne Plaza Narita in Chiba is taking reservations for three Christmas cakes. Reserve by November 30 to save ¥1,000 per cake, with pickup on December 23 to 25.
From November 7 to December 26, 2026, Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort will hold Christmas events themed "A Silent Christmas of Falling Stars Shimmering in the Deep Sea," with special restaurant menus, Christmas cakes, seven decorated trees, Santa photos, and live opera.
From October 1 to December 18, 2026, Hotel Granvia Okayama takes reservations for three Christmas sweets at its 1st-floor Lobby Lounge Lumière, led by the limited-edition Premium Fraise de Noël shortcake. Pickup runs from December 1 to 25.
From October 1, 2026, Hotel Nikko Princess Kyoto near Shijo Karasuma takes reservations for three Christmas cakes and a stollen. A fourth cake is sold exclusively at Daimaru Kyoto, and the new Coffret de Noël features Amaou strawberries.
HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO near Nijo Castle has opened reservations for Christmas 2026, including its first Christmas afternoon tea from December 1 to 25, special courses at TOKI and FORNI on December 24 and 25, and a Kyoto strawberry Christmas cake and chestnut stollen.
Janu Tokyo at Azabudai Hills partners with More Trees for its 2026 festive season, with Christmas cake reservations opening October 1, a Christmas Afternoon Tea from November 21 to December 25, and a Maple Stollen from December 1.
From October 28 to November 30, 2026, Yamaguchi-based plus KAMERIYA will hold a limited-time pop-up shop at GINZA SIX, offering autumn sweets made with Japanese chestnuts, original blended teas, and tea utensils by Yamaguchi makers.
From October 1, 2026, TRUNK(HOTEL) CAT STREET in Tokyo's Jingumae takes reservations for six- and eight-course Christmas dinners at TRUNK(KITCHEN) on December 24 and 25, along with Christmas cakes made with Kumamoto ingredients and roast chicken at TRUNK(STORE).
From October 1, 2026, The Westin Sendai takes online reservations for its Christmas takeout menu "Westin at Home Christmas 2026," including the ¥23,000 "Noël Ensemble" set, with pickup on December 19, 20, and 23 to 25.
From November 1, 2026, Hotel Nikko Alivila in Yomitan Village, Okinawa, will take reservations for three Christmas cakes. Two stollen are also on sale, and cake pickup runs December 19 to 25.
Hilton Hiroshima takes Christmas cake reservations from October 5, 2026, and starts selling stollen, cookies, croissants, and small cakes from November 1. The hotel also welcomes a new Executive Pastry Chef.
From October 1, 2026, Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel is taking reservations for three Christmas cakes — an Amaou strawberry shortcake, a pistachio and Rendaiji persimmon mousse cake, and a cheese chiboust tart — available for pickup from December 23 to 25 at M-Boutique.
Akai Fusen, a confectionery brand from Sasebo, brings back its Hanakago Chocolate with a fluffier, moister texture, alongside the Hanakago Assort, as Nagasaki-area exclusives from October 1, 2026.
From October 1, 2026, Courtyard by Marriott Fukui is taking reservations for its five-cake Christmas Cake Collection 2026, led by Chateau Fukuberry made with strawberries grown in Fukui City. Pickup is December 23 to 25.
From October 1 to 31, 2026, cupcake and biscuit shop Fairycake Fair is selling Halloween-limited sweets, including a cat cookie tin illustrated by Hisae Maeda and Baked ZOO cupcakes dressed as ghosts, at its Tokyo Station, Lumine Shinjuku, and Shibuya stores and online.
From October 1 to December 15, Hotel Granvia Kyoto takes reservations at its 2nd-floor pastry shop "Le Temps" for five Christmas cakes, including a new limited-quantity Kyoto Tamba chestnut bûche de noël and Amaou strawberry cakes.
From October 1, 2026, HOTEL METROPOLITAN TOKYO IKEBUKURO takes reservations for its 2026 Christmas cakes, a lineup of four Suica's Penguin cakes and a classic shortcake, ranging from sizes for two to three people to a party cake for about 12.
From October 1, 2026, Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay in Urayasu, Chiba, is taking reservations for seven takeout Christmas items, including the new Christmas Wreath Tart and Christmas Bay Chocolate cakes, roast chicken, and roast beef.
From September 4 to late November 2026, the Pastry Shop inside Meiji Kinenkan in Moto-Akasaka, Tokyo, is selling a limited-quantity "Baked Cheesecake" made with French Kiri cream cheese for ¥810 (tax included) for takeout.
From October 1, 2026, pistachio sweets specialty shop PISTA & TOKYO will sell its Pistachio Cake, a busse sandwich cake filled with smooth pistachio cream, exclusively at its Tokyo Gift Palette store at Tokyo Station, in limited quantities each day.
From November 1 to December 28, 2026, Melodia Italian Grill at Strings Hotel Tokyo InterContinental in Shinagawa serves a Christmas Afternoon Tea filled with Santa Claus, Christmas tree, and ornament motifs, in a dining space with a 27-meter ceiling.
From October 1, 2026, Lounge Sea Wind at Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers begins a seasonal anmitsu series by its pastry chef, opening with a Marron Anmitsu made with Tanba chestnuts and Uji matcha soft serve, alongside three new autumn cakes at Pastry Shop Dorer.
From October 1, JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo is taking reservations for its "Celebrate Together"-themed Christmas Collection 2026, a lineup of seven cakes by Executive Pastry Chef Shigeru Nojima along with a stollen, a cookie tin and a pistachio croissant for the season.
Cheesecake brand Mr. CHEESECAKE brings its traveling pop-up store, Mr. CHEESECAKE YOUR CITY, to GRANDUO Tachikawa from September 23 to 29, 2026, featuring the signature Classic flavor, a pop-up-exclusive Strawberry flavor, and the permanent-store-exclusive CREAMY BAKED CHEESECAKE.
From Thursday, October 1, Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel's cafe "Toastina" is holding "Halloween Sweets & Bakery," turning motifs like a mischievous devil, a witch's apple, and a black cat into cute Halloween treats made with autumn ingredients such as pumpkin, chestnut, and apple. A sweets box, a limited-quantity Halloween afternoon tea, and a weekly Friday sweets buffet round out the lineup.
From October 1, Shibuya Hikarie's ShinQs by Tokyu Department Store is taking reservations for close to 30 Christmas cakes built around this year's theme, "Midnight Shiny Gala -- A Christmas Dinner Party," with luxurious, limited-edition designs for anyone craving a little extra indulgence this holiday season.
From September 25 to November 17, 2026, Anniversaire Cafe Omotesando hosts a limited-time fair, "AUTUMN Sweets Collection," bringing together chestnut, pear, apple, sweet potato, and grape flavors across two reservation-only afternoon tea sets, plus new desserts, cakes, and drinks.
From October 13, InterContinental Yokohama Grand is taking reservations for its 2026 Christmas cake lineup, led by the new dark chocolate "Sillage" alongside two returning favorites, plus stollen, a pound cake, mendiant chocolate and cookie tins.
From December 1 to 31, Keio Plaza Hotel's 45th-floor Sky Lounge Aurora is serving a Christmas Afternoon Tea that turns Christmas trees and ornaments into sweets, enjoyed alongside a view of Tokyo from 160 meters above ground. A chestnut-and-autumn-flavors afternoon tea runs through November.
From September 16, The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka is taking reservations at The Ritz-Carlton Gourmet Shop for its 2026 Christmas lineup, themed "Winter Wonderland — A World of Winter Dreams," including five Christmas cakes from the team led by Executive Pastry Chef Frédéric Moreau alongside a range of festive confections and Italian panettone.
Strings Hotel Tokyo InterContinental is presenting its "Christmas Collection 2026," themed "A Symphony of Winter Blessings," with two Christmas cakes, three stollen, and two takeout items available from October 1, alongside two Christmas dinner courses at its restaurants.
From December 1 to 25, 2026, Hotel New Grand in Yokohama is offering the Christmas Stay 2026 (To Be Elegant) plan, with a pastry chef's Christmas cake and a full bottle of champagne delivered to the room and specially decorated Christmas Rooms limited to 3 a day. A companion Advent Stay 2026 plan, with an advent calendar and flavored tea, runs November 20 to December 25.
Otaru confectionery LeTAO's official online shop begins taking reservations on September 11, 2026 for its Christmas cake lineup themed "Time Woven Together," featuring a range of cakes, a butter stollen, and a two-cake duo set.
Butter sweets brand Tokyo Takanawa Butterista marks its first anniversary with a new product, "Butter Bar," a rich two-layer butter cake for butter lovers, on sale for a limited time from September 16 to 22, 2026, at Daimaru Tokyo's MVP Sweets.
