Tea Salon Pikake at Tokyo Prince Hotel (Shiba Koen, Minato, Tokyo) will serve the "Madobe no Ajisai Afternoon Tea" — a limited-time afternoon tea celebrating the rainy season — from Monday, May 11 to Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
Guests can enjoy a vibrant afternoon tea inspired by a hydrangea garden while gazing at the Hydrangea (a Western variety of ajisai) blooming just outside the large salon windows. The flowers are in season from late May through June, their large, round, ball-shaped clusters lending a bright and elegant atmosphere to the setting.
Overview
- Period: May 11 (Mon) – June 30 (Tue), 2026
- Venue: Tea Salon Pikake (1F), Tokyo Prince Hotel
- Hours: Two seatings — 11:30 AM–2:30 PM / 3:00 PM–6:00 PM
- Price: ¥6,800 per person (tax included; 13% service charge added at checkout)
- Reservations: Required by 3:00 PM the day before; limited to 5 groups per seating; maximum 3-hour stay
- Website: https://www.princehotels.co.jp/tokyo/plan/pikake/afternoontea.ajisai2026
- Inquiries: Restaurant Reservations TEL: 03-3432-1140 (10:00 AM–5:00 PM)
Menu
Upper Tier – Sweets
✿ Ajisai Panna Cotta
A smooth panna cotta topped with three-colored hydrangea-inspired jellies made from strawberry, butterfly pea, and blue curaçao.
✿ Ripple Jelly
A jelly designed to evoke ripples spreading across a water surface.
✿ Blueberry Rare Cheesecake
A rare cheesecake mousse layered on a sugar dough base, with a blueberry confit hidden at the center and finished in a glossy purple glaze.
✿ Ajisai Mont Blanc
A rich purple sweet potato mont blanc adorned with flowing hydrangea-inspired cream and a white chocolate snail motif — a playful touch befitting the rainy season.
Middle Tier – Sweets
✿ Ajisai Macaron
A blueberry and vanilla macaron sandwiching cassis and mascarpone cream, decorated on the surface with a hydrangea motif.
✿ Blueberry Tart
A tart base piped with a smooth cassis-flavored crème pâtissière, topped with fresh blueberries for a sweet-and-tart finish.
✿ Raindrop Lemon Jelly
A refreshing lemon-flavored jelly crafted to resemble glistening raindrops.
✿ Ajisai Chocolate Muffin
A chocolate muffin blooming with colorful hydrangea-inspired cream, with silver sugar used to express the shimmer of hydrangeas wet with rain.
Lower Tier – Savories
✿ Vichyssoise
A rich chilled potato soup scattered with crispy smoked salmon that resembles a red hydrangea in bloom.
✿ Fresh Spring Roll
Red cabbage, beets, and salad leaves marinated and wrapped with basil chicken in a fresh rice paper roll, with a satisfying crunchy texture.
✿ Open-Face Cream Cheese Sandwich
Styled like a flower garden, with a cucumber butterfly as the finishing detail.
✿ Two Scones (Plain & Blueberry)
Classic afternoon tea scones served separately, accompanied by clotted cream and blueberry jam.
Drinks
✿ Ajisai Magic Lemonade
A non-alcoholic drink featuring two beautiful layers of blue-purple and yellow that evoke a hydrangea in bloom. Stirring the drink turns it pink — a playful touch to accompany the early-summer mood, with a refreshing lemon tartness.
The tea salon's large windows look out onto the Western hydrangea (Hydrangea), known for its large, rounded blooms, at their best from late May through June.
Note: Prices include consumption tax; a 13% service charge will be added at checkout. Menu items are subject to change due to ingredient availability. Allergy information is available for the 8 designated allergens (shrimp, crab, walnuts, wheat, buckwheat, eggs, dairy, peanuts); please inform staff in advance if required. Photos are for illustrative purposes.
