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Is McDonald’s Japan’s Mushroom Mountain and Bamboo Shoot Village McFlurry worth the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 26, 2026
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A very Japanese McFlurry, in more ways than one. 

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• (Bamboo Shoot Village • chocolates • cool • desserts • ice cream • Japanese chocolates • Japanese commercials • kinoko no yama • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • Meiji • Mushroom Mountain • SNJO • soft serve • sweets • takenoko no sato)

McDonald’s Japan releases a Mushroom Mountain and Bamboo Shoot Village McFlurry

• Oona McGee
  Jan 15, 2026

New limited-edition dessert fans the flames of a longstanding chocolate war. 

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McDonald’s Japan’s Asian Sweets almond tofu McFlurry and new apple pie are here!【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 9, 2024

Double desserts and spicy chicken too.

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• (almond tofu • annindofu • banana • COK • fast food • food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McDonald's pie • McFlurry • pie • SNJO • sweets)

McDonald’s releasing lychee milk shakes in Japan as part of new Asian Sweets lineup

• Casey Baseel
  May 29, 2024

Tropical treats arrive just in time for the start of summer.

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• (almond tofu • annindofu • fast food • food • lychee • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McDonald's pie • McFlurry • McShake • milk shakes • sweets)

Lupin III x McDonald’s Japan commercial makes us want to zip through the drive-thru 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 28, 2022

Lupin’s latest anime caper takes place at the golden arches.

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• (burgers • Chicken McNuggets • COK • fast food • food • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • milkshakes • moon viewing • Moon Viewing Burger • pie • sukiyaki • sweets • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers)

McDonald’s releases new Sukiyaki Tsukimi Burger in Japan for moon viewing season 2022

• Oona McGee
  Sep 1, 2022

Plus a new McFlurry, dipping sauce, and more burgers to round out this year’s collection.

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• (burgers • Chicken McNuggets • COK • fast food • food • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • milkshakes • moon viewing • Moon Viewing Burger • pie • sukiyaki • sweets • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers)

McDonald’s Japan releases new Tsukimi “moon-viewing” burgers for 2021

• Oona McGee
  Sep 2, 2021

Family of burgers, desserts, shakes and fries pay homage to the autumn moon. 

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• (Burger • burgers • COK • fast food • food • full moon • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • otsukimi • tsukimi • tsukimi burger)

New Pokémon x McDonald’s collaboration features Pikachu on milkshakes and desserts in Japan!

• Oona McGee
  Jun 3, 2021

Limited-edition series is a treat for the eyes and the taste buds.

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• (anime • apple pie • cute • desserts • drinks • fast food • food • limited time • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • McShakes • milkshakes • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

McDonald’s and KFC Japan release new Tsukimi “moon-viewing” burgers for 2020

• Oona McGee
  Sep 2, 2020

Gazing at the moon this year through burgers, pies and even a never-before-seen McFlurry.

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• (bunny • Burger • burgers • fast food • food • full moon • KFC • KFC Japan • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • otsukimi • tsukimi)

KitKat Mcflurry comes to McDonald’s Japan with commercial starring Japanese idol

• Oona McGee
  Feb 7, 2020

After a seven-year hiatus, the popular chocolate brand is teaming up with the fast food giant for a limited time. 

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• (chocolate • desserts • fast food • food • Kit Kat • KitKat • McDonald's • McFlurry • Nestle • Nestle Japan • sweets)

McDonald’s new mochi shiratama McFlurry’s name is a mouthful, but our taste buds want it anyway

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 31, 2019

McDonald’s isn’t entirely confident in its newest Japanese-inspired dessert, but we believe in it.

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• (COK • fast food • food • ice cream • McDonald's • McFlurry • mochi • shiratama • sweets)

Tokyo chocolate maker that stood up to Godiva teams up with McDonald’s for Black Thunder McFlurry

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 1, 2018

Defender of Japan’s “obligation chocolate” culture tempts us with another cheap yet awesome dessert.

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• (Black Thunder • chocolate • fast food • food • giri choco • Godiva • McDonald's • McFlurry • obligation chocolate • sweets)

The Gudetama McFlurry is here — and the mystery flavor is as sweet as expected!【Taste test】

• Kay
  Jun 13, 2018

Gudetama the lazy egg is now a McFlurry dessert, and we tried the limited-edition item to see just how sweet he can be! 

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• (fast food • Gudetama • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • sweets)

McDonald’s Japan presents newest McFlurry dessert — in a mystery Gudetama flavor!

• Kay
  Jun 7, 2018

Gudetama, the lovable lazy egg from Sanrio, is again “busy” at work, this time as a limited edition McDonald’s dessert! 

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• (contest • cute • food • Gudetama • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • Sanrio • sweets)

We try the new Pikachu McFlurry from McDonald’s Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jul 18, 2017

We caught not one but all six Pikachu designs!

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• (anime • cute • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • Pokemon • Pokémon: I Choose You)

McDonald’s Japan reveals the pocket monster flavour for the new Pokémon McFlurry

• Oona McGee
  Jul 12, 2017

Unfortunately, we won’t be getting a Bulbasaur Broccoli McFlurry, but the new dessert looks equally amazing.

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• (desserts • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • Pokemon)

Pokémon McFlurry coming to McDonald’s Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Jul 7, 2017

The fast food giant is currently asking customers to guess which weird and whacky Pokémon flavour they’ll release.

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• (anime • McDonald's • McFlurry • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

New McFlurry from McDonald’s Japan offers swirls of caramel to make you dizzy with sweetness

• Kay
  Jun 3, 2017

What’s sweeter than  caramel? Soft serve ice cream mixed with caramel!

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• (caramel • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • Morinaga • sweets)

Spring comes to McDonald’s Japan in the form of a sakura-flavored dessert!

• Kay
  Mar 1, 2017

It’s time to look forward to a taste of Spring — with the “McFlurry Crunchy Sakura“!!

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• (cherry blossoms • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • sakura • spring • sweets)

We try the new Sanrio character McFlurry from McDonald’s Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 17, 2016

Come with us as we bite into Pompompurin!

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• (characters • cute • desserts • fast food • food • ice cream • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • pom pom purin • Pompompurin • sweets • taste test)

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