Pop-up Theme Cafes in Japan, 2024
Here’s a list of temporary, pop-up theme cafes in Tokyo and around Japan in 2024. As well as permanent themed restaurants, there are lots of limited time, collaboration cafes with popular characters, movies and games. They’re usually announced near the time of opening, so check back to see what’s new.
Making a reservation is highly recommended, because they’re very popular!
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Black Butler Cafe
Tokyo: Box Cafe & Space, Omotesando Hills
4th July – 18th August 2024
Osaka: Kawara Cafe & Dining, Shinsaibashi
25th July – 25th August 2024
A theme cafe featuring the anime Black Butler, specifically the boarding school arc. The dishes don’t feature the characters, but there’s a general dark/gothic vibe, for example: “Funeral parlour green apple soda” and “Midnight invitation afternoon tea”.
Cinnamoroll x Yurodoki Cooking
Tokyo: Brunch Park (Akasaka)
2nd – 20th August 2024
There’ll be a special menu at Brunch Park in Tokyo, featuring Sanrio character Cinnamoroll and actor Yasuda Ken’s self-care cooking show Yurodoki Cooking.
Identity V x Sanrio Cafe
Tokyo: Chugai Grace Cafe, Shibuya
12th July – 4th August 2024
Mobile game Identity V is collaborating with popular Sanrio characters for a pop-up theme cafe in Shibuya. There are various dishes, including a black burger, as well as fancy drinks and lattes with character art on top.
Hangyodon Cafe
Tokyo: BOX cafe & space Harajuku Alta
4th July – 4th August 2024
Osaka: Collabo_Index, Shinsaibashi
4th July – 4th August 2024
Nagoya: Kawara Cafe & Kitchen, Parco department store
11th July – 18th August 2024
Hangyodon is a lonely, romantic half-fish-half-boy from Sanrio. They’re starring in their very own theme cafe, with a summery beach theme.
Pokémon x Pronto
Osaka: Hotel New Otani, Makuhari
11th July – 16th September 2024
Pronto is a coffee shop / cafe with branches all around Japan. This summer they have a special collaboration with Pokémon, with a sea and mountain theme. There are special Pokémon-themed drinks, small dishes and desserts at Pronto stores throughout Japan. You’re sure to be near one, wherever you go – here’s a list of participating stores (in Japanese).
Hatsune Miku Cafes
Tokyo: Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest
15th June – 12th August 2024
Three Korean cafes at Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest are all hosting Hatsune Miku Vocaloid theme cafes at the same time. The cafes are: Atmosphere, Seoul Hotteok and MINT HEIM. Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest is a very pink and kawaii food court style venue in Jiyugaoka, Tokyo, with kiosks selling various kinds of sweets and desserts. If you visit each and collect a stamp from each, you get a clear file as a special prize. There’s also a small, themed private room that you can book for 2,400 yen per hour, for up to 4 people (reservation required on the site below).
Attack on Titan Sweets Cafe
Tokyo: Collaboration Cafe Honpo, Akihabara
20th June – 15th July 2024
Osaka: Collaboration Cafe Honpo, Nihonbashi
20th June – 15th July 2024
At this pop-up theme cafe, the Attack on Titan characters appear as cute chibi characters on various sweet and savoury dishes, including an unusual savoury linguine pasta parfait served in a tall ice cream glass.
My Hero Academia x Animate Cafe
Animate Cafe: Ikebukuro, Akihabara 2nd building, Shibuya, Kichijoji Parco, Yokohama Vivre, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka Nihonbashi, Okayama
2nd August – 29th September 2024
Gratte = graphic latte. Rather than a fully themed cafe, this is a takeover of Animate’s coffee stands, where you can get lattes with My Hero Academia characters printed on the foam, at 9 Animate stores around Japan.
Jujutsu Kaisen Cafe
Tokyo: BOX cafe&space Q Plaza, Harajuku
20th June – 18th August 2024
Osaka: BOX cafe&space Tennoji MIO
11th July – 18th August 2024
Nagoya: BOX cafe&space Global Gate
20th June – 28th July 2024
A theme cafe coinciding with the second season of the anime Jujutsu Kaisen. Not all of the dishes are that themed, but there are some fun desserts and drinks with candy floss clouds, and an interesting “cursed spirit” pasta in black and purple.
