Odakyu Department Store Machida's Chocolate x Chocolate 2025: Discover 46 Exquisite Brands This Valentine's Season
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Odakyu Department Store Machida’s Chocolate x Chocolate 2025: Discover 46 Exquisite Brands This Valentine’s Season

Odakyu Department Store Machida: "Chocolate x Chocolate"

A Confluence of Cocoa: 46 Chocolate Brands Converge at Odakyu Department Store Machida

From January 29th to February 14th, 2025, Odakyu Department Store Machida will host "Chocolat x Chocolat," a chocolate extravaganza featuring 46 distinct brands. This event, held on the 5th-floor event space, will showcase a wide array of chocolates, from renowned international chocolatiers, primarily hailing from Belgium and France, to innovative new creations and visually appealing confections. Additionally, the first basement floor’s food event space will offer a curated selection of domestic and international chocolates for a limited time.

Buyer’s Choice: Notable New Chocolate Offerings

This year’s event introduces several exciting new brands and products, handpicked by the store’s chocolate buyer.

  • Cagui de Rêve’s "Caramel Cadenas" (8 pieces, 1,836 yen) presents an assortment of lock and padlock-shaped chocolates, inspired by the "Cadenas d’Amour" tradition, where lovers inscribe their names on a padlock, attach it to a bridge, and cast the key into the river below. This collection features four key-shaped and four padlock-shaped chocolates in orange, lime, passion fruit, and coffee flavors.
  • Chocolatier Taka’s "10-piece Chocolate Assortment" (10 pieces, 5,562 yen) marks the debut of this Nakameguro-based chocolate specialty store at the event. The assortment offers a diverse range of flavors, including the fruity "Strawberry Champagne" and the rich "Praline Pistachio," presented in a variety of colors and shapes, reminiscent of a jewelry box.
  • Nishikamakura Les Choux’s "Shonan Beer Truffles" (4 pieces, 972 yen) provides a unique tasting experience, allowing for a comparison of Shonan Beer flavors. This assortment combines three types of chocolate with local beer, featuring a white truffle with refreshing Pilsner, a bitter truffle with fragrant Schwarz, and a milk truffle with elegant Alt.

French Chocolates: A Celebration of Liqueur and Craftsmanship

The event also highlights the artistry of French chocolatiers, with a particular focus on liqueur-infused sweets.

  • Cruisel’s "Cruisel Chardonnay 8" (8 pieces, 4,320 yen) is a luxurious offering from a brand with a four-generation history in the Normandy region of France. These colorful and visually appealing liqueur sweets are generously infused with alcohol.
  • Maison Verdié’s "Grape Chocolate Kif-Kif Bottle" (95g, 2,268 yen) features golden raisins marinated in Sauternes, a noble rot wine from Bordeaux, France, meticulously coated in bitter chocolate. The aroma and flavor of this confection evolve over time, offering a unique sensory experience.
  • Sébastien Bouillet’s "Biscuit Chocolat Assortment" (7 pieces, 1,836 yen) showcases the work of a renowned chocolatier from Lyon, France. This set includes charming tablet chocolates and bonbons shaped like biscuits.

Belgian Chocolates: New Collections from Established Masters

Belgium, a nation synonymous with chocolate excellence, is well-represented at the event, with several long-established brands unveiling new collections.

  • DelReY’s "La Floraison" (5 pieces, 2,916 yen) is a new collection that captures the essence of Belgium’s four seasons through chocolate. Spring is represented by a refreshing jasmine & lemon, summer by subtly fragrant lavender, autumn by salted caramel with a balanced sweetness, and winter by spicy raspberry inspired by mulled wine. This assortment includes four unique chocolates representing each season, along with a heart-shaped chocolate.
  • Benoît Nihant’s "Aphrodisiaque" (6 pieces, 3,456 yen) showcases the work of a Belgian cacao artisan with a unique background as a former engineer. These special bonbons, whose name translates to "love potion," are born from the fusion of cacao and spices, and come in three varieties: Pineapple & Cinnamon, Saffron & Vanilla, and Hazelnut Praline & Coriander Seed.
  • Van Dender’s "Chocolate Assortment" (8 pieces, 3,780 yen) offers an assortment of chocolates crafted by a purveyor to the Belgian royal family, emphasizing the original flavor and aroma of cacao.

Visually Captivating Confections: Flower Motifs and Book-Shaped Packaging

The event also features a selection of chocolates that are as pleasing to the eye as they are to the palate.

  • Kissa Penguin’s "Travel and Diary (Sparkling Canal and Starry Terrace)" (10 pieces, 1,512 yen) is presented by "Kissa Penguin," a coffee shop run by a travel enthusiast. The owner transforms flavors encountered during their travels into chocolates, packaging them in a book-shaped box that narrates these travel stories.
  • Parfait au Chocolat’s "Sunny Day Muscat (Muscat and Pear Parfait)" (9 pieces, 1,296 yen) is inspired by a vibrant parfait filled with refreshing muscat and juicy pear. This collection features the fragrant aroma of muscat fruit truffles and the sweet, rich flavor of La France pears.
  • BEL AMER’s "Fruit Pops" (6 pieces, 2,808 yen) are adorable lollipop-shaped chocolates inspired by fruit, with a juicy flavor enhanced by fruit jelly inside.
  • Le Pépin’s "Parterre de Chocolat" (9 pieces, 1,566 yen) features charming chocolates topped with two types of flowers, presented in a flowerbed-inspired box.

Valentine’s Day Exclusives in the Depachika

The department store’s basement, known as the "Depachika," will also feature exclusive Valentine’s Day chocolates.

  • FOUCHER Olympus’ "Star Crystals/Space Mineral Specimens" (9 pieces, 2,700 yen) will be available from February 3rd in the Basement 1st Floor Food Event Space. These chocolates are inspired by planetary crystals, evoking the vastness of space, and are presented in a specimen-style package.
  • Garnier’s "Garnier B" (6 pieces, 1,404 yen) will also be available from February 3rd in the Basement 1st Floor Food Event Space. This collection features small, meticulously crafted chocolates set in a tin adorned with Vincent van Gogh’s globally renowned painting, "Sunflowers."
  • Kyo Yogashishi Jouvencelle’s "Aya L" (12 pieces, 2,268 yen) will be available from February 3rd in the Basement 1st Floor Food Event Space. This two-tiered box embodies Kyoto culture, featuring cherry blossom-flavored chocolates and chocolates topped with black beans, heralding the arrival of spring.

Event Details

Please note that the information provided is subject to change. It is recommended to check the official website of the venue or organizer for the most up-to-date details.

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What is Odakyu Department Store?

Odakyu Department Store is a prominent retail outlet in Japan, offering a diverse range of products and attentive customer service. Situated in urban locations like Machida, it provides a convenient shopping experience for those looking for fashion, beauty items, gourmet foods, and home goods. As part of the Odakyu Group, which also includes transportation and hospitality services, the store is well-integrated into the community. Odakyu Department Store blends traditional Japanese hospitality with contemporary retail practices, creating an inviting shopping environment. It also hosts various events and promotions throughout the year, such as the Chocolate x Chocolate event, which features a selection of chocolate brands for Valentine’s Day.

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