Daimaru Tokyo Store rolls out an advance release of Tokyo Takanawa Butterista's two-layer Butter Bar, alongside Flower Picnic Cafe's hand-piped flower cookies and KINEEL's signature Rufleu Vanilla langue de chat, available for a limited time.
Fairmont Tokyo's 2026 holiday lineup, themed "Timeless Celebration," brings three Christmas cakes, gift-ready seasonal sweets, and two Christmas-inspired afternoon teas to the hotel's 35th-floor lounge Vue Mer, with reservations opening October 1.
From October 7 to 19, 2026, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's 9th floor celebrates the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's birth with the British sweets, afternoon tea, fashion, and equestrian-inspired goods she loved, plus a talk show by her former personal assistant Angela Kelly.
Fukuoka sweets brand Harapecolab is bringing back its Birthstone Tart (September Sapphire) ice cake, inspired by September's birthstones sapphire and kunzite, in a limited quantity from noon on September 11, 2026, through its official online store.
Hotel Granvia Osaka is offering an afternoon tea inspired by the film Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom at its 1st floor Tea Lounge and 19th floor River Head lounge, available October 1 to November 30, 2026, as the film opens in theaters nationwide on October 23.
From October 1 to 31, 2026, The Strings Omotesando in Tokyo is marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a pink ribbon-themed shortcake and specialty drinks at its first-floor cafe and basement bar lounge.
From October 17, FAUCHON Hotel Kyoto is taking reservations for its 2026 Christmas lineup, including four original cakes, three hotel-made stollen with a new matcha and chestnut Premium flavor, and a chocolate Santa's Shoe.
Janu Tokyo at Azabudai Hills welcomes autumn with a Tea Trolley Afternoon Tea and Marron Afternoon Tea at Janu Lounge & Garden Terrace, three new sweets at Janu Patisserie, and an "Autumn Harvest on Terrace" free-flow plan at Janu Mercato.
Kawagoe Prince Hotel is taking reservations from September 8 for a five-cake 2026 Christmas lineup themed "Celebrate & Share," including a 35th-anniversary cake made with Saitama's Amarin strawberries.
From October 1, the patisserie Nina at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo — led by Nina Métayer, named World's Pastry Chef 2024 — introduces a new autumn pastry lineup featuring seasonal apples, chestnuts, and buckwheat, including a Japan-exclusive baba made with matcha and the hotel's original Japanese whisky.
From October 1, Pullman Tokyo Tamachi is taking reservations for its 2026 Christmas cake lineup, led by the new eight-layer "La forêt d'or" alongside the classic Christmas Hall Cake, plus two seasonal treats at KASA GRAB & GO.
Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen is marking the 2026 holiday season with "Inuyama Christmas Story," featuring a limited-time Christmas dinner course, a Christmas stay plan with an original crest-motif cake, and a sustainable Christmas tree crafted by artist Seiya Kaji from reclaimed materials.
Tea & Cocktail "Garden Lounge" at Hotel New Otani (Tokyo) is holding the "Super Sweets Buffet 2026 — Chestnut & Grape" from September 1 through November 30, 2026, featuring chestnut and grape sweets, 17 original sandwiches, hot dishes, Shine Muscat drinks, and a two-day Silver Week JAZZ Night Buffet.
From October 1, Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi, Tokyo is taking reservations for its 2026 Christmas cakes, including three new creations chosen through the hotel's in-house sweets contest alongside a lineup of petit gâteaux and classic holiday favorites.
Tokyo Marriott Hotel is welcoming the 2026 holiday season with "ARTfully Christmas," a lineup of five artistic Christmas cakes, three stollen varieties, a panettone and a kringler, plus a limited-run Christmas dinner course at Lounge & Dining G.
From September 4, Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu is accepting reservations for three Christmas-season stay plans, limited to 10 rooms a day, running November 6 through December 23, 2026, including one December 24–25 exclusive plan with a full-course Christmas dinner served in the room.
From October 1, Shinjuku Prince Hotel is taking reservations for its 2026 Christmas Cake Collection, five designs built around the theme "Harmony of Christmas," including a premium box cake made with Amaou strawberries from Fukuoka Prefecture.
Tante Annie, a Dutch-inspired baked goods brand in Nagasaki, is releasing a seasonal "Chestnut Creamy Cheesecake" made with Italian chestnuts starting September 7, 2026, available at its Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki Station, and Nagasaki Airport stores.
From September 4, Yokumoku's Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store-exclusive aged fruitcake, Voyage de Fruits, gains an autumn-limited Marron (chestnut) flavor, sold weekends only through November 29, 2026.
From September 16 to October 31, 2026, Biwako Hotel's Café Bellago in Otsu, Shiga will offer "Tanuki," the 5th edition of its autumn-only tanuki-shaped cake, now in a chocolate and banana flavor inspired by the Otsu Festival season.
From September 1 to November 30, Hotel New Otani's three directly managed hotels in Tokyo, Makuhari, and Osaka are serving chestnut and grape sweets, led by the seasonal Super Mont Blanc, across their restaurants and cake shops.
For one month only in October 2026, Cafe "&More by Sheraton" at Sheraton Kagoshima will serve a Halloween Afternoon Tea, while the hotel's cafe and 19th-floor bar VIVARIUM also roll out Halloween-themed pastries and cocktails from September 16 to October 31.
From October 1 to October 31, 2026, Café Belle at Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka is serving a Halloween lineup of seven new sweets and breads, including a purple mont blanc inspired by the yokai "Karakasa Obake" and a coffin-shaped mushroom quiche, alongside two returning favorites.
TOYO KITCHEN STYLE opens reservations at 12:00 PM on September 5 for the 2026 Dolce&Gabbana x Fiasconaro panettone collection, adding three new flavors and a redesigned classic for a lineup of 14 items available in limited quantities.
All-Day Dining "SATSUKI" at Hotel New Otani (Tokyo) is serving a reworked Super Mont-blanc alongside a rare Geisha coffee cold brew as the Super Mont-blanc & Geisha Cold Brew Set, available September 1 through October 31, 2026, at ¥6,000.
Cafe Lish in Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is holding a limited-time collaboration cafe celebrating the 15th anniversary of My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, from September 18 to October 30, 2026, with five character-themed drinks and desserts plus original coasters and acrylic charms.
Hilton Tokyo Odaiba is opening a new takeout-only shop, LE CHOU CHOU -SWEETS & DELI-, on September 15, 2026, offering chef-crafted sweets, bread, and delicatessen items as part of the hotel's full-property renovation.
All Day Dining SATSUKI at Hotel New Otani Makuhari hosts the Super Sweets Buffet 2026 — Chestnut and Grape on weekends and holidays from September 12 to November 29, 2026, featuring a buffet-limited Chestnut Shortcake, Mont Blanc, and a wide range of Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes.
From August 26, 2026, Malebranche Kyoto Kitayama is adding "Rich Mont Blanc" to its long-running Mont Blanc specialty, layering a denser chestnut cream, a lightly salted fresh cream with a buttery aroma, and chopped chestnuts for a deeper, more concentrated chestnut flavor.
From October 1 to November 17, 2026, TAVERN by the green at The Strings Omotesando in Tokyo is offering the "Triple Premium Mont Blanc Afternoon Tea," featuring three kinds of Mont Blanc alongside amber-hued autumn sweets and savories built around sweet potato, chestnut, and pumpkin.
Grand Hyatt Tokyo's Fiorentina Pastry Boutique is offering nine limited-edition "creepy-cute" Halloween treats, including a new chocolate-dome Grand Premium Halloween Cake and the returning whole-edible Jack O Lantern, from October 1 to 31, 2026, alongside a Halloween Afternoon Tea Takeout Box.
From August 20, 2026, Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen is taking reservations for two Christmas cakes -- a shortcake built around the hotel's original crest and a mechanical "karakuri" cake with a hidden surprise -- both featuring Gifu Prefecture's Mino Musume strawberry.
Hotel Metropolitan Nagano is marking its 30th anniversary with a limited-edition Christmas cake, "Floraison d'Hiver," decorated with 30 strawberries as a tribute to three decades of gratitude, with reservations opening October 1, 2026.
Pasco is launching two cube-shaped cakes, "Tirol Choco Cake Milk" and "Tirol Choco Cake Coffee Nougat," each roughly ten times the volume of a single Tirol Choco piece, on sale from September 1, 2026 across the Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions.
Starting September 1, 2026, tart specialty shop Quil Fait Bon is rolling out the first wave of its autumn menu at all 12 stores nationwide — 23 tarts built around chestnut, pear, and fig, including a Chestnut and Maple Tart, an Autumn Fruits Tart, and a Hokkaido "Raiden" Melon Tart.
From September 1 to November 30, 2026, Patisserie by The Westin Tokyo is offering a six-piece autumn sweets lineup, including three new pastries built around fig, hojicha, and nuts plus three Mont Blanc creations featuring Kumamoto Japanese chestnut and French marron.
