HAKUZA NIHONBASHI, located on the first floor of COREDO Muromachi 1, is a shop that pursues the inherent beauty and value of gold leaf. It stocks a wide range of items that use real gold leaf, but the one we picked out this time to go with your chocolate is the "En" series of gold leaf for cooking. The name "En" not only refers to the bond between people, but also comes from the traditional gold leaf manufacturing method, "Entsuke Kinpaku."

Bordered gold leaf, a uniquely Japanese manufacturing method with over 400 years of history, is made by bundling handmade washi paper, sandwiching a gold alloy between the sheets, and then rolling out the paper. Finally, when the paper is cut to the specified size, the edges, called "kirimawashi," have been used for cooking gold leaf. Gold leaf is made with natural ingredients and is painstakingly produced, so you can eat it with peace of mind.

The lineup of "En" gold leaf for cooking includes "Decorative" and "Standard" which sway softly when placed on top, the large and gorgeous "Engi Haku", and the "Furi Tsutsubo Light" which can be used just by sprinkling it. The lineup of shapes and sizes was expanded based on feedback from customers.

In addition to arranging commercially available chocolates, we also recommend enjoying homemade chocolates with your children. You can also use them to garnish food and drinks to create a special feeling. For special occasions and everyday occasions. Many people become repeat customers after using it once, as it is an item that brightens the heart. The gold leaf coloring will bring many smiles to your faces.

The owner, Takeyuki Adachi, personally visits the cacao bean producing areas and imports only the cacao beans that he is truly in love with through his own unique route. "green bean to bar CHOCOLATE" is a highly skilled store that produces chocolate from cacao beans by hand throughout the entire process, and has even won the highest award at the world's bean-to-bar chocolate awards.

The chocolate bar is made using only cocoa beans from one place of origin, without mixing them, and is a "single origin" chocolate that makes the most of the characteristics of the cocoa beans. It is a chocolate that melts smoothly in your mouth and leaves a long-lasting aftertaste.

We use traditional Japanese paper "washi" for packaging, and wrap the chocolates by hand with care. As the slight smell of ink can transfer to the chocolates if the paper is left as is, we continue the painstaking work of heating a few sheets at a time in an oven to remove the smell.

The chocolate bar recommended this time won the Milk Chocolate Bar Award at the Northwest Chocolate Festival, North America's largest bean-to-bar chocolate festival, in October 2023.

We use white cacao beans called "Palo Blanco" from the Piura region of Peru. It is a very rare cacao bean, accounting for only about 0.0002% of all cacao beans. It has little bitterness or off-flavors, a slight fruity flavor, a strong chocolate flavor reminiscent of hazelnuts, and a malty aroma.

The chocolate sold at the Nihonbashi store is made at the main store in Nakameguro. No vanilla, flavorings, or preservatives are used, so you can really taste the flavor of the cacao beans themselves. The basic flavor is always the same, but depending on the cacao beans that are delivered and the production lot, there may be subtle differences in flavor, such as "the taste is a little different from last time" or "this time it smells a bit like white grapes."

By slowly roasting the cocoa beans at a low temperature, the sweet aroma of honey and the savory aroma of hazelnuts are mixed together, and by adding skim milk, a sophisticated and deep flavor like ar* Grey milk tea was born. This flavor is recommended for anyone, including those who are trying bean-to-bar chocolate for the first time.

For the Valentine's season, gorgeous limited edition chocolates topped with fruit and limited edition sets will also be available! If you are looking for a chocolate gift for a discerning gourmet, be sure to check out "green bean to bar CHOCOLATE" at the Nihonbashi store on the 1st floor of COREDO Muromachi Terrace.

ISHIYA NIHONBASHI, the directly managed cafe run by ISHIYA, the company famous for the Hokkaido specialty sweet "Shiroi Koibito," is now selling limited edition chocolate-themed sweets!

GYOKU of the menu is the pancakes. When you think of ISHIYA NIHONBASHI, you may have seen fluffy pancakes topped with creamy cream on social media. When you lift the cylindrical film, the cream inside melts and pours out onto the pancakes.

This winter's limited edition pancake, "Hokkaido Strawberry & Chocolate," is a chocolate and strawberry version of the popular classic pancake. The pancake is enveloped in chocolate cream and topped with florentines and pearl crackers.

The large pieces of dough are made with fresh cream from Hokkaido and a secret ingredient of cream cheese, and are sandwiched between them is a generous amount of homemade jam made with Hokkaido strawberries, which gives off a rich fruit flavor and makes for a very satisfying treat.

