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McDonald’s Japan’s new bite-sized churros aren’t what we thought they would be

• Oona McGee
  Feb 21, 2022
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There’s a reason why they only come in packs of four. 

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• (chocolate • churros • COK • food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Lindt Japan keeps the sakura sweets coming with new cherry blossom dessert drink, macarons

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 19, 2022

Swiss chocolatier’s Japan branches keep the pedal/petal to the metal for sakura sweets season.

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• (cherry blossom • cherry blossom sweets • drinks • food • lindor • Lindt • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Taste-testing every single sakura sweet and cherry blossom drink we could find at Mujirushi

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 18, 2022

Sakura storm into Muji’s sweets section, and we are powerless to resist this delicious dozen.

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• (cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • food • green tea • muji • Mujirushi • sakura • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tea)

This Nagoya cafe offers a private room to enjoy tea, meditation, and solitude in total darkness

• Dale Roll
  Feb 17, 2022

When we tried it, we actually felt reborn!

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• (Arimatsu • cafe • KONMASA • meditation • modern art • Nagoya • sweets • tea • themed cafe)

These special Starbucks sakura drinks can only be found at three places in all of Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 17, 2022

Cherry blossom tea dessert drinks will reward the taste buds of those who make the trip.

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• (cherry blossoms • drinks • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • tea • Teavana)

We sample both of the “secret” Starbucks cakes that you can only order online

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 16, 2022

Incredibly rich and dense, these cakes are perfect for Extreme Fans of cheesecake or chocolate.

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• (cake • Cheesecake • chocolate cake • dessert • online • secret • Starbucks Japan • sweets • Takaki Bakery • taste test)

McDonald’s Japan adds Hitokuchi Churros to its menu (sharing optional)

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 10, 2022

We mean, you could share them, but who would blame you if you don’t?

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• (chocolate • churros • food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • sweets)

Ramen chain Menya Musashi teams up with Lotte chocolate for unique Valentine’s Day dish

• Dale Roll
  Feb 10, 2022

A mazesoba-inspired menu item full of hints of chocolate and pungent spices!

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• (Akihabara • chocolate • COK • food • Kanda • Menya Musashi • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • sweets • tasty • Valentine's Day)

Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura drinkware and menu items at the Tokyo Roastery

• Oona McGee
  Feb 8, 2022

Cherry blossoms bloom across sweets, drinks, mugs, and leather accessories this hanami season.

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• (accessories • cakes • cherry blossoms • drinks • drinkware • hanami • limited edition • pink • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • sweets)

Starbucks Japan reveals new Sakura Frappuccino for 2022

• Oona McGee
  Feb 8, 2022

Hanami drinks pair cherry blossoms with some very special traditional ingredients.

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• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2022 • chocolate • doughnuts • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hanami • Japanese Frappuccinos • sakura • shiratama • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • yatsuhashi)

Tokyo has a secret, members-only parfait bar, and here’s what’s waiting inside【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 7, 2022

Remake Easy is like a speakeasy with sweets, and they don’t tell their address to anybody until they’re part of the inner circle.

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• (bars • COK • cool • food • ice cream • members-only • parfaits • secret • Shibuya • SNJO • sweets)

Japanese confectionery store Toraya serves up a surprising meal in Paris

• Oona McGee
  Feb 4, 2022

Wagashi suppliers to the Imperial Family offer a different experience to customers overseas.

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• (avocado • cafes • COK • confectionery • food • france • Ikuna Kamezawa • Japanese sweets • paris • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Toraya • travel)

Japanese convenience store or Japanese supermarket: Which one is cheaper?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 1, 2022

Popular drinks and snacks in Japan really do come with different price tags.

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• (7-Eleven • COK • combini • convenience stores • finances • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • money • prices • saving money • Savings • shopping • snacks • SNJO • supermarkets • sweets • Test)

We can’t stop eating this chicken ramen noodle and chocolate snack we made【SoraKitchen】

• Katie Pask
  Jan 31, 2022

Stuck for inspiration for Valentine’s Day or just fancy something sweet AND salty? Why not give this recipe a try?

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• (Baby Star Ramen • chocolate • COK • cooking • food • ramen • recipe • snacks • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sweets • taste test)

Sakura Lindor: A Lindt chocolate you can only buy in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 30, 2022

We find out what it’s like to bite into a Lindor cherry blossom.

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• (cherry • cherry blossoms • chocolate • COK • hanami • limited edition • lindor • Lindt • new • sakura • SNO • sweets • taste test)

Japanese KitKat Bears debut exclusively in Japan, but are they any good?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 29, 2022

Join us as we break into this limited-edition box of Valentine’s Day chocolates.

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• (bears • candy • chocolate • COK • cute • food • Japanese KitKats • KitKat • KitKats • limited edition • love • Nestle • Nestle Japan • SNO • sweets • taste test • Teddy Bears • valentine chocolate • Valentine's Day)

How much Valentine’s Day chocolate do Japanese schoolgirls give, and to who?【Survey】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 27, 2022

Survey breaks down amounts of honmei, tomo, and kazoku chocolate.

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• (chocolate • COK • society • survey • sweets • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)

Starbucks Japan jump starts sakura sweets season with new Sakura White Chocolate with Milk Pudding

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 27, 2022

We won’t be seeing cherry blossoms on the trees for a while yet, but sakura will be showing up in our desserts very soon.

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• (cherry blossoms • chocolate • drinks • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Suntory • sweets • white chocolate)

Are you a sweet and salty fan? Try the new Chicken Ramen Choco Flakes, the dream collab snack

• Dale Roll
  Jan 26, 2022

One of Japan’s favorite instant ramen brands…turned into a chocolate-covered snack?!

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• (chicken ramen • chocolate • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • ramen • sweets)

Japanese convenience store’s cheap knockoff croissant — is it any good?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 26, 2022

7-Eleven may have bitten off more than it can chew in this taste test showdown.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • COK • convenience stores • croissants • food • Japanese convenience stores • Pierre Hermé • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

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