Nothing says luxurious or instagrammable like a gorgeous afternoon tea. Lucky for you Japan has delicious and unique afternoon tea sets for you to treat yourself and enjoy the present.🎁

Many hotel restaurants offer different seasonal afternoon teas all year round and winter is no different. In fact, winter is probably when these hotel restaurants go above and beyond to offer the most spectacular experience for you. 

Here are the top 18 luxurious winter afternoon tea in Tokyo for you to try out this year! 

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Winter Afternoon Tea in Tokyo

1. Palace Hotel Tokyo

The Palace Hotel Tokyo is offering “Winter Afternoon Tea” to brighten up winter tea time. The lineup includes strawberry and vanilla roll cake, tatin-style apple tartlet, bitter chocolate eclair, and other sweets.

Period: Thursday, December 1, 2022 – Sunday, February 26, 2023

Address: 1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Price: 6,000 yen / 8,400 yen with a glass of champagne / Premium Tea Plan 8,600 yen

A 15% service charge will be added.

2. Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo Otemachi 

The “Festive Afternoon Tea” presented by Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo Otemachi features a lineup of elegant-looking sweets that look like “jewellery,” including the “Chocolate Raspberry Cake” that reminds one of the sparkle of rubies. The playful decorations, such as glass desserts decorated with reindeer horn motifs and tree-inspired pistachio mousse, are also noteworthy.

Period: December 1 (Thu) – December 25 (Sun), 2022

Address: 1-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Price: 9,800 yen per person

3. Four Seasons Hotel Marunouchi Tokyo 

Four Seasons Hotel Marunouchi Tokyo is offering a limited-edition Christmas afternoon tea to add to the festive atmosphere of the holiday season. The menu includes strawberry cream puffs, strawberry and blackcurrant mousse, strawberry almond bar, and more.

Period: Thursday, December 1, 2022 – Saturday, December 31, 2022

Address: 1-11-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Price: Weekdays 8,000 yen, Weekends 9,000 yen (Thursday, December 1 – Thursday, December 15), All day 9,000 yen (Friday, December 16 – Saturday, December 31)

4. Hotel InterContinental Tokyo Bay 

Hotel InterContinental Tokyo Bay is offering “Christmas Joy Afternoon Tea” featuring pink-coloured afternoon tea. The menu boasts pink sweets made with seasonal strawberries, ruby chocolate, and pistachios, as well as savouries and scones.

Period: Thursday, December 1, 2022 – Sunday, December 25, 2022

Address: 1-16-2 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Price: 6,050 yen on weekdays, 6,600 yen on weekends and holidays

5. Andaz Tokyo 

Andaz Tokyo is offering “Festive Afternoon Tea” for Christmas. The tea stands will feature a lineup of Christmas-inspired dishes such as a cute chocolate mousse resembling a red-nosed reindeer and cheese tuile in the shape of an angel.

Period: December 1 (Thu) – 25 (Sun), 2022

Address: Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, 1-23-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Price: 7,040 yen

6. ANA InterContinental Hotel Tokyo

ANA InterContinental Hotel Tokyo’s “Christmas Afternoon Tea” features 12 kinds of sweets, 5 kinds of savouries, and drinks. The menu includes playful Christmas motifs such as ruby chocolate ganache with Santa Claus motif and snowman-shaped white chocolate with vanilla cream and pear compote.

Period: November 14 (Mon.) – December 25 (Sun.), 2022

Address: 1-12-33 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Price: 7,500 yen per person (including service charge)

7. Tokyo Marriott Hotel Christmas Afternoon Tea in Red

Tokyo Marriott Hotel presents “Red Christmas Afternoon Tea” with a “gift” theme. The key colour of the tea is “red,” a shade that brightens the Christmas season, and the menu features a variety of sweets and savouries, including a lovely ganache sandwich that represents a reindeer running across a snowy field.

Period: December 1 (Thu) – December 25 (Sun), 2022

Address: 4-7-36 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Price: 7,500 yen per person

8. The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho in collaboration with Steiff

The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho offers an afternoon tea in collaboration with Steiff. The afternoon tea features a selection of sweets and savouries that reflect the spirit of the Christmas season. The afternoon tea comes with a Steiff teddy bear in a choice of four different types.

Period: November 1 (Tuesday) to December 25 (Sunday), 2022

Address: 1-2 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Price: From 9,600 yen

9. HOTEL CHINZANSO TOKYO

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo boasts an afternoon tea inspired by the Canadian Christmas season. The “Ginger Cake” is a combination of ginger and maple flavours, the “Chocolate Cake” is inspired by the starry Canadian night sky, and the “Matcha Cream Tart” is shaped like a tree with snow falling on the ground.

Period: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 – Monday, January 9, 2023 *Reservations required by 18:00 the day before.