Starting September 2, 2026, Cheese Garden is releasing the seasonal Goyotei Japanese Chestnut Cheesecake — a baked cheesecake combining Japanese chestnut paste with the inner skin left on for a fragrant, elegant autumn flavor — available at all stores and online through late October.
Mr. CHEESECAKE YOUR CITY, the traveling cheesecake pop-up, is opening at four locations across Japan from late August 2026 — Kashiwa Takashimaya, Himeji Sanyo Department Store, Tenmaya Fukuyama Store, and Nagano Tokyu Department Store — featuring a pop-up-exclusive Strawberry flavor.
Criollo is holding a "Caramel Fair" from September 1 to September 30, 2026, at its main store, Nakameguro store, and Azabudai Hills store, featuring a lineup of choux pastries, tarts, and cakes built around deep, aromatic caramel flavor.
From September 1 to November 30, 2026, Fiorentina at Grand Hyatt Tokyo serves its first Autumn Afternoon Tea, featuring a Kumamoto chestnut Mont Blanc, a Shine Muscat shortcake, and a pear-caramel mousse alongside Italian-inspired savory dishes and pandoro bread. A Halloween-themed edition with playful monster and ghost sweets runs October 1 to 31.
Hotel Metropolitan's Cake & Bakery Shop in Ikebukuro is offering autumn-limited sweets made with seasonal figs, Shine Muscat, apples, and chestnuts from September 1, 2026, including new creations and a fan-favorite treat featured on TV last year.
Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel's 19th-floor LOUNGE PLUS presents a Japanese chestnut Mont Blanc parfait from September 1 to November 30, 2026, spotlighting a different chestnut-growing region each month. M-Boutique also offers three takeaway chestnut sweets, including a Mont Blanc tart, a Marron Opera, and a Choux Mont Blanc, for a limited time.
From October 1 to 31, 2026, Bread & Sweets shop Patisserie Edmont at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont will offer two Halloween-themed pumpkin treats, a witch's-hat-shaped piece cake and a Hokkaido pumpkin pie, perfect for teatime or as a gift.
From September 1 to November 30, 2026, THE KITANO HOTEL TOKYO's all-day dining venue Tea Lounge Kafu introduces a gluten-free "Fragrant Chestnut Afternoon Tea" (¥7,500), while the rooftop bar Kitano Arms Lounge pours a new autumn cocktail lineup starting at ¥1,750.
Starting August 14, 2026, Ginza Cozy Corner is offering a lineup of six shine muscat cakes — including an individual-sized Cozy Princess, shortcakes, a baked rare cheesecake, and a rich decoration cake paired with Nagano Purple grapes — at fresh cake stores nationwide.
A seasonal "Shine Muscat Afternoon Tea" is being offered at Lounge South Court, Odakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower, from September 1 through November 30, 2026, featuring a three-tier stand of green-hued sweets and savories built around the "green jewel" shine muscat grape.
Butter Butler is holding a limited-time pop-up inside JR Tokyo Station through September 27, 2026, featuring a pop-up-exclusive new treat, Butter Kugelhopf (Orange), made with candied orange peel and a lemon glaze.
Ahead of Azur Lane's 9th anniversary in Japan, Cake.jp is releasing cake cans featuring 10 popular characters, each paired with an original coaster in the character's image color, starting August 7.
The patisserie Les Choux in Nishi-Kamakura is marking summer with two new treats — a nostalgic cream soda glass dessert and Été, a tropical cake blending coconut mousse with mango.
From August 5 to 26, 2026, Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel will fill its lobby and entrance with sunflowers for "HIMAWARI Week," including a special ice sculpture display on August 20 to mark the hotel's 35th opening anniversary, plus a limited-edition lemon cake sold for five days only.
ANA Holiday Inn Tokyo Bay will host the summer dessert buffet "SWEETS IN THE SKY" on the hotel's 28th-floor "Ocean Bloom" every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday from August 8 through September 27, 2026, pairing sky-and-canal views with sweets, light meals, and drinks.
Tea & Cocktail "Garden Lounge" at Hotel New Otani (Tokyo) is holding the one-month-limited "Super Sweets Buffet 2026 — Melon, Mango & Peach" from August 1 to 31, 2026, featuring shortcakes, glass desserts, and a wide range of savory dishes.
KYO HAYASHIYA, a long-established Uji tea shop founded in 1753, reopens its Kyoto store on August 1, 2026, with a white-toned interior redesign, the revival of its Sanjo-era black tea parfait, and new Kyoto-store-exclusive menus including Uji Matcha Mont Blanc Kakigori.
Shiseido Parlour is opening a pop-up shop at Atre Kichijoji's main building from July 30 to August 17, 2026, offering its signature Western confections, seasonal limited items, and retort pouch products that bring the restaurant's traditional flavors home.
From July 30 to September 22, 2026, Hotel New Otani Makuhari is offering a two-day, one-night "Night Pool & Afternoon Tea Stay" plan that pairs an evening at the outdoor "Shell Pool" with a melon, mango, and peach afternoon tea set at the 24th-floor Bay Court Café.
Handmade chiffon cake specialty shop This is CHIFFON CAKE. begins selling Frozen Summer Set, a limited-time online exclusive pairing a frozen melon chiffon cake with a tropical cassata sandwich, starting Monday, July 28, 2026.
Criollo is holding a "Tropical Fair" from August 1 to August 31, 2026, at its main store, Nakameguro store, and Azabudai Hills store, featuring a tropical version of its most popular cheesecake alongside mango, passion fruit, and coconut sweets for summer.
Uncle Rikuro's Cheesecake marks its 70th anniversary with an expanded reopening of the Plus Store at Daimaru Umeda on July 21, plus a six-day Founding Festival featuring the classic Gunbai Ozeki treat, new sweets, and a look back at the brand's history.
Cafe "Toastina" at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel hosts a Hawaiian-themed "Tropical Sweets & Bakery" fair from August 1 to 31, 2026, featuring tropical parfaits and tarts, a sweets box, an afternoon tea, and a weekly Friday sweets buffet.
Starting August 1, 2026, Bar & Dining CLOUDS on the 35th floor of Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk is offering "After 8," a nighttime afternoon tea paired with Fukuoka's glittering skyline, featuring a sweets wagon, three kinds of snacks, and a choice of cocktail, mocktail, or sparkling wine for ¥3,500 per person.
Fujiya is teaming up with the globally loved Minions for its first-ever collaboration, rolling out banana-themed cookies, candy, chocolate, and cakes inspired by the characters' playful world from July through August 2026.
Starting July 21, 2026, the Mr. CHEESECAKE store at GRANSTA TOKYO is bringing back its "Mr. CHEESECAKE Petit Classic with Mango," a rich Classic cheesecake topped with mango, available exclusively at the GRANSTA TOKYO location.
Japanese-pear specialty sweets brand Nashiré opens reservations on July 4, 2026 (Pear Day) for a two-layer Rifu pear cheesecake gift supervised by Michelin-starred Omotesando dessert shop EMMÉ. Only 28 whole cakes will be made in 2026, with part of the proceeds supporting regional initiatives in Miyagi Prefecture.
KingFarmCafe in Aichi Prefecture introduces Frozen Baum Setouchi Lemon, a summer-only baumkuchen meant to be enjoyed straight from the freezer, balancing citrus tartness with white chocolate in both whole-cake and mini gift formats.
From July 15 to September 15, 2026, Anniversaire Café Omotesando is holding its "ANNIVERSAIRE SUMMER 2026" fair, featuring a peach-themed "Bijou" sweets collection by day and a cocktail-driven Summer Night Edition menu by night.
Tea & Cocktail "Garden Lounge" at Hotel New Otani (Tokyo) is serving a one-month-limited afternoon tea set built around strawberry, melon, and mango, available through July 31, 2026, at ¥8,200 per person.
All Day Dining SATSUKI at Hotel New Otani Makuhari hosts the Super Sweets Buffet 2026 on summer weekends and holidays from July 4 to August 30, 2026, with July's lineup built around strawberry, melon, and mango, featuring three types of shortcake and all-you-can-eat Napoleon pie.
Yokohama's beloved shumai maker Kiyoken adds two new official GREEN×EXPO 2027 licensed items - a pork-free vacuum-packed tuna shumai and a brown sugar pineapple cake - both arriving July 3, 2026.
Starting July 3, the standalone patisserie Les Choux in Nishi-Kamakura is rolling out a Tanabata-themed glass dessert, followed by a peach shortcake and a peach and Earl Grey tart, all available for a limited time this summer.
A new frozen baked cheesecake supervised by cheese tart specialty store PABLO layers smooth cheesecake with a hidden apricot sauce, arriving through a collaboration with Adelie Co., Ltd. The online-exclusive treat is available now at a gift specialty shop and other online gift retailers for 2,600 yen (tax included) per box of six.
