Limited-edition sweets and drinks featuring seasonal fruits debut! Yokohama-based craft chocolate specialty store VANILLABEANS to appear at JR Nagoya Takashimaya's summer festival "Amour du Gateau"

CHOCOLATE DESIGN Inc. (CEO: Masahiro Otsuki, Headquarters: Yokohama) announces that its Yokohama-based craft chocolate specialty store, VANILLABEANS, will participate in the summer festival "2026 Amour du Gateau ~Love Summer Sweets!~" to be held at JR Nagoya Takashimaya from Friday, July 31, 2026, to Sunday, August 9, 2026.

This year, in addition to raw chocolate cookie sandwiches luxuriously made with seasonal fruits such as white peaches and Shine Muscat grapes, we will also offer live demonstrations and sales of our first chocolate drinks, providing a freshly made delicious experience.

Recommended Products During the Event

Product Name: "Chocolappe - White Peach -" *Limited to JR Nagoya Takashimaya

A frozen drink made with homemade white chocolate using cacao from Ghana, combined with juicy white peaches. Topped with whipped cream, white peach sauce, crispy butter cookies, and chocolate with the brand logo. Available exclusively at the venue.

Price: 1,200 yen + tax

Product Name: "Shokola - White Peach & Shine Muscat - (4 pieces)"

A summer-limited assortment featuring two types of raw chocolate sandwiches with seasonal fruits and two classic flavors. The seasonal flavors, made with domestic white peaches and Shine Muscat grapes, have a two-layer structure of fruit jelly and ganache to bring out the aroma and sweetness of each fruit. Enjoy the harmony of spreading aromas and different textures with every bite. This box is also recommended as a seasonal gift.

Price: 1,840 yen + tax

Product Name: "Assorted Baked Goods" *Limited to JR Nagoya Takashimaya

A selection of chocolate baked goods that can be carried at room temperature. This set includes "Tuile Sand," which offers the fragrant aroma of almonds and hazelnuts and the crispy texture of cookies, and "Classic Chocolate," a moist and rich-tasting cupcake. Each is individually packaged and presented in a red tin.

Price: 1,580 yen + tax

List of Products for Sale (some in limited quantities)

Shokola (2 pieces) Pulp de Fruit Assortment

Shokola - Mild Cacao - 460 yen + tax

Shokola - Rich Milk - 460 yen + tax

Shokola - White Peach - 460 yen + tax

Shokola - Shine Muscat - 460 yen + tax

Shokola - Salt Vanilla - 460 yen + tax

Shokola - Coconut Pineapple - 460 yen + tax

Shokola (2 pieces) 920 yen + tax

Shokola (4 pieces) 1,840 yen + tax

Shokola (8 pieces) 3,680 yen + tax

Shokola - White Peach & Shine Muscat - (4 pieces) 1,840 yen + tax

Pulp de Fruit Assortment 1,800 yen + tax

Minatomirai Donut (Matcha) Vanilla Beans Chocolatte

Minatomirai Donut 480 yen + tax

Minatomirai Donut (Matcha) 480 yen + tax

[Venue Limited] Assorted Baked Goods 1,580 yen + tax

[Venue Limited] Frui Chocolat - Citron & Orange - 1,200 yen + tax

[Drink] Vanilla Beans Chocolatte (Iced) 690 yen + tax

[Drink, Venue Limited] Chocolappe - White Peach - 1,200 yen + tax

Participation Information

Event Name: "2026 Amour du Gateau ~Love Summer Sweets!~"

Location: JR Nagoya Takashimaya, 10th Floor Event Hall

Period: Friday, July 31, 2026 - Sunday, August 9, 2026, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM *Closes at 5:00 PM on the final day.

About VANILLABEANS, a Yokohama-based Craft Chocolate Specialty Store

VANILLABEANS was established in 2000, starting with online sales. It is now a Yokohama-based craft chocolate specialty store that focuses on cacao, with multiple physical cafes mainly in Yokohama Minatomirai.

Its signature product, the raw chocolate sandwich "Shokola" made with fair-trade chocolate, received the Consumer Jury Award in the International Category at the Social Products Award (2018), and the Grand Prix at the "Japan Food Selection," Japan's first food and ingredient screening and certification system by 23,000 food analysts (2023), for its "8-piece" set. In December 2024, it was selected as the No. 1 selling raw chocolate cookie sandwich in department stores and specialty stores (※).

Furthermore, in October 2025, "Paritro," a rich chocolate cake made with fair-trade chocolate, received the Grand Prix at the "Japan Food Selection."

(※) Survey conducted by GMO Research & AI Inc., January-December 2023.

VANILLABEANS has also been engaged in sustainable initiatives for many years. Currently, the "Cacao Forest Project: Growing Together" is underway in the Republic of Ecuador, supporting cacao planting and cultivation. From 2024 to 2026, approximately 9,500 cacao seedlings will be provided to young farmers who are starting their own farms, supporting sustainable cacao production.

Official Website: https://www.vanillabeans.yokohama/

Official Social Media

・Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanillabeans_official/

・X: https://x.com/vanillabeans_mm

・Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanillabeansyokohama/