The Tokyo Station Hotel will offer a “Sakura and Matcha Afternoon Tea” from April 1 through May 31.
The sweets selection includes “Sakura and Roasted Soybean Flour Cream Puff,” made with choux pastry kneaded with kinako (roasted soybean flour) and topped with kinako sablé; “Matcha Opera,” layered with matcha génoise, matcha buttercream, and matcha ganache; “Matcha Jelly with Strawberry and Shiratama Rice Dumplings”; “Sakura and Strawberry Mousse,” garnished with chocolate shaped like sakura petals; “Matcha Roll Cake,” in which matcha chiffon cake wraps matcha mousse, sweet red bean paste, and matcha warabi-mochi; and scones in sakura, matcha, and plain flavors. These items are prepared using Japanese ingredients such as Nishio matcha from Aichi Prefecture, sakura, and kinako. Savories will feature Japanese-inspired items such as Japanese-style marinated tuna, salad of small shrimp and potatoes, and salad of steamed chicken and strawberries. Drinks include a cold-brew sencha from Ippodo served in a wine glass, along with free refills of coffee, Assam tea, and Ronnefeldt herbal teas.
The venue is the bar & café “Camellia.” Serving hours on weekdays are from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. On Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, seating is for two hours, starting at either 11:30 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. The price is 8,500 yen, tax and service charge included. Reservations are required by 8:00 p.m. two days in advance.
