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Lindt blends sakura with pistachios for cherry blossom season in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 12, 2023 - Tweet
Swiss chocolatier’s take on the cherry blossoms includes a new macaron that captures the scent of spring.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom • cherry blossom sweets • cherry blossoms • drinks • food • hanami • lindor • Lindt • macarons • pistachio • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)
We buy adorable chick-shaped sugar cubes in Nagoya, realize the horror of using them
- Dale Roll
Feb 12, 2023
Making food cute is not always a good thing…
Pastrami donuts? Krispy Kreme Japan has crazy palate-cleanser after all that Valentine’s choco
- Casey Baseel
Feb 11, 2023
Chain’s newest donut burger also has two special condiments spread inside it.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • donuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • meat • pastrami • sweets • weird)
Melon cream soda pizza? Shakey’s Japan goes back in time, outside the box with kissaten pizzas
- Casey Baseel
Feb 9, 2023
Brand-new pizza ideas spring from retro inspirations.
- Japan
- (chocolate • crazy • food • kissaten • melon soda • pizza • Shakey's • Shakey’s Japan • Shakey’s Pizza • Shakey’s Pizza Japan • sweets • weird)
This hidden cafe in Tokyo’s Haneda Airport has no crowds and really delicious food
- Dale Roll
Feb 8, 2023
It might only be around for a short time, but it’s worth a visit if you’re traveling this spring!
Totoro’s Catbus ready to deliver sweet Valentine’s Day memories with Japan’s Catbus choco cookies
- Casey Baseel
Feb 8, 2023
Special Valentine’s Day Totoro cakes also on offer from Tokyo bakery.
- Japan
- (Catbus • chocolate • cookies • cream puffs • food • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro)
We’ve already fallen in love with Japan’s Rilakkuma Valentine’s Day donuts【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 6, 2023
The relaxing bear looks sweeter than ever with four-donut lineup.
What exactly is the treat known as a “kougnané” that’s sold outside Tokyo’s Yurakucho Station?
- Krista Rogers
Feb 1, 2023
We learn the origin of this unique pastry sold in one of Tokyo’s bustling commercial districts.
- Japan
- (bakeries • COK • food • Kougnané • Kyoto • Mr. Sato • SNJO • sweet • sweets • Tokyo • Uji • Yurakucho)
Fun with Kaki No Tane rice cracker ice cream sandwiches【Taste test】
- Master Blaster
Jan 31, 2023
Just when you thought ice cream couldn’t get any better.
- Internet, Japan
- (COK • food • ice cream • kaki no tane • monaka • snacks • SNO • sweets • taste test • wasabi • weird)
Japanese vending machine sells…onigiri cakes!?
- Oona McGee
Jan 29, 2023
Now that’s a sentence we never thought we’d say.
- Japan
- (cakes • COK • food • food review • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • omusubi • onigiri • rice balls • SNO • sweets • taste test)
We found traditional pudding perfection in a brand new Tokyo cafe
- Dale Roll
Jan 29, 2023
In looks and flavor, this pudding knocked Mr. Sato’s socks off!
- Japan
- (cafe • custard pudding • Mr. Sato • Nerima • pudding • sweets • taste test)
Mister Donut teams up with master patissier for second round of luxurious, limited-edition donuts
- Dale Roll
Jan 28, 2023
This round has just two donuts, but they’re enough to compete with the last round!
- Japan
- (caramel • chestnut • chocolate • donuts • Mister Donut • Mr. Donut • sweets • Toshi Yoroizuka)
Japan’s gorgeous Mt. Fuji chocolate cake lets you eat the mountain instead of climb it【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 26, 2023
A way to appreciate the majestic beauty of Japan’s tallest mountain while staying warm, rested, and full.
- Japan
- (beautiful • cafes • cake • chocolate • COK • food • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • restaurants • Shorakuen • sweets • Yamagashi)
Samurai chick pudding cake is Japan’s newest hard-to-buy, delicious-to-eat treat【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 24, 2023
Yeah, Tokugawa Ieyasu was a great shogun and all, but we’re here to see (and eat) Tokugawa Piyoyasu.
- Japan
- (Aichi • COK • cute • food • history • kochin • Nagoya • Piyorin • pudding • purin • samurai • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Tokugawa Piyoyasu)
Premium Japanese whisky is now in chocolate form with Suntory Yamazaki and Hibiki nama chocolate
- Casey Baseel
Jan 23, 2023
Kamakura chocolatier teams up with distiller as Japan enters its chocolate-crazy season.
- Japan
- (alcohol • chocolate • COK • drinks • Japanese whiskey • Japanese whisky • nama chocolate • Suntory • Suntory Hibiki • Suntory Yamazaki • sweets • Whiskey • whisky)
Japanese hotel chain’s sweet surprise is one more reason it’s a great choice for travelers on a budget
- Casey Baseel
Jan 23, 2023
Business hotel’s freebie may not be fancy, but it’s exactly what we want.
- Japan
- (business hotels • COK • Dormy Inn • food • free • hotels • pudding • purin • SNJO • sweets • travel)
Krispy Kreme takes aim at Mister Donut with new doughnuts for Valentine’s Day
- Oona McGee
Jan 21, 2023
Can the international chain really compete with the local doughnut masters?
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tasty • Tokyo • valentine's chocolate • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)
Cafe next to Tokyo Station offers all-you-can-eat tarts, and Mr. Sato is ready for his desserts
- Krista Rogers
Jan 20, 2023
It seemed like such a good deal at the time that we had to wonder–is this highway robbery?!
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • cafe • cafes • COK • Mr. Sato • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • tabehodai • tarts • Tokyo Station)
Domino’s Japan creates a bacon shake for dipping pizzas into
- Oona McGee
Jan 19, 2023
“Unknown fusion” is a crazy new way to enjoy pizza.
- Japan
- (bacon • burgers • COK • crazy • Domino's • Domino's Japan • Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • drinks • food • milkshakes • new • pizza • shakes • sweets)
Chainsaw Man Cafe opening in three cities in Japan, food looks bloody delicious【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2023
Who better to run a cafe than violent anime devil hunters Denji and Power?
- Japan
- (anime • anime cafes • cafes • Chainsaw Man • drinks • food • manga • restaurants • sweets • themed cafes)
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First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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