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Coca-Cola Japan unveils special New Year’s kimono bottle for 2019 with hidden boar on the packaging

• Oona McGee
  Nov 30, 2018
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Limited-edition bottle celebrates the upcoming Year of the Boar.

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• Japan
• (2019 • Coca-Cola • Coke • drinks • kimono • limited edition • new year • plum blossoms • souvenirs • Year of the Boar)

All the best Japanese Kit Kat flavours together in one exclusive anniversary box for limited time

• Oona McGee
  Nov 26, 2018

Now you can enjoy 35 different Japan-exclusive Kit Kats without having to run around town trying to find them all.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kat Chocolatory • Kit Kats • limited edition • Nestle • Nestle Japan • omiyage • souvenirs • sweets)

Japanese stationery fans go crazy for memo pad that slowly reveals Kyoto temple as you use it

• Oona McGee
  Jan 17, 2018

The unusual memo pad has become so popular it’s caused the maker’s online store to shut down.

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• Japan
• (cool • cute • Japanese stationery • Kiyomizu Temple • Kiyomizudera • memos • notebooks • Omoshiroi Block • papercraft • souvenirs • tourism • travel)

Pringles releases sukiyaki flavoured potato chips in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 16, 2018

Available to purchase only in the Kanto region, this new variety comes packed with traditional Japanese flavour.

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• Japan
• (food • Japanese food • Kanto • limited edition • omiyage • potato chips • Pringles • snacks • souvenirs • sukiyaki)

We buy plastic food samples from a Japanese vending machine with Mr Sato

• Oona McGee
  Jan 12, 2018

Come with us as we track down the unusual machine in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (cool • food replicas • food samples • Mr. Sato • omiyage • plastic food • souvenirs • vending machines)

Japanese Kit Kat fans go crazy for new banana variety available only at Tokyo Station

• Oona McGee
  Nov 22, 2017

With queues out the door for the new limited-edition Tokyo Banana Kit Kat, we grab a pack to see if it’s really worth all the hype.

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• Japan
• (bananas • chocolate • food • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • marketing • omiyage • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo Banana)

Japanese Kit Kats now come in Tokyo Banana flavour

• Oona McGee
  Nov 3, 2017

The capital city’s most famous edible souvenir receives a Kit Kat makeover.

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• Japan
• (bananas • chocolates • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kat • Kit Kats • Nestle • Nestle Japan • souvenirs • Tokyo Banana)

Create your own personalised Japanese Kit Kats with new vending machine in Kyoto

• Oona McGee
  Nov 2, 2017

The only thing better than a box of Japanese Kit Kats is one you’ve made yourself.

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• Japan
• (chocolates • cool • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kat • Kyoto • Nestle • Nestle Japan • souvenirs • travel • vending machines)

We visit Japan’s only specialty toothpick store to buy products steeped in 300-year-old history

• Oona McGee
  Oct 4, 2017

When samurai needed toothpicks during the Edo period, this store had everything they were looking for.

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• Japan
• (Edo period • samurai • shopping • shops • souvenirs • Tokyo • toothpicks)

Pringles in Japan come in special souvenir packs featuring the flavour of takoyaki octopus balls

• Oona McGee
  Jul 11, 2017

We get our hands on one of Japan’s most sought-after souvenirs to find out what makes them so popular.

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• Japan
• (chips • food • Kansai • omiyage • Osaka • Pringles • snacks • souvenirs • takoyaki)

Otaku shopping spree: How would you spend $5,000 in Akihabara?

• Shannon McNaught
  Jun 29, 2017

PlayStation VR, anime figurines, a hair dryer; you can get a lot for $5,000 in Akihabara.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • anime • otaku • Otaku Prize Spin • shopping • shopping spree • souvenirs • Tokyo Otaku Mode)

Kyoto geisha and maiko yatsuhashi sweets are the latest food craze to hit the ancient capital

• Oona McGee
  May 19, 2017

These adorable sweets have been meticulously handcrafted by a centuries-old confectionery retailer in Kyoto.

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• Japan
• (cute • dolls • food • Kyoto • omiyage • souvenirs • sweets • yatsuhashi)

Mars Japan releases first-ever Japanese-themed M&Ms with princess and samurai characters

• Oona McGee
  Oct 29, 2016

The all-new Japanese-exclusive packages include limited-edition coloured chocolates that capture the spirit of Japan.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • food • geisha • M&M's • Mars Japan • samurai • souvenirs • sweets)

New Japanese Kit Kat captures the taste of Hiroshima with Momiji Manju flavour

• Oona McGee
  Oct 12, 2016

Japan’s latest Kit Kat release tastes like maple leaf-shaped red bean cakes!

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• Japan
• (chocolate • Hiroshima • Kit Kat • Miyajima • Momiji manju • Nestle • souvenirs • sweets)

New Suntory Japanese beer tells you what time to drink it

• Oona McGee
  Sep 26, 2016

According to Suntory Japan, different times of the day call for different types of beer.

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• Japan
• (beer • drinks • hops • punctuality • souvenirs • Suntory • time • weird)

Starbucks Mooncakes: a beautiful and delicious take on a traditional product

• Oona McGee
  Sep 15, 2016

Only available in certain countries for a limited time, these regional cakes come with a number of gorgeous details.

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• (autumn • autumn festival • cakes • cool • cute • food • limited edition • moon • moon cakes • moon festival • mooncakes • souvenirs • Starbucks • sweets • taste test • unusual • weird)

All aboard the Catbus at Ghibli Museum’s 15th Anniversary Celebration!

• Shannon McNaught
  Jul 19, 2016

Okay, there isn’t actually a working Catbus there, but you can see the next best thing!

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• Japan
• (Catbus • Ghibli Exhibition • Ghibli Museum • Kiki's Delivery Service • museum • souvenirs • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Tottori’s shrines have some of the most adorable charms you’ve ever seen!

• Shannon McNaught
  Jul 6, 2016

Attract good vibes in style.

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• Japan
• (bunnies • charms • Hakuto Shrine • Omamori • rabbits • shrine • souvenirs • Tottori Prefecture)

Hello Kitty melons currently ripening up for summer’s cute fruit harvest

• Oona McGee
  Jun 6, 2016

Japan’s favourite cat is bringing cute back to melons this year — but how much will they cost?

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• Anime & Manga, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
• (cantaloupe • cute • fruit • gift-giving • gifts • Hello Kitty • Hokkaido • melons • musk melon • rockmelon • souvenirs)

Kit Kat Premium Gift Shop now open for limited time near Narita Airport

• Kay
  Apr 14, 2016

If you’re coming to Japan and buying Kit Kats is on your list of things to do, you’ll want to check this store out!

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• (chocolate • Kit Kat • Narita Airport • souvenirs • sweets)

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