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.
“Hinamatsuri” is a festival in Japan which is held on the 3rd of March to wish for the health and happiness of a girl child and each house displays a set of Hina Dolls on the 3rd March.
In this article, I will introduce to you how to make “KITTY Chan’s 3-layered milk pudding and a tofu shiratama (white ball) that does not get hard.
1：Ingredients
Milk – 400cc
Sugar – 6 table spoons
Gelatin – 10g (this amount is needed to make a firm pudding)
Shiratam powder – 1 bag
Silken tofu – one piece
Matcha – moderate amount
Color powder (red) – moderate amount
Decorations:
Fresh cream
Strawberries
Additional ingredients to your liking
2：
①Add sugar to the milk and heat it until the sugar melts.
②Soak gelatin in water (1 table spoon).
③Add ① to ② and heat it.
④Separate ③ into 3 bowls.
⑤Add color to two of ④. Make one green by adding matcha and make the other pink by adding pick coloring.
3：Now, let’s make the layers. You need to firm-up the layers one at a time. The order of the layers should be – 1. Mattcha 2. Plain 3. Pink. First pour in the mattcha layer and firm-up this layer by leaving it in the frig for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Next, pour in the plain-colored layer and put this in the frig. In the same way pour in the pink layer.
☆Be careful not to pour the next layer on top of the previous layer too early. If you do, the layers will mix together and a well-defined 3-layer pudding will not be possible.
4：Let’s make the shiratamas while firming process of the milk pudding is proceeding. Put a piece of silken layer inside a bag of shiratama powder. (water is not necessary)
☆The shiratams you will make will not get hard since water is not used.
5：
①Color some of the shiratamas red using color powder.
②Cutout the white shiratamas using KITTY Chan’s cutout.
③Decorate the ribbon using the red shiratama powder
④ Put the shiratamas on top of a cooking sheet and boil them.
6：Draw a face using a chocolate pen after the surfaces of the shiratamas are dried.
7：Top the milk pudding with fresh cream and sprinkle mattcha powder on top of it. Decorate with strawberries and KITTY Chan’s shiratama and any other toppings that you like.
☆This time, I used the cutout of cherry blossom dough.
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!
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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.
“Hinamatsuri” is a festival in Japan which is held on the 3rd of March to wish for the health and happiness of a girl child and each house displays a set of Hina Dolls on the 3rd March.
In this article, I will introduce to you how to make “Rilakkuma Ohinasama ni Henshin! Onigiri (rice ball)”
1：Ingredients
Rice – 200g
Yakiniku no Tare (Japanese BBQ sauce)
Seaweed
Sliced ham
Cheddar cheese
Sliced cheese
Satsumaage (deep-fried ball of fish paste)
Kinusaya (snow peas)
Seaweed cutout
2: Separate the rice in half and add “yakiniku no tare” (1 tablespoon) to one of the halves and mix. Shape the rice like an egg and place it on top of some plastic wrap until it gets cold.
☆You can use “mentsuyu” (noodle soup) instead of “yakiniku no tare.”
3: Cut out the satsuma age as shown in the photo to make the ears of Rilakkuma by cutting it out.
Take off the thin part of the satsuma age and cutout the white part to make the parts of Korilakkuma. Use the leftover satsuma age to make the round-shaped hands.
4: Make the other parts. Use the kinusaya to make the hat and rod and use sliced ham to make the crown and fan. Use cheder cheese and sliced ham to make the inside of the ears.
5：Wrap the seaweed on the rice ball as shown in the photo. Use sliced ham for Korilakkuma’s rice ball. This time, I also used frill lettuce as shown in the photo.
Arrange the shape of the bottom line of the ham/lettuce to make it look like a kimono.
6: Fix the hat, rod, crown and fan with fried pasta. Finished!
How to make fried pasta:https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/38676
Let’s make hinamatsuri-rice balls and put them into a “bento” lunch box.
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!
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.
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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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 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!
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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.
In this article, I will introduce to you how to make a KITTY-chan chocolate parfait which you can easily make with ready-made ingredients.
1: Ingredients
Chocolate mousse’s ingredients
Chocolate 150g
Fresh cream (animal derived) 200g
Roll cake (ready-made product), vanilla, chocolate
Coating chocolate
strawberries
Blueberries
Granola
Chocolate pen
Decoration fresh cream
Lollipop candy’s stick
Parfait glass
※The lollipop stick was bought at Seria.
2：First make the chocolate moouse.
