Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Japan (KKDJ) is getting ready for the holiday season with its upcoming “Holly Jolly Holiday” line of cute Christmas doughnuts that will be released at most branches across Japan on November 14, 2018.
The tasty treats all take on Christmas motifs and unique shaps. KKDJ is also introducing milk tea flavoured crème for the very first time in the Milk Tea Box doughnut. Let’s take a look.
Strawberry Milk Santa: This cute square doughnut is made to look like Santa Claus. His bright-red Christmas hat is a strawberry nappage and beard is made from milky white chocolate. Inside is a strawberry milk flavoured cream.
Caramel Reindeer: Another square doughnut, this time coated in caramel chocolate. It’s filled with a bitter caramel sauce and a caramel cream with added salt to help bring out the flavour. You can enjoy three different textures: the fluffy doughnut itself, strawberry jelly reindeer nose and the crunchy pretzel antlers.
Milk Tea Box: This doughnut is made in the image of a Christmas present box and contains KKDJ’s first ever milk tea flavoured cream. The yellow outer coating is purin flavoured and sprinkled with colourful sugar. It’s also ‘tied’ with a white chocolate and strawberry chocolate ribbon.
Snowman Chocolate: The snowman doughnut is filled luxuriously with a rich raw chocolate cream and coated with wintery white coloured and milky flavoured white chocolate. His smile is painted with dark chocolate while his scarf is made with a sweet and sour strawberry nappage.
Sprinkle Wreath: This doughnut is a spin on Krispy Kreme’s popular Original Glazed® doughnut. It’s coated in a bright green vanilla chocolate and topped with red, green and white holiday colour sprinkles. It’s the spitting image of Christmas.
KKDJ are also selling a limited edition design box called “Holiday Dozen” that contains all five of these doughnuts and the Original Glazed®, the chain’s most popular doughnut.
Share some cute and delicious doughnuts this holiday season with friends and family!
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Japan have announced that they will release four Halloween themed doughnuts this year with black and pink as the primary colours. They will be available from September 12 to October 31.
The black cat is a new entry to KKDJ's Halloween doughnut range this year, with the jack o' lantern and spider being returning regulars. The doughnut dough too is new, coming as pitch black and made with bamboo charcoal powder. Pink Pumpkin Jack - ¥220
The jack o' lantern is a classic choice during Halloween at Krispy Kreme in Japan, but this year it's arriving in a new colour. The black doughnut is filled with rich pumpkin cream and coated with pink coloured and vanilla flavoured chocolate.Black Cat Chocolate - ¥250
Black Cat Chocolate is the new kid on the block in KKDJ's Halloween range. This cute black kitty is filled with sweet caramel custard. Its eyes and whiskers are made of white chocolate and pupils and nose from pink chocolate. The sweetness of the caramel custard isn't too strong so it's recommended for kids too.Pink Spider Custard - ¥200
This doughnut is inspired by a spider's web and takes on Krispy Kreme's classic chocolate custard flavour. The web is made from pink chocolate and it's filled with custard that has vanilla beans in it which when combined with the velvety chocolate icing has become a regular favourite.Halloween Old Fashion - ¥200
This doughnut is made with old fashioned chocolate and a richer bitter chocolate.KKDJ are also releasing a Halloween dozen box that's coupled with their most popular Original Glazed® doughnuts, as well as a colourful 'mini box' of 20 that includes a range of different monster doughnuts. Both boxes will also come in original packaging from October 1. As well as doughnuts, they are bringing out a hot Sweet Potato Latte and the Krispy Frozen Sweet Potato. Sweet potato is an autumn ingredient in Japan so you can embrace the season if you order these items. They get their sweet potatoes from Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture. They're high in sugar content. Enjoy the Halloween season even more in Japan with friends and family with some delicious doughnuts from Krispy Kreme. ■Information BLACK OR PINK?HALLOWEEN Available: September 12, 2018 - October 31, 2018 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Japan: https://www.krispykreme.jp/ -
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has released the Krispy Kreme Premium Panda at its JR Nagoya Takashimaya branch.
The new product comes as part of the company’s Krispy Kreme Premium series in the run up to summer and is decorated with a panda, which are hugely popular and adored by kids and adults like in Japan.
The cute panda is poking out from inside the doughnut, which is made to look like a bamboo leaf. The head of the panda is made from fluffy whipped cream and the face is drawn in chocolate.
The doughnut is coated in bright green apricot glaze, and the center is filled with red melon. The fruity taste of the doughnut gives you that summer vibe.
