With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
In this article, you’ll learn how to easily make “Hello Kitty Chocolate Ganache Mini Tarts.” You can still make it in time before Valentine’s Day arrives!
1: Ingredients
50g Chocolate
50g White Whocolate
4 Large Servings of Fresh Cream
9 Mini Tart Pastries
Chocolate Pens
Decorative Fresh Cream
Strawberries
2: Divide the milk chocolate and white chocolate into two separate large servings of fresh cream and melt over a pan of hot water. Pour the melted chocolate into the mini tart pastries.
3: Leave the chocolate to cool and set. Afterwards, draw Hello Kitty’s face onto the white chocolate tarts with your chocolate pens.
4: Slice the strawberries vertically and then cut into heart shapes. Top the milk chocolate tarts with fresh cream and decorate with your heart-shaped strawberries and some silver balls. (Don’t worry if you don’t have silver balls.)
5: Done!
And there you have it – your creation is complete in no time at all with ingredients you can buy from the shop. The flavour of the chocolate becomes a little soft when you put in ganache and can be enjoyed deliciously even after some time♡
There’s plenty more character-themed dishes on the way from Kaori! In the mean time, please check out her Instagram page where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes.
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Kaori Kubota（@kaopan27）
I live in Hokkaido and enjoy making dinner, sweet treats and character food using bread♡
I want to see my family smile, so I enjoy transforming food into characters and making cute meals♡
You can see more of my character food and bentos on my Instagram page → @kaopan27
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With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
In this article, I will introduce to you the recipes which Kaori introduced before by the degree of difficulty.
＜Elementary level: you don’t have to use heat＞
Cut-out toast of Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma and Kiiroi Tori.
Very cute toast can be made just by cutting out the parts!
Beginners should start from this recipe.
Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/48033
Totoro’s Ume Kyuri Norimaki (seaweed sushi using Japanese plum and cucumber)
Make Totoro’s on the roll of norimaki and include the ingredients you like!
Persons who are not familiar of making character meals can make this recipe easily.
Detailed：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/57966
＜Intermediate level ＞
Minion’s cup rice omelet
You will surely want to show this cute menu to your family or friends.
Even persons who are clumsy can make this menu easily since it does not have precise parts.
Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/55447
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With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
In this article, I will introduce to you how to make KITTY-chan’s chocolate spoon which is suitable to be used as a gift for friends.
1: Ingredients
Chocolate
※Each piece is 30g. This time, we will use 180g of chocolate since we are going to make six pieces.
Chocolate pen
Marshmallows
Nuts (any type of nuts you want to eat)
Dried fruits
Silicon cup (available at Seria – 100 yen – 3 cups)
Wooden spoon (Available at Seria)
2: Dissolve the chocolate by putting the bowl into hot water.
3: Pour the melted chocolate into the silicon cups.
4: Draw the face of KITTY-chan on the marshmallow. Draw the parts of the face in the following order / nose → eyes, whiskers → ribbon.
5: Insert the wooden spoon into the chocolate before the chocolate gets hard.
6: After inserting the wooden spoon, place your favorite nuts and dried fruits on the top.
Put a little bit of chocolate underneath the marshmallow and place it on top of the surface of the chocolate.
7: After decorating the chocolate, put it in the refrigerator and wait for one night.
8: Remove the silicon cup after the chocolate gets hard. Finished!
The chocolate itself is very tasty but it is recommended that you put it into hot milk to make hot chocolate.
Since the chocolate is easy to be wrapped, you can give it to your kids’ frineds♡
Kaori also invites you into her world of character-themed rice dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes!
■Profile
Kaori Kubota (@kaopan27)
I live in Hokkaido and I love to make character-shaped meals, desserts and breads.
I enjoy making character foods because I want to see my family smiling,
My character foods and character bento boxes are introduced in my Instagram page→@kaopan27
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With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
Today, you will learn how to make “Sanrio Character Temaru Sushi”!
1: Ingredients
Rice
Nori (seaweed)
Ikura (roe)
Nama-fu (wheat starch)
Tuna
Snow peas
☆My Melody (face and ears)
Salmon flakes
Ham
☆Hello Kitty (chubby face)
Scallops
☆Pochacco (ears) / Keroppi (eyes)
Sliced cheese
☆Pompompurin (face, hat)
Shredded omelette
Shimeji mushrooms
☆Keroppi (eyes)
Cucumber
Shape cutters, nori hole punch
2: Prepare sumeshi (vinegared rice) and cook the mushroom, wheat starch and snow peas in shirodashi. Set aside to cool.
3: Slice the scallop, shape a round sphere of rice and place onto the slice (30g rice used in the photo). Wrap into a round shape with cling film.
4: Thinly slice the cucumber with a peeler and put on 30g rice like before. Wrap into a round shape with cling film.
5: Scallop→Hello Kitty & Pochacco
Cucumber→Keroppi
Shredded Omelette→Pompompurin
Put rice onto the shredded omelette that’s on the cling film and wrap like in steps 3 and 4.