※Shred the chocolate
I used diced chocolate, but you can use other kinds of chocolate such as bar chocolate. Make sure to shred it well so that it will melt smoothly,
➁ Warm up the fresh cream (100g)
➂ Beat the fresh cream (100g)
※Add ➀ and ➁ and mix them together well.
➄Now, add ➂ to ➃ and mix them together well.
Place the ingredients into a container. Since this mousse will become firm in a short time, you don’t have to put it into a refrigerator.
3：Let’s make the lollipops.
➀ Put the ready-made vanilla roll cake inside a bowl and mix them together well.
※You usually mix fresh cream with the sponge cake to make a lollipop, but such work is unnecessary because ready-made lollipops include fresh cream.
➁Put the ingredients inside the KITTY-chan mold.
➂Place the sticks on top of the KITTY-chan forms and make them hard by putting them inside a refrigerator.
(Make sure that the sticks do not wobble.)
➃Dip the KITTY-chan forms into chocolate and wait until the chocolate gets hard.
4：Draw KITTY-chan’s face using the chocolate pen.
※Draw the face after the coating chocolate becomes hard.
5：Decorate the parfait.
Put the chocolate roll cake cut into small pieces on the bottom of the glass and layer all the ingredients -the chocolate mousse, strawberries, blueberries and granola.
Whatever you prefer but, I don’t put the fresh cream inside the glass since the taste of chocolate mousse is thick.
After making the layers, place the fresh cream, strawberries and KITTY-chan’s lollipop on top of the parfait. Voila, your KITTY-chan parfait is complete!
Here is a chocolate parfait that you can make with ready-made products in a short amount of time.
Of course, the parfait tastes terrific even if you do not put a lollipop on top of it.
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!
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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,
The character foods and character bento boxes are introduced in my Instaglam 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 be looking at a recipe perfect for Valentine’s Day – a super delicious chocolate gateau!
1: Ingredients
・15cm diameter round bowls
・ 200ｇ coverture chocolate
・ 150ｇ unsalted butter
・ 4 egg yolks
・ 50ｇ salt
・ 25ｇ wheat flour
・ 25ｇ Van Houten cocoa powder
・ 4 egg whites
・ 30ｇ granulated sugar
2: Mix the egg yolks and sugar well.
3: Melt the coverture chocolate and unsalted butter in a bowl over hot water. Add this to the egg yolks and sugar and mix.
4: ① Whisk the egg whites and granulated sugar until soft peaks form and add a small amount of this to the mixture made in step 3.
② Sieve the wheat flour and cocoa powder into the mixture.
③ Add the remaining egg whites into the mix and stir well.
④ Spread the mixture into a baking tin. (As the mixture will rise then sink whilst being cooked, it is ok to fill the tin up to 9/10 of the way.
5: Put the cake mix into the oven at 170℃ for 10 minutes and then turn it down to 160℃ for 20 – 25 minutes. After rising, a dip will form in the centre of the cake.
6: Make the decoration cookies for the top of the cake. (See Kaori’s Hello Kitty Halloween Cookies recipe: https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/65290 )
You will need 50g of icing sugar and 9g of egg white to make the icing for the cookies. Add the egg whites bit by bit to the icing sugar whilst mixing well. After mixing, you can start decorating the cookies. (Today I’ve put the icing on using my finger).
Once the icing has hardened, melt a chocolate pen (or any kind of chocolate) and use a toothpick to draw Hello Kitty’s nose and eyes in the centre of each cookie. Fill the hole in the centre of your chocolate gateau 8/10 of the way with fresh cream and then add the cookies and some strawberries to the top to decorate.
※ A few important points*
１. The cake will still be delicious after 3 days.
２. This cake is best enjoyed at room temperature. If you store it in the fridge, I recommend leaving it out at room temperature about an hour before serving.
３. If you are going to give this to somebody as a gift, then I recommend either avoiding the fresh cream or decorating just before presenting to the recipient. Today I’ve put my cake in a gift box purchased from Seria.
Kaori invites you into her world of character-themed dishes in her recipe series! Please check out her Instagram where she has uploaded many pictures!
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Kaori Kubota (@kaopan27)
I live in Hokkaido and I love to make character-themed meals, desserts and breads. ♡
I enjoy adding just a few small touches to a recipe to make cute bentos and character-themed dishes that put smiles on my family’s faces.
Please check out my character-themed bento boxes 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.
This time, I will introduce to you how to make “Totoro’s SPAM onigiri!”
