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A minimalist white plate featuring seared beef in rich red sauce, accompanied by sliced fish with delicate green garnish, capturing Chef Kei Kojima's refined approach to Japanese ingredients at Esterre

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Chef Kei Kojima captures Japan’s terroir at Esterre

At The Palace Hotel Tokyo, Chef Kei Kojima's new restaurant honours the depths of Japanese ingredients through refined, subtle cuisine that speaks to the land itself.

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A hand reaches toward a layered strawberry shortcake topped with white meringue spheres forming a snowman, decorated with fresh raspberries and pistachio cream, on a black textured ceramic plate against a marble table

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Nina Métayer creates Christmas cakes for The Ritz Carlton Tokyo

The world's best pastry chef draws on French musical theatre to craft a collection of festive desserts, each one a miniature work of confectionery theatre.

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Forêt Noire Christmas cake with glossy dark chocolate glaze, topped with burgundy chocolate spheres, gold leaf and gold caramel nibs, displayed on a white plate beside candlelight and festive decorations

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Forêt Noire: Seven layers of Christmas elegance from Osaka

Executive Pastry Chef Hafiz Razali crafts a sumptuous dark chocolate creation for the festive season, its seven layer composition balanced by the brightness of griotte cherries.

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Natural wooden tiered stands display autumn afternoon tea: two cups with cream and garnish sit on a tall central stand, surrounded by persimmon tartlets, chestnut Mont Blanc, grape parfaits, fig scones and duck brioche arranged on stepped wooden platforms against a soft sage green background, with scattered autumn leaves in gold and coral

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InterContinental Osaka celebrates autumn with harvest afternoon tea

A new wooden stand showcases the season's finest flavours: wagyu and chestnut, duck and apple, persimmon and Mont Blanc, served across November with champagne and rare teas.

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A man in a formal black dinner jacket with bow tie holds a glass of Macallan whisky against a bold red background, his tailored white shirt and red pocket square catching the light

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W Osaka pairs The Macallan with teppanyaki mastery

The hotel's Maker's Dinner, hosted by The Macallan brand ambassador GAKU, brings rare single malt whisky to the counter at teppanyaki restaurant MYDO. A singular evening of considered dram and fire cooked precision awaits.

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Overhead view of a festive buffet spread on red platforms against a deep red wall decorated with silver and pearl ornaments, featuring white ceramic bowls of mousse and tarts topped with piped cream and edible decorations, golden pastries, and roasted meats on platters

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Winter Wonderland afternoon buffet arrives in Osaka with festive theatre

The Ritz Carlton Osaka transforms its dining spaces into a snow touched dream with an afternoon buffet of thirteen sweets and nine savoury dishes, running through late December 2026.

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The Heritage Room at The Okura Tokyo during magic hour, with floor-to-ceiling windows framing Tokyo's illuminated skyline at dusk; a warm-toned lantern glows on a table in the foreground as the sky transitions from cream and gold to deeper tones

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Heritage Room captures Tokyo’s magic hour from above the city

As dusk descends over Tokyo's glittering skyline, The Okura Tokyo's Heritage Room transforms into a vantage point for the evening's most luminous moments. Floor to ceiling windows frame the shifting colours of the capital's twilight hour.

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Close-up of layered WABARA rose petals in soft pink and coral tones, with the text 'A Season of WABARA' overlaid in white

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WABARA roses bloom at Patina Osaka this November

The Japanese rose grower's delicate blooms take centre stage at the luxury hotel through an afternoon tea, a flower arrangement workshop and an exclusive two day pop up.

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A bride in a voluminous ivory gown with a long train and veil stands beside her groom in a dark suit as family members photograph the moment in The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo's reception space, cream coloured walls glowing softly behind them

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The Ritz Carlton Tokyo crafts weddings shaped by personal story

The hotel's Genuine Wedding programme lets couples marry in its Swarovski crystal chapel or at Hie Shrine, surrounded by the people and memories that have shaped their journey.

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Black tin containing seven varieties of autumn cookies including chocolate chip pecan cookies, pistachio tarts, butter wafers, powdered sugar rounds, and figure-shaped biscuits arranged on neutral linen background

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Seven autumn cookies in one elegant tin from Tokyo

The Capitol Hotel Tokyu's pastry boutique ORIGAMI has composed a seasonal collection of cookies that captures the essence of autumn in a single elegant black tin. Chocolate, cheese, pecan and pistachio join butter and salt in a carefully orchestrated selection.

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