Mister Donut Japan released its new tasty collection of limited-edition doughnuts in collaboration with Gion Tsujiri, the famous tea shop in Kyoto from April 9. 

The Line Up

Fluffy Uji Matcha Mochi with Black Honey 

Fluffy Uji Matcha Mochi with Soybean Whipped Cream 

Fluffy Uji Matcha with Azuki Red Beans Mochi 

Pon de Double Uji Matcha

Pon de Double Uji Matcha with Black Honey Mochi

Pon de Double Uji Matcha with Soybean Whipped Cream and Azuki Red Beans 

Uji Matcha Chocolate, Azuki Red Beans and Rice Cake Balls Pie

Special Edition: Mister Donut Voucher Card with Masaki Sudaミ

The 1st edition of collection released on March 12 with the theme of colouration 

that enhances the colour of matcha. The new edition launching this time was developed with the theme of Japanese ingredients such as black honey that brings harmony with matcha.  “Fluffy Uji Matcha” series consist of 3 flavours made of luxurious Kyoto Uji Matcha with fluffy donut which marks its first appearance of this year. “Fluffy Uji Matcha with Black Honey” is a glossy doughnut coated with matcha chocolate with black honey filling. A wide variety of doughnut featuring 7 combinations of matcha and Japanese ingredients are unbearably delicious and unmissable. 

Mister Donut holds a promotional campaign in collaboration with the Japanese movie God of Kinema starring Masaki Suda, current image model of the brand. 

During the campaign, follow Mister Donut’s official Twitter account and upload pictures of the collection with hashtag  “#ミスドでつや抹茶” and 428 lucky customers can win a voucher worth ¥500 with exclusive design features Masaki Suda.  Additionally, 67 lucky customers who have also participated in the 1st edition of Mister Donut ×Gion Tsujiri collection campaign previously can receive a voucher worth ¥2,000. 

Enjoy popular limited-edition doughnuts with Gion Tsujiri until your heart’s content. 

Japanese tea shop and cafe Tsuboichi Seicha Honpo has baked up a brand new matcha roll cake made with high quality matcha leaves specially selected by their own tea experts. If indulgence is your calling, then this cake is the perfect accompaniment with a cup of tea whether it be matcha, Japanese tea, black tea – or any other of your favourite kind of tea.

The cake is a striking black colour, one that is featured in traditional Japan. The soft matcha filling provides an eye-catching contrast to the sponge. It’s baked on a high temperature over charcoal and bamboo which serves to deepen the colours even more and elevate the vividness of the green matcha.

Cafe time can now be enjoyed at home with this very special treat.

Kyoto makeup brand Yojiya is now selling its own collection of snacks and drinks which it released via its website last week.

Yojiya Matcha Sandwich Cookies | ¥1,400 (Tax Included)

Yojiya Cafe Latte Chocolate Cookies | ¥1,350 (Tax Included)

Yojiya Matcha Milk | ¥950 (Tax Included)

Yojiya’s snack line-up is made with the idea of being able to enjoy high-quality food products at home. Their collection includes crunchy matcha and cafe latte cookies along with matcha milk, the latter of which is made with famous Uji matcha from Uji, Kyoto. Perfect for a tea/coffee break or as a souvenir.

Häagen-Dazs Japan released two new ice cream flavours as part of its Decorations mini cup series on March 23: the Matcha Chocolate Cookie and Almond Caramel Cookie.

The visually-striking Häagen-Dazs Decorations series is a smooth, rich-flavoured ice cream with delicious toppings to compliment the ice cream.

For the third entry to Decorations, Häagen-Dazs welcomes back the Almond Caramel Cookie from 2019 and adds the all-new matcha and chocolate combo Matcha Chocolate Cookie.

Matcha Chocolate Cookie / Almond Caramel Cookie – ¥295 Each (Before Tax)

Even more delicious after stirring

The best way to enjoy Decorations is to first spoon the ice cream as it is to taste the flavours. After that, you’ll want to stir it all together to all the flavours and textures fuse, creating a delightful contrast between the soft ice cream and crunchy toppings.