From July 1 to August 31, 2026, Freshly Baked Cheese Tart Specialty Store PABLO's Shinsaibashi flagship store will offer two new limited-edition PABLO mini cheese tarts — Caramel Banana and Fragrant Yuzu — each capturing a distinct summer flavor.
Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store's B1F Depachika Sweets & Gift section is offering a limited-time lineup of Tanabata-themed wagashi, jelly, and cakes through July 7, 2026, featuring refreshing flavors and photogenic designs inspired by the Milky Way and starry summer sky.
SURFEEL HOTEL WAKKANAI in Hokkaido has begun selling a new summer-only sweet, the Yubari Melon Shortcake, generously filled with Hokkaido's signature Yubari melon.
From July 3, SUSHIRO Cafe revives its annual collaboration with Kyoto's 190-year-old tea purveyor Morihan, launching a Matcha Crème Brûlée Rare Cheesecake supervised by one of Japan's leading tea masters and torched to order for a crackly caramelized top at SUSHIRO locations nationwide.
Time Out Market Osaka in Grand Green Osaka is hosting two summer-only sweets pop-ups this July, featuring The Westin Osaka's new "Onikuri Chiffon" chiffon cake and "Canele to, Shaved Ice.," a seasonal brand from canelé specialty shop "Canele to," that pairs freshly baked canelé with seasonal shaved ice.
Hotel New Otani (Tokyo, Makuhari, and Osaka) is hosting a one-month limited Strawberry, Melon & Mango Sweets Fair from July 1 to 31, 2026, featuring a sweets buffet, afternoon tea, and a range of seasonal shortcakes and desserts.
Kamakura-born chocolate brand MAISON CACAO is releasing the seventh edition of its monthly terroir chocolate series on July 1, 2026, featuring Colombian cacao paired with black sugar from Hateruma Island, Okinawa, in a limited run of 800 individually numbered boxes wrapped in artisan washi paper from the Nao Handmade Washi workshop.
Ginza Wako Annex introduces a summer lineup of new sweets including a limited-edition Premier Mango cake, frozen parfait assortment, Shimizu Hakutou compote jelly, and drinkable fruit jelly.
Tokyo Dome Hotel is holding a hands-on fruit shortcake baking class for elementary school children on August 12 and 13, 2026, guided by Chef de Pâtissier Kenji Nagashima, with a creative glass cake upcycling activity and a Kids Chef Certificate for every participant.
Starting July 1, 2026, Kamakura Wich introduces a passion fruit and pineapple seasonal flavor, a discounted summer shipping campaign, and a new store opening at Cubic Plaza Shin-Yokohama.
Starting July 17, 2026, GENDY in Ginza will offer The Premium Bitter Caramel Madeleine in limited daily quantities, with reservations opening at the store from June 26.
Fukuoka-based sweets brand Melting Pot Harapecolab Co., Ltd. is releasing a July limited-edition ruby-themed ice tart and kohakuto candy starting June 25, 2026 at noon, exclusively through their online store.
Hotel Granvia Wakayama's 1st-floor cafe "Hotels Cafe Password" is hosting a cake buffet on July 18 and 19, 2026, featuring an all-you-can-eat spread of cakes and soft-serve ice cream made by the hotel's own patissiers.
Hotel Metropolitan Edmont's bread and sweets shop "Patisserie Edmont" will offer two new summer cakes and three new breads for a limited time from July 1 to August 31, 2026.
The popular I LOVE CUSTARD CAKE from the custard sweets specialty shop I LOVE CUSTARD NEUFNEUF is getting a cool summer-themed limited-edition package, available from June 22, 2026, at the Hakata Deitos and Fukuoka Airport stores.
Ivorish, the French toast specialty brand, is releasing the new French Toast Tart from June 21, 2026, available at its Shibuya, Haneda Airport, and Hakata Hankyu stores.
Taiwanese heritage confectionery brand KAISHII and popular character Mochimeow collaborate on a limited-edition lychee cake, available exclusively at the Seibu Shibuya summer event from July 1 to August 3, 2026.
Kamakura Prince Hotel's collaborative "Enoden Cake" returns in a summer edition featuring mango and melon, available from July 8 to September 23, 2026, at the Ajisai Lounge on the 3rd floor of the hotel.
Japanese confectionery brand Colomban introduces a lineup of refreshing cold desserts and a roll cake for summer 2026, available at select shops and salons from June 18.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari's Rilakkuma collaboration sweets buffet, running through June 30, 2026, now includes a new anniversary cake plate option — a great choice for celebrating birthdays and special occasions with a personalized touch.
New merchandise inspired by Hagrid's iconic pink birthday cake from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone goes on sale on June 8, 2026, along with a miniature birthday cake at the Frog Cafe from July 18.
The sweets shop Les Choux, nestled in the seaside town of Nishi-Kamakura, is launching two seasonal treats for early summer — a tropical mango and passion fruit glass dessert and a limited-edition Father's Day cream puff.
PATISSERIE THE HÉREN, known for its crispy-outside-chewy-inside Baumkuchen that has claimed top honors at Japan's largest Baumkuchen event multiple times, is setting up a pop-up at Daimaru Kobe's basement floor from June 3 to June 9, 2026.
BASE FOOD's BASE Pound Cake series expands with its second flavor — a caramel pound cake featuring walnut paste, delivering 33 essential daily nutrients in just 187 kcal per bag.
The seasonal Lemon Cake from Toshi Yoroizuka — a soft, moist sponge with a tangy-sweet lemon flavor and crunchy icing — is back at all three store locations from June 26.
Starting June 1, Buttery and Buttery Cafe in Nagoya are offering a seasonal Mango Mille Crepe made with French AOP fermented butter and rich mango, available in limited quantities daily.
Two limited-time Japanese-Western fusion sweets — a black sugar syrup tiramisu cake and a chunky red bean paste double choux cream — are coming to Fujiya Patisseries across Japan from June 12, 2026, to mark Fujiya Milky's 75th anniversary and Wagashi Day on June 16.
Patisserie SATSUKI at Hotel New Otani Tokyo is offering a lineup of four matcha sweets, from a castella shortcake layered with black sugar bean paste to a rich and bittersweet matcha pie.
Otaru Western Confectionery LeTAO's official online shop is releasing four new summer sweets starting June 2, 2026, including melon-infused desserts and a tropical fruit tart crafted with Hokkaido ingredients.
Ginza Cozy Corner is releasing five limited-edition collaboration sweets with ADERIA Retro, featuring retro-cute designs including a Zoo Mate design tin and a pair set limited BOX, available from June 5, 2026.
Inspired by Lotte's long-selling Suika Bar ice cream, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, Pasco is releasing a fluffy soufflé cake with a two-tone watermelon design—available for just one month starting June 1, 2026.
Mr. CHEESECAKE is launching a new café mocha-inspired roll cake on the Roll Cake Day, June 6, 2026, for one day only via its official online store.
The Japanese patisserie Toshi Yoroizuka has introduced a limited-edition pound cake featuring caramel and banana-infused dough paired with brandy-soaked dried banana — also a great pick for Father's Day gifting.
Butter Butler's popular summer treat, the Butter Lemon Cake, is back for 2026 with a refined recipe. Made with New Zealand cultured butter and Setouchi lemon peel, it's available from June 1 at stores including NEWoMan Shinjuku, Lumine Shinjuku, and Ecute Edition Shibuya.
Three sweet brands have arrived at Daimaru Tokyo, directly connected to Tokyo Station — including the first appearance of "Cheese is...", a brand devoted to exploring the endless possibilities of cheese.
La Mora pastry shop at Royal Pines Hotel Urawa is selling a special Father's Day cake featuring bitter chocolate and caramel chocolate mousse, available for pickup June 16–21, 2026. Reservations open from May 27, and must be made at least 3 days in advance.
Born from customer requests to revive a discontinued matcha financier, Kotobuki Koujyuan's new matcha butter cake "Chachitsuteto" combines Uji matcha with 100% fermented butter for a moist, rich flavor. Going on sale from June 1, 2026 at Kintetsu Department Store Uehonmachi.
The handmade chiffon cake specialty shop This is CHIFFON CAKE. will hold a 7-day popup store at Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro from May 28 to June 3, 2026, featuring the popular Choco Mint Chiffon cake and online-exclusive products available to see in person.
Starting June 1, 2026, Beard Papa is releasing a new cream puff inspired by the beloved retro lemon cake — featuring Setouchi lemon fragrance, a fluffy new choux texture, and a mellow lemon custard cream filling.
Patisserie SATSUKI at Hotel New Otani Tokyo is holding a pop-up at Isetan Shinjuku B1F from May 20 to 26, 2026, offering an exclusive advance sale of the new Orange Soufflé Cheesecake along with other early summer sweets made with Iwaiizumi Yogurt from Iwate Prefecture.
