The shopping season leading up to Valentine's Day on February 14th is in full swing, and department stores are stepping up their ``eat-in'' services this year.
This year, Shinjuku Takashimaya in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, has started a new eat-in corner with demonstrations by pastry chefs from Japan and France.
This is a service that makes and provides high-quality chocolate sweets on the spot, and prices start from the 4,000 yen range, including drinks and souvenirs.
Reservations are required, and many customers use it as a ``reward for themselves.''
A new initiative called "upcycling" has been started at the eat-in corner of Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store in Toshima Ward, Tokyo.
In an effort to make use of things that were previously thrown away, we offer curries and drinks made from the skins of cacao beans, which were previously discarded during the chocolate manufacturing process.
Daiki Sugita, who is in charge of the event, said, ``Valentine's Day has turned into a seasonal event that you can enjoy with yourself, your family, and friends.This will be the first time since the new coronavirus was moved to Category 5, so I hope you will enjoy an experience that can only be enjoyed at the sales floor. ” he said.