【Hotel Chorakukan】Enjoy "Tropical Mango Afternoon Tea" at an Important Cultural Property in Higashiyama, Kyoto, for a Limited Time
Hotel Chorakukan will offer a "Tropical Mango Afternoon Tea" for a limited period from July 1st to July 31st, 2026, at its Dessert Cafe Chorakukan, located in the main building, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. Guests can enjoy refreshing sweets and savories featuring tropical fruits like mango and passion fruit in a historic Meiji-era guesthouse setting.
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Tropical Mango Afternoon Tea
Hotel Chorakukan (Maruyama-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto; General Manager: Shigehito Yoshida) will offer a "Tropical Mango Afternoon Tea" for a limited period from Wednesday, July 1st to Friday, July 31st, 2026, at its Dessert Cafe Chorakukan.
Chorakukan, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, was built in the Meiji era as a guesthouse. In this space, passed down through generations, seasonal flavors are offered.
This afternoon tea features tropical fruits, perfect for midsummer, offering refreshing tastes.
Richly sweet mango is layered with the refreshing acidity of passion fruit and grapefruit, creating a light and fresh taste. You can enjoy a cool aftertaste along with the vibrant aroma unique to tropical fruits.
For sweets, we have prepared items that bring out the charm of tropical fruits, such as a two-layered glass dessert with rich mango mousse topped with passion fruit jelly, a tart baked with fresh pineapple on almond cream with coconut, and a verrine layered with subtly jasmine-scented jelly and grapefruit compote.
Served on a traditional three-tiered English tea stand.
Served on a traditional three-tiered English tea stand.
For savories, we offer light dishes utilizing summer blessings, such as mango and prosciutto sandwiches and cold corn potage made from freshly picked corn.
To conclude the course, a chilled mango granita will be served as a "delightful dish." It can also be enjoyed like a cocktail by adding champagne as an option.
This afternoon tea, served on a traditional three-tiered English tea stand, creates a moment of coolness in the height of Kyoto's summer within the tranquil atmosphere unique to a cultural property building.
"Tropical Mango Afternoon Tea" Overview
Period: Wednesday, July 1st – Friday, July 31st, 2026
Location: "Geihin-no-Ma" (Reception Room), 1st floor, Main Building, Dessert Cafe Chorakukan
Hours: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Two sittings, 2 hours each)
Price: 6,500 yen per person (tax included, 10% service charge separate)
Reservations: From 2 people
*Photos and menu are examples.
*Contents may change depending on the availability of ingredients.
*This plan is not available for children under 12 years old or their accompanying guests.
"Geihin-no-Ma" (Reception Room), 1st floor, Main Building
Online Reservations Here
■Menu Contents
Aperitif (Appetizer) *Choose one from below
・Champagne (+1,100 yen)
・Seasonal Cocktail (+550 yen)
・Sparkling Wine
・Non-alcoholic Sparkling Wine
・Elderflower Juice
Sweets
・Mango and Passion Fruit Mousse
A tropical two-layered dessert with mango mousse topped with jelly made from mango and passion fruit puree.
・Pineapple Tart
A dish baked with fresh pineapple on almond cream with added coconut, giving it a fragrant finish.
・Grapefruit and Jasmine Verrine
A refreshing glass dessert with panna cotta layered with grapefruit compote and jasmine-scented jelly.
・Seasonal Fruits
A盛り合わせ of mango and melon.
・Homemade Baked Goods
Scone
・Plain
・Cranberry
(Served with clotted cream / jam)
Food (Savory)
・Mango and Prosciutto Sandwich / Cucumber Sandwich
・Quiche Lorraine
・Fried Ayu (sweetfish) with Passion Fruit and Tomato Sauce
・Cold Corn Potage made from freshly picked corn
Delightful Dish
・Mango Granita
A smooth-melting granita that captures the pure fruitiness of mango, as if frozen directly.
Hotel Chorakukan
Hotel Chorakukan is a boutique hotel featuring a restaurant, cafe, sweets boutique, and bar in its main building, "Chorakukan," an Important Cultural Property, and six guest rooms in its annexed new building. In 2025, it joined the global hotel brand "Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH)."
"Chorakukan (former Murai Family Villa)" is a modern Kyoto building constructed in 1909 as the villa of Kichibei Murai, a Meiji-era industrialist known as the "Tobacco King." It is characterized by designs incorporating architectural styles from various countries around the world, and on December 9th, 2024, it was designated a national Important Cultural Property.
Trade Name: Chorakukan Co., Ltd.
