British Fair at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store 2025

Written By Aaron Norton

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Bringing the culture of the UK to Tokyo’s city centre—experience afternoon tea, English sweets, pub food, and stylish merchandise from 19 August to 1 September.

Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store is proud to present the British Fair 2025 from Tuesday, August 19 to Monday, 1 September 2025, offering a two-week journey through the refined traditions and vibrant culture of the United Kingdom—right here in Tokyo プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES.

This year’s fair spotlights the celebrated cultural tradition of afternoon tea. Visitors can browse over 130 British tea brands, enjoy popular scones, refreshing summer sweets, innovative iced teas, iconic fudge, Welsh cakes, and more—perfect companions to tea. A pop-up tea-room offering British-style parfaits will also be available. In the second half of the event (Part 2), you can step into “MITSU PUB”, styled like an authentic UK pub, and savor classic pub fare such as fish and chips プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES.

On the shopping side, the fair features a rich variety of British culture-inspired fashion goods and art-infused merchandise—a chance to enjoy the fusion of heritage and contemporary UK culture プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES.


Event Overview

Event Name: British Fair at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store 2025

Duration:

  • Part 1: August 19 (Tue) – August 25 (Mon) (closes at 6 p.m. on final day)

  • Part 2: August 27 (Wed) – September 1 (Mon) (closes at 6 p.m.)

Closed: August 26 (Tue) for preparation

Exclusive Access: August 19 & 27 are special invitation days for MI Card Plus members

Venue: Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, 7th Floor Event Hall

Supported by: British Embassy in Japan

Store Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Eat-In Hours: From 10:30 a.m.; last orders 30 minutes before closing


Highlights by Category

Seasonal British Sweets & Savory Treats

Iced & Sparkling Teas to Keep You Cool

Iconic Scones

  • The Dorchester (Part 1): Four flavors—Plain, Pecan Orange, Earl Grey Lemon, Chocolate Cranberry (each ¥389)

  • Brown’s Hotel (Part 2): Four flavors—Plain, Pecan Chocolate, Earl Grey Cassis Orange, Blueberry & Cranberry (each ¥389)
    Chefs from each hotel will appear on-site; timed vouchers distributed daily from 10 a.m. on relevant days プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES

Fudge & Welsh Cakes

“MITSU PUB” — British Pub Groceries (Part 2, Aug 27–Sep 1)

British-Style Goods & Crafts

  • Handicrafts and Fashion with UK Flair:

    • Bec-Bec Makes handmade pins and necklaces by Rebecca Clarkson—live crafting demos (Part 1, Aug 19–25)

    • Skippity Hop one-of-a-kind animal dolls by Kim Sinclair, using Liberty fabrics (Part 2, Aug 27–Sep 1)

    • Barley ceramics (Flora series, limited colors), Bedec velvet-style towels, and more—all available Part 1 and Part 2

“British Fair Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store 2025” Special Website
Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
Phone: 03-3241-3311 (main switchboard)
Address: 1-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
For store information, please visit the website:
https://www.mistore.jp/store/nihombashi.html

Aaron Norton
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