Hello Kitty at JS Burgers Cafe
JS Burgers Cafe: Lumine Ikebukuro, Kobe umie, Mark Is Fukuoka Momochi store, Daido Life Sapporo Building miredo, Nagoya mozo Wonder City
JS Pancake Cafe: Machida Modi, Mark Is Minatomirai store, Terrace Mall Shonan, LaLaport Fujimi,
Shisui Outlet, Sapporo Stellar Place
JS Foodies: Tennoji Mio, Osaka
Butter: Kinshicho PARCO, Mitsui Outlet Park Tama Minami Osawa, LaLaport Yokohama, Yokohama Bay Quarter, LaLaport Toyosu
19th June – 19th August 2024
Hello Kitty is taking over with a special menu at JS Burgers Cafe and JS Pancake Cafe, which have branches throughout Japan, in celebration of their 50th anniversary. There are cute Hello Kitty burgers, pancakes, fruit juices and milk teas, at several stores around Japan.
Sumikko Gurasshi Dessert Buffet
Osaka: Hotel New Otani, Makuhari
12th July – 31st August 2024
Hotel New Otani in Osaka is holding a super-cute Sumikko Gurasshi sweets buffet. The theme is: the Sumikko Gurasshi characters visit the home of polar bear, so everything’s snowy and arctic! The desserts and cakes are so kawaii, in pastel colours, and their are cute float drinks that look just like the characters. As with most theme cafes, advance booking is highly recommended.
Animal Crossing x Hakkejima Sea Paradise
Yokohama: Hakkejima Sea Paradise (an easy day trip from Tokyo)
Until 9th July 2024
Ok so this isn’t strictly a theme cafe, but I thought you’d be interested! And there is a cafe… Hakkejima Sea Paradise, an aquarium in Yokohama, currently has a collaboration with Animal Crossing. What a perfect combination! There’s a stamp rally, special merch, a special check-in for the My Nintendo app, and you can hunt for scallops just like in the game. And there are coffees from the cafe in Animal Crossing!
Detective Conan Cafe
Tokyo: BOX cafe&space Shinjuku Mylord
March 29th – July 21st, 2024
Tokyo: BOX cafe & space Matsumoto Kiyoshi Ikebukuro Part 2 store
April 5th – June 23rd, 2024
Tokyo: BOX cafe&space Harajuku Alta
April 19th – June 30th, 2024
Yokohama: Collabo_Index Lumine
April 19th – June 16th, 2024
Nagoya: BOX cafe & space Global Gate 1st store
April 12th – July 21st, 2024
Osaka: BOX cafe&space HEP FIVE
March 29th – July 21st, 2024
Osaka: Shinsaibashi Collabo_Index
April 26th – June 30th, 2024
Sendai: BALLER:S Aeon Mall Shinrifu store
April 19th – June 9th, 2024
Sapporo: Koh Chang Pho Shinkawadori store, Cafe Interlude
April 5th – June 30th, 2024
Fukuoka: kawara CAFE&DINING, KITTE Hakata
April 12th – June 9th, 2024
Celebrate the release of the new animated film “`”Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Five Star” with a visit to their pop-up theme cafe! It has a garden party theme, and features characters who star in the film, including Phantom Thief Kid, Heiji Hattori and Conan Edogawa.
Korilakkuma 20th Anniversary Cafe
Tokyo: Box Cafe & Space, Solamachi (the shopping mall at the SkyTree)
13th June – 28th July 2024
Korilakkuma is a white teddy bear from the Rilakkuma series. To celebrate their 20th anniversary, there’s a pop-up theme cafe in Tokyo. The menu features strawberries, which are Korilakkuma’s favourite food.
Jump Shop 20th Anniversary Festival
Tokyo: Sunshine City shopping mall in Ikebukuro, in the World Import Mart Building
27th June – 27th July 2024
A special event for the 20th anniversary of Jump Shop, which is the official Shonen Jump store, selling merch from anime and manga including One Piece and Bleach. There’ll be a shop and “Kissa Jump”, a theme cafe (kissaten = cafe).
Yokai Watch Cafe
Tokyo: eeo Cafe, Ikebukuro (formerly GraffArt Cafe)
1st – 30th June 2024
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Yokai Watch, there’s a pop-up theme cafe featuring Yokai Watch and Yokai Gakuen Y. There’ll be lots of drinks and desserts, including pancakes featuring a surprise character.