(The shredded omelette in this recipe was bought from the market.)
Salmon Flakes→My Melody
(Wrap the rice after covering with salmon flakes)
6: For Pochacco’s ears, cut the nori into ear shapes and put onto sliced cheese and cut around it with a toothpick.
7: Pochacco→Fix the ears from step 6 with fried pasta.
My Melody→Cut the ham into ear shapes and fix with fried pasta. Cut the sliced cheese into an oval and place onto the rice for the face.
Pompompurin→Fix the sliced cheese ears and cooked with mushroom with fried pasta.
Keroppi→Place on sliced cheese eyes and round ham slices for the cheeks.
Hello Kitty→Place on a sliced cheese nose.
Once you have made it this far, place each one onto a plate and place on eyes and noses with hole punched nori.
(If you put the nori on too early it’ll become really flimsy.)
Create some more temari sushi using the same 30g rice and decorate with roe, wheat starch and snow peas.
A perfect bento for New Year’s!
Kaori will be making even more character rice dishes for you to try making!
She has lots of character rice dishes over on her Instagram page, so please be sure to check it out.
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Kaori Kubota（@kaopan27）
I live in Hokkaido and enjoy making dinner, sweet treats and character food using bread♡
I want to see my family smile, so I enjoy transforming food into characters and making cute meals♡
You can see more of my character food and bentos on my Instagram page → @kaopan27
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With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish. Today we’ll look at a recipe that uses a lot of fruit. Let us introduce to you, “Kitty’s strawberry daifuku”.
■1:Ingredients（to make 6 pieces）
・Strawberries 6
・Rice flour for dumplings 120g
・Sugar（white sugar or granulated sugar）20〜25g
（Use white colored sugar to make daifuku white）
・White bean paste 180g
（Use white bean paste to make daifuku white）
・Water 150ml
・Chocolate pens （black・yellow）
・Kitty’s ribbon pic（can be bought at a 100 yen shop）
2：Remove strawberries’ calyx. Wash strawberries and wipe with kitchen paper. Divide the bean paste into 30g each and roll it up. Place the bean paste on a sheet of cellophane wrap flatly. Then put on strawberries and roll it up.
※Cut the tip of strawberries so that it can’t come up from bean paste.
3：Mix sugar and rice flour for dumplings with water litter by little. Mix it until it becomes smooth.
4：When it becomes smooth like picture No.3, heat it for 2minutes and 10 seconds at 500w with a sheet of cellophane wrap. After that, mix it again and heat it for 1 more minutes.
5：After heating, mix it until it becomes smoothly like a picture above.
6：Place a dough on cornstarch. ＊Be careful to be burned
Divide it into 7 pieces. （6 for daifuku and 1 for Kitt7S ears）
Make each dough flat and wrap it up on bean paste. When dough stick together, make a round with your hands and put the cut sections down.
7：When you all roll up, make ears. Cut into triangle, make sure don’t put cornstarch on cut section）
8：Put the cut sections down and place it on the heads.
（If the dough dry up, put a little water）
When you fixing the ears, put a pic ribbon, and write a nose, eyes, and mustache with chocolate pens.
Finished♡
Kaori also invites you into her world of character-themed rice dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes!
■Profile
Kaori Kubota（@kaopan27）
Kaori lives in Hokkaido and enjoys making dinners, sweet treats and character food using bread ♡
Kaori also loves to experiment with small tricks to crate easy character-themed sweets @kaopan27
Related article：Kaori’s easy recipe – learn how to make a “Kitty’s rice burger”!
Related article：Kaori’s easy recipe – Learn how to make “Rilakkuma Toast.”
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With just a small touch, turn everyday food into something cute with Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish. Today we’ll be looking at a recipe that uses strawberries to make a cute Hello Kitty sandwich!
■ Ingredients
・Sliced bread
・Strawberries
・Fresh cream
・Sliced cheddar cheese
・Chocolate sheets
・Cutter
■How to make
1: Cut two slices of bread into the shape of Hello Kitty’s face
2: Slice the strawberries
3: Spread fresh cream on one side of the Hello Kitty “face”
4: Layer the sliced strawberries on top of the slice of bread with the fresh cream, place another layer of bread on top to make a sandwich.
5: With a third slice of bread, make two hands for Hello Kitty.
6: Use the chocolate to make the eyes and whiskers, the cheddar cheese to make the nose, and the strawberries to make a ribbon for Hello Kitty. Use the face you cut out from the bread as a reference for size.
7: Attach the whiskers, eyes and nose to the bread using some fresh cream as glue.
8: The hands made in step 5 will now be made into a foundation. Please cut them as shown in the picture.
9: Pile the remaining slices of bread on top of each other to make a foundation layer. Place this behind the Hello Kitty head to raise it high.
10：Place the strawberry sandwich on top of the foundation layer. Put the hands in place and garnish with a strawberry – and you’re done!
11：This is how it looks from a side view…now let’s eat the remaining bread and fresh cream as a light snack! ♪
Kaori also invites you into her world of character-themed rice dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes!
