Hello Kitty Sweets Market Chocolate Tour Announced Through January 2027
The event ties a seasonal chocolate theme to a wide Sanrio character lineup while Pompompurin holds the interim top spot in the ongoing character ranking.
Key Facts
- The HELLO KITTY'S SWEETS MARKET -Chocolate lovers- shopping event opens at Ginza Mitsukoshi on June 17, 2026, and runs through June 29.
- The event tours eight department stores nationwide through January 2027, including JR Kyoto Isetan in July and Daimaru Umeda in September.
- Limited chocolate-themed goods include plush toys, double acrylic keychains, shake-shake keychains, trading rubber coasters, name charms, and T-shirts.
- Pompompurin leads the interim 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking, with first place in 11 countries and regions; Cinnamoroll is second and Pochacco third.
- The final Sanrio Character Ranking results will be announced June 28 at Sanrio Fest 2026 in Minato Mirai.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime Anime.
Sanrio announced the large shopping event 'HELLO KITTY'S SWEETS MARKET -Chocolate lovers-' touring department stores nationwide from June 17, 2026, at Ginza Mitsukoshi through January 2027. The event features chocolate-themed limited goods including plush toys, keychains, and apparel centered on Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters. Pompompurin currently leads the 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking interim results.
The shopping event will open at Ginza Mitsukoshi on June 17 and run through June 29, then move to JR Kyoto Isetan in July, Oita Tokiha in August, Daimaru Umeda in September, Tobu Ikebukuro in October, Daimaru Sapporo in November, Matsuzakaya Nagoya in December, and Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin in January 2027. Limited items include plush toys, double acrylic keychains, shake-shake keychains, trading rubber coasters, name charms, and T-shirts. Pompompurin, who took first place in the 2025 Sanrio Character Ranking for the first time in nine years, is currently first in the interim rankings for 2026, with provisional first place in 11 countries and regions. Cinnamoroll is second and Pochacco third. The final results will be announced June 28 at Sanrio Fest 2026 in Minato Mirai.
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