Hotel Kanazawa Launches White Day Set with Dainagon Azuki and Matcha Madeleines

Hotel Kanazawa in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture has rolled out a limited White Day baked-goods gift set for 2026: a four-piece assortment centered on a madeleine made with rare Noto Dainagon azuki beans and matcha. Multiple travel-guide listings and a Prism News summary name March 1, 2026 as the primary start date, though at least one listing shows a Feb 27–Mar 15 window for availability.

The madeleine is presented as the set’s anchor ingredient - the combination of rare Noto Dainagon azuki beans and matcha is repeated across the announcements - but the sources stop short of full disclosure. The set is described consistently as four pieces, yet none of the listings supply a price, the identities of the remaining three confections, sales channels, or production limits. Packaging, allergen information, and whether preorders or hotel-shop exclusivity apply were not specified in the material circulated about the launch.

Hotel Kanazawa is pairing the limited baked-goods set with a broader spring program at its dining outlet. "Hotel Kanazawa introduces a sophisticated strawberry afternoon tea combining sweet spring flavors with cardamom, cinnamon, and basil. Available March 1 to May 31, 2026, at DINING TSUZUMI," the Haveagood-holiday listing states, positioning the hotel’s seasonal offerings between single-serve patisserie gifts and an extended afternoon-tea experience at DINING TSUZUMI.

The White Day landscape in and around Kanazawa this season includes national and local alternatives. Lawson’s collaboration with Bread, Espresso & launches February 25 at select Lawson stores and lists coffee ganache chocolates, French toast-style chocolates, and financiers among its items. Nearby Punini, a sweets and cafe located near JR Kanazawa Station, will offer a White Day-exclusive "Coco Punini Chocolat Collection" for a limited run from March 1 to March 15, 2026; the collection, the announcement says, "features a rich yet light chocolat flavor layered in Punini's unique style." Punini is also running a promotion: "customers who purchase ¥5,000 (tax included) or more in White Day products during the period will receive a Punini-logo original mug cup while supplies last." A Godiva x Labubu collaboration is mentioned in regional listings, though no further launch details were supplied.

For gift shoppers, the most concrete takeaway is ingredient-forward distinction: the Hotel Kanazawa set foregrounds the regional Noto Dainagon azuki bean and matcha rather than a conventional box of chocolates. Important practical details remain unreported - price, retail outlet, the identities of the three unnamed pieces, and quantity limits - and those facts will determine whether the set functions as an elevated last-minute pick or a planned, reservation-style purchase. As White Day arrives, Hotel Kanazawa’s offering reads as a local-ingredient, patisserie-led alternative that sits alongside convenience collaborations from Lawson and boutique cafe editions from Punini.