■Profile
Kaori Kubota（@kaopan27）
Kaori lives in Hokkaido and enjoys making dinners, sweet treats and character food using bread ♡ Kaori also loves to experiment with small tricks for easy character-themed ▶@kaopan27
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With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s recipe series! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish. Today we’ll look at a recipe that uses a lot of fruit. Let us introduce to you, “Kitty’s rice burger”.
1: Ingredients
・rice 250g~260g
・Thinly sliced beef 60~70G (pork can also be used)
・wheat flour (this will be sprinkled over the beef), adequate amount
・sauce / soy sauce – 2tbsp, sweet cooking rice wine – 2tbsp, sake – 2tbsp, sugar – 1tbsp
(Mix all the ingredients together)
・lettuce, adequate amount
・red Vienna sausage, 2.3 pieces
・laver, 1/4 piece
・cheddar cheese slice, 1/4 piece
・A Kitty-shaped mold
2: Place the mold on a sheet of cellophane wrap and stuff rice into the mold to half way. Press the rice tightly so that the shaped rice does not crumble when the mold is removed. Make two of these.
3: Line up the thinly sliced beef and sprinkle it with wheat flour.
(The beef and the sauce will attach to each other well by sprinkling it with wheat flour)
4: Put oil in the pan and fry the beef. Mix it with the sauce.
5: Put lettuce→beef mixed with the sauce→rice on top of the mold-shaped rice.
6: Remove the skin of the red Vienna sausage
7: Cut the red Vienna sausage to make a ribbon, cut out cheddar cheese to make a nose and cut out laver to make eyes and whiskers.
8: First, place the nose (cheddar cheese)on the face and then place the eyes and whiskers on the face.
Kaori also invites you into her world of character-themed rice dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes!
■Profile
Kaori Kubota（@kaopan27）
Kaori lives in Hokkaido and enjoys making dinners, sweet treats and character food using bread ♡
Kaori also loves to experiment with small tricks to crate easy character-themed sweets @kaopan27
Related article：Kaori’s easy recipe – Learn how to make “Rilakkuma & Korilakkuma’s Trifle Scoop Cake”
Related article：Kaori’s easy recipe – Learn how to make “Pompompurin-chan’s Sweet Potato”
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Tokyo Station’s GRANSTA and GRANSTA Marunouchi shopping complexes are holding a New Year’s from December 26, 2019 to January 5, 2019 where sweets and souvenirs will be sold to beckon the new year. The items are based on the Year of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac for 2020.
Sweets and Souvenirs
Baked New Year 2020 (Contains 5) – ¥1,600 @ Fairycake Fair (Available from December 26)
Tuck into these adorable baked cookies with various celebratory designs including rats, flowers and the year 2020. They are egg flavoured and are made with caramel to create a taste similar to Japanese purin (a type of custard pudding).
High Grade Fresh Japanese Confection Assortment (Contains 6) – ¥1,848 @ Ginza Kanra (Available Mid-December to Mid-January)
Ginza Kanra’s assortment of fancy confections are so pretty they almost seem a waste to eat, each with a variety of motifs such as a rat as well as “Gin no Suzu”ーa silver bell inside Tokyo Station that’s famous as a meeting spot.
Ginza Kikunoya Fukiyose Kaiune Shikan (200g) – ¥1,998 @ Jimbocho Ichi no Ichi (Now on sale until all sell out)
This tin of assorted small sweets includes around 30 types of baked wheat bran treats and more. There’s plenty to keep you going through the New Year celebrations.
Left: Eto Kokeshi Rat – ¥2,090 / Right: Mame Kokeshi Rat – ¥880 @ SHARED TOKYO (Now on sale)
Available in limited quantities only, these cute rat kokeshi dolls would look good even as decorations in small spaces. Their red and white colours add to the festive vibe as these are celebratory colours in Japan.
New Year’s Card Shrimp Senbei Rice Crackers (Contains 11) – ¥1,080 @ Keishindo (Now on sale until all sell out)
Forget regular Christmas cards, hand someone one of these rice crackers instead which feature messages like “Here’s to another great year” in Japanese as well as other New Year motifs.
Osechi and New Year’s Bento
Houjou – ¥8,000 @ Asakusa Imahan (Available January 1 only)
Osechi is food prepared for the New Year in Japan, and this bountiful harvest includes Asakusa Imahan’s famous wagyu black beef, red rice, rice with minced sea bream, and more. These are limited to 10 sets only.
Osechi Shoufuku Suzen – ¥1,800 @Sasahachi (Available January 1-3)
Another delicious mix of osechi like fish wrapped in kombu seaweed, hand-rolled sushi, and more—all of which goes down best with a cup of sake. Limited to 20 servings per day.
This is just a peek into what’s available this New Year at Tokyo Station, so if you’re using the station this year, be sure to stop by.
