12 Christmas Cakes & Stollen in Tokyo 2024

Looking for the perfect sweet slice to finish up your Christmas Day feast? Read on below for 12 of Tokyo’s tastiest Christmas cakes and stollen.

Christmas in Japan is not complete without a delicious and adorable cake. Although KFC Christmas supper rightfully dominates many stories of the holiday season, Christmas cakes, with the ubiquitous Strawberry Shortcake as the reigning queen, are no less a storied part of that special meal. To this end, we’ve rounded up a variety of Christmas cakes and stollen at every price point in Tokyo to add joy to your table and satiate your sweet tooth.

Popular cake orders will quickly fill up as we approach the month of Christmas. Now’s the time to get the one your family truly wants before it’s too late. Happy ordering!

1. Fujiya: Christmas Mini Cakes

© Photo by Fujiya (Edited by SavvyTokyo))

Fujiya is a classic sweets and pastry brand in Japan, and this Christmas, they are offering their premium cakes in mini-sizes. Good for one to two people, these mini-cakes are not only affordable but customizable: you can select from a range of styles, flavors, and ingredients. From the Snowman sponge cake to the Santa Claus Mont-Blanc, there are cakes to please every sweet tooth.

• Where: Available at participating Fujiya confectionery stores
• Price: Between ¥420 to ¥1,500 
• Order period: From Dec. 1 until Dec. 25

2. Daily Yamazaki: Cheesecake

© Photo by Daily Yamazaki (Edited)

Daily Yamazaki is a convenience store chain known for its freshly baked breads and pastries. Although not a classic Christmas cake per se, why not enjoy this fluffy souffle cheesecake made using Hokkaido cheese with a simple holiday decor on top? The cheesy richness of this cake will be the perfect end to your Christmas lunch or dinner.

• Where: Available at participating Daily Yamazaki stores
• Price: ¥2,052
• Order period: Order online before Dec. 12

3. Ginza Cozy Corner: Santa’s Christmas Market Mini Cakes

© Photo by Ginza Cozy Corner

Another iconic pastry chain in Japan, Ginza Cozy Corner presents a series of nine or 12 different mini Christmas cakes. These cakes are not only festively decorated, but each cake has its own unique flavor profile and design. On top of that, the cakes are also packaged in a beautiful box.

• Where: Available at participating Ginza Cozy Corner pastry shops
• Price: Nine-piece set: ¥2,900; 12-piece set: ¥3,800
• Order period: Order online before mid-December (End date varies by store.)

4. Delicia: Strawberry, Tea and Orange Chocolate Cake

© Photo by Delicia (Edited)

The Delicia supermarket chain aims to provide fresh produce and baked goods. For this Christmas, they are offering a veritable selection of cakes. Out of the many delicious options is this strawberry layered cake that combines Earl Grey tea mousse and orange mousse, all enrobed in rich chocolate.

• Where: Available at participating Delicia supermarkets
• Price: ¥5,130
• Ordering period: Order online before Dec. 15

5. Châteraisé: Allergy-friendly Christmas Cake

© Photo by Châteraisé

Finding a Christmas cake that suits your needs or the needs of your guests can be challenging for people with different food intolerances, allergies and diet preferences. Luckily, this delicious strawberry sponge cake is made without milk, eggs or wheat flour. Instead, it uses soy milk to make the cream and rice flour for the sponge base and is topped with strawberries.

• Where: Available at participating Châteraisé stores
• Price: ¥3,456
• Ordering period: Order online before Dec. 15

6. Godiva: Gateau au Chocolat Noel

© Photo by Godiva

Why not make your Christmas cake this year a delectable chocolate experience courtesy of Godiva, world-famous chocolatiers? This noel is a cocoa delight, filled with dark chocolate ganache and milk chocolate mousse, and topped with caramelized almonds.

• Where: Available at participating Godiva stores
• Price: ¥7,884
• Ordering period: Now until sold out

7. Pierre Hermé: Infinity Star Vanilla

© Photo by Pierre Hermé

Breaking from the traditional circular shape of Christmas cakes, Pierre Herme’s Pierre Par Pierre pâtisserie is spotlighting the star this holiday season. This seven-pointed star cake combines vanilla-flavored ganache with mascarpone. The highlight of this cake is its rich and intense vanilla flavoring, which embodies “the ideal vanilla,” and blends beautifully with the cream and sweet butter sauce.

• Where: La Porte Aoyama 1F/2F, 5-51-8 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
• Price: ¥7,560
• Ordering period: Now until sold out

8. Palace Hotel Tokyo: Mont-Blanc

© Photo by Palace Hotel Tokyo

The Palace Hotel Tokyo has decided to take the literal approach with its Christmas cake offering. A towering mountain of cream, this Mont Blanc is a take on the traditional Marron Chantilly cake that blends chestnut paste with white cream. In this reimagining, mont (mountain) is taken to the extreme with beautiful swirls of fresh cream topped with a star. Mont Blanc is a showstopper in both design and taste.

• Where: 1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
• Price: ¥9,500
• Ordering period: Before Dec. 22

9. Imperial Hotel: Christmas Shortcake

© Photo by Imperial Hotel

The Imperial Hotel Tokyo offers a wide range of holiday sweets at a variety of price points. If you’re looking for the most extravagant option, the Rose Christmas cake comes with its signature 25 red roses made from white chocolate for ¥75,600! More affordable cakes include the Noel Rouge with its vanilla mousse, raspberry jam interior and mixed berry exterior encased in a rich red glaze.

• Where: 1-1-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku
• Price: ¥1,836-75,600
• Ordering period: Now until sold out

Stollen

10. Joël Robuchon

© Photo by Joël Robuchon

Considered one of the greatest chefs of all time who once held a staggering 31 Michelin Stars in 2016, the late Joël Robuchon was no stranger to refined cuisine. This year’s stollen made by La Boutique de Joël Robuchon carries on this legacy. With seven types of dried fruit soaked in rum and other liqueurs, this stollen packs a rich and deep flavor that only intensifies as the days go by. Topped with wasanbon, a fine-grained Japanese sugar, your holiday treat finishes with a delicate sweetness.

• Where: Available at participating La Boutique de Joël Robuchon locations
• Price: ¥4,700
• Ordering period: Now until sold out

11. Grand Hyatt Tokyo

© Photo by Grand Hyatt Tokyo

Roppongi’s Grand Hyatt Tokyo is offering three types of stollen this year. The classic stollen is packed with almonds and walnuts, rum raisins and citrus notes. Newcomers include the chocolate and marron stollen, which features five varieties of dried fruits and nuts, resulting in a slightly bitter taste. The apple and black tea stollen is also making its debut. Enjoy its unique aroma of Earl Grey tea, dried fruits soaked in rum and roasted almonds and walnuts.

• Where: Fiorentina Pastry Boutique, 6-10-3 Roppongi, Minato-ku 
• Price: ¥1,900-4,600
• Ordering period: Before Dec. 25

12. Sawamura

© Photo by Sawamura Stollen

If wine-soaked raisins and cranberries alongside apricots and nuts steeped in black tea sound tempting, consider Sawamura’s stollen this Christmas season. Made with their homemade sourdough, Sawamura’s stollen also comes with hints of cinnamon and cardamom to add a little spice to your holidays. For the best experience, add some warm butter and wait for it to melt into the powdered sugar on top.

• Where: Available at participating Sawamura Bakery and Restaurant stores 
• Price: ¥3,564
• Ordering period: Before Dec. 25

Which of these Christmas cakes or stollen from Tokyo do you want to celebrate the season with?  Let us know below!

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