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BIANCA CLINIC hosts “TOKYO BOTOX PARTY” in Ginza

It took a name the world has long warned against — and claimed it on purpose. Only invited guests, gathered from across the globe, came through the door. What a clinic in Ginza staged was not a treatment event, but an attempt to start a new culture of aesthetic medicine from Tokyo.

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Dr. Kazuaki Hotta speaking in front of the BIANCA letters — **Ginza, 4 Nov**Chairman Dr. Kazuaki Hotta addresses guests on a rain-soaked rooftop.

On 4 November 2026, BIANCA CLINIC in Ginza held an invitation-only evening called “TOKYO BOTOX PARTY.” Guests arrived from many different countries, and as rain began to fall, clear umbrellas opened across the rooftop. The concept was printed right next to the name: “THIS IS NOT A PARTY.” Under a name long associated with warnings abroad, the host laid out a vision — to make Tokyo the world’s most trusted destination for aesthetic medicine.

The clinicA clinic in Ginza, looking out at the world

BIANCA CLINIC is an aesthetic clinic led by its chairman, Dr. Kazuaki Hotta. Based in Ginza, it has appointed Dr. Senhime Akashi as Global Director and has put real effort into welcoming patients who travel from overseas.TBC: number of clinics, history

In December, its Omotesando clinic is set to reopen as “Phase 3,” led by Dr. Yukitaro Ikeda as clinic director. This evening was positioned as the prologue to that next chapter.TBC: OK to publish

The BIANCA vision“Aesthetic Longevity,” the brand film of BIANCA CLINIC. (Film courtesy of BIANCA CLINIC)TBC: permission

In the film, BIANCA says it has welcomed more than 150,000 patients from over 100 countries.TBC: figures as stated by BIANCA The clinic in Ginza was already connected to the world.

Guests gathering at the clinic reception — **Downstairs**BIANCA CLINIC Ginza. Guests passed through the medical space first, on their way up to the rooftop.

Why “Botox party”Why claim a name the world has warned against?

Abroad, “Botox party” has an uneasy ring to it. After the U.S. approved botulinum toxin injections for frown lines in 2002, gatherings spread where people received injections at home or in spas, drink in hand. The American Academy of Dermatology cautioned against treatment in social settings from the start, and in 2025 a Scottish healthcare regulator issued the same warning again.

The TOKYO BOTOX PARTY photocall wall with BIANCA letters — **The name, claimed**The photocall wall that carried a name the world had long warned against.

The photocall cube lit in blue on the rooftop — **The name, claimed**The photocall wall that carried a name the world had long warned against.

A Japanese medical institution has now taken that name head-on. The reason lies not in the treatment itself, but in what comes before it. The host frames botulinum toxin as “not the destination, but the beginning of a conversation.” Precisely because it is the most widely known aesthetic treatment in the world, it can become an entry point that connects people across nationality and language.

The design — how this differs from what was criticized

Consultations and treatments were handled by doctors downstairs, inside the clinic — kept completely separate from the social space on the rooftop.
The rooftop held ennichi festival stalls, a DJ and champagne. Before any talk of beauty, guests met the Tokyo night and Japanese culture first.
Attendance was by invitation only, welcoming people from many countries with an interest in Japanese aesthetic medicine.

We could find no earlier event in Japan where a medical institution openly carried this name and designed the evening by separating medicine from the social space.

“We are here to change the game.” Kazuaki Hotta, M.D. — Chairman, BIANCA CLINICTBC: wording

Speaking to NERO, Dr. Hotta called botulinum toxin “the perfect starting point.”TBC: wording Tokyo has the skill. It has refined design, safety and hospitality. What is missing, in the host’s view, is an “experience” that carries all of this to the world.

Guests under umbrellas watching the stage in the rain — **Rooftop stage**Guests gathered at the stage in the rain, umbrellas still open.

The guestsInvited from around the world

The guests had roots in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Czechia, Russia, Uzbekistan, Türkiye, Morocco, Ghana, Canada, Brazil, Japan and beyond. Rain began just before the start, yet no one left. The clear umbrellas handed out at the door became the picture of the night.

Aerial view of clear umbrellas across the rooftop venue — **Rooftop, Ginza**Clear umbrellas across the rainy rooftop.

The rooftop was lined with ennichi stalls reminiscent of a Japanese summer festival — target shooting, ring toss, a shelf of prizes, a DJ booth and champagne. People who came to talk about aesthetic medicine were laughing first, through Japanese culture. That order was the design of the night.

Guests playing ring toss at the ennichi stall in the rain — **Ennichi**Ring toss, target shooting, the prize shelf and food made for the night. Before beauty, there was the Tokyo night.

