How would you like to enjoy a snowman-shaped Christmas cake and champagne while overlooking Tokyo Tower? The new Scoolove Christmas Accommodation Plan from the Prince Park Tower Tokyo is offering this incredibly festive experience from December 1 until December 26, 2021!
The TOKYO HONEY PROJECT, a product planning team made up exclusively of female hoteliers, has devised this romantic plan in the hopes of making Christmas magical and memorable again. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many couples haven’t had the chance to spend any special time together, so what better time than the holiday season?
The word ‘Scoolove’ is a combination of ‘scoop’ and love,’ and while scooping up and enjoying this tasty snowman treat, the team hopes that couples will deepen their relationship and enjoy some much-needed quality time together. The head of the snowman is made from matcha ganache wrapped in kumquat cheesecake mousse, while the body is made of baked cheesecake accented with a raspberry jam. With these two competing flavors, every bite is sure to be interesting!
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Scoolove Christmas Plan
Running: December 1 – December 26, 2021
Reservations: 03-5400-1111
Details: https://www.princehotels.co.jp/parktower/plan/scoolove_christmas
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Hoshinoya Tokyo, a traditional ryokan in Otemachi, has announced the New Year’s Kabuki Plan, a two-day, one-night stay from January 5 until January 7, 2023. During the Edo Period, citizens enjoyed watching Kabuki plays during the New Year’s holidays, often sipping tea at connected teahouses. This event will invite visitors to experience what this was like, complete with traditional food and decorations. Watching Kabuki was a chic way for those in Edo to ring in the new year. Theater teahouses were also a popular gathering place–along with arranging tickets, the teahouses offered plot notes, tea, sweets, boxed lunches, snacks, and other drinks.**Hiroshi Fujita, Yoshihide Tomizawa (2012) / The Updated Kabuki Dictionary, Kashiwa Shobo
Relax Before Enjoying Tea and a Play
Guests are invited to relax in the Ochanoma (Living Room) Lounge, decorated to look like a traditional teahouse with fans, ukiyo-e prints, and formal curtains. Hanabiramochi, or rice cakes with flower petals, will be served with green tea. These rice cakes are said to date back to the New Year’s tradition of eating hard foods like daikon and rice cakes in the hopes of prolonging one’s life. Characterized by its curious burdock root aroma, the cakes are sweetened with white miso bean paste. Enjoy a Post-Viewing Mont Blanc Shaped like Soba with Sweet Dessert Wine
At theater teahouses in the Edo period, sake, snacks, and desserts were served one after another. During this special event, a menu inspired by this practice and prepared by Hoshinoya Tokyo Executive Chef Noriyuki Hamada will be served! Soba noodles were often served after a play in the past. Inspired by this tradition, Mont Blanc made with chestnut paste and sponge cake will be served up to look like this popular dish. Paired with a dessert wine aged in oak barrels, the sweet will be served in a traditional lacquerware basket. In addition, the dish will be paired with Wasabi Pralines, Shichimi Meringue, and Ginger Pate de Fruits.Take a Rickshaw to the Kabuki-za Theater
Guests will be taken on an Edo-style tour on their way to the Kabuki-za Theater. Passing through the Nihonbashi area, the first stop will be the Fukutoku Shrine. It’s said that Hidetada Tokugawa paid a visit to and praised the shrine on New Year’s Day in 1614. The next shrine on the docket, Hodo Inari Jinja, was enshrined in Edo Castle during the Edo period to protect the heir to the Tokugawa family. It’s said that the shrine provides blessings for child rearing, matchmaking, and business prosperity. This tour will provide a more elegant way to explore Tokyo as guests enjoy exposition from their chauffeur. To make the rickshaw ride even more enjoyable, guests can rent kimonos for an extra charge. Would you like to take a step back in time this New Year?Information
New Year’s Kabuki Plan
Running: January 5 – January 7, 2023
Capacity: 1 couple per day (1-2 people)
Price: ¥110,000 per person, ¥180,000 for 2 people (Including Tax & Service charge, excluding accommodation charge)
Reserve/Details – Official Site: https://hoshinoya.com/tokyo
*Reservation required at least 14 days in advance
**Exclusive experience for Hoshinoya Tokyo guests
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Creative company NAKED has announced TOKYO TOWER CITY LIGHT FANTASIA ~2022 Winter~, an event bringing some incredible projection mapping technology to the main deck of the legendary Tokyo landmark. The event will start on November 18 and will invite guests to enjoy an illuminated winter night from far above the city.
*Concept Image NAKED has created some unique night-viewing experiences at Tokyo Tower in the past, combining the already beautiful cityscape with some new and exciting graphics themed for each season. For winter 2022, butterflies will take to the chilly night sky one after another, creating a show like no other for its three-minute span. This also serves as a great photo opportunity! Enjoy Tokyo as it begins to shine for the holiday season! Information
TOKYO TOWER CITY LIGHT FANTASIA ~2022 Winter~
Venue: Tokyo Tower Main Deck 2F, North Floor
Running: November 18, 2022 – February 12, 2023
Hours: 18:00~Close
Admission: Guests can enjoy the event by paying the standard price to visit the observation deck.Official Site: https://www.tokyotower.co.jp/
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Momoko Sakura’s popular character Coji-Coji and the Shimokitazawa branch of Sunday Brunch are teaming up for some exclusive Christmas cakes! Preorders are scheduled to open on November 1, 2022. Currently, a special collaboration menu featuring Coji-Coji is available at Sunday Brunch Shimokitazawa. This has been a huge hit, and on weekends, young people in their 20s and 30s can be seen lining up for a seat. The newly-announced Christmas cakes are a first for the popular collab, and fans won’t want to miss snagging one for their holiday table. Sunday Brunch will also release its standard Christmas cakes alongside these new additions.
