Senbonzakura Collab Cafe Now Open in Shinjuku & Shibuya
This month we, alongside many fans and creatives across the world, celebrated the tenth anniversary of song Senbonzakura featuring Hatsune Miku! One of the most iconic VOCALOID songs of all time, and Kurousa-P’s most notable work, the song can be found in Project DIVA games, was of course added to “Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku” and cosplays from the song’s MV remain firm favourites of fans far and wide. Now, as part of a few celebrations happening this month, we’ve been treated to a cafe collab, courtesy of Collaboration Cafe Click!
If you haven’t heard/watched the original MV for Senbonzakura before, then make sure to check it out here:
※All translations in this article are unofficial. Please note that some translations may not be 100% accurate, due to the use of archaic, stylised language throughout.
※All prices shown here include tax
Promotional art
The artwork for this event was done by 一斗まる / Ittomaru, who also did the artwork for the original Senbonzakura MV!
Menu – Shinjuku
Food and desserts:
Len’s favourite! Fluffy, melt-in-the-mouth Omelette Rice – ￥1,540
- Consists of chicken fried rice, omelette, white sauce, milk, pasta shaped like sakura and edible paper with Len printed on it.
MEIKO’s recommendation – Sakura Imperial Capital Napolitan – ￥1,430
- Napolitan-style pasta, sunny-side up fried egg, mini wieners in the shape of octopuses, ham and edible paper with MEIKO printed on it
KAITO’s Creation : Special recipe hot blue pilaf rice- ￥1,430
- Prawn pilaf (pilau) rice, white sauce, milk, blue food colouring, sliced cheese, carrots, broccoli and edible paper featuring KAITO.
Miku’s Thousand Cherry Blossoms – Unfurling sweet waffles – ￥1,430
- Waffles, strawberry swiss roll, cherry, pink whipped cream, regular whipped cream, strawberry sauce, silver dragee sweets, mint leaf, sakura-shaped sweets, and a monaka (wafer) in the shape of a sakura, with Miku on it.
- Note: the name of the food includes an obselete katakana letter for “wi”, so instead of writing “sweet” as just スイート, they put スヰート instead.
Butterfly PuRin a la mode? – ￥1,320
- Purin (Japanese style custard dessert with caramel on top), cornflakes, fruits cut into balls, in a bowl, cherry, regular, pink and mint whipped cream, big and small silver dragees and a monaka (wafer) in the shape of a butterfly, with Rin on it.
- Note: The name pun here is a mix of the word “purin” and Rin’s name. The title also uses the term “a la mode (?)”, which could reflect the song’s theme of Japan’s Westernisation, since the term is typically used in French to refer to to a dessert served with ice cream on top. But considering this dessert doesn’t have ice-cream, that might explain why the question mark is included.
Luka’s Milk Hall – Speciality Siberia Parfait – ￥1,320
- Siberia (cake made from layers of sponge cake and sweet bean paste), chocolate sauce, corn flakes, sliced strawberries, whole strawberry, colourful marshmallows, whipped cream, a sprig of mint and a monaka in the shape of a heart, with Luka printed on it.
- Note: The name of this menu item has the term “みるくほうる” (Milk Hall) in it. Milk Halls (or Milk Bars) during the Meishi / Taisho periods, were places serving milk and simple accompanying foods, such as cakes like the “Siberia” cake, which became popular as a result of said bars becoming so commonplace. In the original and Project DIVA MVs for Senbonzakura, you can actually see the said Milk Hall (although the text is back-to-front, saying “るうほくるみ”), and we’d assume it’s where Luka’s character presumably works.
Drinks – ￥935 each
Mikuream Sakura Soda
- Cherry blossom flavour syrup, vanilla ice cream, cherries, whipped cream, konpeito, carbonated water and a monaka (wafer) with Miku printed on it.
- Note: the name here is a pun of “Miku” + “Cream”
Luka’s pink cola
- Sakura syrup, cola, slices of lemon, slices of orange, a “cooktown orchid” edible flower and a monaka with Luka’s face printed on it.
Fancy Rinkuru
- Pirukuru (a probiotic/fermented milk drink, similar to Yakult), whipped cream, heart-shaped sugar pieces, small silver dragges and a monaka with Rin printed on it.
Len’s Black Tea Soda
- Sakura syrup, darjeeling tea, slices of lemon, maraschino cherries, a thin plastic pick with a sakura adornment, carbonated water and a monaka with Len printed on it.
※Note: Order any menu item and you’ll receive a free coaster (1 of 12) at random! Coasters will be distributed as one per menu item.