Starting June 1, 2026, Sheraton Kagoshima will offer "SHERATON LOVELY," a three-layered sweet potato cake developed in its first-ever collaboration with Festibaro, a popular Kagoshima confectionery shop specializing in sweet potato sweets.
FLO Prestige is offering limited-edition peach tarts on their monthly "FLO Days" – days with 5, 6, or 7 in the date – throughout June, along with special prices on popular items such as smooth pudding, nut tartlets, and brown butter financiers.
GYPSO, a small takeout-only shop specializing in gluten-free rice flour chiffon cakes made without wheat or oil, opened in Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture in January 2026.
Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu's all-day dining "Café Tosca" will host a Thursday-only peach dessert buffet from July 2 through August 27, 2026, with reservations for July dates opening on June 1.
Japanese confectionery brand C³ (Sea Cube) has released a summer-limited "Baked Tiramisu Sio," bringing the trending "salt coffee" concept from Asia into a baked tiramisu format, available from April 25, 2026.
Tokyo patisserie Criollo is hosting a "Lemon Fair" from June 1 to July 31, 2026, across its three locations in Kotakemukaihara, Nakameguro, and Azabudai Hills, featuring a seasonal lineup of lemon-forward sweets crafted with a patisserie's refined touch.
From June 16 to September 15, 2026, the Fiorentina Pastry Boutique at Grand Hyatt Tokyo offers 16 seasonal creations including refreshing verrines, premium shortcakes, and assorted gift boxes featuring peach, Shine Muscat, and mango.
From June 1 to 30, 2026, Fujiya confectionery shops nationwide are teaming up with Sanrio's beloved character Pompompurin — celebrating the character's 30th anniversary with special sweets, merchandise, store decorations, and more.
Starting May 27, 2026, Cheese Garden is releasing the seasonal Goyotei Pineapple Cheesecake — a moist baked cheesecake that pairs tropical pineapple with rich, creamy cheese, available at all stores and online through early July.
Grand Hyatt Tokyo is serving a limited-time Pokémon-themed collaboration menu featuring a Flying Pikachu summer parfait, an all-yellow gourmet burger set, an anniversary mango cake, and assorted sweets, available from June 20 to August 31, 2026.
From May 27 to June 2, 2026, Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo will hold a one-week limited pop-up store at Ginza Mitsukoshi, bringing its beloved sweets, new limited cakes, and exclusive scones to Ginza for the very first time.
Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto is offering a limited-time stay plan featuring its train-themed concept room and a special Doctor Yellow chocolate cake created by the hotel's own pastry chefs, available from May 20 to September 30, 2026.
From June 1 to 30, 2026, Tokyo Dome Hotel's 1F Lobby Lounge "Garden Terrace" offers a fruit-laden anniversary cake crafted by the hotel's Chef de Pâtissier, with only 10 units available each day.
Cheese Garden is launching two seasonal limited-edition baked goods — Matcha Cheese Baum (Cut) and Cheese Baum Assort (Plain & Matcha) — at stores nationwide from May 20, 2026, marking the first Japanese-style flavor in the beloved Cheese Baum lineup.
Starting May 11, 2026, Ginza Cozy Corner will be offering a limited-time lineup of sweets featuring both red-flesh and green-flesh melons, including shortcakes, milk crepes, decoration cakes, and cream puffs, at fresh cake stores nationwide.
Mr. CHEESECAKE YOUR CITY, the traveling cheesecake pop-up, is opening at three locations across Japan in May 2026 — Saikaya Yokosuka Store, Iyotetsu Takashimaya, and Odakyu Machida Store — featuring a new Caramel Earl Grey flavor and a three-flavor assortment.
From May 9 to June 21, 2026, SATSUKI restaurant at Hotel New Otani Makuhari is hosting a weekend sweets buffet featuring strawberry, matcha, and mango-themed desserts alongside Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine.
From May 7 to June 30, 2026, Hotel New Otani (Tokyo, Makuhari, and Osaka) is hosting its first-ever sweets fair themed around strawberry, matcha, and mango, with special desserts served across the hotels' restaurants and bakeries.
Freshly baked custard apple pie shop RINGO is launching two summer-exclusive open-style fruit pies — one bursting with sweet mango and one topped with tangy cherry — starting May 15, 2026.
Okayama-based confectionery maker Sun Lavieen is launching two seasonal sweets — a Setouchi Lemon Waffle and a Setouchi Lemon Cake — at supermarkets nationwide from May to July 2026.
From May 1, 2026, THE THOUSAND KYOTO's café and bar "TEA AND BAR" will offer three seasonal cakes, plus a melon parfait limited to just 10 servings daily from May 29.
Starting May 1, 2026, PABLO's Shinsaibashi flagship store will offer the limited-edition PABLOmini Setouchi Lemon — a bite-sized cheese tart topped with refreshing lemon jelly made from Setouchi-grown lemons, available for two months only.
Tokyo-based premium sweets brand BLANCA is bringing its signature charred crepe and Basque cheesecake to Taipei, Taiwan, with a limited-time pop-up at the Regent Taipei from May 5 to May 31, 2026.
Morozof's rich and creamy "Cream Rich Cheesecake," first launched in 2024 to celebrate the 55th anniversary of its beloved Cream Cheese Cake, is returning for a limited run from May 1 through late July at fresh confectionery stores nationwide.
A limited-edition "CANDEO HOTELS Original Rum-Infused Adult Dojima Tiramisu Roll" is now available at THE C's SKY CAFE on the 17th floor of CANDEO HOTELS OSAKA THE TOWER, created through a collaboration between CANDEO HOTELS and Dojima Roll maker Mon cher.
Starting May 1, 2026, the Cake & Bakery Shop at Hotel Metropolitan Ikebukuro is introducing new sweets and breads, including a fresh chilled mango danish, a returning raspberry basque cheesecake, and new seasonal breads.
Salt sweets brand SALTRA, normally exclusive to Hanshin Umeda Main Store in Osaka, is holding a limited online sale through May 30, 2026, making its products available to order from anywhere.
The Maple Mania is heading to ecute Omiya (April 20–May 6) and ecute Shinagawa (April 23–May 10) for limited-time Golden Week pop-ups, featuring the award-winning Maple Butter Cookie and two event-exclusive maple and rum sweets.
GODIVA is expanding its ice cake lineup to approximately 100 stores nationwide and launching two new products—the "GODIVA Chocola Cheesecake" and the "Chocolat Orange"—from April 13, 2026.
Fukuoka-based creative food brand Harapecolab is restocking its April Diamond Birthstone Tart, which sold out instantly on its previous release. Only 20 units are available, starting April 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
Starting April 22, 2026, BAKE CHEESE TART is launching a limited-time "Freshly Baked Tart Mango Cheese" exclusively at its Osaka Takashimaya location, featuring generous chunks of mango combined with a refreshing cheese mousse.
Taiwan castella specialty shop Tailaku Tangao (台楽蛋糕) is running a limited-time pop-up at Sotetsu Life near Mitsukyo Station from April 7 to 13, 2026, offering six premium flavors, half-and-half sets, and more.
From April 16, 2026, Japanese patisserie Colombin is offering four new matcha-themed cakes for a limited period, including a matcha butter cream cake and a matcha Bavarian cream dessert.
Français Omotesando Flagship Store is introducing a new weekend-limited dessert featuring 144 layers of flaky pastry, vanilla cream, and fresh green melon, available Saturdays and Sundays from April 4 through May 31, 2026.
Fujiya pastry shops are collaborating with Sanrio's 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking event, offering voting cards with every ¥550 purchase of Sanrio Characters collaboration products from April 9 to May 24, 2026.
From April 1, 2026, Hotel Metropolitan's Cake & Bakery Shop in Ikebukuro is refreshing its beloved Suica Penguin Cake and Suica Penguin Pudding with brand-new flavors, available daily in limited quantities.
The fourth entry in Wako Annex's flagship Premier cake series arrives on April 1, 2026. The "Premier Fromage Fleur Blanche" layers four types of cheese and free-range eggs into a delicate, flower-inspired creation priced at ¥3,996.
Bar & Dining CLOUDS on the 35th floor of Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk is hosting a themed afternoon tea from May 1 to June 30, 2026, showcasing beloved classic sweets given a fresh, contemporary spin.
Starting April 1, 2026, the flagship hotel at Phoenix Seagaia Resort in Miyazaki will release the third installment of its popular "Jewel Angel" gemstone sweets series, with only 30 pieces available each month.
Baumkuchen Expo 2026 runs at Daimaru Sapporo from April 15 to 20, 2026, bringing together approximately 300 varieties of baumkuchen from across Japan, with brand popup booths, a tasting bar, AI-baked fresh baumkuchen, hands-on baking experiences, and a nationwide popularity vote.
Butter Butler's popular seasonal treat returns to stores on March 27, 2026, combining fermented butter and Uji matcha in a refined financier.
