Experience Japan's Beautiful Seasonal Changes with a New 'Wagashi' Sweet Treat. Mont Blanc Soft Serve Specialty Store 'AKINOEN' Grand Opens on June 24th at Kobe's Largest Food Hall 'TOOTH MART'!
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- Experience Japan's Beautiful Seasonal Changes with a New 'Wagashi' Sweet Treat. Mont Blanc Soft Serve Specialty Store 'AKINOEN' Grand Opens on June 24th at Kobe's Largest Food Hall 'TOOTH MART'!
- AKINOEN, a new brand that captures the beautiful transitions of Japanese autumn in its mont blanc soft serve, will grand open on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at "TOOTH TOOTH MART FOOD HALL & NIGHT FES," one of Kobe's largest food halls. The store will offer six types of mont blanc soft serve and homemade churros with a choice of seven dipping sauces, delivering a new wagashi (Japanese sweets) experience from Kobe.
- Source: PR Times
- Date: June 11, 2026
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AKINOEN, a new brand that captures the beautiful transitions of Japanese autumn in its mont blanc soft serve, will grand open on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at "TOOTH TOOTH MART FOOD HALL & NIGHT FES," one of Kobe's largest food halls. The store will offer six types of mont blanc soft serve and homemade churros with a choice of seven dipping sauces, delivering a new wagashi (Japanese sweets) experience from Kobe.
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- June 11, 2026
AKINOEN, a new brand that captures the beautiful transitions of Japanese autumn in its mont blanc soft serve, will grand open on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at "TOOTH TOOTH MART FOOD HALL & NIGHT FES," one of Kobe's largest food halls. The store will offer six types of mont blanc soft serve and homemade churros with a choice of seven dipping sauces, delivering a new wagashi (Japanese sweets) experience from Kobe.
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From green to gold, from gold to crimson—AKINOEN, a new brand that encapsulates the beautiful three-month transformation of Japan's autumn mountains into a mont blanc soft serve, will grand open on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at "TOOTH TOOTH MART FOOD HALL & NIGHT FES" (commonly known as TOOTH MART), one of Kobe's largest food halls.
We will transmit the "Japanese scenery" colored by gradient cream from Kobe.
■ Brand Concept
AKINOEN Logo
AKINOEN (Autumn Field Circle)
One circle in the palm of your hand.
The crisp bitterness of matcha, the rich sweetness of Japanese chestnuts, the refreshing tartness of strawberries,
The blessings of autumn melt together roundly on the tongue.
We call the lingering moment of that instant "maroyakasa" (mellowness).
Six types of mont blanc soft serve, layering the colors of the autumn mountains and fields onto soft serve.
From the green maple to the autumn field circle, capturing the most colorful moments of autumn within a single spoonful.
From green to gold, to crimson. The moment-by-moment transition as Japan's mountains change color over three months, captured in a single bite.
Autumn (Aki) is full,
The bounty of the (No) mountains and fields,
Is (Ma) mellow.
Menu Lineup
■ Mont Blanc Soft Serve - All 6 Types
A new experience: fluffy 1mm, freshly squeezed mont blanc × soft serve
Experience live crafting with a dedicated machine that produces 1mm ultra-fine cream.
The mont blanc cream, squeezed in a thread-like form onto the soft serve, is extruded uniformly by an electric dedicated machine that produces 1mm ultra-fine cream, achieving both a smooth texture and a beautiful appearance. We offer a live crafting experience where you can enjoy watching the "fluffy 1mm" cream pile up in circles right before your eyes.
Five Colors of Autumn.
Choose from three base soft serve flavors (Milk, Yame Matcha, Matcha Milk), and enjoy mont blanc inspired by the five colors of the autumn mountains and fields. With the addition of our signature "Akinoen," which layers three colors into one, there are six stories.
"Autumn Leaves Sweets" Expressing Japan's Beautiful Seasons
Akinoen (Autumn Field Circle)
No.01 SIGNATURE ¥990
A special cup unique to AKINOEN, where three colors are squeezed and layered into one.
