Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo will hold a special Christmas-themed Sylvanian Families buffet starting November 1, 2022. This is the second Sylvanian Families event following the previous Halloween-themed buffet, which became extremely popular. Some guests even bring their own Sylvanian Families dolls!

Starting in November, visitors can enjoy a full lineup of 20 scrumptious dishes inspired by the cake shop found in Sylvania Village. Some sweets are also inspired by the many beloved characters found in the series, and anyone wanting to get into the Christmas spirit won’t want to miss this exclusive event. For those without a sweet tooth, some light lunches will also be available.

The restaurant will also erect a decorative display of Sylvanian Families enjoying a Christmas party and a sweet diorama made exclusively of desserts by the pasty chef. Guests can enjoy tea time while getting lost in this magical world, so get excited about the Christmas season!

1. Sweets Inspired by the World of Sylvanian Families

2. Become Enthralled by a Wonderful Winter World of Sweets

3. Exclusive! Sweets Diorama and Sylvanian Families Photo Spot

4. Light Meals Perfect for Winter and Burgers Featuring Original Illustrations

5. A Special Plan to Enjoy the Buffet with Sylvanian Families Babies

EKIHAKO, located within Eki Marché Shin-Osaka inside Shin-Osaka Station, is now holding a Sylvanian Families Pop-Up Park event until June 13, 2022!

The world of Sylvanian Families is loved by people of all ages, and fans of the adorable creatures won’t want to miss this event. A photo spot has been set up where guests can take pictures with oversized versions of the characters!

Sylvanian Lottery – 1 Spin: ¥600 (Tax Included)

Fans can also take part in the Sylvanian lottery. Don’t worry about losing your money–every spin results in a prize!

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The adorable Sylvanian Families characters are the subject of a new food-inspired exhibition at Matsuya Ginza in Tokyo! Until March 21, guests can enjoy tons of new merchandise for sale at the event space.

Key Visual

Sylvanian Families is a line of collectible animals made of flocked plastic, originally released in Japan in 1985. Made to place inside dollhouses, these little creatures have remained popular in over 70 countries since release. Over 200 million units have been sold over the years.

Key Illustration

The theme of this event is ‘delicious time,’ and guests can find adorable sets featuring popular characters cooking meals, preparing desserts, and baking cakes. 

“A Delicious, Happy Life” Photo: Keigo Morii

Ash Mimi “The Fairy’s Mysterious Sweets Shop” 

“Delicious Times with Friends in the Forest” Japan Dollhouse Association

In addition to panels and photos of unique combinations featured on social media, the exhibition features the first public showing of works by members of the Japan Dollhouse Association. A large photo spot also makes guests feel as though they’ve entered the world of Sylvanian Families!

[Only for Sale at the Venue] Baby Trio (Bakery) *Price to be Decided

A special store on-site will sell original merchandise, including dolls and illustrations. A limited number of special goods vouchers are also on sale for a short time, and guests exchanging one will receive an original hand towel!

Nagoya Tokyu Hotel has launched its second plan in collaboration with the Sylvanian Families.

This plan allows you to enjoy the world of the Sylvanian Families, a series of dollhouse toys that have been loved by many fans since their launch in 1985. Following on from the first plan, which was very popular, the new plan allows guests to enjoy the hotel’s original fruit sandwiches with Sylvanian Families characters imprinted on them at breakfast, as well as the opportunity to dress the dolls in a custom dress that can be freely decorated with lace and accessories to create your own Sylvanian Families.

In this plan, the space with sofas and tables in the room has been converted into a kids’ space with play mats so that even small children can play safely. The kids’ space is filled with houses and buildings from the “Sylvanian Families” series that kids can actually touch and play with, such as the “Big House with a Red Roof (Classic Color),” the “Doki Doki Tree House in the Forest”, and the “Dreamy Amusement Park in the Castle”, as well as the chocolate-covered rabbit girl “Flare” and many other friends. There will also be a red and white polka-dot dress (size 110 only) that kids can try on to match with “Flare”.

The number of adult fans who enjoy taking pictures of cute Sylvanian Families scenes and posting them on social media is also increasing very quickly. Let’s enjoy the world of “Sylvanian Families” to the fullest!

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Tower Records Cafe is known for collaborating with a number of unique properties at their Omotesando location. Starting November 3, the ‘Pop-Up Cafe: Exciting Autumn Concert’ will be serving guests some adorable dishes in conjunction with the Sylvanian Families line of animal toys! The event will take place in two stages, and will continue until November 23, 2021. 