Tart specialty shop Qui Fait Bon is releasing a seasonal tart showcasing "Amalin," Saitama Prefecture's award-winning brand strawberry, at its Aoyama and Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi locations from April 1 to 30, 2026.
Pastry Chef Koichi Sato presents four season-limited cakes featuring citrus, matcha, strawberry, and lemon, on sale from April 1, 2026.
The Baumkuchen Expo makes its second appearance at the Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin Store from April 1 to 6, 2026, bringing together more than 400 types of baumkuchen from across Japan, along with hands-on baking experiences and fun venue events.
The plant-based frozen meal brand BEYOND FREE has added a strawberry flavor to its popular Fluffy Roll Cake Soy Milk Cream series, available from March 18, 2026 in the online shop.
From April 1 to 26, the ecute Tachikawa station shopping concourse presents its first-ever "MOO More 乳Style" fair, featuring 26 dairy-themed sweets and savory dishes — including Tachikawa-exclusive new items from two newly arriving shops.
Fujiya Confectionery and Seiyogashiho Fujiya are rolling out a spring sakura sweet lineup for cherry blossom season, including a limited-run dome cake, a 20-layer mille crepe using Kanagawa-grown yaezakura, and classic treats like Peko-chan ningyoyaki with sakura an filling.
To mark its 100th anniversary, GODIVA is launching "Trésor – An Ice Cream Cake with Three Chocolates," created in collaboration with acclaimed French pastry chef and ice cream artisan Emmanuel Ryon. Available from April 13, 2026, via the GODIVA Online Shop.
A new original sweet using honey harvested from the hotel's own rooftop is coming to Sapporo Park Hotel starting April 1, 2026, pairing the richness of cheese with bright lemon acidity.
FamilyMart's popular PIERRE HERMÉ Anthology sweets series reaches its 4th installment, introducing a new Macaron Sand flavor, the series' first tart, and its first chilled drink — all available nationwide from March 17, 2026.
From May 1 to 10, 2026, the Fiorentina Pastry Boutique at Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi Hills will offer a special Mother's Day Sweets Collection featuring four elegant creations, including three new items.
Hotel Metropolitan's 1F Cake & Bakery Shop is offering a limited-edition Mother's Day cake called "Sweet Topiary," featuring a topiary-inspired dome design with fruits and cream chantilly. Pre-orders open April 6, 2026.
Specialty chocolate brand Minimal is releasing a spring-limited "Gateau Chocolat Soft -Lemon-" starting April 1, 2026, featuring tree-ripened lemons from Wakayama Prefecture's Zenbei Farm paired with fruity Peruvian cacao.
During the 2026 Golden Week period, the 1F Sweets & Bakery "Sui" at Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi will be selling a special lineup of adorable animal-themed sweets and bread to celebrate Children's Day.
The "Sweets Atelier" gift assortment, a collaboration series with PABLO cheese tart specialty store, is now available to purchase online. The set features four types of carefully crafted baked confections presented in PABLO's signature vibrant yellow packaging, with gift wrapping and noshi options available.
Tokyo-based specialty chocolate shop Minimal is launching a seasonal gateau chocolat featuring whole amanatsu mikan from Zenbee Farm in Wakayama, available from late March 2026 at its online store and in-store locations.
Caffarel, a historic Italian chocolate brand founded in Turin in 1826, is opening a new store at the Daimaru Kobe department store on Wednesday, March 18. The brand — originator of the beloved Gianduja chocolate — will bring fresh cakes exclusively available outside its Kitano main shop, along with special 200th anniversary commemorative items.
Starting March 14, 2026, Ducky Duck and select affiliated shops will be serving a seasonal tart featuring premium Kagoshima-grown dekopon citrus paired with rich mascarpone cream.
Nojiri Keiku Kusa to Hana, a natural sweets shop in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, held a two-day anniversary festival on March 7 and 8, 2026, drawing crowds from across Japan with limited-edition cakes, organic produce, and freshly steamed sake manju.
THE chocola, a Nagoya gateau chocolat shop where customers line up before opening and stock sells out by late morning, is overhauling its pop-up event sales style starting March 2026 — limiting quantities to roughly one-quarter of past levels so every piece reaches customers in the best possible condition.
The milk sweets brand Asagiri Milk is adding a new fluffy soufflé cheesecake to its lineup starting March 15, 2026, available at stores in Tokyo, Osaka, and Hiroshima.
Sogo Yokohama is offering a curated lineup of cherry blossom-themed Japanese and Western sweets, cafe desserts, and spring lifestyle goods through March 31, 2026, letting visitors get a head start on the sakura season.
ZelkovA Cake Boutique at The Strings Omotesando is releasing a limited-edition Spring Easter Gimmick Cake from April 1 to 12, 2026. When sliced, pastel-colored dragees spill out for a photogenic and joyful surprise.
Harapecolab's stunning March birthstone ice tart, featuring aquamarine-shaped kohakuto candy arranged like a real mineral, sold out in under 10 minutes at its February launch. A limited resale of 20 units opens at 12:00 PM on March 6, 2026.
PÂTISSERIE PINÈDE is releasing two limited-edition spring sweets from April 1, 2026 — a new "Strawberry Charlotte" featuring fresh domestic strawberries and vanilla mousse, plus a strawberry version of their popular crepe wrap.
Starting March 6, 2026, Baskin-Robbins 31 is releasing the Sanrio Characters Palette 4, a palette-style ice cream cake featuring Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, and Kuromi in a charming ice cream parlor theme.
A beautiful all-edible sweet gift box adorned with crimson roses is available at Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel's Pastry Shop from March 7 to 14, 2026, limited to just 10 pieces.
The Sky Lounge Top of Prince on the 28th floor of Sapporo Prince Hotel is serving the second in its strawberry afternoon tea series, "RUBY MOMENTS," featuring ruby-red strawberries and chocolate from March 15 to May 14, 2026.
From May 1 to June 30, 2026, Westin Hotel Tokyo's international restaurant The Terrace will hold a weekday-only matcha dessert buffet featuring about 20 varieties made with premium matcha from Uji, Kyoto and Nishio, Aichi.
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, GODIVA is launching the limited "Passion de la Lune" cake at ATELIER de GODIVA locations in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Fukuoka from March 4, 2026.
From March 2 to May 1, 2026 (Monday–Friday, excluding March 20), Maihama View Hotel by HULIC is hosting a seasonal "Strawberry Afternoon Tea" featuring strawberry and cherry blossom sweets, savory dishes, and a soft drink bar. A lighter "Strawberry Dessert Stand" option is also on offer.
George Steuart Tea is hosting a two-day tea tasting event at Three Tiers, one of Tokyo's top British pastry salons, on March 14–15, 2026. Led by a tea instructor, the 90-minute sessions include tastings of five or more tea varieties and a pairing with Three Tiers' celebrated carrot cake.
Now on Cheese♪, a specialty shop offering an array of cheese-based sweets, will hold a limited-time pop-up at Fukuoka Mitsukoshi from March 4 to March 16, 2026, making it the shop's first-ever appearance in Fukuoka.
From March 4 to 17, 2026, Now on Cheese♪ — a specialty shop known for its rich cheese-based sweets — will be open for a limited time in the basement of Matsuzakaya Nagoya's main building, offering a selection of treats that make perfect souvenirs and gifts.
Freshly baked cheese tart shop PABLO is launching a new limited-edition "Caramel Nuts Cheese Tart" at its Shinsaibashi Main Store from March 1 to April 30, 2026, featuring three types of nuts and a bitter caramel sauce, priced at 1,280 yen.
THE CAMPANELLA TOKYO is bringing its popular Fresh Tart Caramel to the Kanto region for the first time, with limited-period pop-up stores opening at GranSta Tokyo and Ecute Shinagawa.
Starting March 1, 2026, the Mr. CHEESECAKE store at GRANSTA TOKYO is launching a limited-edition "Mr. CHEESECAKE Petit Classic with Berry," a sweet-and-tangy twist on the brand's signature Classic cheesecake, available exclusively at the GRANSTA TOKYO location.
From March 4 to 14, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's food floors present a lineup of spring-inspired sweets, including Hankyu-exclusive flower-motif cakes crafted by skilled artisans, seasonal baked goods, and limited-time guest brands for White Day 2026.
Seaside Hotel Maiko Villa Kobe is launching its "Berry & Berry Afternoon Tea," a seasonal Kiyomi orange shortcake, a Hinamatsuri strawberry roll, and natural-yeast artisan breads starting March 1, 2026.
Sweets Paradise is holding its spring-limited "Strawberry Fair" from March 4, 2026, featuring a lineup of strawberry-themed sweets, an in-house contest-winning cake, and seasonal food items available at all buffet courses.
Okamedo, a wagashi shop with over 70 years of history in Toyohashi, Aichi, has teamed up with Okawa Beekeeping, a third-generation beekeeper in Tahara City, to create a spring-only dessert featuring rare rapeseed honey.
