The motifs of "PAUL & JOE BEAUTE," a cosmetics brand born in Paris, France that attracts fans from all over the world, are now available as sweets. Visitors can enjoy sweets decorated with illustrations of the designer's beloved cats and sweets linked to the new products for spring 2025. In addition, two types of welcome desserts and welcome drinks inspired by the new cosmetics will be available to match the changing of the seasons. Enjoy a happiness-filled afternoon tea to your heart's content with spring-like savories, scones, and more than 20 free-flowing drinks.

Location: THE THOUSAND KYOTO 2F Cafe & Bar [TEA AND BAR]
Period / January 10, 2025 (Friday) - May 6, 2025 (Tuesday, national holiday)
Hours: 11:30-13:30 (LO), 15:00-17:00 (LO), 18:30-20:30 (LO)
Price/Strawberry Afternoon Tea inspired by PAUL & JOE 7,800 yen per person (including tax)
9,000 yen per person including a glass of champagne.
Special offer / PAUL & JOE "Moisturizing Primer 01 (10ml)" and a "Special Sample Ticket" for each person.
Reservations/ Reservations required by noon the day before (reservations can be made for one person).
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An exhilarating afternoon tea featuring freshly picked strawberries from Kyoto. The pastry chef's specialties include nine kinds of sweets, which are an exquisite collaboration of ingredients such as yuzu, green tea, and pistachio, and fresh strawberries. Strawberries are also used in abundance in savory dishes such as gazpacho, bruschetta, and burgers. Enjoy a heartwarming time of chatting with your favorite beverages such as blended coffee from Ogawa Coffee, a long-established coffee shop in Kyoto, Japanese tea from Uji, and Japanese black tea.

Place: Hilton Kyoto 1F Lobby Lounge & Bar [LATTICE LOUNGE
Period / Monday, January 6, 2025 - Sunday, April 6, 2025
Time/12:00-17:30 (LO/15:30) *120 min.
Price/Strawberry Afternoon Tea: 6,500 yen per person (including tax) * Limited to 20 servings per day
Reservation/reservation required

Afternoon tea at Dessert Cafe Chorakukan, located in Chorakukan, which was designated a National Important Cultural Property in 2024, can be enjoyed in the rococo drawing room "Geihin no Ma. This season, spring-colored sweets and savories using bright red strawberries and ingredients that are in season from winter to spring are available. The spring-only dessert, strawberry fiantine, is specially prepared in a glass of verrine. The combination of strawberry pulp and sauce, thinly baked langue d'ocha, and homemade custard cream is a simple dish that highlights the deep flavor of the ingredients. Enjoy a relaxing moment in a modern space with a long history.

Place / Dessert Cafe Chorakukan "Geihin no Ma
Period / February 15 (Sat.) to March 14 (Fri.), 2025 *The entire museum will be closed on February 18 (Tue.), 19 (Wed.) and March 12 (Wed.).
Time/12:00-18:00 *Two sessions
Price/Strawberry Pink Afternoon Tea 6,000 yen per person (not including tax)
Reservations/Reservations required (from 2 persons)
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An elegant afternoon tea featuring bright red strawberries with black accents. The menu features a perfect harmony between the luxurious use of seasonal strawberries, the smooth melt-in-your-mouth chocolate, and the aromatic flavor of coffee. The sweets on the menu range from classic chocolate shortcake to aromatic mousse and mellow chocolate terrine. Also of note are the pastry chef's inventive savories, such as caprese with its exquisite harmony of strawberries, tomatoes, and mozzarella, and pintxos with its fresh and unexpected combination of prosciutto ham and strawberries. Enjoy seasonal delicacies in the open-air lounge.