AKINOEN's iconic mont blanc soft serve, with three colors—Yame Matcha, Kumamoto Japanese Chestnut, and Strawberry—squeezed and layered into a single stream. It perfectly expresses the gradient of autumn leaves changing from "green → gold → crimson," and with each spoonful, the three flavors subtly shift before finally coming together in a mellow harmony.
— Served with a round lattice tuile, black beans, and gold leaf
Aokaede (Green Maple)
No.02 Yame Matcha ¥850
The green maple of early autumn. A refined bitterness and deep umami. A fragrant matcha mont blanc soft serve made with Yame matcha and white bean paste.
— Served with black beans and a maple leaf tuile
Koganebayashi (Golden Forest)
No.03 Kumamoto Japanese Chestnut ¥850
A forest shimmering golden in the sunlight. The rich and gentle sweetness of Kumamoto Japanese chestnut cream. Together with the elegant sweetness of white bean paste, it embodies the richness of the autumn mountains.
— Served with candied chestnut and a maple leaf tuile
Shion (Aster)
No.04 Okinawa Beni Imo (Purple Sweet Potato) ¥850
A gentle purple blooming at dusk. A visually satisfying treat with the gentle sweetness and beautiful color of Okinawa purple sweet potato and white bean paste.
— Served with roasted sweet potato and a leaf-shaped tuile
Yonaga (Long Night)
No.05 Black Sesame ¥850
A deeply fragrant autumn night. A rich mont blanc soft serve combining black sesame, white bean paste, and red bean paste.
— Served with kinako warabi mochi and a leaf-shaped tuile
Momiji (Autumn Leaves)
No.06 Strawberry ¥850
Blazing red. A sweet and tart strawberry mont blanc made with two types of berries and white bean paste.
— Served with strawberry and a maple leaf tuile
■ Churros
Choosing the pleasure, served on one plate. A new sensation churro to enjoy with 7 kinds of dipping sauces
Crispy, chewy. Homemade bite-sized churros made from scratch in-store, served warm and freshly fried. Dip them in your choice of 7 dipping sauces.
4 pieces / with 1 dipping sauce ¥690
6 pieces / with 2 dipping sauces ¥850
Additional dipping sauce +1 type ¥200
DIPPING SAUCE / Choose from 7 Dipping Sauces
Yame Matcha / Kuromitsu Kinako (Black Sugar Kinako) / Strawberry / Black Sesame / Chocolate / Caramel / Setouchi Lemon Custard
*All prices include tax.
■ Store Overview
TOOTH TOOTH MART FOOD HALL & NIGHT FES at Kobe Port Museum
Store Name: AKINOEN
Business Type: Mont Blanc Soft Serve Specialty Store
Opening Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Location: TOOTH TOOTH MART FOOD HALL & NIGHT FES
(Kobe, TOOTH TOOTH MART FOOD HALL & NIGHT FES)
Address: 1F Kobe Port Museum, 7-2 Shinko-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0041
Business Hours: 11:00 - 22:00 (L.O. 21:00)
*Irregular holidays; store may close due to private events, etc.
AKINOEN Official Website: https://www.potomak.co.jp/shop/28642/
AKINOEN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akinoen.jp/
TOOTH MART Official Website: https://toothtooth.com/toothmart-foodhall
FAQ
What are the characteristics of AKINOEN's mont blanc soft serve?
It features six flavors expressing the transitions of Japanese autumn, combining 1mm ultra-fine mont blanc cream with soft serve. You can also enjoy a live crafting experience.
Where is AKINOEN located?
It is located within "TOOTH TOOTH MART FOOD HALL & NIGHT FES," one of Kobe's largest food halls. The address is 1F Kobe Port Museum, 7-2 Shinko-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0041.
When is the opening date?
The grand opening is on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
What other menu items are available besides mont blanc soft serve?
They offer homemade bite-sized churros made in-store, with a choice of seven dipping sauces.
What is AKINOEN's concept?
With the concept of 'One circle in the palm of your hand,' it offers sweets that cherish the lingering moment where the blessings of autumn melt together mellowly.