Detective Conan Cafe
Tokyo: BOX cafe & space, Shinjuku MyLord
29th March, 2024 – 21st July 2024
Tokyo: BOX cafe & space, Matsumoto Kiyoshi Ikebukuro
5th April – 23rd June 2024
Tokyo: BOX cafe & space, Harajuku Alta
19th April – 30th June 2024
Yokohama: Collabo_Index. Lumine
Until 16th June 2024
Nagoya: BOX cafe & space, Global Gate
Until 21st July 2024
Osaka: BOX cafe & space, HEP FIVE
Until 21st July 2024
Osaka: Collabo_Index, Shinsaibashi
Until 30th June 2024
Sendai: BALLER:S AEON MALL, Shinrifu
Until 9th June 2024
Sapporo: Coach for Shinkawadori store, Cafe Interlude
Until 30th June 2024
Fukuoka: kawara CAFE&DINING, KITTE Hakata
Until 9th June 2024
A pop-up collaboration cafe coinciding with the release of anime film “Detective Conan the Movie: The Million Dollar Five Star”. It also has the theme of a garden party
Spongebob Squarepants Cafe
Tokyo: Rayard Miyashita Park, Shibuya
13th June- 4th November 2024
Cafe Secret Recipe” is a pop-up theme cafe starring Spongebob Squarepants and their friends, in Shibuya. The theming of the food is excellent, with Spongebob Squarepants sandwiches, shaped taco rice and a fantastic roll cake dessert that looks just like Gary the Snail.
Naruto Cafe
Tokyo: Animate Cafe Stand No. 4, Ikebukuro
22nd May – 24th June 2024
Rather than a full sit-down cafe, Animate Cafe Stand is more of a take-out counter serving drinks and snacks. For a limited time, they’re serving drinks and fruit sandwiches with a Naruto theme. And you get special commemorative coasters for each drink you order.
Ouran High School Host Club Cafe
Tokyo: Tree Village
Now finished
Osaka: Tree Village
29th June – 23rd July 2024
Fukuoka: Tree Village
29th June – 23rd July 2024
Tree Village is an official Japanese TV station shop. They’re hosting an Ouran High School Host Club Wonderland Cafe in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka, with cute dishes, drinks and special merchandise.
Monster Hunter 20th Anniversary at Capcom Cafe
Tokyo: Capcom Cafe, Ikebukuro
Osaka: Capcom Cafe, Umeda
12th April – 4th July 2024
A pop-up theme cafe celebrating the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter. The menu’s inspired by food from the towns and villages in the games. The selection on the menu will change regularly, so you can visit more than once and try new things.
Mofusand Mofumofu Cafe
Tokyo: Box Cafe & Space, Omotesando Hills
25th April – 30th June 2024
Osaka: Kawara Cafe & Dining, Shinasaibashi
Now finished
Nagoya: Box Cafe & Space, Global Gate (2nd store)
Now finished
Mofusand’s such a popular character at the moment that it makes perfect sense there should be a theme cafe. The theme is a fresh produce market, with the cats wrapped in fruit and vegetables.
Coffee Talk Cafe
Tokyo: Quattro Labo, in Parco department Store, Shibuya
1st – 30th June 2024
A pop-up coffee shop seems perfect for Coffee Talk, a game where you have conversations over coffee! At the pop-up cafe you can try drinks from the game, including hibiscus tea and “Galahad” and “Blue Lightning”, while enjoying the official soundtrack.
Remember to take a look round the rest of Parco department store while you’re there, for the Pokemon store, Nintendo Store, Capcom and lots more!
Omori Cafe
Tokyo: Tree Village (in Solamachi, the mall at the SkyTree)
29th June – 26th July 2024
Osaka: Tree Village
16th August – 3rd September 2024
Fukuoka: Tree Village
16th August – 3rd September 2024
A theme cafe featuring the RPG game Omori by OMOCAT. On Sunny’s birthday (20th July), there’ll be a special postcard for everyone who orders Sunny’s birthday cake!
Chikawa Ramen Buta
Nagoya: The Guest Cafe & Diner, inside Parco department store
Until 30th September 2024
Chiikawa is a kawaii character originally from an online manga, now made into an anime. And now they have a ramen restaurant! There are several ramen dishes with cute fish cake decorations, and drinks in themed bottles. Perhaps more excitingly, you can buy the bowls, which have a special Chiikawa design, and other goods including a Chiikawa chef’s apron.
