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Uni Donuts are pretty in pink for a limited-time spring sakuramochi flavor

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 31, 2026
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The Yokohama-based donut specialty chain incorporates a unique ingredient into its dough that results in a divine texture and taste.

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Japan’s favorite sandwich pockets now come with sakura filling, but how do they taste?[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 29, 2026

Sakura season comes to the inside of Yamazaki’s Lunch Packs.

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Cherry blossom Totoro cake brings pink sakura sweetness to Tokyo this White Day

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 7, 2026

Ghibli-themed sweets shop puts together a cherry blossom viewing party for a pair of Totoros.

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Krispy Kreme Japan’s sakura donuts are almost here!

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 8, 2026

Cherry blossom donuts scheduled to arrive well before the cherry blossoms themselves, but we’re not complaining.

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Godiva’s beautiful sakura chocolate potato chips combine our cravings for fancy and simple snacks

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 18, 2025

Chocolatier partners with Japanese confectionary company for seasonal cherry blossom-flavor treat.

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Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura cherry blossom drinks and food at Reserve Roastery Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Feb 8, 2025

A fancy hanami flower-viewing experience at one of Tokyo’s best cherry blossom sites. 

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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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Starbucks Japan releases final Sakura Frappuccino and latte for cherry blossom season 2024

• Oona McGee
  Feb 27, 2024

Hanami flower-viewing for matcha lovers.

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Sakura doughnuts depict life cycle of cherry blossoms at Mister Donut in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 26, 2024

A delicious way to learn about four stages of the sakura, from bud to falling petals.

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Sakura flower petal soda, other cherry blossom treats have us ready to hurry to Japan’s Pronto cafes

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 23, 2024

Sakura shares space in the cup with another seasonal flower flavor.

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Is Starbucks Japan’s hot Hanami Sakura Cream better than the Frappuccino?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 16, 2024

It’s not just the temperature that makes these two drinks very different. 

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Starbucks Japan brings sakura sweets to the table for cherry blossom season 2024

• Oona McGee
  Feb 15, 2024

Traditional sweets get a Starbucks twist for hanami flower-viewing picnics.

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Starbucks Japan unveils new Sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom-viewing season 2024

• Oona McGee
  Feb 8, 2024

Two new drinks capture the taste of a famous Japanese hanami tradition. 

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Does Starbucks Japan’s new sakura drink for cherry blossom season 2024 taste as good as it looks?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 7, 2024

We find out if this is a must-have beverage for hanami cherry blossom-viewing picnics. 

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Starbucks Japan unveils first sakura drink for cherry blossom season 2024

• Oona McGee
  Jan 31, 2024

This year’s special limited-edition release is a very traditional Japanese affair. 

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Japan’s cutest bird becomes a Krispy Kreme sakura doughnut for cherry blossom season

• Oona McGee
  Jan 27, 2024

Beloved shimaenaga “snow fairies” bring the kawaii to Krispy Kreme, but you’ll only find them at four stores in all of Japan.

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Krispy Kreme’s new sakura donut is available at only one place in all of Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 4, 2023

Branch also adds incredibly long-named, immensely delicious-looking matcha donut made with regional green tea to its menu.

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New sakura doughnuts from Mister Donut Japan take us on a journey from bud to beyond full bloom

• Oona McGee
  Feb 26, 2023

A box of doughnuts like no other.

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New sakura doughnuts resemble different stages of the cherry blossoms in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 21, 2023

Taste the progression of the sakura, from early buds to past full bloom.

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Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo unveils sakura goods and cherry blossom interior for hanami 2023

• Oona McGee
  Feb 15, 2023

A more upmarket Starbucks sakura experience. 

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