Desserts and cakes are always a welcome distraction, perhaps now more than ever. The New Otani Hotels group of hotels in Tokyo, Makuhari in Chiba Prefecture and Osaka is running an early summer sweets fair campaign until June 30, with matcha, melon and chocolate as the starring ingredients.
Items are available for takeout, but can also be eaten at each hotel.
Premium ingredients form the basis for dessert creation — vibrant and flavorsome Uji matcha from a Kyoto tea producer dating back to the 19th century; a spicy yet fruit forward, malty Columbian chocolate; and fragrant musk melon from Shizuoka Prefecture.