This year's holiday season at Starbucks Japan begins on November 1.   2018's theme is "STARBUCKS® THE Blend IS THE MAGIC." It's the season for loving one another, and it's this heartwarming occasion that Starbucks is set to deliver to its customers.

Christmas Strawberry Cake Frappuccino®: Tall ¥590 (Pre-Tax)

Christmas Strawberry Cake Milk: Short ¥450 / Tall ¥490 / Grande ¥530 / Venti® ¥570 (Pre-Tax)

The first of several Christmas-y beverages hitting the coffee chain this holiday are the Christmas Strawberry Cake Frappuccino® and Christmas Strawberry Cake Milk.   To ensure you get that full strawberry texture, both delicious drinks are made with a sweet 'n sour strawberry sauce that leaves in plenty of the strawberry pieces. The standout feature of both is their gentle flavour which has that feeling of comfort milk has. They are also made to look like sponge cake. An enjoyable texture is also made by adding well-baked biscuits.   Available: November 1, 2018 - December 4, 2018

Gingerbread Latte (Hot/Iced): Short ¥420 / Tall ¥460 / Grande ¥500 / Venti® ¥540 (Pre-Tax)

Joyful Medley Tea Latte (Hot Only): Short ¥380 / Tall ¥420 / Grande ¥460 / Venti® ¥500 (Pre-Tax)

Also on the list is the Gingerbread Latte―a classic during the holiday season at Starbucks―and the Joyful Medley Tea Latte. A range of Christmas merchandise is also up for grabs including the always-popular tumblers, 'bearistas' (stuffed bear baristas) and ornaments. Snow globes are arriving this year too. All of this will let you bask in that Christmas spirit nice and early. And of course it wouldn't be Christmas at Starbucks without their Starbucks® Christmas Blend. It's a flavour you can only enjoy during this season so pick up a bag for yourself.   Available: November 1, 2018 - December 25, 2018

Yule Log: ¥460 (Pre-Tax)

Cranberry Bliss Bar: ¥270 (Pre-Tax)

  On the food menu come the mini-sized yule logs. It uses an original chocolate that goes perfect with coffee and raspberry jam for added accent. The Cranberry Bliss Bars also pair perfectly with the Christmas Blend.   Available: November 1, 2018 - December 25, 2018   There's no better place to warm yourself up this holiday season than Starbucks!

The 'Perfect White Latte' is the newest release coming from the Japanese division of Segafredo Zanetti Espresso, who dub themselves the "Ambassador of the Italian Coffee Culture." Available as either hot or iced at Japanese branches from November 1, the theme of the beverage is 'a White Christmas for adults.'

Perfect White Latte - Hot/Iced: ¥540 each

The luxurious white chocolate latte is made with hazelnuts for added sophisticated flavour. It's also piled with lots of whipped cream to create a Christmas tree design, and this is ordaned with edible silver pearls and sliced chocolate. It's a simple yet expertly made treat from the baristas at Segafredo.   After you've eaten some of the toppings, mix the entire latte together as the full-bodied fresh cream will make the white chocolate latte even richer. A perfect and delicious combatant to the coming cold weather.

A new matcha-flavored, chocolate bar in the BLACK THUNDER series, “Kyoto BLACK THUNDER” will go on sale from November 1^st (Sun.) in the Kyoto area. The same bar will go on sale at a limited number of stores in the Osaka area from December. BLACK THUNDER is a popular chocolate bar series which stated sales in 1994 and has been on sale for over 20 years. The product development of this series’ newest bar which highlights the true flavor of matcha, was supervised by Biju Co. Ltd., famous for its Japanese confectionary series, “Kyoto Meika Otabe,” with a history of over 50 years. “Kyoto BLACK THUNDER” retains the popular crunchiness of this chocolate bar series and to this has added not matcha flavoring but 2 different powdered green teas, that is powdered uji matcha and powdered “sencha” (green tea).  It is therefore, a chocolate bar where you can enjoy the true flavor of matcha. By using powdered sencha the slightly bitter aftertaste of green tea has been softened, making it a chocolate bar that can be enjoyed by both young and old alike. “Kyoto BKACK THUNDER” comes in 2 package sizes, that is in a size for the purchaser to enjoy and as a gift package suitable to be given as a gift from Kyoto. て。 As a gift from Kyoto, or as a gift from Japan, “Kyoto BLACK THUNDER” makes for a perfect gift from your travels in Japan. Why not check out this brand new chocolate bar.