The best, most interesting chocolate in the world can be found during Valentine’s Day, and being in the chocolate-obsessed Tokyo metropolis means we get the best of all worlds. Valentines Day in Nippon is geared toward buying gifts for men (I know, ridic. Check it out here), which means women expect OPTIONS. Lots and lots of them. And there are a lot. Like, football field-sized rooms of them. If you get your guy/boss/brother something good, then maybe you’ll get something good back on White Day (I say “maybe” because I swear to God most men forget about White Day unless you’re already a couple and women get SCREWED＊. But whetever, we like shopping for chocolates I guess right?). Oh and gurl, if you’re buying your valentine Godiva or something obvious like that, then it may prove you are boring. Don’t go there. Check these out.
バレンタインデーが近づいて参りました。
Obvious: brand name chocolate. Because at least he can appreciate it unlike those obscure French brands that only show up for V-day
ブランドもの。男子なら、レアなフレンチよりも、こっちがピンと来るはずだからはずれは無しでしょう
UNDERCOVER:
White chocolate can, designed by Jun Takahashi himself. This one is pretty effing rad of a choice if you ask me.
グーテ・デ・ロワ ホワイトチョコレート アンダーカバーコラボ缶
「UNDER COVER（アンダーカバー）」
DIESEL:
Underwear in a dynamite can! …and some skull chocolate. They definitely put some thought into this.
‘LOVE&HATE in Dynamite’ ディーゼル×コンパーテスショコラティエ
ダイナマイト型ケースに入ったパンツとロシアンスカルのチョコレ
Issey Miyake:
This is called their “non chocolate”, for your guy who is allergic to chocolate (or doesn’t like chocolate. But then he’s not human…and you should check to make sure)
Issey Miyake Men ソックス Issey Miyake
ついにイッセイミヤケからチョコレートが！と思いきや、
Marni:
I mean, there are flowers on it but it’s not too girlie so it’s OK for friends and boyfriends, and it features prints from the SS 2014 collection
チョコレートボックス マルニ
マルニからブランド初のバレンタインチョコレートが登場。
Anna Sui:
They look like lipsticks but they are certainly chocolate! For your girlfriends and drag queen friends.
アナスイ×セバスチャンブイエ ルージュ ア レブール
独特の世界感で人気のアナスイと、
Gucci:
The “selling point” here is the heat-shaped GG logo. Awww!!! They have versions for both V-day and White day
グッチ
1月25日よりバレンタインデー、
Bvlgari:
The Bulgari cafe serves some pretty sweet food so the chocolate is probably going to be pretttttty good. The chocolate box features themes of two romantic cities, Florence and Kyoto. Can’t go wrong.
ブルガリ イル チョコラート
リッチでおいしいバレンタイン限定のチョコレートがブルガリから
Non-fashion label but still super cool chocolates.
ブランドじゃないけど、ツボありチョコレート！
Foucher Olympus:
Hands down the coolest thing ever. They always sell out before I can buy one for myself, and I end up scrambling for leftovers just for the people I’m buying for. IT’S OUTER SPACE!
オリンポスの煌めき Foucher
今年もフーシェから宇宙をモデルにしたチョコレートが販売！
ROCKET:
At the Rocket gallery in Harajuku is an artistic take on V-day with a chocolate mini-model of a town and a faucet that spouts hot chocolate. Upstairs you can make your own valentines day boxes. It’s super crowded so go during the weekday.
「ALCHIMIE DES CHOCOLAT」 ROCKETギャラリー
原宿神宮前にあるギャラリーROCKETに、
Cacao Sempaka:
This 70% chocolate shoe is coated in real gold leaf, inspired by the “wildness” of the Amazon river. One pair(?) will cost you 12,600yen.
アマソナ カカオサンパカ
スペイン王室御用達のカカオサンパカからアマゾン川をイメージし
Chocolate beer:
These chocolate hops come in several flavors, including an edible chocolate mug. Drink up!
チョコレート製グラス＆チョコビール サンクトガーロン
バレンタインナイトにはチョコビールが欠かせない！
Max Brenner’s chocolate pizza:
The crust is chewy and the toppings are from NYC’s Max Brenner which is the Mecca of pizza so you know it’s gonna be good
PIZZAチョコ MAX BRENNER
みんなで盛り上がれるバレンタインチョコレートを発見！もちもちした生地の
Miyabi:
A very famous valentine chocolate eaten like sushi with chopsticks. If you’re in Japan, it would be a pretty cool choice.
雅 ルワンジュ東京
お箸で食べるチョコレート懐石が名店ルワンジュ東京から販売！
Beppin-do’s Hanakaruta
These are inspired by the Japanese cardgame Karuta, played in the Muromachi-era. The 12 cards have different beautiful pictures on them, and this chocolatier is one of the best in Japan
華歌留多 べっぴん堂 本舗
室町時代から続く日本の伝統的カードゲーム、
Disc Jockey:
For the Music fan, there are several “genres” as flavors available in cute record sleeves to match
ディスク ショコラプチ セバスチャンブイエ
アナスイとコラボしたルージュ型チョコレートだけじゃない！
Finally, check out chocolate stadium for all of your giri-choco needs (obligation chocolate, ie boss, colleague etc). There’s chocolate yakisoba and bananas and other weird, funny, gag-type stuff.
チョコレートスタジアム
人と違う義理チョコで目立ちたい！というあなたは、
サイトURL→ http://www.chocolatestadium.
* So when I was an exchange student here one of my classmates took me to her older brother’s indie band concerts. I thought they were pretty good, but you know, it was just fun to hang out. So then my first Japanese v-day rolls around and she tells me that I gotta get her brother AND his bandmates some chocolates. Because the girl has to get chocolates. And I’m like “what?” I’m no fangurl , but she’s like, “you gotta do it, they’d LOVE it and you’ll get four boxes back on white day!” SO I’m like “Rad!” and I spend a sh*t load of my student cash on overpriced chocolates and give them to my friend to give to her brother and his band. AND GUESS WHAT. No muthereffin chocolates came back to me. White Day is a liiiiiie. Buy Giri choco at your OWN discretion!
-Misha Janette
Asst Karen Shimada
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