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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Disney Manga Princess Cafe
Tokyo: BOX cafe & space, Shibuya 109
26th April – 9th June 2024
What a great combination! The Disney princesses as kawaii manga characters. Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, Belle and Tiana have become manga princesses for this pop-up cafe in Shibuya. The menu’s so colourful, inspired by the signature colours of each princess.
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.
Mezzo Piano Cafe
Tokyo: BOX cafe & space, Lumine Est, Shinjuku
Until 19th May 2024
Osaka: BOX cafe & space, Tennoji MIO
Until 26th May 2024
Nagoya: BOX cafe & space, LACHIC 1st store
Until 26th May 2024
Super pink, super kawaii! A very cute theme cafe starring Mezzo Piano. Everything’s very pastel pink and has ALL the strawberries. And just look at that piano cake!
“Is the Order a Rabbit?” at Animate Cafe
Animate Cafe in:
Tokyo: Ikebukuro, Shibuya, Animate Akihabara Building 2 and Kichijoji Parco
Yokohama: Vivre
Sendai
Nagoya
Osaka: Nihonbashi and Tennoji
Okayama
Sapporo
Fukuoka: Parco
Omiya
Shizuoka: Parco
27th March – 12th May 2024
A collaboration cafe at Animate cafes with the super-cute anime “Is the order a rabbit?”. Animate is a chain of anime merchandise stores throughout Japan. The cafe’s called “Gratte” because they make graphic lattes, printed with images on top. At this cafe, there’ll be lattes with characters from the anime, plus small gifts and cookies.
Ravit! Cafe
Tokyo: Box Cafe & Space, Omotesando
Until 12th May 2024
Nagoya: Box Cafe & Space, Nagoya La Chic 2nd store
Until 21st April 2024
Osaka: Box Cafe & Space, Tennoji Mio store
Until 21st April 2024
Ravit is a mornign TV show in Japan, and this collaboration cafe features their rabbit character. Even if you’re not familiar with the show, this theme cafe has some fun and colourful dishes, including curry with rabbit-shaped rice and a black sesame milkshake with a rabbit head on top.
Digimon 25th Anniversary Cafe
Tokyo: Gallery 3, Ikebukuro
Nagoya: Gallery 3
Osaka: Gallery 3, Dotonbori
6th- 28th April 2024
A pop-up collaboration cafe to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Digimon. The theme is “our memories”. The dishes and drinks are themed with cut-outs of Digimon characters. There’s also limited edition merchandise, including hair clips and hoodies.
Star Wars Cafe
Tokyo: Box Cafe & Space, Solamachi (the mall at the SkyTree)
20th April – 9th June 2024
Just in time for Star Wars Day on May 4th, there’s a Star Wars theme cafe in Tokyo! It’s at Oh My Cafe, which always hosts Disney themed cafes. Now’s your chance to try the potion bread that Rey ate in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Groo Groo’s chowder and blue and green milk.
Rapunzel Romantic Moments Cafe
Tokyo: Oh My Cafe, inside Tokyu Plaza Omotesando mall, Harajuku
Until 6th May 2024
Tokyo: Box Cafe & Space, Q Plaza, Harajuku
16th March – 21st April 2024
Osaka: Collabo Index, Shinsaibashi
15th March – 21st April 2024
Nagoya: Kawara Cafe & Kitchen, inside Parco department store
21st March – 21st April 2024
An official Disney pop-up theme cafe starring Rapunzel and Tangled. The theming’s inspired by the famous, romantic lantern scene from the movie. There’s a gratin dish decorated with bricks like Rapunzel’s tower, a delicious-looking Mont Blanc and various sodas and hot drinks. With Disney theme cafes, the cafe itself is usually decorated well, with characters around the walls. This looks like a dreamy and beautiful pop-up cafe!
Doraemon Movie Cafe
Tokyo: Cafe Lish (Jimbocho)
Until 6th May 2024
A collaboration cafe coinciding with the release of the animated movie “Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony”, with popular childrens character Doraemon. Along with the theme of the movie, the dishes are scattered with music notes.
The venue, Cafe Lish, opened in August 2023 right by Jimbocho Station, an area known for bookshops.
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
10th May – 16th June 2024
Nagoya: Box Cafe & Space, Global Gate (2nd store)
18th April 16th June 2024
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.
No Game No Life at Cure Maid Cafe
Tokyo: Cure Maid Cafe, Akihabara (Onoden main store, 4F)
19th April – 12th May 2024
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the anime No Game No Life, there’s a collaboration with Cure Maid Cafe. Note that it’s a take-out cafe, rather than a themed cafe to sit in. There’ll be drinks inspired by the characters and limited edition merchandise.