Get your hands on the kawaii panda doughnut from Krispy Kreme in Nagoya!
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (JR Nagoya Takashimaya Branch)
Address: JR Nagoya Takashimaya 1F North Block, 1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Opening Hours: 10:00-20:00
TEL: 052-589-2655
Krispy Kreme Premium Panda
Available: April 18, 2018–end of June
Price: ¥300 each (tax incl.)
Website: http://krispykreme.jp/
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Krispy Kreme Doughnut Japan will sell four kinds of collaborative doughnuts with the world-popular character, “Barbapapa” from France, under the promotion name of “Barbapapa Promotion,” from the 1st of March 2018 (Thurs.). Also, Barbapapa Easter Version Doughnuts will be sold from the 15th of March 2018 (Thurs.) to the 17th of April (Tue.) in accordance with Easter which is gaining much popularity in recent years.
“Barbapapa Strawberry” Available period: 2018/03/01 (Thurs.) to 04/17 (Tue.) (plan) Price: 250 yen (tax included) Here is a doughnut using the motif of “Barbapapa” who is very dependable. Fresh strawberry cream is stuffed inside a sour/sweet face made of strawberry chocolate and the round eyes, mouth and nose are depicted with white chocolate. “Barbazoo Caramel” Available period: 2018/03/01 (Thurs.) to 04/17 (Tue.) (plan) Price: 250 yen (tax included) A pudding-flavored chocolate which is not too sweet is coated around the doughnut that includes bitter and smooth caramel. The boy who loves animals, “Barbazoo” becomes a doughnut. “Barbamama Custard” Available period: 2018/03/01 (Thurs.) to 04/17 (Tue.) (plan) Price: 270 yen (tax included) A doughnut of Barbamama who wears a hair accessary made of colorful sugar. Lots of custard cream including vanilla beans is stuffed inside the face made of chocolate. “Barbalala Melon” Available period: 2018/03/01 (Thurs.) to 04/17 (Tue.) (plan) Price: 270 yen (tax included) Red fresh melon cream is stuffed inside the doughnut coated with vivid green vanilla chocolate. The eyes are depicted using white chocolate and the nose and mouth are depicted w bitter chocolate. The hair accessory is made with colorful argent. Moreover, the pick of rabbit’s ears will be placed on top of “Barbapapa Strwaberry” and “Barbazoo Caramel” during the Easter season and the popular product of KKDJ, “Chocolate Custard” will be changed into “Chocolate Custard Egg.” The product will be sold with “Pink Flower” using the motif spring flowers for a limited time offer. Let’s have a fun by eating Barbapapa doughnuts♡ ■Information Krispy Kreme Doughnut Japan：http://krispykreme.jp
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Make any purchase at participating stores between November 25 and December 13
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Eve has announced a special YouTube LIVE scheduled to take place on December 24 at 19:00. The stream will take place on the artist’s official YouTube channel and those with YouTube Premium memberships will be able to take place in an Afterparty starting at 19:30. Starting at 19:00 on Christmas Eve, fans can enjoy a rare live studio performance complete with a full band. The Afterparty will include a special chat with Eve in which the artist reflects on the past year and gives hints on what’s to come. Fans won’t want to miss this exclusive opportunity!
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Streaming December 24 at 19:00~
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Christmas EVE YouTube Premium Afterparty
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Streaming December 24 at 19:30~
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*YouTube Premium Required to Join the Afterparty
https://www.youtube.com/premium
Official Site: https://eveofficial.com/
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5 Unique Features of the Elemis Special Christmas Afternoon Tea Bus Tour
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Elemis Christmas Afternoon Tea
Running: December 1 – December 25, 2022 *Not running December 12, 13
Times:
1st Service / 15:00~16:30
2nd Service / 17:00-18:30
3rd Service / 19:00-20:30Length: 90 minutes
Departure Point: In front of the Shioda Building (5-10 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Price: ¥6,800 (Adults, Tax Included) / ¥3,000 (Children, Tax Included)
Reservations: https://www.upstar-londonbus-travellingnewtokyo.com/booking
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Comment from Eve
"I’m incredibly honored because I loved both the original manga and Fukuda's past works. I wrote this song Shirayuki with the hope that Christmas could be an important day for everyone. I would be so glad if this song makes you nostalgic for winter, making you imagine the cold air that stings your nose and the stars in the clear night sky. I love Kunehito, so I am looking forward to seeing him in the film."©︎2022「ブラックナイトパレード」製作委員会 ©︎中村光／集英社 Information
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Weekdays: 10:00-18:00 (Last entry at 17:30)
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