1: Ingredients
SPAM
Rice
Seaweed
Sliced cheese
Chikuwa (fish sausage)
Cucumber
Meet ball (ready-made meet ball is used in this recipe)
Mayonnaise
Cutter
Seaweed punch
☆all ingredients noted above → moderate amount
2：Slice the SPAM. 6 slices will be used in this recipe.
Cut out the SPAM to make it look like it has ears and grill it.
☆Place the slices on top of a kitchen paper to extract the oil.
3：Wash the SPAM can and place some plastic wrap inside the can so it fits tight. Fill the can with rice.
Leave the rice until it gets cold.
4：Insert a cut cucumber into the chikuwa and cut off the white parts of both sides as shown in the photo.
Cut the tip of the chikuwa as shown in the photo above.
5：Place the cut seaweed on top of circular-shaped cheese and then place it on top of the chikuwa to make a small Totoro.
Place this on top of the meat ball to make Makkuro Kurosuke.
Place seaweed and cheese as shown in the photo above to make Totoro.
6：Put mayonnaise and then the SPAM on top of the rice and wrap the whole ingredients with seaweed.
Place cut seaweed and cheese on top of the ingredients to make Totoro.
It is recommended that you cut the leftover cucumbers into the shape of leaves and place them on top of Totoro.
Finished♡
I am sure that even for those of you who are not familiar of making “chara ben,” you will be able to make this recipe easily!
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!
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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,
The character foods and character bento boxes are introduced in my Instaglam page→@kaopan27
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Kobe is filled with famous sightseeing spots like the nostalgic Ijinkan neighborhood and port. The city is packed with fashionable shops and restaurants and is highly regarded for its selection of tasty sweets!The port city, with over 150 years of history, has fostered a unique and diverse culinary culture. Recently, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu began starring in a series of promotional videos for the Gastropolis Kobe project. The artist traveled to the city to partake in plenty of delicious treats, and MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON went along for the ride! Here are some of the singer's favorite spots around town.
Kobe, known as a city where East meets West, is lined with sweets shops that are unique to the area. The tea salon TOOTH TOOTH Dekoboko Sabo opened in 2019 in the Kobe City Museum and offers a menu that mixes Western food and sweets with tea and ingredients from traditional Japanese cuisine. Kyary ordered the Dekoboko Sabo Afternoon Tea Set, a collection of western sweets blended with the essence of traditional Japanese flavors. Guests are invited to enjoy their tea and sweets in a one-of-a-kind space filled with Meiji period flare and retro Western furniture. Those interested will need to make a reservation, so be sure to remember the next time you’re in Kobe. TOOTH TOOTH Decoboco SaboAddress: 24 Kyomachi, Chuo Ward, Kobe (Inside the Kobe City Museum)Hours: 9:30-17:30 (Last Order at 16:30) Closed MondaysOfficial Site: https://toothtooth.com/restaurant/decoboco-sabo The next stop was Kobe Nankin-machi, one of the three major Chinatowns in Japan. Kobe MILK is known nationwide for its Apricot Pudding, which is made with local ingredients. The raw apricot pudding is mixed with milk brought from the foot of Mt. Rokko and other ingredients from Hyogo Prefecture. Of course, Kyary ordered some, and was amazed by its fluffy texture. You can only enjoy it in Kobe–also, the shop sells other puddings mixed with seasonal fruits, so don’t miss those either! Kobe MILKAddress: Shin-Motomachi Building 1F (1 Motomachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe)Hours: Weekdays 9:30-19:00 / Weekends 9:30-19:30Official Site: https://kobe-milk.com For Kyary’s final stop, the singer visited the Moore House, a cafe located in a building with over 100 years of history. Guests are surrounded by greenery, and the Western-style building is incredibly elegant. The Strawberry Mille-feuille Kyary ordered was created by an expert patissier and based on the strawberry mille-feuille recipe from the legendary French restaurant Maxim’s de Paris in Ginza. A generous amount of custard cream complements the crispy pie crust and enhances the sweetness of the fresh strawberries. We’d recommend it with a glass of champagne–if you’re of age. Kitano Ijin-kan Moore HouseAddress: 2-9-3 Kitanocho, Chuo-ku, KobeHours: 11:00-17:00Closed TuesdaysOfficial Site: https://www.kitanomoore.com/cafe/ The streets of Kobe are packed with sweets that you can only enjoy if you visit. Why not come experience these incredible spots like Kyary did? Kobe Sweets Trailer: https://youtu.be/Sx9B1ZdAvlI -
HELLO KITTY SHOW BOX, a theater and restaurant offering Hello Kitty-themed shows and meals on Awaji Island, and HELLO KITTY APPLE HOUSE, an apple-shaped observation theater based on the popular character’s home, are both currently holding the Apple Halloween 2022 event until October 31! Guests can enjoy a mystery-solving event and some adorable photo spots inspired by apples and the Halloween season. By solving certain riddles, visitors will be rewarded with candy! Come have fun this Halloween with Hello Kitty, friends, and family!