*All listed prices include tax
Information
New Year’s Fair
Running: December 26, 2019 – January 5, 2020
TOKYO STATION GUIDE Official Website: https://www.tokyoinfo.com/
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Häagen-Dazs Japan released two new mini cup flavours of ice cream on December 10 which will be available for a limited time only: the “Strawberry Brownie Parfait” and “Fondant au Chocolate.”
The strawberry and brownie parfait ice cream is a mix of rich vanilla custard ice cream and chocolate brownie finished with a glaze of sweet and sour strawberry sauce. Enjoy a combination of three different flavours and textures.「
The “Fondant au chocolat” is a crispy sandwich filled with rich dark chocolate ice cream and chocolate sauce. It’s sold in packaging that looks like a high-quality gift box.
If you’re in Japan for the winter then be sure to pick up these two holiday season delights!
Information
Häagen-Dazs Mini Cup Strawberry Brownie Parfait (Limited Edition)
Price: ¥295 (Before Tax)
Release Date: December 10, 2019
Available: At supermarkets, convenience stores, department stores and elsewhere across Japan
Product Page: https://www.haagen-dazs.co.jp/strawberry_brownie_parfait/
Häagen-Dazs Mini Cup Fondant Au Chocolat (Limited Edition)
Price: ¥295 (Before Tax)
Release Date: December 10, 2019
Available: At supermarkets, convenience stores, department stores and elsewhere across Japan
Product Page: https://www.haagen-dazs.co.jp/fondant_au_chocolat_2019/
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LINE MUSIC-Bu is LINE MUSIC’s research team that studies popular music trends among teen girls. LINE MUSIC-Bu teamed up with love song-writer FUKI, who is releasing one love per month for 12 months, in order to produce a new bubble tea drink and tapioca dessert especially for couples. The drink and dessert is being sold at Tai Parfait Cafe, Yokohama World Porters. FUKI will also perform at a free live gig at Yokohama World Porters on December 25, which is the last day of collaboration drink and tapioca dessert sales.
The collaboration pair-tapi contains two different drinks in a twin split cup. One side of the cup is filled with cafe au lait and the other with a strawberry-flavoured drink. Both sides are stuffed with yummy tapioca pearls and are topped with a mountain of cream. This cute drink sees the perfect opportunity to get closer to your partner.
The second collaboration treat is the Tai Parfait Tapi which is stuffed with strawberries and tapioca pearls. The adorable tai fish is made from sweet dough – and it has cute eyelashes too. The fish’s enormously wide mouth can be seen chomping down on the delicious dessert.
Enjoy a romantic bubble tea and make sure to check out FUKI’s love song LOVE and CRY, which is based on a true story. The song is currently available on a number of digital music services.
Teen girls full of love problems find FUKI’S songs highly relatable. As Yokohama World Porters will be lit up for Christmas, you just can’t miss FUKI’s performance on December 25.
Information
LOVE and CRY / FUKI
Digital Release: November 11, 2019
Link: https://jvcmusic.lnk.to/loveandcry
Tai Parfait Cafe
Selling Until: December 25, 2020
Location: Tai Parfait Cafe, Yokohama World Porters (Floor 5)
Address: 2 Chome-2-1 Shinko, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Opening Hours: 11:00 ー 22:00
Christmas Free Live Gig
Event Name: FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS
Dates: November 8 ー December 25
FUKI’s Performance Date: December 25
Times: 14:00 ー 14:30 and 16:00 ー 16:30 (Stage 2)
Location:Yokohama World Porters Kishamichi Promenade, 2nd Floor Stage
Price: Free
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With just a small bit of ingenuity, turn everyday food into something cute using Kaori’s easy recipe! With a few simple ideas, an ordinary recipe magically transforms into a cute dish.
In this recipe, you’ll learn how to make Santa Rilakkuma cookies
1: Ingredients: (For 10 Rilakkumas)
Unsalted butter: 55g
Icing sugar: 25g
White sesame seeds: 30g
Weak flour: 75g
2: Leave the unsalted butter out for a while until it reaches room temperature and then mix until smooth. Next, mix in the sugar, sesame seeds and then flour in that order.
3: Next, split the dough into portions. To make one cookie, you need 15g for the face and 1g of dough for each ear. Arrange your face and both ears as shown in the photo below.
Top tip: Rilakkuma’s face is oval-shaped so don’t make it circular.
4: After you’ve formed all your Rilakkumas, bake them at 180℃ for 15 minutes.
5: Please refer to the video below to decorate Rilakkuma’s face:
Before the cookies get cold, coat them in icing sugar, using a small brush to dust off the excess. Then, wait for the cookies to cool completely before decorating the face. Place a Meiji Apollo Strawberry Chocolate on Rilakkuma’s head for the Santa hat and you’re done.
This is the perfect way to contribute to your next Christmas potluck and it is a flawless plan to impress all your friends.
Kaori invites you into her world of character-themed food dishes in her recipe series. Be sure to check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures of her character dishes!
