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Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
- Oona McGee
4 days ago - Tweet
New collection brings warmth and style to tumblers and mugs this winter.
- Japan
- (bottles • cups • drinkware • merchandise • mugs • Stanley cup • Starbucks • Starbucks drinkware • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Stanley Cup • tumblers • winter)
Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
- Oona McGee
Oct 29, 2026
Each beverage has its own unique character so you can choose which one you’d like to party with.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2026 • Christmas Frappuccino • coffee • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • winter)
Have the berry best vacay at one of these five strawberry-picking experiences in Japan
- Krista Rogers
Jan 28, 2026
If you’re in a jam about what to do this winter, you may want to pick something sweet.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • farm • fruit • hotel • ichigo • resort • strawberries • strawberry picking • sweet • travel • winter)
East Japan’s 10 most magical winter scenery experiences, as chosen by travelers
- Casey Baseel
Jan 24, 2026
Grab your coat and scarf, we’re headed out to see the best cold-weather scenery east Japan has to offer!
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • Japan travel • nature • outdoors • snow • tourism • travel • winter • winter travel)
36th Annual International Snowball Fight Competition to be held in Uonuma this February
- Master Blaster
Jan 19, 2026
The quick and the damp.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • crazy • events • Koide International Snowball Fight Competition • Niigata • snow • snowball fight • snowballs • sports • travel • Uonuma • Uonuma International Snowball Fight • Uonuma International Snowball Fight Competition • winter)
Japan’s kid-friendly ski program is now selling Pikachu snowboards for a limited time only
- Elliot Hale
Jan 16, 2026
Making snow sports fun and accessible to kids, with a little spark of cuteness.
- Japan
- (COK • merchandise • Nippon Ski Resort Development • NSD • Pokemon • pokémon merchandise • Ski Resorts • snow • snowboard • snowboarding • sports • winter • winter sports)
This hot springs town in Japan sets fire across a mountain every winter in a beautiful tradition
- Krista Rogers
Dec 12, 2025
Plus, another traditional festival involves giving a very icy bath to recently wedded grooms.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • crazy • culture • festivals • Japan travel • Niigata • snow • tourism • travel • Uonuma • winter)
Starbucks Japan unveils new S’mores Frappuccino and latte for Christmas 2025
- Oona McGee
Nov 19, 2025
With a new cake and hot apple cider joining the festivities, this is shaping up to be a delicious holiday season.
- Japan
- (apple cider • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas Frappuccino • drinks • food • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • new • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • winter)
Why is Starbucks Japan’s Christmas stollen so good?
- Oona McGee
Nov 14, 2025
There’s more to this festive cake than just pretty packaging.
- Japan
- (cakes • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas cakes • COK • holiday • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • stollen • winter)
Starbucks Japan unveils the new Soupuccino
- Oona McGee
Nov 11, 2025
Straddling the line between food and cappuccino.
- Japan
- (cool • drinks • food • new • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • truffle • winter)
Starbucks Japan releases new Christmas drink that can be topped with whipped cream
- Oona McGee
Nov 1, 2025
Japan-exclusive beverage promises to be a feast for the eyes this holiday season.
- Japan
- (berry • chilled cup • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • coffee • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Family mart • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • winter)
Enjoy a Japanese train seat heater at home this winter
- Oona McGee
Oct 23, 2025
Bring the warmth of Japanese train seat heating into the comfort of your home.
- Japan
- (gadgets • heating • Japanese gadgets • Japanese trains • Thanko • train seats • trains • warmth • winter • winter goods)
Starbucks releases a Kyoto Matcha Latte in Japan for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2025
Japan-exclusive Starbucks drink will transport you to Kyoto… then Seattle, if you’re lucky.
- Japan
- (chilled cup • Christmas • Christmas 2024 • coffee • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Family mart • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • winter)
Kyoto skincare brand releases…a chocolate mint parfait in Tokyo?!?
- Oona McGee
Jun 22, 2025
Beauty may be skin-deep, but this parfait reaches deeper.
- Japan
- (accomodation • COK • cosmetics • culture • Hoshino Resort • hotels • Kyoto • OMO5 Kyoto Gion • travel • winter • Yojiya)
Yokohama’s iconic Red Brick Warehouse is now transformed into a hotpot and sake tasting venue
- Krista Rogers
Jan 28, 2025
Sample some of the best regional variations of nabe and sake in a Showa-retro space at this event perfect for the middle of winter.
- Japan
- (Akarenga • community • dining • hotpot • kotatsu • nabe • Red Brick Warehouse • sake • Showa • winter • Yokohama)
Starbucks Japan releases a new Frappuccino that looks and tastes like a floral bouquet
- Oona McGee
Dec 19, 2024
Reward yourself for a year of hard work…with drinkable flowers.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2024 • coffee • COK • drinks • Earl grey • flowers • holiday • latte • limited edition • new year • New Year 2025 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea • winter)
Our Japanese writers dress up as Winter Shogun
- Master Blaster
Dec 17, 2024
What better way to wait out the cold than with some interpretive cosplay?
- Japan
- (cosplay • fashion • Fuyu Shogun • General Winter • Hiroyuki Sanada • winter • Winter Shogun)
Kotatsu in the Sky returns to the Osaka Wheel, Japan’s tallest Ferris wheel
- Krista Rogers
Dec 10, 2024
Visitors to Osaka over the winter should book this special service to experience the warmth and coziness of the Japanese kotatsu with stunning views.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • cozy • Ferris wheel • hot sake • kotatsu • oden • Osaka • Osaka wheel • ride • scenery • Showa retro • warm • winter)
Drink hot sake at Tokyo train station’s “phantom platform”
- Oona McGee
Dec 9, 2024
A special winter drinking event you won’t want to miss.
- Japan
- (atsukan • COK • cool • events • food • hot sake • izakaya • Japanese food • Japanese sake • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • oden • restaurants • Ryogoku • Ryogoku Station • sake • Tokyo • train stations • trains • unique • unusual • winter)
Starbucks Japan releases a new chilled cup exclusively at Family Mart convenience stores
- Oona McGee
Nov 7, 2024
Limited-edition drink joins a new series of Merry beverages for the holiday season.
- Japan
- (chilled cup • Christmas • Christmas 2024 • coffee • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Family mart • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • winter)
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