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Starbucks Japan unveils new Pumpkin Soupuccino for autumn

Oona McGee
Oct 1, 2026
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Blurring the line between soup and cappuccino for Japan’s colder days.

Japan
(autumn • drinks • food • limited edition • pumpkin • pumpkin soup • seasonal • seasonal menu • seasonal specials • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

How to get a free Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut with your coffee in Japan

Oona McGee
Jan 6, 2025

Little-known “morning service” deal is only available at three stores nationwide.

Japan
(coffee • COK • donuts • doughnuts • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • seasonal • sweets)

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.

Japan
(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)

What’s the deal with akebi, the perfectly purple, alien-like fruit that’s in season now in Japan?

Krista Rogers
Oct 22, 2024

We make a simple dish with the fruit that would make Crayola proud by cooking it with…pork?!

Japan
(akebi • bitter • chocolate vine • COK • cooking • fall • fruit • Ikuna Kamezawa • pork • purple • seasonal • SNJO • unusual)

Is Starbucks Japan’s new Halloween Frappuccino really like drinking a magical spell?

Oona McGee
Oct 12, 2024

Baristas are casting spells on Starbucks drinks so we find out if we can resist their charms…

Japan
(autumn • cafes • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • halloween • Halloween 2024 • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • seasonal • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Witness the stunning hues of red and blue with Lake Biwa views at Mt. Hakodate’s Kokia Park

Krista Rogers
Oct 7, 2024

Looking for a scenic outing this month? This lakeside park in Shiga will leave you transfixed with all of its autumn glory.

Japan
(autumn • beautiful • fall • flowers • Hakodateyama • kochia • kokia • park • seasonal • Shiga Prefecture • Takashima • travel)

Starbucks adds a Chocolate Mousse Latte to the menu in Japan for a limited time

Oona McGee
Sep 27, 2024

This luxurious taste of autumn is like a warm hug from within.

Japan
(autumn • chocolate • coffee • drinks • latte • limited edition • limited edition flavors • seasonal • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Japanese chocolate fans create “Chase the Thunder” hack for new Mister Donut Halloween collection

Oona McGee
Sep 13, 2024

Crazy hack will change the way you eat doughnuts.

Japan
(Black Thunder • chocolate • COK • donuts • doughnuts • hack • halloween • Halloween 2024 • limited edition • limited edition flavors • Mister Donut • seasonal • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Komeda Coffee serves up seven savory and sweet seasonal tsukimi surprises

Krista Rogers
Sep 10, 2024

Komeda Coffee has entered the autumn chat (and we’ve got plenty of lunar humor).

Japan
(autumn • Burger • COK • Full Moon Burger • Komeda Coffee • seasonal • Shiro Noir • SNJO • teriyaki • tsukimi)

Starbucks Japan releases special range of drinkware goods to celebrate the moon and the siren

Oona McGee
Sep 10, 2024

Launch into tsukimi moon-viewing season with an exclusive “Astro Rabbit” collection.

Japan
(anniversary • art • autumn • Bearista • beautiful • Been There • cups • cute • drinkware • limited edition • moon viewing • mugs • seasonal • souvenirs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tsukimi • tumblers)

Is Starbucks Japan’s new autumn Frappuccino better than the Tully’s Coffee tea shake?

Oona McGee
Sep 4, 2024

Two of the country’s best coffeehouse chains go head to head in this battle of seasonal flavours.

Japan
(autumn • cafes • COK • drinks • limited edition • seasonal • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweet potato • taste test • Tully's • Tully's Coffee • Tully's Coffee Japan)

Mister Donut’s autumn donut flavors are the chain’s biggest shake-up yet with chestnut and more

Krista Rogers
Sep 4, 2024

We indulge in all five new offerings to determine how the new ones compare with those of autumns past.

Japan
(autumn • chestnut • COK • Mister Donut • pastries • satsumaimo • seasonal • SNJO • sweet potato • sweets)

Krispy Kreme Japan releases new seasonal Premium Nagoya donut flavors for the fall

Krista Rogers
Sep 20, 2023

The two limited-time donuts, which can only be purchased at one location in the whole country, combine fall flavors with traditional ingredients.

Japan
(chestnut • COK • donuts • hojicha • JR Nagoya Takashimaya • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • Nagoya • seasonal • sweets)

Mitsuimo tart “caramelized sweet potato tart” ice cream hits the shelves at Lawson convenience stores

Krista Rogers
Nov 17, 2021

Häagen-Dazs Japan rolls out a perfect, leveled-up mitsuimo sweet treat for this autumn season.

Japan
(COK • convenience stores • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • Lawson • mitsuimo • seasonal • SNJO • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • taste test • yaki imo • yakiimo)

Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Converse Tokyo create dreamy collaboration for Tanabata

Shannon
Jun 27, 2021

Starbucks… Converse Star… Tanabata Star Festival… Anyway, it’s out of this world!

Japan
(collaboration goods • Converse • Converse Tokyo • limited edition • seasonal • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Tanabata)

Godiva vs. Haagen-Dazs: Who’s got the best limited-edition flavors of spring?

Dale Roll
Apr 20, 2021

Three different flavors and textures–but one clearly comes out on top.

Japan
(almonds • comparison • cookies • Godiva • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • honey • ice cream • matcha • seasonal • taste test • tasty)

Mark your calendars for the return of Japan’s popular cherry blossom-inspired beer

Krista Rogers
Feb 2, 2021

One of the first glimmers of spring is the appearance of this seasonal beverage that uses real cherry blossom petals and leaves.

Japan
(alcohol • beer • cherry blossom • drink • Izumibashi Brewery • Kanagawa • Nagano • sakura • sakura mochi • Sankt Gallen • seasonal)

Asakusa luxury – the best matsutake soba we’ve ever had at a price that can’t be beat

Katie Pask
Sep 25, 2020

Enjoy the taste of autumn without breaking the bank!

Japan
(Asakusa • autumn • COK • fall • food • matsutake • mushroom • mushrooms • Noodles • restaurants • seasonal • SNJO • soba • Tokyo)

Cold Stone Creamery Japan celebrates spring in style with green tea and sakura flavors

Krista Rogers
Apr 16, 2018

The popular ice cream chain recently introduced two new limited-time matcha flavor variations to celebrate the advent of spring.

Japan
(Cold Stone Creamery • green tea • ice cream • limited flavors • matcha • sakura • seasonal)

Citrus-packing “Pepsi White” coming to Japan for the winter snow season

Oona McGee
Oct 29, 2015

When it comes to limited-edition beverages, Pepsi continues to rise to the occasion year after year. And just when we thought we’d seen the last of Pepsi’s seasonal releases for 2015 with their mystery-flavoured Halloween range, they go and announce a special Christmas present, with the release of a new Pepsi White Cola for this year’s winter season.