In honor of Silent Hill f‘s release last month, Konami hosted a limited-time popup for fans to experience food, props, and decorations inspired by the game in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA. The event, called A Taste of Ebisugaoka, ran from September 27 to October 19, 2025, and while I didn’t plan to make a special trip to Little Tokyo for it, I happened to be in the area for a concert, so I took the opportunity to swing by!
The most comprehensive information that I was able to find about A Taste of Ebisugaoka in order to plan my itinerary for the day was on the official Little Tokyo Instagram account, which shared an event map styled like the map in the game, images and descriptions of all the special food and drink on offer, and some additional information in the post’s description. Along with the limited-time food and drink, the Metro station was decorated with Silent Hill f graphics, and Little Tokyo was transformed into a setting evocative of Ebisugaoka with dark red flowers and official promotional imagery.
Two additional stores, Hypland and World-8, had themed decor, as well: Hypland had photo ops such as large fox statues and the Sakuko monster, which I had the opportunity to see (from afar) at Anime Expo, and World-8 was covered in Silent Hill f decals and had a super cool press kit on display, complete with puzzle box and replica fox mask.
The first day of the event kicked off with live music and exclusive giveaways, and there was a stamp rally that would net you a copy of the Silent Hill f steelbook… If you were lucky enough to go early enough to participate. They even had Silent Hill f-branded Metro cards, but those were also long gone by the time I went.
Venturing Into the Horrors
So, what did I get up to? Well, I happened to go on a Wednesday evening, so one of the cafes was already closed, but I was able to try the Spider Lily Latte and Ara-Abare at Cafe Dulce, along with the Agura no Hotei-sama mocktail, Divine Water cocktail, and Ayakakashi skewer at Far Bar. Fun fact: all of the promotional imagery I saw for the event called it the Agura no Hotei-sana mocktail, which is definitely not correct…! Despite the typo, this pomegranate agua fresca was actually my favorite of the themed items I tried. The Spider Lily Latte was a rose latte, and it had a nice, mild flavor, but I’m more of a coffee girly in general, so I wouldn’t have ordered it if it weren’t for the special menu.
Of course, I also had to stop by the Metro station and wander around Little Tokyo to take a look at all of the fun decorations. Unfortunately, Hypland is only open three days a week for some reason, so I wasn’t able to go in and see the statues up close. Apparently, this was also where you could get the Metro card and a Silent Hill f tote bag, but I only ever saw that shared on Hypland’s Instagram account with no real information about it aside from the text “free with purchase” (Did you get both? One or the other? How much did you need to spend?) I actually posted a reel about the event on Instagram and someone commented that they waited 3 hours to get in, only to have the store close before they were able to. How disappointing…
I also took photos and videos of some fun Silent Hill f decals at Far Bar and World-8. Far Bar had a pile of the stamp rally maps, so I picked up one of the pamphlets for posterity, even though the stamp rally was long over. Check out a scan of the pamphlet below:
Final Thoughts
Since I didn’t make a special trip to go to Little Tokyo just for this event, and I’m honestly thrilled any time there’s a nerdy popup outside of Japan, my overall expectations for this weren’t super high. In that sense, I definitely enjoyed my time, but I would’ve liked the opportunity to get some kind of freebie sticker, poster – something! In Japan, themed drinks at cafes often come with special branded coasters. Something along those lines would’ve been fun to get as a memento. I saw complaints on social media that all freebies were gone after the first day, and if that was the case, it sounds like they severely underestimated the amount of people who would turn up for a Silent Hill event.
In addition, information for this event was surprisingly hard to come by. While the list of food and drink was shared on Instagram, exactly food and drink were being served where was much harder to figure out than it should’ve been. Only while I was writing this article did I notice that the relevant stores were actually tagged in the images of the Instagram post about the event.
Not only was that information very easy to overlook, but the amount of concrete information available only in images, including the full descriptions of the food and drink collab items, is an accessibility issue, as well. I honestly couldn’t find any actual text descriptions of the collab items anywhere official!
All in all, I’m very glad I was able to attend the A Taste of Ebisugaoka event without making a special trip, but I think I would’ve been a bit disappointed if I had traveled into Little Tokyo just for it. I’m definitely on board with games doing in-person promotional experiences, and I hope to see more in the US in the future. Hopefully, future events can provide clearer information and more things available throughout the full event period.