Place: The Westin Miyako Hotel Kyoto, 2F Tea Lounge [Mayfair]
Period / March 1 (Saturday) to April 30 (Wednesday), 2025
Time / 11:30 -, 12:00 -, 14:00 -, 14:30 -, 15:00 -, 15:30 - *2 hours each
Price / Afternoon Tea Noir with Strawberry: 6,500 yen per person (including tax and service charge)

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An afternoon tea of spring fruits, such as strawberry mousse and tart decorated with flowers and butterflies, strawberry and jasmine scones, and griotte cherry and pistachio gateau, are prepared with sweet and sour strawberries and cherries. In addition to sweets, savory dishes such as quiche with green peas and sakura shrimps and smoked salmon tartar are also on offer to further enhance the cherry blossom viewing mood. Enjoy the enchanting afternoon with a selection of original teas, including fresh herbal teas made from herbs harvested at the hotel's own farm.

Location: ROKU KYOTO, LXR Hotels & Resorts 1F Restaurant [TENJIN]
Period / Monday, March 3, 2025 - Sunday, June 1, 2025
Time/12:00-16:30 (LO/14:30) *Free-flow drinks 90 min.
Price / Spring Afternoon Tea - Strawberry & Cherry Peach - 7,000 yen per person (including tax)
Reservation / Reservation required by the day before

The popular afternoon tea set has been redesigned in the style of a wooden handheld box, with three drawers filled with lovely sweets that make the most of strawberry characteristics and authentic hotel-quality savory items that are dressed in a spring-like style, making the lineup enjoyable to look at. In addition to a welcome drink and free-flowing tea and coffee, guests can also enjoy a refreshing parfait to finish the meal. Enjoy a blissful moment in the open space in the center of the atrium lobby.

Place／Kyoto Brighton Hotel 1st floor lounge bar [Cu au Midi]
Period / Saturday, March 1, 2025 - Saturday, May 31, 2025
Time/13:00-17:00 *2 hours, Tea free-flow 90 minutes
Price / Afternoon tea set 5800 yen per person, 6500 yen per person with Ronnefeld tea selection (both in limited quantities)
Reservations/reservations are better

Afternoon tea offers delicate and elegant flavors with elements of Japanese cuisine. Sweets and savories prepared with Japanese culinary techniques, such as strawberries with tofu cream and Kyo-no-shibayaki (grilled fu skewers), which you cook yourself using a special shichirin wheel, create an enriching experience. Enjoy a Japanese afternoon tea in a special space overlooking the Noh stage, where Kyoto ingredients and a Japanese cuisine chef weave together to create an exquisite experience.

Place／Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto 3F Kappo Cuisine [Ryozen]
Period: February 1, 2025 (Saturday) - May 15, 2025 (Thursday)
*Except March 14 (Friday) to April 10 (Thursday), 2025
Hours: 12:00 - 16:00 (LO/15:00)
Price/Strawberry afternoon tea 7,100 yen per person (including tax)
Reservations / Reservations required by 9:00 a.m. on the day

Afternoon tea featuring a variety of lovely looking sweets and savories that incorporate an abundance of strawberries. The menu features matcha green tea, mascarpone, pistachio, and other ingredients that go well with strawberries and bring out their rich flavors. The welcome drink is an herbal tea mocktail with an aroma like that of strawberries wrapped in flowers. Enjoy the bounty of strawberries with a wide selection of free-flowing drinks.

Place / Darwa Yuraku Kyoto 1F [Lounge & Bar 1867]
Period / Saturday, March 1, 2025 - Saturday, May 31, 2025
Time/12:00~, 13:00~, 14:00~, 15:00~ *2 hours each (free-flow LO is 30 minutes before the end time)
Price / Afternoon tea with strawberries: 6,500 yen per person (including tax and service charge)
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The afternoon tea served at Dusit Thani Kyoto, operated by the Thai luxury hotel brand Dusit Thani, is a one-of-a-kind fusion of Kyoto and Thai food culture. This season's theme is Kyoto's cherry blossoms, and fresh Kyoto strawberries take center stage in a gorgeous afternoon tea. Enjoy springtime sweets such as cherry blossom mousse and eclair, and vibrant Thai-inspired savories such as Tom Yum Kung with cherry shrimp. Experience the hospitality of both Kyoto and Thailand in a space where Japanese tradition and beauty are in harmony.