Coji-Coji's Christmas Fruit Tart
This lovely shortcake is decorated with Coji-Coji’s face and scrumptious fruit. The strawberry filling suits the outer layer perfectly.[Price] Small (12cm): ¥3,800 (Tax Included) / Large (15cm): ¥4,800 (Tax Included)*Must be picked up at the Shimokitazawa location. Delivery is not available. *Preorders open from November 1 until December 18 both online and in-store. *Limited quantity available. Strawberry & Gingerbread Man
This Christmas shortcake blends strawberries, blueberries, and a delightful gingerbread man. The fluffy sponge will melt in your mouth, and this is a must-have for strawberry lovers!*Must be picked up at the Shimokitazawa store.[Price] Small (12cm): ¥3,600 (Tax Included) / Large (15cm): ¥4,600 (Tax Included) Information
Coji-Coji x Sunday Brunch Christmas Cakes
Collaboration Cafe
Venue: Sunday Brunch Shimokitazawa (2F, 2-29-2 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
Online Store: https://sundaybrunch.stores.jp/
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Q-pot is known for incredible Christmas cakes, and this year’s dessert might be their most glorious yet. This year’s motif is the ‘Christmas Wreath,’ meant to symbolize peace, eternity, and happiness. Featuring a massive Morello cherry, this is the perfect way to celebrate the season with friends and family.
The cake features a pistachio ganache and cheese ganache transformed to look like powdery snow, with each dessert decorated with chocolate candy canes, teddy bears, stars, and ribbon cookies. The beautiful cross-section shows four luxurious layers: Morello cherry mousse, caramel mousse, crepe dough filled with hazelnuts and chocolate, and rich chocolate genoise. Cakes are available to order from anywhere in the country and are delivered in a beautiful box. Orders will be accepted in-store and at the Q-pot. Online Shop starting November 1, 2022. Why not enjoy a decedent and heartwarming Christmas this year? Information
Q-pot CAFE. 2022 Christmas Cake
Order Period: November 1 – December 11, 2022
Delivery Period: December 22 – December 25, 2022
Price: ¥3,240 (Tax Included)
Details/Orders: http://www.q-pot.jp/news/2022/10/1765.html
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From November 3 until November 27, fans of Hololive will want to visit Tokyo Tower! The iconic location will host a collaboration with several popular VTubers at RED° TOKYO TOWER, the largest esports park in Japan. Usada Pekora, Shirogane Noel, Shishiro Botan, and Sakamata Chloe will take part in the collab, and during the event, a special video will be shown on a giant 15-meter LED monitor inside the complex. A special food and drink menu will also offer up goodies based on the girls themselves, and fans will find original merchandise showing the talents in casino costumes and bathrobes.
Visitors can play poker with special collaboration chips, and visitors to the RED° E-SAUNA UENO, which will be running concurrently, can snag original sauna hats and towels before relaxing in a private sauna room with life-size panels of the Hololive members. Tickets must be purchased in advance, so don’t miss out! Information
Hololive x RED° TOKYO TOWER Collaboration
Venue: RED° TOKYO TOWER
Running: November 3 – November 27, 2022
Address: Tokyo Tower FOOT TOWN, 3F-5F (4-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Official Website: https://tokyotower.red-brand.jp/
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Bandai’s Candy Division will open preorders for a new collection of Christmas cakes inspired by popular characters at the end of September! The five new cakes, part of the company’s Charadeco line, include Kamen Rider Geats, Precure, Sumikko Gurashi, BT21, and Avataro Sentai Donbrothers. All cakes come with original Christmas exclusive toys and bonuses, so you won’t want to miss out!
Charadeco Christmas Cake - Kamen Rider Geats / Precure Delicious Party / Avataro Sentai Donbrothers / BT21 / Sumikko Gurashi
These beautifully decorated cakes are perfect for celebrating this festive season, and each is packaged in a character-designed cake box and wrapped with a special film. *The Sumikko Gurashi cake does not include film. Customers can link separately sold toys with the special toy included with these cakes to hear exclusive character voices! Why not grab one of these fun cakes to enjoy with your family this Christmas? ©2022 石森プロ・テレビ朝日・ADK EM・東映©ABC-A・東映アニメーション©テレビ朝日・東映AG・東映©BT21©2022 San-X Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Information
Charadeco Christmas Cake – BT21 (2022 ver.)
Details: https://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/cake/xmas/
Charadeco Christmas Cake – Sumikko Gurashi Tonkatsu
Details: https://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/cake/xmas/
Charadeco Christmas Cake – Kamen Rider Geats
Details: https://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/cake/xmas/
Charadeco Christmas Cake – Precure Delicious Party
Details: https://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/cake/xmas/
Charadeco Party Cake <Christmas Special> Avataro Sentai Donbrothers