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Japanese sweets (Page 3)

New Japanese sweets store sells drinkable red bean paste

• Oona McGee
  Jul 20, 2023
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Anko specialty store comes up with a cool new way to beat the summer heat. 

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• Japan
• (adzuki • anko • confectionery • drinks • Gunma • Japanese sweets • red bean paste • SNJO • sweets • Takamichi Furusawa • taste test • traditional sweets)

Cold Stone Creamery returns to the Tokyo city center, and with Tokyo-only menu items!

• Dale Roll
  Jul 17, 2023

And of course, we went to check it out.

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• Japan
• (Cold Stone • Cold Stone Creamery • crepes • food • Harajuku • ice cream • Japanese sweets • matcha • sweet potato • sweets)

Trying the peach custard treat in Japan that got over 20 thousand likes in a week

• Shannon
  Jul 12, 2023

Peach season is the best season for this Tokyo confectionary.

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• Japan
• (custard • delicious • dessert • Japanese sweets • Kanda • Omiya • peaches • sweets • Tokyo)

Visiting the Kikyoya Shingen Mochi theme park takes some planning–but it’s a stop worth making!

• Dale Roll
  Jul 6, 2023

Learn from our mistakes to make the best of your visit to this Yamanashi attraction!

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• Japan
• (factory tours • Fuefuki • Japanese sweets • kikyo shingen mochi • mochi • shingen mochi • sweets • Yamanashi)

Godiva releases first-ever chocolate daifuku in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 23, 2023

Traditional Japanese sweet gets an indulgent luxury makeover. 

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• Japan
• (chocolate • chocolates • COK • daifuku • expensive fruit • fruit • Godiva • Japanese sweets • Sembikiya • sweets • taste test • traditional Japanese sweets)

Dango samurai swords appear in Tokyo’s Harajuku, so Mr Sato heads out to try them

• Oona McGee
  May 4, 2023

Crazy long sweets are about to take over your Instagram and TikTok feeds, but are they worth eating?

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• Japan
• (COK • dango • food • Fukuoka • Hakata Yamadaya • Hana Yori Dango • Harajuku • Japanese sweets • mitarashi dango • Mr. Sato • sakura • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • wow • wtf)

Japanese confectionary chain Chateraise opens first 24-hour branch with self-checkout

• Shannon
  Apr 5, 2023

Wait until you see how to scan your items!

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• Japan
• (cake • Chateraise • convenient • dessert sweets • Japanese sweets • self-checkout • sweets • unmanned shops • unmanned store)

How do the new Mister Donut x Kyoto matcha masters Tsujiri donuts taste? We find out【Taste test】

• Katie Pask
  Apr 3, 2023

Japan’s beloved donut chain teams up once again with Kyoto matcha sweets specialists Tsujiri, but how do they taste this year?

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• Japan
• (COK • donut • green tea • Japanese sweets • matcha • Misdo • Misdo Meets • Mister Donut • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tsujiri • warabimochi)

Did Burger King just troll McDonald’s Japan with its new Big Bet burger?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 30, 2023

Move aside, Big Mac — the Big Bet is in town!

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • COK • cool • daifuku • fast food • food • ichigo daifuku • Japanese sweets • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mochi • pies • review • sakura • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

McDonald’s Japan’s new daifuku pie: Is it as good as the Japanese sweet that inspired it?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 24, 2023

A limited-edition pie created specially for sakura season. 

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • COK • cool • daifuku • fast food • food • ichigo daifuku • Japanese sweets • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mochi • pies • review • sakura • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Japanese candy company make tearful, heartfelt apology for raising their prices… by US$0.07

• Katie Pask
  Feb 25, 2023

Puchi Puchi Uranai will raise their prices by an extra ten whole yen.

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• Japan
• (candy • Chirin • COK • food • Japanese candy • Japanese sweets • price increase • puchi puchi uranai • sweets)

Japanese vending machine sells…onigiri cakes!?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 29, 2023

Now that’s a sentence we never thought we’d say. 

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• Japan
• (cakes • COK • food • food review • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • omusubi • onigiri • rice balls • SNO • sweets • taste test)

Japanese sweets box from Amazon Japan is a treasure trove of dagashi nostalgia

• Oona McGee
  Jan 7, 2023

A treasure chest filled with cute and nostalgic Japanese sweets!

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• Japan
• (Amazon Japan • Amazon Japana • candy • cheap sweets • COK • cute • dagashi • Japanese candy • Japanese sweets • nostalgia • retro • shopping • SNJO • sweets)

Looking to gift some food? Here are some of Japan’s most popular snacks with online sales

• Dale Roll
  Dec 26, 2022

These snacks, both salty and sweet, will be sure to satisfy anyone. 

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Fujin Gaho • gifts • Japanese sweets • omiyage • online shopping • ranking • snacks • souvenirs • sweets • temiyage)

Gunma’s yaki manju, unknown to most Japanese people, are the best manju we’ve ever had

• Katie Pask
  Oct 3, 2022

Our sweet-loving reporter falls in love with a delicacy that’s been enjoyed by the people of Gunma for hundreds of years.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Gunma • Japanese sweets • manju • Mr. Sato • SNJO • sweets • Takamichi Furusawa • taste test • traditional sweets • travel • yaki manju)

Love Japanese yokai? You’ll love these Halloween-only yokai Japanese confectionaries

• Shannon
  Sep 28, 2022

Celebrate Halloween this year with some traditional Japanese characters!

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• Japan
• (cool • creative • Gifu • halloween • Halloween 2022 • Japanese sweets • Tohoen • traditional Japanese sweets • wagashi • yokai)

We try Japanese cafe Komeda Coffee’s summer desserts that are so big, they’re overflowing

• Shannon
  Aug 30, 2022

Hope you don’t mind getting a little messy.

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• Japan
• (caramel • cold desserts • delicious • Egawa Tasuku • Japanese sweets • Komeda • Komeda Coffee • Kuro Neige • limited time • matcha • Shiro Noir • yummy)

Salt Milk Bean Paste…Omelette? Japanese bakery adds a surprise to its cake section

• Oona McGee
  Aug 6, 2022

A new treat that’s got everyone talking.

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• Japan
• (bakery • COK • cool • food • fusion food • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • omelet • omelettes • review • Shiroya • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)

Lindt’s new “Nagano Purple” celebrates a rare luxury Japanese grape variety

• Oona McGee
  Jul 28, 2022

Introducing Japan to a new world of fruit flavour.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • drinks • fruit • grapes • japanese fruit • Japanese grapes • Japanese sweets • limited edition • Lindt • Nagano Purple • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

300 year old Japanese confectioner gets ’serious, for real’ with a vegan, gluten free dorayaki

• Katie Pask
  Jul 12, 2022

Historic confectioners aim to make sweet treat accessible for everyone with new recipe.

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• Japan
• (dorayaki • food • gluten-free • Japanese sweets • Mie • sweets • vegan • wagashi)

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