Hunter x Hunter Cafe
Tokyo: Animate Cafe Ikebukuro, 2nd store
24th April – 13th May 2024
Osaka: Animate Cafe, Nihonbashi
24th April – 13th May 2024
Hunter x Hunter is taking over Animate Cafe in Tokyo and Osaka (a cafe in Animate stores). It stars Hisoka Morrow in particular, and is the return of a popular pop-up cafe from last year.
Chikawa Ramen Buta
Nagoya: The Guest Cafe & Diner, inside Parco department store
From 19th March (end date TBA)
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.
Tom and Jerry Diner
Tokyo: Rayard Miyashita Park, Shibuya
1st November 2023 – 12th May 2024
A pop-up theme cafe starring Tom and Jerry, the cartoon cat and mouse. While the cafe itself isn’t all that themed, the dishes are very creative, including cheese stew with rice shaped like Jerry, sandwich towers with the characters hiding inside and a cheesecake that looks just like a wedge of Jerry’s favourite holey cheese! There’s also a shop with lots of merchandise. Reservations open on 20th October 2023.
Love Live! Superstar! x GiGO
Tokyo: GiGO Akihabara Building 3
23rd March – 12th May 2024
GiGO arcade in Akihabara is holding a pop-up theme cafe with Love Live! Superstar! This is the 4th installment of the game centre’s collaboration with this anime. 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.
Kuromi x Yurinan Harajuku
Tokyo: Yurinan, Harajuku (just off Takeshita Street)
1st February – 30th April 2024
This is more of a special menu than a theme cafe, but for a limited time, Yurinan in Harajuku has Kuromi dorayaki! Yurinan is a cute cafe/kiosk just off Takeshita Street. They have delicious dorayaki, which are like thick pancakes with fillings, and during this collaboration they have a Kuromi design on top. There’s also a Kuromi matcha drink. Plus, you get an acrylic keychain for each item you order. Loving this collab!
THE IDOLM@STER Shanimas Cafe
Tokyo: Smile Base Cafe, Ikebukuro
30th March – 25th April 2024
Nagoya: Smile Base Cafe, Sakae
16th April – 2nd May
Osaka: Smile Base Cafe, Shinsaibashi
8th May – 23rd May 2024
A pop-up theme cafe starring characters from THE IDOLM@STER dressed in cute bunny girl outfits for Easter.
bunini Cafe with NewJeans
Tokyo: Box Cafe & Space, inside Shibuya 109, Shibuya
14th March – 21st April 2024
Tokyo: Box Cafe & Space, inside Tokyu Plaza, Omotesando, Harajuku
21st March – 21st April 2024
Osaka: Kawara Cafe & Dining, Shinsaibashi
28th March – 6th May 2024
Nagoya: Box Cafe & Space, Nagoya Lachic 1st store
14th March – 21st April 2024
Yokohama: Collabo Index, inside Lumine department store
14th March – 14th April 2024
Sendai: BALLER:S, Aeon Mall, Shinrifu
14th March – 14th April 2024
Fukuoka: Box Cafe & Space, Hakata Marui department store
15th March – 21st April 2024
NewJeans is a k-pop girl group with cartoon bunny characters called bunini – they’re super-kawaii and pastel coloured! At this dreamy theme cafe in multiple venues, there are pasta dishes with cut-outs of the pastel bunnies, bunini paninis (!). waffles and colourful drinks with designs on the top.
Love Live! Special Diner
Tokyo: Tree Village
27th April – 12th May 2024
Osaka: Tree Village
Fukuoka: Tree Village
6th – 21st June 2024
The girls from high school idol group anime Love Live! are waitresses in an American diner for this pop-up cafe at three Tree Village stores in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka.
Jinbee-san Cafe
Tochigi City: Cafe New Ginger at Iwashita’s New Ginger Museum (a day/afternoon trip from Tokyo)
6th April – 26th May 2024
A super-cute theme cafe starring Jinbee-san, the kawaii whale character from San-X. There’ll also be a pop-up shop with Jinbee-san merchandise. Iwashita’s New Ginger Museum is a very kawaii, pastel pink place celebrating the local ginger – their local deer mascot’s very cute too; they have ginger root antlers! The cafe specialises in items using ginger and looks delicious. It’s in Tochigi City, which is a day trip from Tokyo with historic warehouses, where you can also go on a boat ride. Or stop off there on the way to a side-trip to Nikko!
Sailor Moon Cafe
Osaka: #702 Cafe & Diner, Namba Parks
19th April – 2nd June 2024
It’s not just a theme cafe – there’s also a temporary Sailor Moon Museum at Namba Parks in Osaka. There’ll be pink ribbon pasta, Luna and Artemis curry with cat-shaped rice, transformation brooch muffins and colourful desserts and parfaits, as well as printed lattes.
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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