The fan-favorite strawberry cheese tart from BAKE CHEESE TART is back for spring 2026 with an upgraded recipe. The new spring release packs even more Fukuoka amaou strawberry flavor, with strawberry jam folded into the cheese mousse and layered on top for a rich taste that lingers to the very last bite.
Lounge 3-60 at InterContinental Hotel Osaka is serving a limited-time Graduation Cake Set from March 2 to March 30, 2026, featuring a cherry blossom mousse and rosé champagne-flavored cake — a sweet way to mark the season of new beginnings.
Starting February 21st, 2026, I LOVE CUSTARD NEUFNEUF introduces a new limited-edition custard cake featuring Fukuoka's premium Amaou strawberries, available exclusively at Hakata locations.
THE THOUSAND KYOTO will offer four limited-time spring sweets, including strawberry and cherry blossom cakes, at its TEA AND BAR café from March 1 to April 30, 2026.
The popular confectionery brand Français, known for its fruit millefeuille, will open a limited-time pop-up shop inside JR Shinjuku Station at NEWoMan from February 24 to March 15, 2026.
Criollo patisserie launches a cherry blossom-themed sweets collection at three Tokyo locations from March 1st. The lineup features new sakura mont blanc and other seasonal treats.
The Royal Pines Hotel Urawa pastry shop La Mora will offer a special Hinamatsuri cake from February 28 to March 3, 2026. Reservations open February 17.
From March 28 to April 5, 2026, HOTEL NEW GRAND will sell two varieties of fish-shaped French traditional pastries "Poisson d'Avril" at Coffee House "The Cafe."
On February 17th, Shiseido Parlour, a historic confectionery shop from Tokyo's Ginza, opened at Daimaru Kobe Store. The shop brings over a century of Western confectionery tradition to Kobe, with exclusive Ginza flagship store items available for a limited time through March 3rd.
Hotel Metropolitan's Cake & Bakery Shop introduces the adorable "Ikechan Cake," inspired by the IKEBUS mascot character, now certified as one of Toshima Ward's official tourism souvenirs.
La Boutique de Joël Robuchon introduces two delightful cherry blossom-themed petit gâteaux for spring 2026. The new Bear Choux Sakura and returning favorite Sakura Mousse are available at select locations from February 15th to early April.
GINZA Cozy Corner releases limited-edition White Day baked goods featuring exclusive SANRIO CHARACTERS designs. Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, My Melody, and Kuromi enjoy a charming tea party on boxes, tins, and pouches filled with cookies and madeleines.
Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo will offer exclusive White Day desserts from March 7 to 15, 2026. The limited-edition White Chocolate and Berry Mousse and White Chocolate and Raspberry Cream Puff celebrate the season with elegant white confections.
Popular seasonal mont blanc desserts return to PÂTISSERIE PINÈDE from March 1st. The lineup features two spring-themed flavors – Strawberry & Sakura Mont Blanc adorned with domestic strawberries, and Sakura Mini Mont Blanc with delicate cherry blossom fragrance, both available for a limited time through April 30th.
Melting Pot Harapecolab announces the re-launch of their limited-edition "Jewel Cassata ~Chocolat Orange~" ice cake. This stunning dessert features a rich chocolate cream with dark chocolate pieces and fragrant orange peel, topped with gemstone-like kohakutou confections. Available January 14 to around March 2026 at their online store and Fukuoka location.
Ginza Tairaku Tanggao, known for fluffy Taiwanese castella made with authentic methods and premium Japanese ingredients, opens a pop-up shop at Mito Keisei Department Store from February 6 to 12, 2026.
Tart specialist Qu'il fait bon celebrates spring with a brand-new SAKURA Fair featuring three limited-edition tarts, baked goods, sakura-pink shopping bags, and exclusive gift cards at all 12 locations from February 19 to April 14, 2026.
PATISSERIE TOOTH TOOTH in Kobe launches a spring collection of strawberry and flower-themed sweets and drinks, including afternoon tea sets, parfaits, crepes, and floral beverages from February 19, 2026.
Hotel New Otani Osaka's legendary strawberry buffet concludes its 2026 season with a stunning finale. From April 1-28, enjoy an enchanting collection of sweets combining strawberries, cherry blossoms, and matcha in this special spring celebration.
The Strawberry & White Chocolate Sweets Buffet features over 30 items including shortcakes, strawberry pies, and seasonal spring dishes at Chef's Palette from March 14 to May 15, 2026.
Shukurei Co., Ltd. has launched "The Master Seasonal Edition Pearl Blue," a limited-time special package featuring three popular baked confections at THE MASTER by Butter Butler locations.
Aloft Tokyo Ginza launches the second edition of its popular Strawberry Harvest Festival from March 1 to May 31, 2026, featuring unlimited fresh strawberries and a new hands-on shortcake customization experience.
toroa, the premium sweets brand crowned as the overall No.1 winner at the Best Mail-Order Grand Prize 2022, has released a bite-sized set featuring both their signature cheesecake and gateau chocolat.
Hotel Granvia Wakayama will launch a new strawberry dessert plate featuring Wakayama's original "Marihime" strawberries. Six different strawberry-themed sweets will be available starting February 1, 2026, at the hotel's café.
THE LAB NAGOYA, the gateau chocolat specialty store that opened in SAKUMACHI Shopping Street in July 2024, is releasing new single-size products after a year and a half in business. Following customer requests for smaller sizes, the highly sought-after Nagoya souvenir expands its lineup.
A new PABLO mini Opera cheese tart launches on February 1st, 2026, at PABLO's Shinsaibashi flagship store. This elegant cheese tart combines smooth cream, bittersweet chocolate coating, and freeze-dried strawberries for a refined adult flavor.
Premium sweets brand toroa introduces special birthday edition sets featuring their award-winning Toro Nama Cheesecake and rich Toro Nama Gateau Chocolat, now available with celebratory sleeves at their official online shop.
Anniversary cake pre-order site now accepting reservations for special Hinamatsuri-themed cakes. Limited-time strawberry shortcake and milk chocolate cake with festive designs available until February 26, 2026.
Hotel New Otani's patisserie introduces a unique shortcake combining Hakata amaou strawberries with traditional castella sponge, available through March 31, 2026.
Grand Hyatt Tokyo's Fiorentina Pastry Boutique presents a limited-time sakura collection from March 15 to April 15, 2026, featuring six new cherry blossom sweets and two sakura anpan varieties.
Tante Annie introduces Souffle Kaas, a new light and fluffy cheesecake featuring French cheese and Gouda cheese powder. Available from February 1, 2026, at Huis Ten Bosch and Nagasaki Station locations.
From February 1 to 28, 2026, Café & Books Bibliothèque and Pancake & Books Bibliothèque will serve a special Valentine's pancake combining rich Earl Grey chocolate mousse with fresh strawberries and orange sauce for a sophisticated seasonal treat.
FLO Prestige announces festive Hinamatsuri (Doll's Festival) limited sweets available from February 28 to March 3, 2026. The collection includes elegant strawberry decoration cakes, peach tarts, and petit cakes perfect for celebrating the traditional Japanese festival.
Morozoff Confectionery is releasing limited-edition chocolate sweets perfect for Valentine's Day. From rich chocolate pudding to elegant cakes, these treats are ideal for treating yourself or gifting to someone special.
From February 4, 2026, Pâtisserie PROUST debuts at Salon du Chocolat 2026 at Marui Imai Sapporo Main Store. Exclusive limited edition products supervised by PATISSIER eS KOYAMA will be available.
Seven-Eleven Japan introduces a delightful Valentine's lineup featuring Japanese and Western sweets themed around blissful texture chocolate, including collaborations with popular confectionery brands.
Sumida Bakers Market 2026, featuring chocolate baked goods and bread from 43 stores, will be held at Olinas Kinshicho from February 13 to 15. Enjoy special chocolate-themed menus from popular bakeries and small-scale artisan shops, along with food trucks and icing cookie workshops.
Hotel Nikko Tachikawa Tokyo will offer a special three-layer Hinamatsuri cake from February 21 to March 3, 2026, with reservations starting January 29. The cake features strawberry and matcha sponge layers with fresh cream and Japanese strawberries.
The delicious strawberry season has begun. Seibu Shibuya's food hall features limited-time strawberry sweets, fruit sandwiches, mochi, and Valentine's chocolate treats throughout February.
Teiregi no Yu, a hot spring facility in Matsuyama City, has started offering sweets from the beloved Hibi Cafe, including their signature gluten-free cheesecake and artisan baked goods.
This is CHIFFON CAKE. brings back the popular Choco Mint Chiffon cake in limited quantities starting January 26, 2026, just in time for Chocolate Mint Day on February 19.