Place／Dusit Thani Kyoto 1F Lobby Lounge［The Gallery]
Period / Monday, March 10, 2025 - Sunday, April 13, 2025
Time/12:00-17:00 (LO/16:00) *120 minutes (90 minutes for drinks)
Price / Afternoon tea with Kyo Benihime strawberries and cherry blossoms: 7,590 yen per person (including tax)
Reservations / Permitted

A delightful afternoon tea using an abundance of strawberries that is both pleasing to the eye and to the palate. The chef's original sweets are inspired by the hotel's location on the former site of Heian-kyo, and unique savory dishes that combine strawberries with ingredients unique to Kyoto such as kujo leeks, saikyo miso (soybean paste), and yuba (bean curd). Look out for the photogenic tea set served in a warm wooden box.

Place／Mercure Kyoto Station 1F [TRATTORIA M KYOTO]
Period / Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time/14:30-17:00 (LO/15:00) 2 hours (drinks 90 minutes)
Price/ Afternoon tea covered with strawberries: 4,950 yen per person (including tax and service charge)
Reservations/Reservations required by 5:00 p.m. the day before
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This afternoon tea is full of Fukuoka Prefecture's brand-name strawberries, Amaou. Not only do they look pretty, but you can also enjoy the charm of strawberries with a wide variety of sweets and savories that will satisfy your sweet and juicy strawberry cravings. Enjoy a gorgeous tea time with welcome tea brewed with a grand tea master's original recipe and made to match the strawberry menu, as well as original tea from FAUCHON.

Place: Fauchon Hotel Kyoto, 10F [Salon de la Fauchon]
Period / January 8 (Wed) to March 16 (Sun), 2025 *Valentine's Day version from February 1 (Sat) to February 14 (Fri), 2025
Hours: 11:00-13:00, 14:00-16:00, 17:00-22:00 (LO/19:00) *All 2 hours
Price: 7,000 yen per person on weekdays, 7,500 yen per person on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays (all incl. service charge)
Reservation/reservation required

Luxurious afternoon tea with the sweet and sour taste of strawberries and the deep flavor of Uji green tea. The special menu is filled with the charms of both Japanese and Western cuisine, from sweets to savory dishes, using an abundance of Uji matcha from the Uji tea specialty store Gion Tsujiri. The menu includes a choice of matcha, coffee, and black tea drinks. Enjoy the charm of matcha with its Japanese aroma and the flavor of strawberries, and enjoy a relaxing and elegant afternoon.

Place/Kyoto Tokyu Hotel B1F [ALL DAY DINING KAZAHANA]
Period / Monday, January 6, 2025 - Sunday, March 9, 2025
Hours: 12:00-17:00 (LO/15:30)
Charge / 5,500 yen per person (including tax and service charge)
Reservation / Reservation required at least 2 days in advance

［Six Senses Kyoto's afternoon tea is characterized by a theme that changes about every two weeks in accordance with the 24 solar terms. This year's "Risshun" theme focuses on strawberries, with yokan and scones made with homemade fermented strawberries with mild acidity and concentrated flavor, as well as Amaou sushi and Daifuku (rice cake with sweet bean curd). All menu items are gluten-free, but the use of various fermented seasonings creates a profoundly delicious taste. Enjoy an elegant tea time in an open space while feeling the seasons.

Place／Six Senses Kyoto B2F All-Day Dining [Sekki
Period / February 3 (Monday) to 17 (Monday), 2025
*Scheduled to change to strawberry menu on February 18 (Tue.), which is the 24th day of the year, "Rainy Water".
Time / 15:00-17:30 (2 hours)
Price / Calendar Afternoon Tea "Risshun" 6,900 yen per person (including tax and service charge) *Includes free-flowing tea
Reservations / Acceptable (*Possible to prepare vegan menu with reservation at least 2 days in advance)