A Mother's Day limited collection from VANILLABEANS, a Yokohama-based craft chocolate specialty store, goes on sale starting April 1, 2026. The highlight is the "Especial Set," a curated assortment featuring two new fruit tea-inspired flavors of the store's signature fresh chocolate cookie sandwich "Shochora," both made with locally sourced Kanagawa Prefecture ingredients. The collection is available online first, with physical stores joining from April 16.
Mother's Day Limited Sweets Gift
Especial Set – 4-piece / 8-piece
- Price: 4-piece ¥1,987 (tax included) / 8-piece ¥3,974 (tax included)
This Mother's Day assortment brings together the store's flagship "Shochora" (fresh chocolate cookie sandwich) and "Paritoro" (a three-layer rich chocolate cake). Two new fruit tea-inspired Shochora flavors — "Strawberry Tea" and "Peach Tea" — make their debut, both using locally sourced Kanagawa ingredients. Debuting in the Paritoro format for the first time is "Rich Milk," featuring the same milk chocolate ganache as the best-selling Shochora Rich Milk. The set works well both as a Mother's Day gift and as a Golden Week souvenir.
Contents: Shochora Strawberry Tea (new), Shochora Peach Tea (new), Shochora Rich Milk, Paritoro Rich Milk (new)
- 4-piece: one of each / 8-piece: two of each
Sales Period:
- Online shop: April 1, 2026 (Wed) 10:00 AM – May 11, 2026 (Mon) 10:00 AM
- Physical stores: April 16, 2026 (Thu) – May 13, 2026 (Wed)
Limited quantities; available while supplies last.
Online shop (phone orders not accepted): Official website, Rakuten Ichiba, Yahoo! Shopping (from April 1 onward in stages), Amazon Store (from April 15, 2:00 PM onward)
Physical stores – 4-piece set: Minato Mirai flagship store, Kawasaki, Roastery Hammerhead, Bayside, Roastery Tokyo, Terrace Mall Shonan, Shin-Yokohama, LaLaport Ebina, Yokohama Takashimaya
Physical stores – 8-piece set: Minato Mirai flagship store, Roastery Hammerhead
Locally Sourced Ingredients
VANILLABEANS has long incorporated ingredients from Kanagawa Prefecture into its product lineup. The "Shochora" cookie sandwich, born in 2003 and now celebrating its 23rd anniversary, is the store's representative product. It uses Fairtrade chocolate as a base ingredient, positioning it as a sustainably minded sweet.
Shochora Strawberry Tea (sold individually)
Price: ¥496 (tax included)
Features Ocean Berry brand strawberries from Hiratsuka, Shonan — a premium variety from Kanagawa. Harvested at peak ripeness for a well-balanced sweetness and acidity, the berries are paired with Darjeeling — one of the world's three great teas — for an elegant, floral finish.
- Sales period (in-store only): April 16, 2026 (Thu) – May 13, 2026 (Wed) / Limited quantities; available while supplies last.
- Available stores: Minato Mirai flagship store, Kawasaki, Roastery Hammerhead, Bayside, Terrace Mall Shonan, Shin-Yokohama, LaLaport Ebina, Yokohama Takashimaya
Shochora Peach Tea (sold individually)
Price: ¥496 (tax included)
Made with domestic peaches and Hakone Sanroku Black Tea from Kanagawa. The mild, low-bitterness tea brings out the natural sweetness of the fruit. A crispy butter cookie base and smooth, clean-finishing ganache round out the experience.
- Sales period (in-store only): April 16, 2026 (Thu) – May 13, 2026 (Wed) / Limited quantities; available while supplies last.
- Available stores: Minato Mirai flagship store, Kawasaki, Roastery Hammerhead, Bayside, Terrace Mall Shonan, Shin-Yokohama, LaLaport Ebina, Yokohama Takashimaya
Other Mother's Day Limited Items
The online shop also offers sweets gift sets paired with artificial carnation or bouquet flowers for a Mother's Day presentation. Physical store cafes will carry limited-time smaller-portion chocolate cakes (1–2 servings) during the same period. The full lineup of Mother's Day limited products is available on the official website from April 1 at 10:00 AM.
Official website: https://www.vanillabeans.yokohama/
