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Take Your Date Chocolate Mining

Sweets Events Dating in Japan Shinjuku

This year, instead of giving your Valentine some lame old heart-shaped box, why not treat your honey to an experience they’ll never forget: mining for tasty gold nuggets on a chocolate mountain!

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Believe it or not, this is a mountain range made out of chocolate.

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A close-up of a chocolate miner hard at work.

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Where can you make this chocolate dream come true? At the Isetan department store in Shinjuku. It’s a limited-time event for Valentine’s Day and it’s only open until February 15, so you'd better hurry!

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There are 11 different regions on this chocolate mountain, each with its own special flavor.

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The mined chocolate pieces are put in a special bottle for you and your darling to gaze at together affectionately until you get home and devour the contents.

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But if you prefer your Valentine’s Day sweets to be a little less earthy, there are also pre-mined gemstone candies available.

And the best part? It’s not that expensive. One 60-gram (2.11 oz) glass bottle of mined chocolate only comes to ¥1,500 (US$13). That’s way cheaper than a trip out to some fancy-schmancy restaurant for Valentine’s Day, and way cooler too. We can’t imagine a better way to craft some sweet memories.

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