Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto is hosting a special summer sweets afternoon tea event with yukata rental and dressing service for ¥8,000 per person.
This exclusive event is limited to just 10 guests on July 31, 2026, offering a chance to enjoy seasonal Japanese sweets in a serene garden setting while dressed in traditional yukata.
About the Event
In celebration of the traditional lunar calendar Tanabata festival, Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto invites guests to a unique afternoon tea experience on July 31. This one-day event pairs the hotel’s ongoing seasonal afternoon tea featuring fresh summer fruits and cool confections with a full yukata rental and dressing service. Guests can relax in the hotel’s garden and take commemorative photos in their yukata, immersing themselves in the atmosphere of a Kyoto summer.
Highlights
- One-day-only event on July 31, 2026, limited to 10 guests with advance reservation required.
- Includes yukata rental, dressing service, and a seasonal Japanese sweets afternoon tea for ¥8,000 (tax and service included).
- Afternoon tea menu features seasonal sweets such as mitsumame, warabi mochi, wasanbon panna cotta with shiso jelly, and savory items including egg sandwich and grilled wheat gluten skewers.
- Enjoy strolls and photo opportunities in the hotel’s Japanese garden and bamboo forest, with a chance to write wishes on Tanabata tanzaku strips.
- Held in the elegant setting of Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto, overlooking the city and surrounded by nature.
Event Details
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto Yukata Summer Sweets Afternoon Tea |
| Menu / items | Seasonal Japanese sweets and savories including mitsumame, warabi mochi, wasanbon panna cotta with red shiso jelly, junsai and seasonal fruit dessert, chilled white pearl corn soup, mizu yokan, kudzu ice cream, Kujo green onion and black shichimi sable; savory dishes like simmered eggplant with Daigo sauce, sesame tofu with dashi and wasabi, edamame, corn, yamamomo, prosciutto fig, candied sweet potato, thick omelet, simmered konjac, egg sandwich; grilled wheat gluten skewers (3 types) |
| Location | Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto |
| Address | 7 Reizancho, Seikanji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto |
| Period | July 31, 2026 (Friday), one day only |
| Price | ¥8,000 per person (tax and service included, yukata rental and dressing included) |
