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Japanese monaka ice cream looks very different in Hokkaido

• Oona McGee
  Oct 25, 2022
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Does the corniest ice cream on the market really capture the taste of the region?

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• Japan
• (COK • corn • desserts • Hokkaido • ice creams • local specialties • Masanuki Sunakoma • monaka • review • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • taste test • unusual • weird)

New Japanese KitKat uses cacao grown in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Oct 22, 2022

There’s made in Japan and then there’s really made in Japan. 

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• Japan
• (cacao • chocolate • COK • cool • food • Japanese chocolate • Japanese KitKats • KitKats • Nestle • new • Ogasawara • ogasawara islands • regional KitKats • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo cacao • Tokyo islands)

Japanese KitKats get a new regional flavour, straight from a Tokyo island

• Oona McGee
  Sep 29, 2022

Plus, all the regional-exclusive KitKats get a revamp, giving them a whole new look. 

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• Japan
• (chocolate • cool • food • island lemons • Japanese KitKats • KitKats • lemon • Nestle • new • Ogasawara • ogasawara islands • regional KitKats • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo islands)

The one place in Japan where you can buy epic, super-long dango sweets

• Oona McGee
  Apr 12, 2022

Sword-like sweets take the phrase “hana yori dango” to a whole new level.

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• Japan
• (COK • dango • food • Fukuoka • Hana Yori Dango • Japanese sweets • mitarashi dango • sakura • souvenirs • sweets • wow • wtf)

New Doughnut KitKat captures the flavour of a Japanese castle town

• Oona McGee
  Feb 24, 2022

Regional-exclusive chocolate aims to raise funds for damaged samurai fortress.

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• Japan
• (candy • chocolate • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Japanese KitKats • KitKat • KitKats • Kokuto • Kumamoto • Kumamoto Castle • limited edition • Nestle • Nestle Japan • regional KitKats • souvenirs • sweets)

Tokyo Disney Resort is set to bring back the snacks and sweet treats at limited park stores

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 18, 2022

A month-long shortage of goods had many park visitors leaving empty-handed with no yummy souvenirs for their memories.

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• Japan
• (Disney Sea • Disneyland • DisneySea • food • merchandise • snacks • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo DisneySea)

Top 5 Super Nintendo World souvenirs for winter 2021 according to staff

• Master Blaster
  Dec 1, 2021

Park-goers’ Nintendo tastes have become more refined.

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• Japan
• (1-UP Factory • clothes • merchandise • Osaka • shopping • SNO • souvenirs • stuffed toys • Super Nintendo World • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • watches)

Supermarket souvenirs! You can buy a bunch of presents in Kyoto while ignoring tourist shops

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 26, 2021

It turns out there’s a whole range of classic Kyoto goodies available on a typical store shelf!

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• Japan
• (arare • food and drink • izutsu • Kyoto • Kyoto Tsukemono Masugo • omiyage • shinshindo • SNJO • souvenirs • supermarket • wagashi • yatsuhashi)

Kyoto’s newest Shinkansen souvenir: Canned cakes filled with matcha and cherry blossoms

• Oona McGee
  Nov 12, 2021

A beautiful way to cap off a trip to the ancient Japanese capital.  

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• Japan
• (cake • cakes • cakes in cans • canned food • canned sweets • COK • food • fruit • Kyoto • parfaits • shinkansen • souvenirs • strawberry shortcake • sweets)

Japan’s favourite whisky and chocolate pairing just got even bigger

• Oona McGee
  Oct 19, 2021

“Twig” chocolate is a great partner for whisky, but what happens when it becomes a full-on branch?

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • cool • food • Japanese whisky • K. Masami • Koeda • Morinaga • new • shopping • SNJO • souvenirs • weird • Whiskey • whisky)

Shinjuku Station’s new mascot character gets lost at the station, in more ways than one

• Oona McGee
  Oct 5, 2021

Cute character flies under the radar, but there’s a special prize for those who can hunt it down!

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • culture • folklore • goshuin • heartwarming • Japanese folklore • Japanese train stations • Kanagawa • SNJO • souvenirs • tradition • train stations • trains • unusual • Urashima Taro)

Japanese toilet paper collection opens our minds as we open our butts

• Oona McGee
  Sep 30, 2021

There are surprising discoveries to be made in this Japanese bathroom. 

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• Japan
• (COK • funny • funny souvenirs • Japanese toilets • LOL • SNJO • souvenirs • toilet paper • Toilets • wtf)

There’s a secret free souvenir hiding inside this Japanese train station

• Oona McGee
  Sep 23, 2021

A limited-time memento that pays homage to a local folklore legend.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • culture • folklore • goshuin • heartwarming • Japanese folklore • Japanese train stations • Kanagawa • SNJO • souvenirs • tradition • train stations • trains • unusual • Urashima Taro)

Move over, Pikachu and Eevee — Piplup is here to take over Pokémon Tokyo Banana!

• Oona McGee
  Sep 22, 2021

We’re very much looking forward to eating you, Piplup!

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • anime • COK • convenience stores • cute • food • Japanese convenience stores • Piplup • Pokemon • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo Banana • video games)

Japanese toilet sweets put a new twist on tradition

• Oona McGee
  Sep 18, 2021

The perfect sweet for a potty mouth. 

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• Japan
• (adzuki • Aichi • COK • funny • INAX • Japanese sweets • Japanese toilets • LIXIL • monaka • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • Toilets • traditional Japanese sweets • wtf)

New sake earrings let you wear your love for Japanese rice wine on your ears

• Oona McGee
  Jul 27, 2021

Pay homage to Japan’s traditional drinking culture with unique eye-catching jewellery.

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• Japan
• (accessories • cute • design • drinks • earrings • fashion • gifts • Japanese rice wine • sake • shopping • souvenirs • tokkuri • traditional Japan • weird)

We munch on some real-life Slime dumplings from the Dragon Quest Walk collaboration

• Katy Kelly
  Jun 28, 2021

One of Japan’s most popular app games takes on a classic sweetshop staple.

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• Japan
• (anime food • cute • Dragon Quest • dragon quest walk • dumplings • food • manju • omiyage • souvenirs)

How easy is it to win super expensive Japanese whisky at a gacha machine in Tokyo?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 15, 2021

So determined to win rare full-sized Hibiki and Yamazaki whiskies we’re willing to spend over US$300 for them.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • Don Quijote • Donki • food • gacha • Hibiki • Japanese whisky • shopping • shops • SNJO • souvenirs • Tokyo Station • weird • Whiskey • whisky • Yamazaki • Yamazaki whisky)

Historic Asakusa shopping street in danger as Taito Ward calls for shop evictions

• Dale Roll
  Jun 10, 2021

Decades-old shops kept in families for generations could be shuttered as a result.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • Demboin-doori • government • historical buildings • historical sites • shopping • shopping street • small business • souvenirs • Tokyo)

We buy Vladimir Putin chocolate from the Red Square Russian shop in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Jun 3, 2021

President Putin chocolate is one of five recommended items you can buy at this specialty food store.

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• Japan, Russia
• (chocolate • COK • Ginza • Putin • review • Russia • shopping • shops • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • vladimir putin)

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