Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Green Gum (released in 1957), Cool Mint Gum (1960), Black Black Gum (1983), and these Ume and Blueberry fruit flavors are chewing gum classics that the company Lotte boasts. In addition to having many...
It is August, and we are halfway through the summer. But the heat is still fierce, plus heavy rain is now hitting Niigata, where I live. Nonetheless, when I stopped by a 7-Eleven today,...
Following the Sakuranbo Mochi, the sweets I introduce here, Ume Mints (ウメ/梅 ミンツ), totally meet the conditions of Dagashi. The Japanese mint candy is small with a quirky appearance and is cheap for children,...
Dagashi (駄菓子) is the umbrella term for cheap Japanese snacks and candies, many of which consist of small pieces and are unique or quirky. If I give an example, one of the representatives is this...
Here in Niigata, Japan, the rainy season Tsuyu (梅雨) was over, and we are now enjoying full-blown summer weather. The fiercer the heat is, the more we feel like refreshments. One of the best...
Summer is just around the corner, and stores in Japan have started selling goodies related to the season. Such products you can see at the supermarkets include Suika Gummy and Kakigori Gummy, and last...
When we Japanese hear Ame or あめ in the Hiragana alphabet, what comes to our mind is usually 飴 or 雨 in the Kanji character, depending on the intonation and context. 飴 (Ame), seen in...
Together with the Kit Kats that I talked about in the previous posts, I accidentally found one of my favorite soda candies as a kid called Awadama (あわだま) in the Welcia drugstore. Awadama Soda...