Collaboration Menu

Persian Kitten’s Sparkling Star Stew: ¥1,490 (Tax Included) 

Walnut Squirrel Style Honey Nut Chicken: ¥1,490 (Tax Included) 

Forest Fruit Salad: ¥1,320 (Tax Included) 

Baby Rabbit Chocolate Pancakes: ¥1,320 (Tax Included) 

Baby Deer’s Heart French Toast: ¥1,490 (Tax Included)

Panda-cotta with Fruit: ¥1,320 (Tax Included) 

Choose a Hot Drink (Latte/Cocoa/Milk): ¥890 (Tax Included) 

Exciting Autumn Concert Original Takeout Bottle: ¥980 (Tax Included)

Souvenir: Baby Animal Set

Table Mats

Merchandise

Sylvanian Melodies 1

Sylvanian Melodies 2

Baby Animal Camping Series (9 varieties)

Those purchasing goods will receive an original sticker. 

Those reserving a spot at the cafe will receive an original sticker. 

Sylvanian Families is a line of collectible animals made of flocked plastic, originally released in Japan in 1977. Made to place inside dollhouses, these little creatures have remained popular worldwide since release. This cafe will feature original goods and dishes, including five dishes inspired by the members of the marching band shown in the event’s main visual. Inside the store, there will be large dolls and an original diorama that can only be seen during the Omotesando event. 

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Epoch’s toy franchise Sylvanian Families, Konoka Bakery, which is located inside Tokyo’s ‘sweets theme park’ Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest, will serve a series of special cakes from July 16 to September 30.

Sylvanian Families is a toy franchise that started in 1985 and is now available in over 70 countries worldwide. It’s centred around family life and the beauty of the natural world seen through the eyes adorable animals who live like humans.

Konoka Bakery has created a selection of cakes to not only commemorate the franchise’s 35th anniversary, but to let its customers enjoy the cafe experience from the comfort of their own home in response to the number of people now being indoors and working remotely much more.

11cm Cake: ¥4,500 (Serves 2-3) / 14cm Cake: ¥5,500 (Serves 4-6)　*Tax included, Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest exclusive

There are three cute cakes to choose from, each featuring illustrations of familiar faces from the Sylvanian Families series, including Mitsugo-chan who is new to the Chocolate Rabbit Family—the most popular of all the Sylvanian Families. The three flavours include strawberry, raspberry, and gateaux chocolate. Let’s take a closer look.

Premium Raspberry

Seven layers of moist sponge and a sweet and sour raspberry butter cream pile upon one another for this cake.

Premium Strawberry Shortcake

This cake has five thick layers of moist sponge, strawberry syrup, and cream, inside which is stuffed fresh strawberries.

Premium Chocolate Cake

The premium chocolate cake is made from a combinations of Belgian chocolate cream and moist chocolate sponge.

The first 100 buyers of these cakes will receive a limited-edition Sylvanian Families gift too, available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Hey, readers. Ellie here from the MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON Editorial Team.

Sylvanian Families is a line of adorable palm-sized Japanese anthropomorphic animal figurines, cute houses and furniture. The first ever exhibition for the franchise with over 1,000 items is currently being held at Matsuya Ginza until March 25, so I paid it a visit.

I often played with Sylvanian Families when I was small. I was excited like a kid to see just what kind of exhibition it was going to be.

At the exhibition you get to look back over the entire history of Sylvanian Families. The series was first released in 1985 with a family of nine animals, one house and eleven pieces of furniture. It took inspiration from European doll houses and was turned into something that was better for the Japanese market for children enjoy.

As time has gone on, the line-up has grown to develop Sylvania, the village in which the series is set, even bigger. To date there are around 70 families, 100 houses, shops and more.

Today, not only can you play with and decorate your toys, you can also handmake their clothing and arrange the houses and furniture to create your own personal world. And there are a lot of people doing this!

I saw lots of cute furniture that sent me on a nostalgia trip.

The items on display at this exhibition focus on those sold in Japan, but Sylvanian Families is loved by people in over 60 countries and regions. The worldwide total of dolls sold exceeds 150 million.

This is a photo of a new house made in collaboration with a doll house maker. I uttered the word “Cute…” without even thinking♡

Many other collaborative works are also on display here besides those with doll house makers. This photo here is from a doll contest carried out by students of Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo. There are 60 dolls on show.

After getting your fun fill of Sylvanian Families, there’s also a photo spot prepared where you can have your photo taken to make it look like you have shrunk and entered the world of Sylvanian Families.

And you mustn’t miss the exclusive products and merchandise on sale! There are about 250 items to choose from you can’t get anywhere else such as stationery and other miscellaneous pieces.

34 years on, Sylvanian Families continues to charm kids and adults alike. If you’re in Tokyo this month then be sure to visit.