Kaori Kubota (@kaopan27)
I live in Hokkaido and I love to make character themed foods, desserts and pastries♡
I want to see my family smile, so I enjoy putting in a bit of effort to make character foods and changing food into something cute♡
You can see more of my character foods and character bento boxes on my Instagram page→@kaopan27
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Tokyo Disney Resort® ‘s official hotel Hilton Tokyo Bay will be serving up a strawberry dessert buffet called Strawberry Playroom from December 28 at lounge O. The buffet will be served exclusively on weekends and national holidays excluding New Year’s Day.
Hilton Tokyo Bay has tipped over the toy box, creating a dessert buffet which is like the playroom of every little girl’s dreams. The interior decor of the buffet room is a nostalgic throwback to the Vaporwave days of dial-up internet, bulky CRT TVs and retro games, however, everything is transformed with a pop pink filter.
If you think the decor is playful, just wait until you see the desserts. Slice into the heart-shaped Very Berry Cream Cake and a strawberry and heart-shaped chocolate filling will come bursting out like a jack-in-the-box. This is the dessert to go for if you want a slice of fun.
Delving deeper into the world of toys, you will discover the Berry Brownie Toys dessert, which is garnished with chocolate robot toys.
The MELTY or NOT Mousse Cake is the only time you won’t feel disappointed seeing a dropped ice cream. This vanilla mousse cake is topped with a “melting ice cream” and is freshly baked from the fantasy oven.
When you need a break from all the sugar intake or are looking for a late lunch, make sure to check out the 15 savoury dishes. Some savoury dishes include the Infinite Coleslaw Tower, which is made of purple cabbage and crunchy fried noodles, the Peachy Pink Beetroot Scattered Sushi (Chirashizushi) which is made from purple sushi rice and the Macaroni Gratin Treasure Hunt which challenges you to find the macaroni with a unique shape.
All together, the buffet includes approximately 40 varieties of fun savoury mains and desserts for you to enjoy and are bound to get lots of likes on your Instagram.
Information
Strawberry Dessert Buffet: Strawberry Playroom
Location: Hilton Tokyo Bay Lobby “Lounge O”
(1-8 Maihama, Urayasu, Chiba)
Running: December 28, 2019 – April 12, 2020
*Open only on weekends and national holidays. Closed on New Year’s Day.
Opening Hours: 3:00 ー 15:00/ 15:30 ー 17:30 (Two sessions per day, each runs for two hours each)
Price**: Adult: ¥3,100, 4 – 8 y/o: ¥1,200, 9 -12 y/o: ¥1,800
*Drinks bar access included (Approx. 15 drinks)
** Prices Before Tax and Service Charge
Reservation Tel: 047-355-5000 (Restaurant Extension Number)
Website: https://www.hiltontokyobay.jp/plans/restaurants/sweets/lounge_1912
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The official Hello Kitty theatre and restaurant HELLO KITTY SHOW BOX on Awaji Island saw a grand opening full of excitement and emotion in August 2019. Hello Kitty is now greeting fans with song and dance every day at the new event HELLO KITTY GREETING SHOW which started on December 1.
Hello Kitty, who realised her dream of becoming a pianist, will perform on stage, showing off her beautiful voice and flawless dancing. The show is interactive and invites the audience to join her fun world.
After the show, there is the chance to have your photo taken with the star herself in the greeting event.
If you’re a fan, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to get closer to Hello Kitty.
© 1976, 2019 SANRIO CO., LTD. APPROVAL NO. G603369
Information
HELLO KITTY GREETING SHOW
Opening Hours:
11:00－20:00 (Up to three performances per day)
①From 11:00 (Lunch), ② From 1500 (Cafe), ③ From 18:00 (Dinner)
* Last Entries
Lunch/ Dinner: Up to 1 hour after opening
Cafe: Up to 30 minutes after opening
Closed: Wednesdays
Reservations
①Reservations can be made via the homepage here (*Discount applied to all advanced reservations)
②Reservations can also be made at the restaurant on the day depending on the number of available tables
Allotted Time: Approx. 1.5 – 2 hours.
HELLO KITTY SHOW BOX
Address: 177-5 Nojimahirabayashi, Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture
Website: https://awajiresort.com/hellokittyshowbox/#
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ROLL ICE CREAM FACTORYーan ice cream chain in Japan specialising in ‘rolled’ ice creamーreleased its Christmas menu today.
From Left: Reindeer’s Christmas / Pink Pink Christmas / Blue White Christmas / Royal Pink Christmas
This will be ROLL ICE CREAM FACTORY’s third-ever Christmas menu, which they have made even more fun. There are three festive ice creams to choose from, including two featuring Santa Claus and a reindeer. The ice creams can be served in either their regular cups, or the store’s new “Fuwamoko” snowstorm cups, which looks like snow blowing in the wind. Check out the video below.
Until now, people would take photos of the ice cream being made, but these new cups make for an even more Instagrammable post. Edit in a Christmas song or your favourite music to make your own cute video for your Instagram Stories. The Christmas menu is available until December 25, but these cups will be served until late February 2020. You’ll find the Christmas menu at the select branches and pop-up stores listed below.