Started in October, the New Show 'HELLO KITTY THE PARTIES' Gets Rave Reviews
HELLO KITTY THE PARTIES, a new show at the theater and restaurant HELLO KITTY SHOW BOX, will run until December 30, 2022. The show features a new theme each month and currently features a jazz band.October’s theme is Happy Halloween Party, and visitors can listen to a number of famous songs while enjoying tasty and healthy dishes packed with autumn flavors. At the end of the performance, a meet and greet with Hello Kitty will be held. November’s theme will be Hello Kitty’s Birthday Party, while December will focus on a Christmas Party! Information
Apple Halloween 2022
Running until October 31, 2022
Hours: 11:00-17:00
Venue: Awaji Hello Kitty Apple Land ( 177-5 Nojimahirabayashi, Awaji, Hyogo)
Official Website: https://awaji-resort.com/hellokittyshowbox/
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ANNA’S by Landtmann, a cafe located inside +Q Beauty on the 6th floor of Shibuya Scramble Square, has begun selling two Halloween cakes! These spooky sweets will be available until October 31, 2022. Halloween Mont Blanc
Halloween Poison Apple Guests will be able to snag the Halloween Mont Blanc and Halloween Poison Apple cakes, available for ¥580 each including tax. The Mont Blanc is filled with pumpkin custard and Chantilly cream. The Poison Apple is a sweet and sour cake featuring a blend of chocolate mousse covered in red glaze and applesauce with apple pulp. Which of these two adorable cakes would you like to enjoy this autumn? Information
ANNA’S by Landtmann Halloween Cakes
Available: October 4 – October 31, 2022
Official Site: https://www.giraud.co.jp/annas/
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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 Information
Sweets Collection with Sylvanian Families
Running: November 1 – December 31, 2022
Venue: Keio Plaza Hotel’s Jurin Restaurant
Price: ¥5,500 (Adults) / ¥3,000 (Children 4-12) *Children under 3 free
Details/Reservations: https://www.keioplaza.co.jp/event/autumn-sweets/#event02
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From October 21 until November 30, 2022, Hilton Tokyo Odaiba will hold the Touken Ranbu ONLINE Special Buffet ~Black & White~ event! This second collaboration with the popular series will be held Grillogy Bar and Grill on the second floor. Dessert Menu
Drink Menu Drink Order Bonus: Original Coaster (8 varieties) At the buffet, guests can enjoy luxurious dishes inspired by characters from the sword-centered game and anime series. The desserts blend Japanese and Western cuisine, and special cocktails will be available during the first phase, each coming with a special coaster as a bonus! In addition, original goods will be on sale at the venue, so don't miss it! Information
Touken Ranbu ONLINE Special Buffet ~Black & White~
Running: October 21 – November 30, 2022
Reservation Start Dates and Times:
Lottery Opens: September 16, 12:00~
General Reservations Open: October 6, 12:00~
*Lottery reservations and general reservations will be open
for the first and second runs.*Please see the official website for the full reservation schedule.
Venue: Hilton Tokyo Odaiba 2F Restaurant, Grillogy Bar and Grill
*Reservations required
Tickets/Details: https://odaiba.site/
Online Shop: https://touken-yorozuya.com/
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From October 1 until October 31, Yokohama Royal Park Hotel will hold a special Halloween Fair at its delicatessen and lounge Coffret. In addition to six playful sweets from the Halloween Frankenstein to the Halloween Mummy, two types of autumn bread featuring pumpkin and purple sweet potato will be available, allowing guests to enjoy the taste of the season!
Halloween Frankenstein Halloween Cat
Halloween Mont Blanc
Halloween Mummy
Halloween Pudding
Halloween Pound Cake
Pumpkin Cream Fondue / Halloween Anpan
Come enjoy this Halloween with some cute and silly sweets!Information
Halloween Fair
Running: October 1 – October 31, 2022
Venue: Coffret Delicatessen and Lounge, 1F
Hours: Lounge 10:00-20:00 (*Cakes served starting at 11:00) /
Delicatessen 11:00-20:00
Reservations: 045-221-1111 (Representatives available 11:00-20:00)