Address: 2-10-8 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Price: Christmas/Holiday Afternoon Tea 5,950 yen per person *Web reservations required. Service charge not included.

10. Conrad Tokyo x Swarovski Crystal 

Conrad Tokyo is serving an elegant Christmas Afternoon Tea in collaboration with SWAROVSKI. The menu features a variety of sparkling sweets inspired by jewellery, such as strawberry and vanilla panna cotta decorated with crystal jelly and raspberry cream puffs in the shape of the iconic Swarovski swan.

Period: November 1 (Tue) to December 25 (Sun), 2022 *Saturday, Sunday, and holiday prices apply from December 19 (Mon) to 23 (Fri).

Address: 1-9-1 Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Price: Standard Afternoon Tea: 6,500 yen per person on weekdays / 7,500 yen per person on weekends and holidays *Service charge included

11. The Prince Park Tower Tokyo

The Prince Park Tower Tokyo’s “White Sparkly Afternoon Tea” features a lineup of sweets and savouries based on the colour white. The lineup includes Christmas tree-shaped tarts decorated with snowflakes, rare cheese mousse with the image of Scandinavian elves, and other sweets inspired by a “White Christmas.

Period: November 1 (Tuesday) to December 30 (Friday), 2022

Address: 1F Lobby Lounge, 4-8-1 Shiba Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Price: 7,000 yen per person

12. Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo

Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo presents “District Festive Afternoon Tea for Christmas” using herbs and cheese. The lineup includes 9 kinds of tarts with lemon myrtle and Camembert, doughnuts with strawberry leaf cream and blue cheese, and more.

Period: November 1, 2022 (Tue) – December 25, 2022 (Sun)

Address: 3-4-7 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Price: 5,500 yen on weekdays, 6,490 yen on weekends and holidays *Service charge not included

13. Odakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower

The “Christmas Afternoon Tea” from Odakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower features a variety of gorgeous sweets with motifs of Christmas characters. The menu includes reindeer tart chocolates, snowman meringues, strawberry Santa Claus, and more.

Period: November 1 (Tue) – December 25 (Sun), 2022

Address: 2-2-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Price: 6,000 yen per person

14. Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba

The Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba offers a “White x Silver” Afternoon Tea Set that expresses a “silver world. The menu includes mousse with silver foil sauce and white rolls with yoghurt cream to create a white Christmas atmosphere.

Period: November 1 (Tuesday) to December 31 (Saturday), 2022

Address: 2-6-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Price: 5,000 yen (including service charge)

15. Hotel Gajoen Tokyo

The “Christmas Afternoon Tea” provided by Hotel Gajoen Tokyo has eight kinds of sweets as its spotlight. The lineup includes “Rose Phrase,” a bright red strawberry and white chocolate mousse with the scent of roses, and “Tarte Chocolat Mangiari,” a chocolate tart decorated with “ornament”-style chocolate work.

Period: December 1 (Thu) – December 25 (Sun), 2022

Address: 1-8-1 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Price: 5,280 yen per person / 7,150 yen with a glass of champagne

16. Yokohama Grand InterContinental Hotel 

The Yokohama Grand InterContinental Hotel is offering a Christmas Afternoon Tea featuring sweets from around the world. The “Custard Pudding,” which originated in England, and the “Cibouste,” a traditional French pastry, are decorated with Christmas motifs.

Period: December 23 (Fri.) – 25 (Sun.), 2022

Address: 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Price: 7,000 yen (1 glass of champagne or Christmas cocktail, 25 kinds of cafe free), 5,500 yen (25 kinds of cafe free) *Service charge included.

17. Yokohama Royal Park Hotel

Yokohama Royal Park Hotel’s “Landmark Afternoon Tea ‘Hope'” offers a variety of dishes with Christmas motifs, such as a Santa Claus-shaped sabayon mousse and reindeer-shaped sandwiches. Visitors can enjoy sweets and savouries with playful and cute visuals.

Period: November 1 (Tuesday) to December 25 (Sunday), 2022 (limited to 20 servings per day)

Address: 2-2-1-3 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Price: 6,800 yen per person *Service charge included

18. Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel

The Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel’s “Christmas Afternoon Tea” sports a variety of sweets and savouries that will make you feel even more excited about Christmas. The menu includes a variety of sweets and savouries to get you in the Christmas spirit, such as a snowman orange macaroon and bright red mousse with an ornament motif.

Period: November 1 (Tue) – December 25 (Sun), 2022

Address: 3-4 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Price: 5,500 yen per person / 6,500 yen per person with special menu *Additional 10% service charge will be added

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All of these Christmas edition afternoon teas have remarkable presentations and will surely give you a relaxing and magical afternoon, filled with delicious sweets and savories. Make sure to reserve in advance, so you won’t miss out. Many of these afternoon teas have limited availability and are only available for a short period of time as well, so make sure to plan ahead!

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