Sound Euphonium at Sweets Paradise
Tokyo: Sweets Paradise, Ikebukuro
1st – 30th June 2024
Kyoto: Sweets Paradise, Shijo Kawaramachi
1st – 30th June 2024
Nagoya: Sweets Paradise, Parco
1st – 16th June 2024
Kawasaki: Sweets Paradise, Kawasaki Dice
17th – 30th June 2024
Tokyo: Sweets Paradise, Machida Modi (outside central Tokyo)
17th – 30th June 2024
Sendai: Sweets Paradise, Parco
17th – 30th June 2024
Fukuoka: Sweets Paradise, Parco
17th – 30th June 2024
Sweets Paradise is a dessert buffet chain in Japan. For a limited time, seven stores will have a special menu featuring the anime Sound Euphonium, and the third season which has just been released. There are several dishes with pictures of the characters, plus cafe au lait / hot chocolate with a random character printed on the foam, and a cute Tuba-kun cream soda.
Love Live! Nijigaku! x GiGO
Tokyo: GiGO Akihabara Building 3
18th May – 22nd July 2024
GiGO arcade in Akihabara is holding a pop-up theme cafe with Love Live! There’s a range of cute dishes, plus drinks for each of the characters so you can choose your favourite.
As well as the main cafe in Akihabara, there’ll also be collaboration cafe stands at GiGO arcades in Sapporo (Norbesa), Sendai, Akihabara Building 2, Sasashima, Namba Sennichimae, Okayama, Fukuoka Tenjin and Kumamoto.
Donald Duck & the Three Caballeros Cafe
Tokyo: Oh My Cafe, Shinjuku
11th May – 30th June 2024
An official Disney theme cafe starring Donald Duck and the Three Caballeros. The menu features sandwiches, tacos and curry, plus colourful drinks.
Yuru Camp Cafe (Laidback Camp)
Tokyo: and Gallery, Ikebukuro
26th June – 17th July 2024
Osaka: and Gallery, Dotonbori
26th June – 17th July 2024
Nagoya: and Gallery
26th June – 17th July 2024
Fukuoka: and Gallery,
20th July – 7th August 2024
Sendai: and Gallery
20th July – 7th August 2024
A pop-up theme cafe featuring the third season of anime Yuru Camp. The characters are dressed as cafe employees, and the theme is an outdoor camping cafe.
Frozen Cafe
Tokyo: Oh My Cafe, Shinjuku (in MyLord department store)
5th July – 1st September 2024
Osaka: Oh My Cafe, Shinsaibashi
8th August – 8th September 2024
Oh My Cafe always hosts official Disney theme cafes, and now the theme is Frozen! There are themed dishes featuring Anna, Elsa and Olaf. And the menu at Oh My Cafe is always health-conscious, so it’s not packed with sugar!
Pokemon Eevee Friends Afternoon Tea
Miyagi: Art Grace Wedding Forest
3rd July – 31st August 2024
Saitama: Omiya Art Grace Wedding Chateau
4th July – 30th August 2024
Tokyo: Aoyama St. Grace Cathedral
3rd July – 30th August 2024
Chiba: Art Grace Wedding Coast Tokyo Bay
3rd July – 30th August 2024
Kanagawa: Iseyama Hills
3rd July – 31st August 2024
Nagoya: The Strings Hotel
3rd July – 30th August 2024
Kyoto: Art Grace Wedding Hills
3rd July – 30th August 2024
Osaka: St. Grace Villa, Shinsaibashi
3rd July – 30th August 2024
Fukuoka: The Strings Hakata, Cafe Lounge “Time Nest”
4th July – 30th August 2024
Enjoy a Pokemon-themed afternoon tea of sweet and savoury dishes, starring Evee and their evolutions: Vaporeon, Jolteon, Fleur, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon and Sylveon. For some reason, most of the venues are wedding venues, so you’ll be sure of a glamorous time!
Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster at Square Enix Cafe
Tokyo: Square Enix Cafe, Akihabara
Summer 2024 – dates TBA
Square Enix Cafe in Akihabara is holding a theme cafe celebrating Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, a remake of the Final Fantasy series with retro pixel art graphics.
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