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Pikachu and Ditto Pokémon desserts at Baskin-Robbins Japan look AND feel like their inspirations

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 28, 2026
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Ice cream chain famous for its 31 flavors celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise with temptingly tactile treats and a salute to every starter Pokémon.

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• (anime • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • ditto • food • ice cream • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Baskin-Robbins Japan’s semi-secret affogato is a perfect mix of fun and fancy [Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 17, 2026

Not every Baskin-Robbins Japan branch has it, but it’s very much worth tracking down.

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• (affogato • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • coffee • COK • drinks.espresso • food • ice cream • SNJO • sweets • Thirsty-one)

Nintendo’s Animal Crossing crosses over to Baskin-Robbins Japan with special ice cream and merch

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 26, 2026

Nook Inc. takes part in delicious new business venture.

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• (Animal Crossing • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • COK • cute • food • ice cream • nintendo • sweet • video games)

Dragon Quest Slimes appear on Baskin-Robbins ice cream cakes in Japan, Critical Hit flavor debuts

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 5, 2026

Critical Hit-flavor ice cream and Mimic containers among the sweet adventures waiting at Baskin-Robbins.

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• (Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • cool • cute • Dragon Quest • Dragon Quest Slime • food • ice cream • slime • Square Enix • sweets • video games)

Baskin-Robbins Japan’s 2026 popularity poll results are in and the champion flavor is crowned

• Elliot Hale
  May 17, 2026

One flavor still rules the nation.

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One Piece devil fruit ice cream coming back to Baskin-Robbins Japan

• Master Blaster
  Nov 29, 2025

Gomu-Gomu Fruit Punch is bouncing back.

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• (anime • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • Devil Fruit • food • Gomu-Gomu Fruit • Gomu-Gomu Fruit Punch • Gum-Gum Fruit • ice cream • manga • One Piece • sweets)

Hello Kitty and twin sister celebrate birthday at Baskin-Robbins Japan with special merch, sweets

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 8, 2025

One of Kitty-chan’s favorite foods is the inspiration for her birthday sundae.

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• (31 • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • cute • food • Hello Kitty • ice cream • mimi • Sanrio • SNJO • sweets • Thirty-One)

Poké-summer fun is here with Baskin-Robbins Japan’s limited-time Pokémon collaboration

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 6, 2025

A new Pikachu-inspired flavor, arcade game tie-ins, and collaboration merchandise are great ways to celebrate the peak of summer right now.

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• (31 • anime • Baskin Robbins • COK • food • ice cream • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • SNJO • sweets • video games)

Baskin-Robbins teams up with Japan’s oldest department store for brand-new traditional ice cream flavor

• Casey Baseel
  May 1, 2025

Centuries-old sweets shop lends ingredient to flavor debuting in Tokyo head of nationwide rollout.

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Baskin-Robbins Japan gets extra-Japanese with new kanmidokoro-inspired flavors and sundaes

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 4, 2025

Mochi sundaes and anmitsu ice cream bring traditional tastes to the chain’s ice cream treats.

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• (anmitsu • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • food • green tea • ice cream • matcha • mochi • sakura sweets • sweets)

Hello Kitty shows up at Baskin-Robins Japan for 50th birthday party with special sweets and merch

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 2, 2024

Because what’s a birthday party without a special dessert?

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• (31 • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • COK • cute • food • Hello Kitty • ice cream • Sanrio • sweets)

Does the new Godiva x Baskin-Robbins Japan ice cream collaboration live up to the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 10, 2024

A partnership as surprising as the new limited-edition ice cream.

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• (31 • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • chocolate • COK • Godiva • ice cream • limited edition • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Japan Super Budget Dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Baskin-Robbins Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Aug 14, 2024

Special finds are hiding on the menu at the “31” ice cream chain.

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• (1000 yen • 31 • 31 Ice • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • COK • crepes • food • ice cream • Japan super budget dining • restaurants • SNJO • Super Budget Dining • sweets)

New Pokémon ice cream, dessert drinks, and cool merch coming to Baskin-Robbins Japan【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 27, 2024

Pikachu and Fuecoco are on their way to save us from the heat wave.

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• (anime • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • food • ice cream • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Super Mario and Baskin-Robbins Japan collab returns for 2024 with new flavor, goods, and more

• Shannon
  Jun 29, 2024

Collab also celebrates the release of Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD with themed freebies and cake.

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• (Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • collaboration menu • food • ice cream • Luigi • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD • nintendo • summer • Super Mario • sweets • video games)

Baskin-Robbins Japan creates four-cheese pizza ice cream – Buono or non buono?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  May 13, 2024

Four-cheese ice cream from Thirty One is one strange idea.

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• (Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • cheese • crazy • ice cream • pizza • quattro formaggi • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)

Shinkansen station platforms now have…Baskin Robbins ice cream vending machines!

• Oona McGee
  May 6, 2024

Bullet train travel in Japan just got a whole lot tastier. 

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• (31 Ice • Baskin Robbins • bullet trains • COK • desserts • food vending machines • ice cream • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Japanese vending machines • shinkansen • SNJO • souvenirs • Sujata • sweets • Tokyo Station • train stations • trains • vending machines)

Collaboration brings Baskin Robbins macarons to Family Marts across Japan

• Shannon
  Mar 21, 2024

Did your favorite flavor make the cut?

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• Japan
• (Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • COK • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • food • macarons • sweets)

Sakura and matcha from 150-year-old Kyoto tea merchant ice creams arrive at Baskin-Robbins Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 29, 2024

Springtime sweets give us even more to choose from at “Thirty-one.”

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• Japan
• (Baskin Robbins • cherry blossom sweets • cherry blossoms • COK • food • green tea • green tea sweets • ice cream • matcha • matcha sweets • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets • Thirty-One)

Baskin Robbins to celebrate Halloween with spooky flavors, huge sundaes, adorable designs

• Dale Roll
  Sep 29, 2023

There’s so much Halloween fun to be had at Baskin Robbins–whether you’re dining in, or taking out!

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• Japan
• (Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • cute • dessert • halloween • Halloween 2023 • ice cream • spooky • sweets)

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