Menu – Shibuya
Food – ￥1,188 each
Miku – Senbonzakura Kagura Parfait
- Cookies, pink whipped cream, matcha swiss roll cake, shiratama (rice flour dumplings), matcha ice cream matcha sauce and whipped cream
- Note: “Kagura” is the name of a type of Shinto ritual ceremonial dance. During part of it, the priestess will hold a “gohei” – a wooden wand with paper streamers coming out of the tip – exactly like the pink one Miku uses during the MV for Senbonzakura.
Rin – Parfait of mysterious words
- Cookies, whipped cream, cocoa rings cereal, castella cake, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.
Luka – Parfait of Maiden’s Feelings
- Cookies, pink whipped cream, ice cream mochi, slices of peach, strawberry sauce, whipped cream and strawberry ice cream.
Drinks – ￥918 each
Len – Ally of Justice! Kagamine Jar Syrup
- Banana juice, milk, whipped cream and black sesame sauce.
Kaito – Sky-blue Ramunade (ramune / lemonade)
- Blue Hawaii syrup, carbonated water and blueberries
MEIKO – City of Sakura Roman Soda
- Mixed berries, cherry syrup, carbonated water and cherries
※Note: Order any menu item and you’ll receive a free coaster (1 of 12) at random! Coasters will be distributed as one per menu item.
Did you know…?
Eagle-eyed fans may have noticed that the character names above have been written in a rather complex looking letters compared to what we’re used to. This isn’t anything new though, since previous Senbonzakura merchandise did a similar thing by using more obscure kanji to convey their names, reflecting the theme of the music video! This is one of the few times you see even MEIKO and KAITO’s names rendered in such a way. The names are written as follows:
Miku: 未來 (Meaning: “mi” from “future” and “ku” from “to come”)
Rin: 鈴 (Meaning: “bell”)
Len: 錬 (Meaning: tempering, refine, drill, train, polish)
Luka: 流歌 (Meaning: “Ru” from “to flow” and “ka” from “song”)
MEIKO: 鳴子 (Meaning: “mei” from “to chirp” and “ko” from “child”)
KAITO: 海斗 (Meaning: “kai” from “ocean” and “tou”)
Merchandise
Acrylic keychains – ￥770 each
- 6 designs available
- These come blind, so you won’t be able to choose which character you want at the time of purchase
Acrylic coasters – ￥990 each
- 6 designs available
- These come blind, so you won’t be able to choose which character you want at the time of purchase
Acrylic stands – ￥1,100 each
- 6 designs available
- These are NOT blind, so you can choose whichever ones you want
Can badge – ￥550 each
Acrylic board – ￥3,850 each
Acrylic bangle – ￥660 each
- 6 designs availableThese come blind, so you won’t be able to choose which character you want at the time of purchase
T-shirt – ￥3,850 each
- Sizes available: M / L / LL
Free gifts
- Spend at least ￥3,000 (tax included) on menu items and/or merchandise and receive one of the following free postcards:
General information
- Dates: 17/09/2021 ~ 10/10/2021
- Locations:
Shinjuku Marui Annex / 新宿マルイアネックス
- Opening hours: 8:00 ～23:00
- Addresses:
EN: 3 Chome-1-26 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022
JP: 〒160-0022 東京都新宿区新宿３丁目１−26
- Opening hours: 11：00 ～ 20：00
- Addresses:
EN: 1 Chome-22-6 Jinnan, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-0041
JP: 〒150-0041 東京都渋谷区神南１丁目２２−6
/!\ You do not need to make a reservation to visit these cafes, although please note that to avoid congestion in-store, numbered tickets may have to be given out to manage the number of guests. During busy times, please make sure to line up and wait as instructed on the day by members of staff.
If you plan to visit either event location, make sure to follow the official Collaboration Cafe Click Twitter accounts for the latest information on the day (links can be found at the bottom of this article).
Whiteflame, AKA. KurousaP, producer of Senbonzakura, had the pleasure of visiting the cafe in person a day before it opened to the public:
And here are some more photos of the menu items IRL to celebrate the song’s actual 10th anniversary date:
And they posted some peaks at what the merchandise looks like as well:
We hope that anyone who visits the cafes can enjoy their time there, and get to try some of the delicious-looking menu items for themselves! Happy 10th anniversary to Senbonzakura – we can’t wait to see what the future holds for you in terms of game collabs, events and more!
Links
Official Café information page
Official Senbonzakura 10th Anniversary Webpage
Collaboration Cafe Click
- Official Twitter (Shinjuku)
- Official Twitter (Shibuya)
