Ginza Mitsukoshi will be holding its Valentine's Day event, "Ginza Sweets Collection 2019," from January 23rd to February 14th, 2019, at the Ginza Mitsukoshi 7th floor Event Hall and 9th floor Ginza Terrace/Terrace Court, bringing together a record 82 brands.

Del Rey "Pink Diamond Box" (4,320 yen)
Ginza Mitsukoshi's 2019 sweets collection will feature a record 82 brands. The Valentine's Day theme is "PINK!", which is designed to lift girls' spirits and is also a popular fashion trend. The charm of pink will be expressed in the products, packaging, and in-store.


Each brand will be introducing chocolates made with ruby cacao, which is a limited production amount. Debailleul will be releasing "Petit Nacré Friandis" (6 pieces for 1,512 yen), an assortment of chocolates containing ruby chocolate mendiants, Cacao Sampaka will be releasing "Ruby Rosa" (3 pieces for 1,620 yen), a rose dark ganache coated in ruby chocolate that allows you to enjoy an elegant rose scent, and John Kanaya will be releasing "Chocolat de La Rue Rosé" (1,944 yen), a pink bonbon chocolate with a high heel motif, exclusively at Ginza Mitsukoshi, which features two types of ganache: one with a caramel raspberry flavor and one with Tochiotome strawberry ganache made with ruby chocolate.

Kloka "TAMATEBAKO" (3,201 yen)
This year's Kloka is set in a future where humanity has disappeared, and a pink utopia has appeared. A hospitality robot will deliver "TAMATEBAKO" (3,201 yen), a nostalgic yet slightly futuristic sweet treat that comes with your choice of one chocolate spread and two monaka (bean-jam) varieties of your choice, granola, and a mini book.

In addition, there will be over 20 items in pink packaging that will appeal to adults as well. The Belgium Limited Box, "NADESHIKO" (3,240 yen), is a selection box of eight leading Belgian brands, exclusively available at Ginza Mitsukoshi, featuring chocolates inspired by Japanese women.

Désirée "Limited Assorted Chocolates" (8 pieces for 1,674 yen)
Désirée will be offering "Limited Assorted Chocolates" (8 pieces + 3 pieces for 1,674 yen), which includes chocolates that recreate the taste of their signature truffles and apple pie, while François Doussé will be offering "Doussée," a colorful chocolate-covered box of five kinds of fruit pâtés, including apples and figs, as well as nuts. The "Tiroir" (2,160 yen) and Del Rey's "Pink Diamond Box" (4,320 yen) are available exclusively at Isetan Mitsukoshi, and feature cute diamond- and heart-shaped chocolates such as caramel and mango flavors in a commemorative 70th anniversary box.

Version Original "Yamato Nadeshiko" (2,808 yen)
Not only are they cute, but there is also a wide selection of authentic chocolates. Version Original, which is making its first appearance in Japan, is offering "Yamato Nadeshiko" (2,808 yen), an assortment of four bonbons inspired by Japan, including flavors such as yuzu and shiso. Dagoche, a long-established chocolate shop from Normandy, France, which is also making its first appearance in Japan, is offering the "Design Tin + Chocolate Set" (1,501 yen), which allows you to freely combine seven types of chocolate in nine cute packages.

Patrick Roger "Boite Demi Sphere" (9 pieces for 8,640 yen)
From Patrick Roger, there will be "Boite Demi Sphere" (9 pieces for 8,640 yen), a colorful bonbon with a rich taste of caramel and honey, while the highly anticipated Liliane Bonnefoy will be introducing the new strawberry yogurt-flavored tablet "Tablet Fraise Yogurt Blanc" (2,484 yen), and from Bernachon, there will be "Tablet Fouré Framboise" (3,240 yen), which contains raspberry fruit pâté with a good balance of sweetness and acidity. In the eat-in corner, Del Rey's "Crème de Chocolat" (501 yen) will be available, topped with the brand's iconic diamond chocolate. Bel Amer's "Chocolate Cream Cornet" (540 yen each), a Ginza Mitsukoshi-exclusive cornet filled with two types of chocolate cream made by a specialty shop, will also be on sale until February 3rd.

In addition, chocolates selected by everyone's chocolate manager, Suzuna Kuribayashi, from the chocolate select shop "c7h8n4o2" will be on sale from January 23rd to 30th. Teo & Philo's Philippine vanilla coffee tablets (864 yen) will be available in Ginza Mitsukoshi-exclusive packaging, as well as Barbero's Gian Duiotti (1,080 yen), which allows you to enjoy the aroma and richness of hazelnuts.



*All prices include tax