Hotel New Otani Tokyo's Patisserie SATSUKI unveils its Valentine 2026 collection, featuring shareable desserts perfect for celebrating with loved ones, from classic treats to exclusive collaborations.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari's Pâtisserie SATSUKI offers an exquisite Valentine's collection featuring collaboration bonbons with Pierre Hermé Paris, Super Series chocolate desserts, and Chiba-inspired treats from February 1-14, 2026.
The popular collaboration cake between Ginza Cozy Corner and Lotte returns from January 30th with an enhanced recipe featuring fresh berries on top.
Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Iidabashi introduces three exclusive White Day sweets from March 1 to 14, 2026, including brownies, macarons, and a special White Box pastry.
Harapecolab's popular birthstone-themed ice cake returns for February 2026. The limited-edition Birthstone Tart - February Amethyst features hand-carved agar candy resembling the purple gemstone, layered over ricotta cassata cream with pistachios, cashews, Belgian chocolate, and raspberry accents.
Lake Biwa Hotel introduces two limited-edition sweets for the romantic season, showcasing Shiga-grown Omi Raspberries and premium Yamada Farm cream, available from February 6 to March 15, 2026.
Grand Hyatt Tokyo presents special menus at Fiorentina Pastry Boutique and French Kitchen from March 1-8, 2026, featuring mimosa-inspired cuisine and desserts to promote women's empowerment and gender equality.
Amid rising prices and growing thrift consciousness, Daimaru Tokyo presents three Valentine's categories for 2026. Discover reward chocolates, snack chocolates, and luxury cakes running from January 21 to February 15.
The chocolate specialty shop BEL AMER introduces a collection of limited-edition Valentine's cakes, including individual-sized petit gâteaux and shareable entremets, all showcasing rich chocolate flavors and elegant heart motifs.
From January 23rd, Colomban debuts retro Showa-era cakes, followed by the 5th National Strawberry Championship featuring premium strawberries from across Japan at Keio CHOCOLATE MARKET.
The popular Harapeko Cheesecake by Azumino Kochouan received the Excellence Award in the Sweets Division at the prestigious Bento & Deli Grand Prix 2026, selected from over 15,000 entries.
Shiseido Parlour launches a special spring cheesecake collection featuring sakura, plain, and matcha flavors. Available from February 15, 2025 while supplies last.
Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel introduces a new anniversary stay plan featuring handcrafted cakes by hotel patissiers and 12:00 PM late checkout, perfect for celebrating special occasions.
Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo introduces the "Valentine Purple White Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake" for a limited time from February 7 to 14, 2026. This elegant purple-hued cake features organic ingredients and edible flowers, perfect for Valentine's Day celebrations.
Discover premium handcrafted pound cakes made with 100% Japanese fermented butter at TANGRAM's pop-up shop in Kinshicho Marui, Tokyo, running January 18 to 24, 2026.
Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka launches a Strawberry Fair at Gourmet Boutique Melissa, featuring 10 varieties of strawberry cakes and breads available from January 10 to April 14, 2026.
Starting January 16, 2026, BAKE INC.'s popular brands PRESS BUTTER SAND, caica, and TeaDrop. will showcase exclusive chocolate sweets at the "2026 Amour du Chocolat" festival at JR Nagoya Takashimaya, featuring special limited-edition items available only at this event.
Excelsior Caffe introduces two innovative desserts this January. Starting January 15, enjoy the "Crispy Chocolate Caramel Tiramisu" with a unique crackable chocolate top. From January 29, savor the "Triple-Layer Gateau Chocolat with Citrus," featuring Grand Marnier and three distinct chocolate layers.
Hilton Yokohama presents a strawberry sweets buffet at Allday Dining Parade from February 1 to March 31, 2026. Featuring five types of whole strawberry cakes, chocolate fountain, and multiple strawberry varieties for tasting.
Patisserie KINEEL Kyoto introduces three luxurious new chocolate sweets for Valentine's Day 2026, including Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Ruffle Almond Chocolate, and KINEEL Truffles in three flavors.
PATISSERIE TOOTH TOOTH, a Kobe-based confectionery shop, introduces its Chocolat Collection 2026 featuring chocolate sweets perfect for the upcoming Valentine's season, available from January 15, 2026.
Starting January 9, 2026, THE MASTER by Butter Butler will release a limited-edition Butter Brownie featuring premium 60DAYS Chocolate and New Zealand grass-fed butter.
Mr. CHEESECAKE launches six special Valentine's products for 2026, including the chocolate-inspired BASQUE CHEESECAKE Cacao and Cafe Mocha flavor, available from January 17th at permanent stores and nationwide pop-up locations.
CÉ LA VI TOKYO at Shibuya Tokyu Plaza debuts a winter-limited dessert buffet featuring 14 varieties of strawberry and chocolate sweets, paired with lunch courses and free-flow beverages from January 15th to March 31st, 2026.
Starting January 10, 2026, Sweets Paradise introduces an all-you-can-eat brand strawberry course featuring premium strawberries shipped directly from contracted farms, plus unlimited strawberry tart and strawberry daifuku.
A seasonal specialty dessert returns to the Yokohama hotel for four days only, featuring large strawberries and mango wrapped in cream and sponge cake. The lucky direction for 2026 is south-southeast.
Nosh Co., Ltd. launches its nosh pâtisserie series on January 5, 2026, featuring three authentic desserts that balance delicious taste with health-conscious nutrition - Fondant Chocolat, Double Cheesecake, and Tiramisu.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari launches its highly anticipated strawberry-themed buffet featuring premium Super Amaou shortcakes, fresh-made crepes, and over 260,000 satisfied guests since 2009.
Cafe comme ca launches a special cake featuring Kumamoto-grown Yūbeni strawberries to celebrate the fruit's 10th anniversary. The limited-edition cake will be available from January 16 to February 14, 2026.
Wako Annexe's Cake & Chocolate Shop introduces Premier Bijoux de fraise, a luxurious strawberry shortcake featuring premium Amaou strawberries, available from January 3 to March 31, 2026.
Confectionery maker Morozoff introduces limited-edition New Year sweets featuring the 2026 zodiac "Horse" design, including their signature Denmark Cream Cheesecake and other festive treats available from December 29, 2025 to January 3, 2026.
Shikishima Bread (Pasco) announces the release of Rich Fromage Pancake, featuring two layers of cheese cream that create a delightful contrast in flavor. The product will be available in six regions across Japan starting January 1, 2026.
Sheraton Grand Hotel Hiroshima presents a special sweets buffet combining sweet-tart strawberries and rich chocolate, featuring delightful cakes, parfaits, and welcome sweets from December 26, 2025 to February 15, 2026.
Hotel The Celestine Tokyo Shiba introduces a limited-time parfait combining fresh seasonal strawberries with rich Basque cheesecake, available through January 31, 2026, at their first-floor café lounge.
A new winter-limited flavor joins DEMEL's popular Keks Sandwiches lineup, featuring praline cream with pecans, rum-soaked raisins, and chocolate drops sandwiched between aromatic chocolate sable cookies with hazelnuts and cacao nibs.
Isetan Shinjuku opens on January 2nd, 2026 with the JAPAN SENSES campaign, celebrating Japanese craftsmanship from tradition to pop culture. The event features New Year celebrations including a Kagami Biraki ceremony, artist collaborations, traditional folk toys, and exclusive shortcakes from 13 brands.
Blue Bottle Coffee launches a special LOVE DAY lineup featuring chocolate drinks, new desserts, cookies, and seasonal spring menu items at cafes across Japan starting January 15, 2026.
Seven-Eleven introduces a new Rich Chocola series featuring four chocolate-filled treats launching from December 16th. The lineup includes a Chocolate Whipped Croissant, Chocolate Brownie Pie, Chocolate Cream Donut, and Rich Chocolate Bar, all designed to satisfy winter chocolate cravings.
Colomban collaborates with popular character Fuku Fuku Nyanko for its 10th anniversary. Special menus and cakes featuring adorable cat characters will be available at Colomban Harajuku Salon and Colomban Harajuku from November 3rd, 2025.
From October 28 to November 3, 2025, the popular Taiwanese castella specialty store "Tairaku tangao" opens a limited-time pop-up at Tokyo Metro Ikebukuro Station Echika SWEETS BOX, offering authentic fluffy castella made with premium Japanese ingredients.
The innovative patisserie known for its signature "Zabuton Montblanc" will open at Daimaru Tokyo Station on October 29, 2025, bringing Kansai's artisanal sweets to the capital.
A new limited-time afternoon tea experience featuring autumn flavors opens at Courtyard by Marriott Nagoya. The "Mignardises Afternoon Tea" will be available at THE LOUNGE on the first floor from September 1 to November 30, 2025.
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Looking for a Kyoto itinerary beyond the usual temples? This 2-day trip covers Miyama's thatched-roof villages, Amanohashidate's famous sandbar, fresh seafood at Maizuru port, and the charming boat houses of Ine — all reachable from Kyoto Station by bus or car.
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