
Umi no Hi: celebrating Marine Day in Japan!
Are you enjoying the summer while munching on some Japanese snacks and candy? At our office we can't stop eating the seasonal lemon flavored treats! When I first moved to Japan I was surprised about the interesting national holidays that Japan has including Greenery Day, Mountain Day and Marine Day. Japanese people have relatively few...

100 Awesome things to do in Tokyo! (part 1)
Are you visiting Tokyo for the first time but are you not sure what to do? Check out this blog post for some inspiration! Whether you like food, shopping, museums or sightseeing there's something for everyone! 1. Eat a delicious Japanese pancake at Eggs 'n Things! 2. Check out the world's busiest crossing in Shibuya!...

10 Useful Japanese Verbs!
Planning to make a trip to Japan to eat all these delicious Japanese snacks? Or to visit Tokyo Disney resort? We know many of our Japanese candy box subscribers love Japan and Japanese culture so want to study the language too! Or many want to study up a bit before visiting, so we here at...

10 Crazy Ramune Flavours!
When we think about unusual flavours, we think of perhaps lemon snacks for the summer or maybe crazy realistic plastic food… So just how crazy could these ramune flavours get? Oh boy are you in for a shock… Most Japanese candy and Japanese snack lovers like ramune, but how about these insane flavours? Lets check...

10 Japanese Summer Festival Snacks And Candy!
Been busy trying out these Japanese recipes yet? Or drooling over these food displays? Well we've got even more Japanese candy and snacks for you Japanese candy box subscribers to feast your eyes on! Summer is the season of festivals in Japan, and no we don't mean music festivals! We mean traditional Japanese festivals often...

Trying out 5 Family Mart seasonal lemon flavored Japanese snacks!
We're back with a very yellow post today! After the choco mint craze in June and July the minty snacks will make place for the new summer flavor: Lemon! Lemon is a more common flavor in the west in comparison to Japanese flavors like ramune, sakura and red beans. However these limited lemon flavored Japanese...