The soft, fluffy, chewy pancakes are perfectly matched with the gentle sweetness of the chocolate cream, and the variety of textures adds an accent to this dish that is both visually and tastefully pleasing.

Until February 14th (Wednesday), after sunset, the illuminated Mitsui Tower and the large roofed plaza facing ISHIYA NIHONBASHI can be seen outside the windows. Almost the entire seating area is made of glass, so you can enjoy the beautiful night view from many seats.

By the way, in the sales area near the register, they are selling "Saqu", a colorful langue de chat chocolate based on "Shiroi Koibito". It is also recommended as a Valentine's Day sweet gift.

It's a shame to assume that gelato is only for the hot season! hareterrace nihonbashi, located on B1 of COREDO Muromachi 2, is a popular gelato Shops that often has queues even in winter.

The gelato, made with plenty of milk from Shinshu, is handmade every day with a focus on the ingredients and the richness. In addition to the standard menu, we also offer a wide range of original gelatos made with seasonal fruits and ingredients.

Among them, the flavor you'll crave during the Valentine's season is the rich "Gianduia Raw Chocolate," a super premium flavor made by kneading Italian hazelnuts with Italian chocolate.

It is topped with homemade raw chocolate, giving it an endlessly rich taste. All of the gelato at Hale Terrace is a "dessert gelato" with decorations and toppings on top, so no matter which one you choose, it's sure to look great on social media!

We also recommend choosing one more flavor and having a double assortment! It seems that many women choose refreshing berry or ar* Grey flavors, while men choose chocolate mint or pistachio. Try different flavors and find the combination that suits you best.

More than half a year has passed since its opening in June 2023, and the chai and tea cafe "uRn.chAi&TeA uRn.chAi&TeA" on the second floor of COREDO Muromachi 3 is bustling with customers of all ages. Chai is still unknown to many people in Japan, but it seems that the number of people who have come to like chai itself, saying "I became a fan after drinking it for the first time," is gradually increasing.

uRn.chAi&TeA 's original chai is made by blending tea leaves with cinnamon, cardamom, coriander seeds, cloves, ginger, black pepper, and other ingredients in a unique balance, and brewing it in a copper pot. The spicy, mellow aroma fills the air around Shops.

A popular winter menu item is the "Amazon Cacao Chai," which is an original chai mixed with Amazon cacao paste. Amazon cacao is a rare cacao bean that is currently in the spotlight, purchased directly from Peru by Tetsuo Ota, a cacao hunter who has trained all over the world, and its fruity aroma matches well with spices. The rich flavor, which is not only sweet but also bitter, is also popular with men.

Next to the cafe space, there is Shops where you can leisurely browse chai that you can easily enjoy at home, tea gifts, miscellaneous goods, etc. We also offer Amazon cacao chai powder of the same quality as the one in the store. Be sure to check it out this Valentine's season!

Nihonbashi Imoya Kinjiro is a popular shop on the first floor of COREDO Muromachi 2 that often has RA行early in the morning. The "freshly fried kenpi" made in the shop's attached workshop is very popular, but a special item that is only sold from October to May is the "Chocolate-covered kenpi."

It was created in 2010. Regular imokenpi is deep-fried and then covered in syrup, but coating it in chocolate instead creates a whole new, delicious taste!

Choco-Kake Kenpi's original chocolate is made with a carefully selected blend of high-quality chocolate and cocoa butter made from natural cocoa beans from Ghana and the Ivory Coast. To ensure that you can fully enjoy the deliciousness of both the imo-kenpi and the chocolate, they apparently went through many trials and errors to get the texture of the imo-kenpi and the amount of chocolate to sprinkle on top. On top of that, in order to achieve the perfect melt-in-your-mouth texture that allows you to enjoy the deliciousness of the chocolate, they are so thorough that they suspend sales during the summer months of June to September, when the chocolate melts. This makes it a delicious treat that can only be enjoyed during the cooler months of the year.

Currently, there are five flavors available at Nihonbashi Imoya Kinjiro: basic bitter chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, premium Amaou, and organic matcha. The most popular is the classic "milk chocolate" which is made with a deep flavor by blending cacao from different regions. The luxurious flavors that use premium domestic ingredients such as Amaou from Fukuoka Prefecture and organic matcha from Kagoshima Prefecture are also popular.

It's a unique and affordable chocolate snack that you won't find anywhere else, so it's also very popular as a gift to send to friends and people you care about during the Valentine's season. Many customers buy it in bulk. The flavor matches well with both green tea and coffee, so it seems to be enjoyed by a wide range of people.