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We delight in the gastronomic treasures we found in the Hokkaido Umaimonokan lucky bag

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 23, 2025
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This lucky bag was the perfect example of how the annual New Year’s deal can truly expand your horizons–not to mention, your soup skills.

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• (COK • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Hokkaido • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • SNJO • Umaimonokan)

What’s in the KFC Japan fukubukuro lucky bag?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 12, 2025

The Colonel gives us more than we bargained for, despite a year of rising costs.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • fried chicken • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • SNJO)

Starbucks Japan saves the best for last in our fukubukuro lucky bag haul

• Oona McGee
  Jan 10, 2025

We finally have a winner.

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• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • limited edition • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Village Vanguard possibly tops its own record for most useless junk in a lucky bag this year

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 8, 2025

The bar was set very low, but we still managed to clear this pointless game of limbo.

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• (Ahiruneko • COK • crazy • drinking • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • funny • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • silly • SNJO • Village Vanguard • wacky • weird)

Starbucks Japan’s Lucky Bag #3: A fukubukuro surprise we weren’t expecting

• Oona McGee
  Jan 7, 2025

You win some, you lose some, and it’s all in the luck of the bag.

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• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • limited edition • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • New Year 2025 • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Will we roll in the riches or the dirt with Mulan Akiba’s 2025 capsule toy lucky bag?

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 7, 2025

A big slash in price from last year’s bag had us both intrigued and also a bit skeptical.

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• (Akihabara • capsule toys • COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • gacha • gacha gacha • gachapon • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Mulan • SNJO • Tokyo)

The Häagen-Dazs Japan fukubukuro lucky bag is filled with…ice creams from 2023

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

A unique way to get a taste of limited-edition flavours from the past.

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• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Gotemba • Gotemba Premium Outlets • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese ice cream • konbini • love live • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO)

Is the Krispy Kreme fukubukuro lucky bag in Japan good value for money?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

There’s more than just doughnuts in this fukubukuro.

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• (COK • donuts • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese New Year • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • New Year 2025 • seasonal • SNJO • sweets)

Family Mart releases a fukubukuro lucky bag packed with cool Convenience Wear

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

Chain’s viral fashion now comes in a convenient limited-edition pack that fans are scrambling for.

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• (clothes • COK • combini • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • Family mart • fashion • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • love live • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO • socks • taste test)

Square Enix releases a Final Fantasy fukubukuro lucky bag for New Year’s in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2025

A new adventure begins for video game fans…

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• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XVI • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO • Square Enix • video games)

Let’s go open a Lego Japan lucky bag…o

• Master Blaster
  Jan 4, 2025

Lots of assembly required.

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• (fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • holidays • LEGO • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • shopping)

Second-hand video game fukubukuro lucky bags reveal nostalgic surprises

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 4, 2025

An ordinary trip turns into a jackpot of retro games.

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• (COK • fukubukuro 2025 • games • Guruguru Daiteikoku • hachioji • lucky bag 2025 • retro • retro games • SNJO • Takuya Inaba • Tokyo • video games)

Animate Akihabara releases a lucky bag for the first time in years, and it’s amazing

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2025

Giant store draws huge crowd of anime and manga fans in Tokyo’s otaku neighbourhood.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • Animate • anime • COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • love live • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • manga • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO)

What’s so special about Japan’s Muji “Fukukan”?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2025

A lucky can that’s super hard to get, and for some, not worth the trouble.

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• Japan
• (fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese New Year • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • muji • Mujirushi Ryohin • new year • New Year 2025 • SNJO)

McDonald’s Japan has a fukubukuro lucky bag that everyone wants to get their hands on

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2025

There’s good reason why this is one of the most sought-after bags of 2025. Read More

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• (COK • fast food • food • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • news • SNJO)

What’s in Starbucks Japan’s fukubukuro lucky bag for 2025?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2025

Celebrate the start of a new year with one of the hardest-to-get lucky bags in Japan.

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • limited edition • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)

Sacrificing bears for amazing hotpots with Kuma-chan Onsen’s fukubukuro lucky bag

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 2, 2025

Hearts cry and mouths water as this cute little bear disappears into the broth forever.
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• Japan
• (COK • cute • food and drink • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Hokkaido Menkoi Nabe Kuma-chan Onsen • hotpot • Kuma-chan Onsen • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • SNJO • Tokachi Herb Beef • Udonko)

What’s in a Family Mart lucky bag?

• Oona McGee
  Dec 27, 2024

Japanese convenience store serves up two fukubukuro packed with surprises.

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• Japan
• (COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • food • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • lucky bags 2025 • SNJO • taste test)

Will our cosplay lucky bag purchase leave us feeling sew lucky or hemmed in?【Photos】

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 24, 2024

Initially we were stumped by the origin sources of our cosplays but the mystery was later revealed.

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• Japan
• (anime • Blue Archive • clothing • COK • cosplay • Costume • fashion • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2024 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • manga • outfit • Project Sekai • SNJO • video games)

Chiikawa lucky bag required a four-month wait, but was it worth it?【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 18, 2024

We had to wait a third of the year for this New Year’s fukubukuro, and now it’s time to find out if our patience was rewarded.

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• Japan
• (Chiikawa • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • luck bags • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025)

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