One Piece Cafe Gene

Tokyo: Shibuya Parco department store
7th February – 30th March 2026

The menu recreates famous scenes from the anime. There are some really fun cut-outs of the characters with the dishes!

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Myaku Myaku CAFE

Osaka: KITTE Osaka 2nd floor @JP Cafe
16th – 19th February 2026

Myaku Myaku’s the monstrous mascot of the Osaka Expo in 2025. For just 4 days, they’re back, with a pop-up theme cafe in Osaka.

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Overwatch 2 Cafe

 Internet Cafe & Karaoke DiCE, eSPORTS CAFE AIM (check participating stores)
6th February – 16th March 2026

An internet cafe and karaoke chain’s collaborating with the game Overwatch 2, with a special menu and merchandise.

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Loveys Snow Dream Cafe

Tokyo: BOX cafe&space, Lumine Est Shinjuku 1st store
20th December 2025 – 8th February 2026

Nagoya: Collabo_Index, Nagoya PARCO
Now finished

This is so cute! Loveys are a cute character series from Bandai. The menu includes adorable candy floss sodas, fluffy cloud mountain pasta and stew with heart-shaped pink rice.

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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined Cafe

Tokyo: Square Enix Pop-up Cafe, Shinjuku
5th February – 29th March 2026

A pop-up cafe for the game Dragon Quest 7 re-imagined, at Square Enix’s theme cafe in Tokyo.

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Yu-Gi-Oh Cafe

Tokyo: Collaboration Cafe Honpo BLANC, Ikebukuro
Osaka: Collaboration Cafe Honpo BLANC, Nihonbashi
Until 1st March 2026

A pop-up theme cafes for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series. The dishes aren’t all that themed, but there’s limited edition merchandise.

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Little Twin Stars 50th Anniversary Cafe

Tokyo: BOX cafe&space Q Plaza Harajuku
11th December 2025 – 8th February 2026

Nagoya: BOX cafe & space, Global Gate 2nd store
18th December 2025 – 15th February 2026

Osaka: BOX cafe & space, KITTE OSAKA 2nd store
Sendai: BOX cafe & space, BALLER:S AEON Mall Shin Rifu
Now finished

It’s the 50th anniversary of Little Twin Stars, Kiki and Lala, from Sanrio. What better way to celebrate than a theme cafe – and as you’d expect, the menu’s super kawaii!

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Rilakkuma Cafe

Ofuro Bath-house (13 branches around Japan)
9th January – 5th April 2026

How cute are these Rilakkuma dishes?! Ofuro is a chain of bath-houses in Japan. Thirteen branches have a special Rilakkuma menu in their cafe for a limited time. There are also Rilakkuma decorations in the bath – “Rila” comes from “relax”, so it seems like the perfect collaboration for a relaxing bath!

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Golden Kamuy Cafe

Tokyo: Tree Village
7th February – 6th March 2026

Osaka: Tree Village
28th March – 9th April 2026

Fukuoka: Tree Village
28th March – 9th April 2026

Yokohama: Tree Village
18th April – 15th May 2026

A pop-up cafe for the manga Golden Kamuy, with food inspired by the Forest Starry Sky Cafe.

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Final Fantasy IX 25th Anniversary Cafe

Osaka: Square Enix Pop-up Cafe
Until 12th February 2026

A pop-up theme cafe in Osaka to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy IX.

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BT21 Creamy Chocolate Cafe

Tokyo: Sweets Paradise, Ikebukuro
Until 16th February 2026

Saitama: Sweets Paradise, Marui Omiya
Osaka: Sweets Paradise Tennoji Mio
Kobe: Sweets Paradise, Clefy Sannomiya
Now finished

A cute theme cafe featuring BT21 characters, with special merchandise.

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Girls Band Cry Cafe 

Tokyo: and GALLERY 4, Ikebukuro
Osaka: and GALLERY 4, Dotonbori
Nagoya: and GALLERY 4
Fukuoka: and GALLERY 4
4th February – 15th March 2026

A collaboration cafe for the anime Girls Band Cry. The best dish is a piano keyboard cheesecake!

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Evangelion 30th Anniversary Cafe

Yokohama: Cafe Fan Base
16th January – 26th February 2026

A theme cafe in Yokohama for the 30th anniversary of the Evangelion anime films.

