Benefits of Onsen Sui 99 Hot Spring Water Drink
The other day, I found an interesting product I had never tried in my neighbor’s supermarket and grabbed one because I wanted to know how it tastes. It is an onsen water drink named...
Category: Healthy drinks
Otsuka Pocari Sweat vs. Coca Cola Japan Aquarius Drinks
When it comes to Japanese sports drinks, Pocari Sweat and Aquarius are famous and widely enjoyed in Japan. These beverages are available in almost every store around the country, often seen in sports events....
Mannan Life Konnyaku Batake Konjac Fruit Jelly Tokuho
In recent years, many Japanese food makers have been putting on the market “Tokuho” government-approved foods for specified health uses. Such functional food products include Coca-Cola Plus and Iyemon Tokucha green tea, and even Konnyaku Batake...
Kirin iMuse: Let’s Take Care of Immunity with this Drink
Since the omicron covid variant started to spread in Japan, I have been drinking a PET bottle of Kirin iMuse every day, together with the Meiji R1 yogurt drink. These beverages actually both take...
Kurozu Drink: Healthy Japanese Black Rice Vinegar Drink
Niigata, the prefecture where I live, has the third-largest number of Onsen regions in Japan, because of which, in my city too, there are several spas. When I have a day off from work,...
Sobacha: Health Benefits of Soba Buckwheat Tea
“Sobacha (そば茶: Soba Tea)” is a Japanese buckwheat tea often served in soba restaurants. It is a tea beverage made from roasted buckwheat groats featuring a unique fragrance characteristic of buckwheat. Sobacha (そば茶: Soba Tea) In Japan,...
Tokuho: Pepsi Special Zero vs Coca Cola Plus
“Tokuho (トクホ, 特保)” is the shortened term for “Tokutei Hoken-Yo Shokuhin (特定保険用食品: Food for Specified Health Uses or FOSHU)” whose permission is granted by the Japanese government. The foods are meant for specified health...
Chill Out: Japan’s First Relaxation Drink backed by Coca Cola
Recently, at a vending machine outside, I ran across Japan’s first relaxation drink “Chill Out” which became a popular topic a while ago as opposed to the energy drink fad. I knew about it...