Almond Caramel Cookie

Almond Caramel Cookie takes inspiration from the Florentine biscuit which is a sweet pastry topped with nuts and fruits. The cup contains delicious caramel butterscotch ice cream laced with caramel sauce, all of which is topped off with crumbly sliced almonds and crunchy butter cookie pieces.

Matcha Chocolate Cookie

The Matcha Chocolate Cookie is exactly what it says on the cup: a fragrant matcha ice cream infused with chocolate sauce and topped with sweet chocolate and matcha cookies.

Mister Donut Japan released a tasty collection of limited-edition doughnuts in collaboration with Japan’s famous tea shop Gion Tsujiri on Friday (March 12).

Sakura Mochi Doughnut With Cherry Blossom Bean Paste

Sakura Mochi Doughnut With Uji Matcha Chocolate

Sakura Mochi Doughnut With Uji Matcha Whipped Cream

Warabimochi With Cherry Blossom Bean Paste & Uji Matcha Whipped Cream

Warabimochi With Uji Matcha Whipped Cream

The doughnuts are a springtime mix and match of cherry blossom and matcha, the latter of which comes from Gion Tsujiri who have chosen the first picks of Uji matcha leaves for the collaboration. Pick between classic doughnuts as well as warabimochi-style ones glazed with lots of sweet treats.

McDonald’s Japan continues its flurry of delicious releases to its diverse menu with the addition of the new Coffee Jelly Pudding Frappe which hit McCafé by Barista® branches of McDonald’s on Wednesday (March 10).

The sweet beverage takes rich-tasting Japanese custard pudding, known as purin, and turns it into a drink. It’s topped with fluffy whipped cream and dunked with chewy pieces of coffee-flavoured jelly which sit temptingly at the bottom of the cup waiting to be enjoyed. Together with a drizzle of caramel sauce, the drink is a perfect balance of sweet and full-body. A must-grab for the arrival of the warm spring weather.

Ayataka, a brand of iced green tea produced by Coca-Cola, has announced the release of its new Ayataka Cafe Matcha Latte which will hit stores across Japan on March 22. Ayataka Cafe is a new beverage series made in collaboration with the Uji-based cafe Kanbayashi Shunsho Honten and speciality coffee shop Sarutahiko Coffee.

The matcha latte is the first entry to the Ayataka Cafe series and is made using specially-selected matcha from Japan. Ayataka is using larger tea leaves than it usually does with its matcha products for this series to create a delicious latte that’s combined with Japanese milk. The drink is produced using the same methods that Coca-Cola uses to create a truly luxurious and authentic matcha drink.

Ayataka Cafe Matcha Latte is bottled in a 440ml PET bottle, which is about in the middle of a small and regular drink, and features a refined design.

Spring is almost here, which means the return of McDonald’s Japan’s famous “Teritama” series of burgers, a delicious combination of teriyaki sauce and egg. The customer-favourites hit the menu on Wednesday (March 3).

Teritama

Cheese Teritama

Pastrami Beef Teritama

Teritama Muffin

McFizz® Iwate Prefecture White Peach (1% Fruit Juice)

McFloat® Iwate Prefecture White Peach (1% Fruit Juice)

Shaka Shaka Potato® Chicken & Garlic Seasoning

The Teritama burger is a popular order at McDonald’s in Japan. First launched in 1996, it lathers a pork patty with a sweet and sour teriyaki sauce that’s made from apple and garlic and tops it with a runny egg. The series includes the standard egg and teriyaki pork burger as well as the cheddar cheese-loaded “Cheese Teriyama,” and the spring season exclusive “Pastrami Beef Teriyama.” This year also sees the return of the “Teriyama Muffin” which was first introduced in 2017.