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Christmas Menu (4 Flavours)
Running: December 1, 2019 – December 25, 2019
①Royal Pink Christmas
Price: Fuwamoko Cup ¥1,350 / Regular Cup ¥1,300
②Pink Pink Christmas
Price: Fuwamoko Cup ¥1,100 / Regular Cup ¥1,050
③Blue White Christmas
Price: Fuwamoko Cup ¥1,100 / Regular Cup ¥1,050
④Reindeer’s Christmas
Price: Fuwamoko Cup ¥1,100 / Regular Cup ¥1,050
*Listed prices do not include consumption tax
Participating Branches
・ROLL ICE CREAM FACTORY Stores: Harajuku Omotesando (Tokyo), Dotonburi (Osaka), Aeon Mall Sakai Kitahanada (Osaka), LACHIC (Nagoya), Don Quijote Yamashita (Yokohama), Shinkyogoku (Kyoto)
・ROLL ICE CREAM FACTORY Pop-Up Shops: Shiki 0101 (Saitama) *December 18, 2019 – January 7, 2020 / TOKIWA (Oita) *December 21, 2019 – December 30, 2019
Official Website: https://rollicecreamfactory.com
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HANAGATAYA is a souvenir variety shop that opened in Tokyo Station’s central passage back in July. After over 5 months of sales, the store has revealed its Top 10 most popular products based on sales.
The line-up features a selection of HANAGATAYA exclusives, as well as products from elsewhere which have received pre-sales at HANAGATAYA. You will be spoilt for choice with this selection, all of which are perfect for ringing in the New Year when travelling back home. Let’s take a look.
1st Place
Banana Custard Cream – Tokyo 2020 Olympic Emblem Design (Tokyo 2020 Official Licensed Product) – Contains 8 – ¥1,134 (Tax Included)
Officially licensed by the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, these chewy cakes are made from domestic Japanese rice, and are filled with deliciously creamy banana custard.
2nd Place
Tokyo Banana Butter Madeleine (Tokyo Banana World) – Contains 4 – ¥560 Tax Included)
Exclusive to HANAGATAYA come these all-new butter madeleine’s created by famous confectionery company Tokyo Banana. These baked treats feature a buttery fragrance and taste, and are made with a banana confiture and finished with fresh lemon.
*Exclusive to HANAGATAYA GRANSTA Tokyo Central Street
3rd Place
Toro One Press Chocolate Chick (Tokyo Hiyoko) – Contains 3 – ¥648 (Tax Included)
This year marks 107 since the company Hiyoko was established. The “Toro One Press Chocolate Chick” is a new confection from them: an adorable skyward-looking chick made up of three chocolate layersーeach with their own distinct flavour. At the heart of the chick is a moist chocolate paste.
*Exclusive to Tokyo Station
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Cheese Wich – Contains 5 – ¥594 (Tax Included)
These light and refreshing cheese cookies, called Cheese Wiches, are filled with a chocolate-coated melted cheese sauce. Three layers means an enjoyable amalgamation of flavours and textures.
*Exclusive to Tokyo Station
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Chocolate Chestnut Eggs (Ginza Tamaya) – Contains 4 – ¥800 (Tax Included)
“Goma Tamago” is a popular bite-sized egg-shaped confection. This chestnut flavour was created for HANAGATAYA, a mix of dark chocolate and vanilla flavoured chestnut paste.
*Exclusive to Tokyo Station
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Strawberry Cookie Sandwich (Berry UP!) – Contains 8 – ¥1,296 (Tax Included)
Berry UP! is a cute confectionery brand which creates baked strawberry sweets. Keeping with that theme, they have created a crunchy quintuple-layered cookie sandwich filled with sweet and sour strawberry chocolate.
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Shinjuku Curry Ebi (Shinjuku Nakamuraya) – Contains 6 – ¥600 (Tax Included)
If you’re looking for something more savoury, then this one’s for you: Shinjuku Nakamuraya’s light, fluffy and melt-in-the-mouth ebi, coated in curry spices. One nibble is enough to get you instantly hooked.
8th Place
Strawberry Polvorón (Berry UP!) – Contains 6 – ¥1,296 (Tax Included)
Another entry from Berry UP!, these polvorón shortbreads are made from lots of fresh strawberries mixed with condensed milk and mascarpone, creating a subtle sweetness that’s enough to have your mouth watering.
9th Place
BLUE MELTIN SAND (Tokyo Campanella) – Contains 8 – ¥1,200 (Tax Included)
What if herbal tea and cookies became its own snack? That’s what Tokyo Campanella asked too, and so make it a reality. Their BLUE MELTIN SANDs are cat’s tongue cookies stuffed with a herbal tea sauce that has a natural blue colour.
10th Place
Premium Cacao Full Sablé (Mary Chocolate) – Contains 18 – ¥1,350 (Tax Included)
Finally, we have a premium edition of chocolate company Mary Chocolate’s Cacao Full Sablés. This one’s for the adults, a sophisticated combination of bittersweet chocolate and berries.