A guest enjoying the ennichi target shooting — **Ennichi**Ring toss, target shooting, the prize shelf and food made for the night. Before beauty, there was the Tokyo night.

The contextCan Tokyo become the destination for aesthetic medicine?

Until now, Japanese aesthetic medicine has spoken to the world mostly through prices and before-and-after photos. This evening took a different form: a medical institution building its own space for cultural experience and connection, and showing “where, who and how” as it is. It is an attempt to move the message from price to experience and community.

“This is bigger than BIANCA.” BIANCA CLINIC — PHASE 3 Project Book

What the host set out was not to win patients for one clinic, but to begin a new culture of aesthetic medicine with Tokyo as its starting point. Carrying its skill, its finesse and its hospitality, Japanese aesthetic medicine is beginning to build a bridge to the world.

So how did the world receive that promise? On the rainy rooftop, NERO turned its microphone to the guests. Their answers are in our feature.

At a glance

Event: TOKYO BOTOX PARTY
Date: Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Venue: Ginza, Tokyo (inside BIANCA CLINIC / rooftop)TBC
Host: BIANCA CLINIC
Format: Invitation only, guests from many countries
Concept: THIS IS NOT A PARTY.
Partner: NERO (Official Story Partner)
Next: December 2026: BIANCA Omotesando Phase 3TBC

Guests from

USAUKItalyPortugalSwedenCzechiaRussiaUzbekistanTürkiyeMoroccoGhanaCanadaBrazilJapan

Countries and roots of the guests NERO interviewed.

Timeline — From warning to welcome

2002USA
The “Botox party” is born — gatherings where people get injected with a drink in hand. The medical world sounds the alarm.
20+Years
For more than two decades, the name stays a risky word around the world.
4 Nov 2026 · Ginza, Tokyo
Tokyo
redefines it.
For the first time in Japan, a medical institution claims the name openly — and rewrites what it means. Treatments stay inside the clinic. The rooftop becomes a place to meet the world.THIS IS NOT A PARTY.
2026Dec · Omotesando
BIANCA Omotesando moves to “Phase 3.” The next chapter begins.TBC
NextTokyo → World
Tokyo, the world’s most trusted destination for aesthetic medicine.

Doctors' voicesWhat the doctors told NERO

Kazuaki Hotta, M.D.

Chairman

“Botox is the perfect starting point.”

The entry point to a bigger conversation.TBC

Yukitaro Ikeda, M.D.

Director, BIANCA Omotesando

“The next chapter.”

Leads the Omotesando clinic, reopening in December.TBC: comment

Senhime Akashi, M.D.

Global Director

“Quality, precision, and trust.”

What international patients look for in Tokyo — and the experience.

Airi Yokoyama, M.D.

BIANCA CLINIC

“Communication, support, experience.”

The skill is already here. The key is communication with international patients.

Alice Hatade, M.D.

Board-certified plastic surgeon

“A bridge through beauty.”

A bridge between people and cultures, through beauty.

The Feature — Tokyo, Seen From the World

The host made a promise.
How did the world answer?

A guest interviewed in front of the TOKYO BOTOX PARTY bottle

Feature Vol.1 — The World Speaks

The world called Japanese aesthetic medicine “refined.”

Japan, as the world sees it — told through as many answers as there are flags.

Feature Vol.2 — The Bridge

Where does the bridge go?

BIANCA’s philosophy, the doctors’ words, and each country’s distance from aesthetic medicine.

Guests gathered in front of the BIANCA letters

Special page

The Night

Every portrait, the interview films and the rainy rooftop. The whole night, in one place.

Disclosure

NERO attended this event as Official Story Partner and reported on site with the host’s permission. BIANCA CLINIC and NERO have a business relationship; no fee was paid for this article. This article does not recommend any specific medical institution or treatment.

Sources

U.S. FDA, FDA Consumer, July–August 2002
Public Citizen, Letter Urging the Cancellation of “Botox Night,” July 9, 2002 (citing the American Academy of Dermatology)
Healthcare Improvement Scotland, March 13, 2025
BIANCA CLINIC, PHASE 3 Project Book
NERO on-site interviews, Nov 4, 2026

FAQ

What is TOKYO BOTOX PARTY?: An invitation-only event held by BIANCA CLINIC in Ginza on 4 November 2026, designed with medicine inside the clinic and community on the rooftop.
Were treatments given at the party?: Treatments were handled by doctors inside the clinic, separate from the rooftop social space. NERO did not cover any treatment.
Why have “Botox parties” been criticized?: Because injections at drinking events or outside medical facilities can compromise judgment and safety, international medical bodies and regulators have long urged caution.

Japanese aesthetic medicine starts building a bridge to the world.BIANCA CLINIC hosts “TOKYO BOTOX PARTY” in Ginza