Summer in Japan is HOT. Regular temperatures of over 40°C are an everyday experience and the humidity is not something to joke about. And when it’s not hot enough to cook an egg on the side of the road, expect heavy rain – especially in Japan’s rainy season.  Even your friends over in the monthly...

Yokan (Japanese jelly candy) is a tasty sweet jelly made of red bean paste, sugar, and agar. This little treat has a firm texture and is formed into convenient rectangular blocks and pieces.

When you think of iconic Japanese snacks, what comes to mind? Mochi? Senbei? Or perhaps the never ending rotation of awesome Japanese KitKat flavors on offer! We here at monthly Japanese snack box TokyoTreat are no strangers to tasty individually wrapped KitKats from Japan or those with exclusive Japanese flavors.  But if you’re a beginner...

In the 1970s, Hello Panda was a snack that school children all over Japan were familiar with. Today, these cookies are no longer sold in Japan, but they are still sold everywhere else worldwide!

Japan is full of delicious, chocolatey snacks that are bound to satisfy any sweet tooth. With the wide variety of high-quality Japanese chocolate snacks available, you are sure to find something you’ll love. Whether you enjoy your chocolate in regular bar form, inside a crunchy biscuit, or covering a soft sponge cake, there is something...

It’s no secret that some of the best chocolate sweets come from Japan. You might have tasted chocolates from all these brands if you’re a huge chocolate fan! Here are the top 10 Japanese chocolate brands in the country!