Don’t forget to order the black pepper-covered Shaka Shaka Potato fries that come with a chicken and garlic seasoning. As well as the savoury line-up, sweet tooths can look forward to a McFizz and McFloat made with the juice of white peaches farmed in Iwate Prefecture.

McDonald’s Japan also released a series of commercials for the 2021 Spring season Teritama series. Check them out below.

McDonald’s Japan Teritama 2021 | 15-Second Commercial

McDonald’s Japan Teritama 2021 | 30-Second Commercial

McDonald’s Japan Teritama 2021 | 60-Second Commercial

McDonald’s Japan Teritama 2021 | 120-Second Commercial

The Jazz Youkan is a cute confection made from sweet adzuki red bean paste and made to look like a little piano. It’s made in Japan’s Oita Prefecture, but Tokyo residents can now enjoy this sweet treat at HARAJU Cross JAPAN MASTERY COLLECTION_est which is located on Floor B1F of WITH HARAJUKU, a shopping complex in front of Harajuku Station. It is being sold until February 14 in three flavours: Chocolat, Matcha Chocolat, and Classic.

The Jazz Youkan

The Jazz Youkan is a confectionery made by Jazz to Youkan Yufuin CREEKS, a shop in Yufu, Oita. It’s part of their concert series of sweets and pairs well with a cup of coffee or glass of wine.

Line-Up (Prices Include Tax)

Chocolat | ¥2,646

The seasonal winter Chocolat is made with sweet white bean paste, couverture chocolate, dried cherries, fig, and raisins. All the chocolates in this series are individually handmade by the shop’s chocolatiers, and this time, the classic Chocolat variant has been made even more delicious. It’s smooth, moist, and rich without being too sweet. Best enjoyed with coffee or wine.

Matcha Chocolat | ¥2,646

If you love matcha then this is the treat for you. It’s different from the normal Chocolat version of this sweet as it’s made without dried fruits. Instead, it contains large-grained adzuki beans for an irresistible texture.

Classic | ¥2,160

The Classic version is made with brown sugar from Okinawa and adzuki beans and contains dried figs soaked in wine. Another perfect pairing with coffee or wine, and the piano face shows the work of true Japanese artistry.

©冬季限定 ジャズ羊羹 chocolat

McDonald’s Japan is teaming up with Nestlé next week to bring back last years’ customer-favourite McFluffy® KitKat® for a limited time starting on January 27.

McFlurry KitKat | ¥290

The delicious dessert combines McDonald’s tasty soft service ice cream with crushed KitKat and finishes it with a drizzle of special sauce made with couverture chocolate. Mix everything together for pure chocolatey heaven goodness.

McFlurry Oreo | ¥290

McDonald’s Japan also serves the McFlurry Oreo, a regular item on the menu, and right now is the only time you can enjoy comparing the tastes and textures between both the Oreo and KitKat McFlurries.

Which one has you drooling more?

McDonald’s Japan is teaming up with iconic Japanese actor and singer Takuya Kimura, also known as Kimutaku, once again following their collaboration with him in 2020. The star is featuring in a new commercial and campaign by McDonald’s that centres on rediscovering the value and taste of the fast food chain.

The first in a series of commercials hit Japanese televisions on Tuesday (January 12) for McDonald’s Japan’s revamped hot and iced Cafe Lattes. The second commercial will be released next Tuesday (January 19) for the Yakkii grilled ginger burger. The ¥200 burger is arriving on the menu at McDonald’s Japan the following day on Wednesday.

McDonald’s Japan is bringing back its popular Belgian Chocolate Pie from last year and is also introducing a new Crème Brûlée Pie, both of which will hit the menu at all McDonald’s branches from January 13 for a limited time.

Crème Brûlée Pie | ¥150 (Before Tax)

Belgian Chocolate Pie | ¥150 (Before Tax)

The hot pies are filled with deliciously sweet cream and are a perfect, cosy treat during the cold weather.