*Exclusive to HANAGATAYA GRANSTA Tokyo Central Street
Did you enjoy this list? Which one takes your fancy the most? Whether as a souvenir for the folks back home, or as a treat to yourself to celebrate 2020, if you’re in Tokyo this year then be sure to give HANAGATAYA a visit.
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Sendai is famous for zunda mochi: a traditional dessert that fuses boiled mochi (rice cakes) and zunda (sweet edamame bean paste). The zunda mochi shop Zunda Saryo is collaborating with Nestlé to create a Kit Kat Mini with the regional flavour “Zunda Saryo Shake”, which will be released on December 1 at a number of shops including souvenir shops around Sendai Station and Sendai Airport, and selected KASHO SANZEN shops*
*(Omachi Hirose-dōri, Koji Matsushima and Monzen Matsushima)
Zunda Saryo spreads the delicious flavour of zunda across Japan through their variety of zunda-flavoured desserts and drinks. The Zunda Shake is an original drink made by fusing carefully selected milk with vanilla and then blending it with zunda to create an original sweet shake to represent Sendai. Kit Kat’s crispy wafers add texture to the layers of smooth chocolate, producing a divine flavour. Japan is home to more than 40 different Kit Kat flavours which are popular within Japan and overseas. 20 of those are from Japan’s regional flavour series, which is a collaboration with a regional specialty.
Foreigners and even Japanese visitors from other parts of the country will have never seen this new flavour before. The new Kit Kat Mini Zunda Shake flavour is sure to be the best way to experience the flavours of the region.
The cream filling is kneaded with edamame powder and sandwiched between crispy wafers. The Kit Kat is coated in Zunda shake-flavoured chocolate, creating the perfect Kit Kat flavour.
Whether you’re looking for a small snack or a souvenir, the Zunda Shake Kit Kat is perfect for you.
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Kit Kat Mini Zunda Shake Flavour
Contains: 9
Price: ¥800 (Before Tax)
Purchase from: Souvenir shops around Sendai Station and Sendai Airport, KASHO SANZEN (Omachi Hirose-dōri, Koji Matsushima and Monzen Matsushima)
Release Date: December 1, 2019
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Looking for Instagram-worthy ice cream in Japan? You definitely need to check out Asakusa Tsuno Koi. Soon after opening in Tokyo’s traditional Asakusa on July 5, 2019, their soft serve unicorn ice cream instantly earned its fame on social media. From November 28 to December 24, the ice cream shop will be releasing a series of Christmas-limited ice creams that are sure to become a hit sensation.
This shop is famous for being the only ice cream shop in the world to make unicorn-shaped cones out of financier cake dough and filling them with a sweet spiral of soft serve ice cream for the unicorn’s horn. This Christmas, the shop is introducing Christmas-limited toppings, flowers and wreaths to the decorations menu, making customising your ice cream more fun than ever before.
* According to research conducted by Asakusa Tsuno Koi. Protected status has been received for America, Korea and Japan. Applications are still being processed in the EU, Singapore and Mongolia.
For the Reindeer Soft Serve Ice Cream (￥780), each and every single financier cone is baked carefully, but this time in the shape of a reindeer – and it’s chocolate flavoured. Filled with soft serve ice cream, this reindeer is too cute to eat.
The Christmas Tree (￥830) is a soft serve pistachio ice cream made using high-grade pistachos: the reigning queen when it comes to nut varieties. The ice cream is finished with one of Asakusa Tsuno Koi‘s original Christmas trees.
The Santa Claus Soft Serve (￥500) is made using Asakusa Tsuno Koi’s rich-flavoured vanilla ice cream. Young or old, the moment you set eyes on Santa Claus’ face, a smile will automatically appear on yours!
The Christmas-limited toppings include stars, candy, and gingerbread men (￥100 each). Can’t choose? There is set including all three which costs ￥250.
The shop interior is also looking more Christmassy. The interior is a fusion of Asakusa’s traditional heritage and the unicorn motif, which is popular in western countries. A colourful flowery background and Asakusa’s traditional folding fans and umbrellas perfectly finish the western-Japanese fusion scene, which is currently soaking in fame on Instagram.
Asakusa Tsuno Koi is serving up a totally unique kind of ice cream that has not been spotted anywhere else in the world. The Christmas-limited ice creams are definitely worth the hype.
* Prices Before Tax
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Asakusa Tsuno Koi
Address: 1- chome-14-7 Asakusa Taito City
Closed: Wednesdays
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 18:00
Website (Japanese Only): http://www.38cogp.com/tsunokoi/
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Japanese fruit tart specialist company Qu’il Fait Bon is serving five special tartsーincluding four new onesーat 10 of their branches for Christmas this year from December 20 to 25.
Eight Fruit Tart (New Tart) – ¥968 per piece / ¥9,684 Whole 25cm / ¥5,316 Whole 17cm / ¥3,357 Whole 13cm
Topped with eight kinds of fruit, this luxurious tart is filled with a white chocolate-laced custard cream and sat on a deliciously crunchy base. Each bite fills your mouth with an amalgamation of harmonious fresh fruity flavours.