Location: 604 Maruyama-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Yasaka Torii-mae Higashi-iru, Kyoto 605-0071
Established: September 1954
Business Activities: Operation of accommodation facilities, restaurants, cafes, and wedding/banquet halls
Chorakukan Public
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Hotel Chorakukan (Maruyama-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto; General Manager: Shigehito Yoshida) will offer a "Tropical Mango Afternoon Tea" for a limited period from Wednesday, July 1st to Friday, July 31st, 2026, at its Dessert Cafe Chorakukan.
Chorakukan, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, was built in the Meiji era as a guesthouse. In this space, passed down through generations, seasonal flavors are offered.
This afternoon tea features tropical fruits, perfect for midsummer, offering refreshing tastes.
Richly sweet mango is layered with the refreshing acidity of passion fruit and grapefruit, creating a light and fresh taste. You can enjoy a cool aftertaste along with the vibrant aroma unique to tropical fruits.
For sweets, we have prepared items that bring out the charm of tropical fruits, such as a two-layered glass dessert with rich mango mousse topped with passion fruit jelly, a tart baked with fresh pineapple on almond cream with coconut, and a verrine layered with subtly jasmine-scented jelly and grapefruit compote.
Served on a traditional three-tiered English tea stand.
Served on a traditional three-tiered English tea stand.
For savories, we offer light dishes utilizing summer blessings, such as mango and prosciutto sandwiches and cold corn potage made from freshly picked corn.
To conclude the course, a chilled mango granita will be served as a "delightful dish." It can also be enjoyed like a cocktail by adding champagne as an option.
This afternoon tea, served on a traditional three-tiered English tea stand, creates a moment of coolness in the height of Kyoto's summer within the tranquil atmosphere unique to a cultural property building.
"Tropical Mango Afternoon Tea" Overview
Period: Wednesday, July 1st – Friday, July 31st, 2026
Location: "Geihin-no-Ma" (Reception Room), 1st floor, Main Building, Dessert Cafe Chorakukan
Hours: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Two sittings, 2 hours each)
Price: 6,500 yen per person (tax included, 10% service charge separate)
Reservations: From 2 people
*Photos and menu are examples.
*Contents may change depending on the availability of ingredients.
*This plan is not available for children under 12 years old or their accompanying guests.
"Geihin-no-Ma" (Reception Room), 1st floor, Main Building
Online Reservations Here
■Menu Contents
Aperitif (Appetizer) *Choose one from below
・Champagne (+1,100 yen)
・Seasonal Cocktail (+550 yen)
・Sparkling Wine
・Non-alcoholic Sparkling Wine
・Elderflower Juice
Sweets
・Mango and Passion Fruit Mousse
A tropical two-layered dessert with mango mousse topped with jelly made from mango and passion fruit puree.
・Pineapple Tart
A dish baked with fresh pineapple on almond cream with added coconut, giving it a fragrant finish.
・Grapefruit and Jasmine Verrine
A refreshing glass dessert with panna cotta layered with grapefruit compote and jasmine-scented jelly.
・Seasonal Fruits
A盛り合わせ of mango and melon.
・Homemade Baked Goods
Scone
・Plain
・Cranberry
(Served with clotted cream / jam)
Food (Savory)
・Mango and Prosciutto Sandwich / Cucumber Sandwich
・Quiche Lorraine
・Fried Ayu (sweetfish) with Passion Fruit and Tomato Sauce
・Cold Corn Potage made from freshly picked corn
Delightful Dish
・Mango Granita
A smooth-melting granita that captures the pure fruitiness of mango, as if frozen directly.
Hotel Chorakukan
Hotel Chorakukan is a boutique hotel featuring a restaurant, cafe, sweets boutique, and bar in its main building, "Chorakukan," an Important Cultural Property, and six guest rooms in its annexed new building. In 2025, it joined the global hotel brand "Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH)."
"Chorakukan (former Murai Family Villa)" is a modern Kyoto building constructed in 1909 as the villa of Kichibei Murai, a Meiji-era industrialist known as the "Tobacco King." It is characterized by designs incorporating architectural styles from various countries around the world, and on December 9th, 2024, it was designated a national Important Cultural Property.
Trade Name: Chorakukan Co., Ltd.
Location: 604 Maruyama-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Yasaka Torii-mae Higashi-iru, Kyoto 605-0071
Established: September 1954
Business Activities: Operation of accommodation facilities, restaurants, cafes, and wedding/banquet halls
Chorakukan Public
Keywords: