Chocolate is made from the fruit of the cacao tree, which is formally known as Theobroma cacao, using various manufacturing processes. Chocolate's unique flavor and aroma are derived from fermenting and roasting the seeds of this fruit, called cacao beans.
For years, the cacao bean husks have been discarded as they are not needed in chocolate production. However, as they retain the aroma of the cacao beans and contain various nutrients, they have begun to be utilized in cacao tea and organic farming.
In our museum, we present the many charms of chocolate through various themed exhibits. Begin your visit by experiencing the scent and shape of cacao bean husks, the roots of chocolate, through this installation.
For this exhibit, we have collaborated with artist Koichiro Kimura. We hope you enjoy the contrast between the primitive cacao husks and the refined functional beauty of Kimura's objet d'art.

For chocolatiers and all involved in chocolate making, the packaging is essential for maintaining the product in an optimal condition and ensuring it is delicious on arrival while also serving as a medium for expressing their passion and creativity.
Based on this notion, we dedicated our museum to collecting, preserving, and managing chocolate packaging and passing it on to future generations.
In this space, we showcase our unique collection of packages (including donated items), with future exhibits to be centered on various themes such as brand, era, material, and color.
We hope you'll enjoy this creatively designed packaging as you stroll along the long corridor.

In this space, we hold special exhibitions focusing on the collaboration between chocolate and the many processes surrounding cacao?the roots of chocolate?and various art genres, edited and composed using our unique perspective.
Expect exhibitions that stimulate curiosity, introduce new phases of chocolate and cacao, and convey the rich, unique diversity of the world of chocolate as a message for the future.

This space serves as a venue for interaction between visitors and the museum, centered around chocolate. Visitors can explore information on chocolate from around the world through our library and slideshows, play freely with the giant chocolate bar on the wall, and participate in chocolate-related workshops and seminars (when available).
Let your imagination and senses run wild and discover unique ways of enjoying this space.

Here, we store and manage chocolate packaging collections from around the world. By using visual methods to turn the museum's storage room into a storage exhibition, we aim to show visitors not only the packaging on display but also the research we conduct behind the scenes.
We plan to introduce our entire collection gradually and systematically, collected thanks to the cooperation of many individual donors (including loaned items), and ensure these valuable materials can be passed on to future generations.

Surrounded by numerous chocolate packages, this space showcases exhibitions related to chocolate and its roots, cacao.
Using the perspective of various chocolate creations, we introduce the originality and innovation of chocolate brands and chocolatiers and the diverse benefits chocolate and cocoa provide to our health, whose effects are being revealed in the 21st century. The changing and evolving world of chocolate (cacao) is introduced here in a way that will stimulate your senses.

In response to the museum's request for messages about chocolate and its roots, cacao, we have received various thoughts from those involved in producing chocolate and from chocolate lovers, which we have displayed on this wall.
Literary pieces related to chocolate that appear in movie scenes, novels, and poetry are also on display.
We hope these messages, which resonate in the soul like beautiful magic and will increase in number with each subsequent visit, will add some extra color to your everyday life.

For those who love museum merchandise, we offer a variety of items, including limited-edition products related to our exhibitions, catalogs, and original chocolate from our museum, which can only be found here. We hope you will enjoy and cherish these unique items over the coming years.