Strawberry & Berry Cheese Mousse Tart (New Tart) – ¥1,235 per piece / ¥12,355 Whole 25cm / ¥7,322 Whole 17cm / ¥4,897 Whole 13cm
This tantalising tart is made with Le Gall cream cheese and is layered with sponge, cream and shortcake. It’s finished with a topping of juicy strawberries and even more cream.
Sweet and Sour Berry & Chocolate Cream Tart (New Tart) – ¥967 per piece / ¥11,612 Whole 25cm / ¥6,139 Whole 17cm / ¥4,594 Whole 13cm
A more sophisticated tart for the grown-ups, this rich delight is the perfect indulgence for the holy night this Christmas, finished with a glossy sauce and sparkly gold leaf. The smooth bavarian sauce coupled with the sweet and sour berry assortment is a match made in heaven. For texture, there is added crunchy feuillantine made from thinly baked crepe dough.
Two-Coloured Grape Tart (New Tart) – ¥921 per piece / ¥7,369 Whole 21cm / ¥5,892 Whole 17cm
If you love grapes, then this tart is a dream come true: a combination of red and green grapes sat on top of a bed of crème raffinée and a cinnamon-sprinkled base. Enjoy the sweet, sour and juicy flavours.
White Chocolate Cream & Fukuoka Beni Hoppe Strawberry Tart – ¥1,647 per piece / ¥16,470 Whole 25cm / ¥8,138 Whole 17cm
This tart is made with beni hoppe strawberries from Fukuoka which are renowned for their rich taste and balanced sweetness and sourness. This tart is made with only the best selection of these large grapes. Enjoy this simple but extravagant combination of white chocolate custard cream, fresh cream, and light and fluffy sponge.
*Exclusive to the following Qu’il Fait Bon branches: Grand Maison Ginza, Aoyama, Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi, Yokohama, Fukuoka, Hamamatsu, and Sendai
White Chocolate Cream & Fukuoka Amaou Strawberry Tart – ¥1,762 per piece / ¥17,625 Whole 25cm / ¥8,934 Whole 17cm
This tart is also made with strawberries from Fukuoka, a type known as amaou. They are juicy, plump, and glossy red. They are paired perfectly with white chocolate custard and fresh cream.
*Exclusive to the following Qu’il Fait Bon branches: Grand Front Osaka and Kyoto
These tarts are available for a limited-time only, so treat yourself this Christmasーa time that comes only once a year!
*All listed prices include 8% consumption tax. Rate subject to change if dining in at a select branch. Select branches may not serve individual slices.
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Christmas Tart Menu
Available: In-branch. Reservations not available.
Running: December 20, 2019 – December 25, 2019
Participating Branches: Grand Maison Ginza, Aoyama, Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi, Yokohama, Fukuoka, Hamamatsu, Sendai, Grand Front Osaka, Kyoto, Shizuoka
Product Page: http://www.quil-fait-bon.com/2019Xmas/
Qu’il Fait Bon Official Website: http://www.quil-fait-bon.com
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As 2020 is the Year of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac, Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo’s gourmet shop Melissa is ensuring their customers thoroughly enjoy their New Year’s celebration by releasing a roll cake dressed in Japan’s traditional celebratory colours and decorated with 2020’s zodiac theme of the Rat. The cake is appropriately named Akemashite omedetou gozaimouse, which is a play on words with the Japanese New Year’s greeting “Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu”. The roll cake will be sold from December 28 2019 to January 7, 2020 and only 10 will be sold per day.
Melissa has been selling Chinese zodiac-themed confections since 2010, basing designs on the animal of the zodiac celebrated in that year. The pâtissiers never fail to produce cute designs full of fun and personality. 2020 will see the release of a strawberry roll cake decorated with the Year of the Rat theme. Pink dough is wrapped around a strawberry and strawberry cream filling. The cake is topped with an adorable chocolate mouse, strawberries, raspberries, red currants, pâte de fruits, and many more delicious toppings. The red strawberries and white cream represent the traditional colours of celebration in Japan.
As the Year of the Rat is the first year of the Chinese zodiac’s 12-year cycle, 2020 is a year to start afresh and look forward to a fruitful year. The pâtissiers are putting their heart and soul into each and every roll cake they produce, making this the perfect way to bring in the New Year.
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Akemashite omedetou gozaimouse! Kohaku Roll Cake (Year of the Rat New Year’s Roll Cake)
Price: ¥2,800 (After Tax)
Size: 9cm diameter × 20cm length (approx)
To be sold at: Melissa (Takeout shop, Floor 1)
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 20:30
Availability: December 28, 2019 – January 7, 2020
* Reservations must be made 3 days prior to collection. A limit of 10 roll cakes will be sold per day.
* The image in this article is for reference only and may differ from the actual product.
Melissa, Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo: https://www.rihga.com/tokyo