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Demon Slayer Cafe

Tokyo: ufotable DINING, ufotable DINING -HIROMA-
Until 10th March 2026

A theme cafe for the new Demon Slayer anime movie in Mugen Castle.

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Love Live Cafe

Tokyo: GiGO Collaboration Cafe Akihabara Building 3
Until 8th March 2026

A pop-up theme cafe for the 15th anniversary of the Love Live anime, featuring Love Live Superstar and Liella. The menu includes drinks for each of the characters. If you visit on one of the characters’ birthdays, you get a birthday card!

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Marufuku Coffee x Rilakkuma

12 branches of Marufuku Coffee around Japan:
Osaka: Lucua store, HEP Navio store, AEON Dainichi store, Shinsaibashi PARCO store, Uehommachi YUFURA store, Grand Green Osaka store (until 12th February)
Nagoya: Hoshigaoka Terrace store
Tokyo: Kichijoji store, Yodobashi Akiba store
Kawasaki: Azalea store
Chiba: Sogo Chiba store
Fukuoka: Hakata Hankyu store
1st – 28th February 2026

A special collab between a chain of coffee shops and Rilakkuma. The hamburger’s especially cute – with a Rilakkuma face and ears on the bun.

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Five Nights at Freddy’s Cafe

Tokyo: Tree Village
Now finished

Osaka: Tree Village
Fukuoka: Tree Village
28th February – 12th March 2026

The first pop-up theme cafe and shop in Japan for the game Five Nights at Freddy’s.

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My Friend is a Bear  Cafe

Tokyo: Capcom Cafe, Ikebukuro
Osaka: Capcom Cafe, Umeda
Until 19th February 2026

A theme cafe for the 10th anniversary of “My friend is a bear”, a cute character from social media. Even if you’re not familiar with the characters, if you want to go to a kawaii cafe in Tokyo or Osaka, this has a really colourful, cute menu!

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Shizuku-chan x Tower Records Cafe 

Tokyo: Tower Records Cafe, Omotesando
Until 16th February 2026

An extra kawaii cafe starring Shizuku-chan, a cute character that’s featured on stationery in Japan.

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Ouran High School Host Club Cafe

Tokyo: My Charaful Cafe
Until 15th March 2026

Osaka: My Charaful Cafe
22nd April – 5th July 2026

A themed cafe for the anime Ouran High School Host Club. The menu isn’t all that themed, but there are strawberry sandwiches, and chocolate banana sandwiches, to takeaway.

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Zootopia 2 Cafe

Tokyo: OH MY CAFE, Omotesando Hills
19th December 2025 – 19th April 2026

Tokyo: BOX cafe&space, Grandscape Ikebukuro
25th December 2025 – 1st March 2026

Nagoya: BOX cafe&space, Nagoya Lachic 2nd Store
20th December 2025 – 1st February 2026

Osaka: BOX cafe&space KITTE Osaka 1st Store
19th December 2025 – 8th March 2026

Oh My Cafe always hosts official Disney pop-up cafes – their latest is for Zootopia 2.

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Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Cafe

Tokyo: Square Enix Pop-up Cafe, Shinjuku (map in the link below)
20th September 2025 – 4th February 2026

Osaka: Square Enix Pop-up Cafe
13th February – 18th March 2026

Nagoya: Square Enix Pop-up Cafe
10th April – 18th May 2026

Square Enix and Pasela present a long-term pop-up cafe. The first theme is Final Fantasy IX, which has two phases. The period’s divided into phases, with different menus and merchandise in each phase.

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica Cafe

Tokyo: BOX cafe&space Matsumotokiyoshi Ikebukuro Part 2 store
Now finished

Osaka: BOX cafe&space, Tennoji MIO
25th December 2025 – 8th February 2026

A theme cafe for the manga/anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica. There are some colourful doughnuts, and Kyubey cream pasta.

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Demon Slayer Mocktail Bar

Tokyo: ufotable Mocktail Bar Ginza
Opened 29th April 2025

A mocktail bar in Ginza for the anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Reservations are by lottery:

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Opanchu & Npochamu Paradise Cafe

Tokyo: Concept Cafe Ginza by Sweets Paradise
From 10th October 2025 (for one year)

A theme cafe in Ginza featuring characters Opanchusagi, Npochamu and Kimimaro. Unlike most pop-up cafes, it’ll be open for a whole year!