JAPAN

(Photo courtesy of SANRIO CO., LTD.)

This year, Japan’s iconic Hello Kitty turns 50! To celebrate, a limited-time anniversary café is coming to Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.

Diners can toast the London girl’s 50th birthday (Nov. 1) early with cute sweets, drinks and eats inside an impressively decorated space perfect for social media pics.

According to a release about the café, fans can enjoy a two-tiered afternoon tea set with small bites (6,590 yen) and beverages, a Hello Kitty-inspired sandwich (1,690 yen), a pasta dish with red bow-shaped pasta (1,690 yen), and cream rice topped with an apple-shaped ketchup rice (1,690 yen). The dessert menu features a Hello Kitty face pancake (1,590 yen), a birthday cake parfait (1,490 yen) and character-inspired sodas and coffee (starting at 990 yen).

Special merch like themed keychains, drinkware and stickers will also be on sale at the café and online.

The Tokyo café runs Sept. 13 - Oct. 27; Osaka’s runs Sept. 13 - Oct. 20 and the Nagoya café runs Sept. 20 - Oct. 27.

Reservations for parties of four people or less are now open online and require an advanced payment of 660 yen per person.

If you can’t get a reservation, don’t worry! The café will also have walk-in reservations each day and a limited take-out menu available.

Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy some of Japan’s kawaii (cute) culture and kawaii foods while celebrating one of its most recognizable icons!

(Photo courtesy of SANRIO CO., LTD.)

Tokyo at BOX cafe&space SHIBUYA109

  • Address: 2-23-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; B2F floor of Shibuya 109 building

  • Date and time: Sept. 13 – Oct. 27, 10:15 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Osaka at BOX cafe&space KITTE Osaka 2nd store

  • Address: 3-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka; 6th floor of the Kitte Building

  • Date and time: Sept. 13 – Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Nagoya at BOX cafe&space Nagoya Lachic 1st store

  • Address: 3-6-1 Naka, Nagoya, Aichi; B1F of the Lachic Building

  • Dates: Sept. 20 – Oct. 27, 11:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Reservation fee: 600 yen (660 yen including tax) *Reservation benefits included *Up to 4 seats can be reserved per application.

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