Tokyo
Restaurant
2024.12.27
Café 1894, the museum café/bar attached to the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum (Marunouchi, Tokyo), will revive its popular seasonal afternoon tea, which was popular before the long closure, from Monday 27 January to Thursday 13 February 2025.
The theme of this year’s afternoon tea is ‘Chocolat’.
From the rich sweetness of black chocolate and Mont Blanc, to the refreshing acidity of white chocolate with citrus jelly, to the moderate sweetness of chocolate with strawberry rare cheesecake, every bite is a delicious surprise.
Scones, a staple of afternoon tea, come in two varieties: plain and chocolate. Each scone also comes with pistachio butter, truffle-scented mascarpone and red apple and Earl Grey jam. This is Café 1894’s way of “daring” to serve something other than clotted cream.
Salty savouries such as egg sandwiches with Dijon mustard, which has an elegant spiciness and acidity, prawn and Awaji herb boloban (bite-sized gratin) and smoked duck and burdock pintxos are also very satisfying.
| Period: | 27 Jan (Mon) – 13 Feb (Thu) 2025 (1) from 15:00 to (2) from 15:30 *You can choose from two time slots. |
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| Price: | JPY 5,500 per person (incl. tax) *Orders will be accepted from two people. |
Opened in 2010 in Marunouchi, Tokyo, a 5-minute walk from JR Tokyo Station, the museum holds three special exhibitions a year on modern art from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The red brick building is a reconstruction of Mitsubishi Ichigokan, built by Mitsubishi in 1894.
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Countrywide
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Kyoto
Countrywide
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Kyoto
OnigiriBurger ‘Eel Kabayaki – Double Eggs’, newly launched as part of Kansai International Airport OnigiriBurger 1st anniversary menu.
Osaka
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Kyoto
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Kanagawa
Food
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Hiroshima
Art
Simose Art Museum, located in Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture, has been awarded the prestigious Versailles Prize as the “Most Beautiful Museum in the World.”
The award ceremony took place on December 2 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, marking a historic moment for the museum and Japanese architecture.
The Versailles Prize Website:https://www.prix-versailles.com/2024
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Food
December sees the arrival of a number of Christmas breads. The Snowman with his cute smiling face is a sweet loaf with two different flavours: pudding cream and chocolate cream. It is a heartwarming treat with flavours that both children and adults can enjoy.
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Hiroshima
Art
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Osaka
Food
Event
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Hiroshima
Travel
Culture
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