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Starbucks Japan releases new Discovery Series collection celebrating local regions and traditions
- Oona McGee
Jul 18, 2026 - Tweet
Get a taste of local culture with a new souvenir range that captures the unique charms of Japan’s regions.
- Japan
- (Discovery Series • drinkware • limited edition • merchandise • mugs • regional exclusive • regional souvenirs • souvenir • souvenirs • Starbucks • Starbucks Discovery Series • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)
Eevee returns to Japan’s famous Tokyo Banana, bundled with a cute tote bag
- Elliot Hale
Feb 28, 2026
The beloved Tokyo souvenir re-introduces chocolate sponge Eevee cakes, along with a collectible keepsake for fans.
- Japan
- (anime • chocolate • COK • cookies • cute • Eevee • food • Pokemon • souvenir • sweets • Tokyo • Tokyo Banana • tote bag • video games)
The fish in rural Fukui that rivals Japan’s most auspicious sea bream
- Elliot Hale
Feb 28, 2026
This Obama delicacy impresses with its sashimi-like flavor, which is almost unthinkable for a preserved food.
- Japan
- (alcohol • COK • food and drinks • Fukui • Hayaseura • Kodai no Sasazuke • local food • Marukai • Obama • regional food • rice wine • Saba Kaido • Sakahomare • sake • sasazuke • sea bream • SNJO • souvenir • tai • Tasuku Egawa • Wakasa)
Local souvenir tip: our brains are scrambled after finding eggs cooked in the Tottori sand dunes
- Krista Rogers
Oct 4, 2025
Our Tottori-born reporter buys some “sand eggs” cooked at insanely high temperatures to determine just how egg-citing they are.
- Japan
- (COK • eggs • Ikuna Kamezawa • sand dunes • sand eggs • SNJO • souvenir • Tottori)
Kirby Cafe x Captain Sweets Burger release “double strawberry burgers” exclusive to Tokyo Station
- Krista Rogers
Apr 17, 2025
Don’t panic–these “burgers” aren’t a combination of meat and sweets but are rather burger-shaped cookie sandwiches in Kirby-inspired pink.
- Japan
- (Captain Sweets Burger • collaboration • cookie sandwich • Kirby • Kirby Café • nintendo • pink • souvenir • strawberry • Tokyo Station)
Japan now has fish-shaped soy sauce bottle hand cream
- Oona McGee
Dec 18, 2024
Still serves up soy, but in a different way.
- Japan
- (beauty • bento • COK • cool • crazy • cute • food • hand cream • Heso • Heso Productions • Japanese food • LOL • Osaka • sashimi • shopping • souvenir • soy • soy sauce • soy sauce bottle • sushi • weird)
New Akita Inu and Hachiko marshmallows are the best and squishiest souvenirs from Japan
- Krista Rogers
Oct 30, 2024
Shibuya is going to the dogs in the cutest way possible–and you can now take them home to share with family and friends.
- Japan
- (Akita Inu • Akita Prefecture • collaboration • cute • Felissimo • Hachifull Shibuya meets Akita • marshmallow • One for Akita • Shibuya • Shibuya Scramble Square • souvenir • Tokyo • YOU+MORE!)
Starbucks Japan releases a new Matcha Latte with Reusable Cup for the tourist market
- Oona McGee
Sep 25, 2024
A beautiful new Japanese souvenir…but you won’t find it at Starbucks stores.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • green tea • Japanese souvenirs • limited edition • matcha • souvenir • souvenirs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tourism)
Japan’s “ugly” Nara Deer Buddha mascot now available in tiny gacha capsule toy form
- Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2024
Famous mascot is ready to finally be loved as the city’s best new souvenir.
- Japan
- (capsule toy • cute • figurine • gacha • gacha machines • gacha toy • mascot • Nara • Sento-kun • souvenir • tourism • yuru-kyara)
Sengoku samurai warlords transform into easy-to-brew, fruity flavored tea tablets
- Krista Rogers
Apr 4, 2024
A new line of tea tablets uses the family crests of six famous samurai clans from Japan’s Sengoku era along with uniquely selected flavors for each.
- Japan
- (chablet • family crest • history • kamon • Oda • samurai • Sengoku • sengoku era • Sengoku period • souvenir • tablet • tea • Tokugawa • Toyotomi • warlord)
The best Osaka souvenir is Okonomiyaki Senbei, and here’s why
- SoraNews24
Feb 1, 2024
No need to waste time shopping for souvenirs — this is the one thing you need to buy when in Osaka.
- Japan
- (COK • cute • food • okonomiyaki • okonomiyaki senbei • Osaka • Osaka souvenirs • rice crackers • senbei • SNJO • souvenir • souvenirs • taste test • travel)
Pokémon Tokyo Banana’s latest offering is adorable Pikachu and Eevee chocolate cookie sandwiches
- Krista Rogers
Sep 21, 2022
The cookies also feature a variety of designs so that you can have fun trying to eat ’em all.
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • cookies • cute • Eevee • food • Pikachu • Pokemon • souvenir • sweets • Tokyo • Tokyo Banana)
Iron flavoured traditional Japanese candy is a thing, and you bet we tried it
- Katie Pask
Mar 28, 2022
Unique sugar candy’s iron flavouring tastes like blood.
- Japan
- (candy • food • funny souvenirs • hotel • iron • Kitakyushu • kompeito • souvenir • sweets • taste test • weird)
We attempt to achieve a Zen mindset by making candy rock gardens
- Dale Roll
Jun 13, 2020
These gardens were popular on social media last year…but do they work?
- Japan
- (Buddhism • candy • cool • cute • DIY • fun • gift • Japanese garden • rock garden • souvenir • Zen • zen garden)
To celebrate their birthday, Uniqlo are giving customers presents with their purchases
- Katie Pask
Jun 13, 2020
Getting presents on someone else’s birthday? It’s like a reverse birthday!
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (local specialties • local sweets • snacks • souveinrs • souvenir • Tokyo • Tokyo Banana • Uniqlo)
Wear your love of ramen around your neck with a noodle towel from Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 20, 2020
Because there’s nothing more refreshing than patting your face dry with a bowl of ramen.
- Japan
- (Felissimo • food • funny • Japanese food • Noodles • ramen • shopping • souvenir • towels • YOU+MORE!)
Kabuki and food join forces for the ultimate collaboration in the form of soy sauce plates
- CJ
May 5, 2019
A collaboration that brings one of Japan’s oldest traditions and food culture together, in the form of tableware.
Girl so scarred by souvenir from Tokyo Tower Aquarium that she doesn’t want to go to school
- Krista Rogers
Oct 8, 2018
Something about this toy seems more than a little bit fishy.
Rare calendar featuring crossdressing Japanese sumo wrestlers spotted in ramen shop
- Koh Ruide
Sep 24, 2017
Lets customers bask in the amazing pairing of femininity and traditional wrestling.
- Japan
- (calendar • crossdress • Japanese Twitter • ramen • rare • souvenir)
JAL to re-release Japanese coats once worn by The Beatles for limited time
- Master Blaster
Dec 18, 2016
Now’s your change to look just like John, Paul, George, and Ringo did when they first touched down in Tokyo in 1966.
- Japan
- (Haneda Airport • happi • Happy Coat • JAL • london • souvenir • the Beatles)
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