Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
As “Kuro-Mame (黒豆)” literally means “black bean” in Japanese, people who are not familiar with Japanese food might not know what kind of bean it is. Kuro-Mame (黒豆) Kuromame, also called “Kuro-Daizu (黒大豆)” or...
The other day when I went on an errand to a supermarket, in the snack and candy aisle, I ran across a large bag of gummies that I had never seen before. And that...
Anman (あんまん), Anpan (あんパン), Dorayaki (どら焼き), and Manju (饅頭) are all popular Japanese sweets, and these treats use one thing in common, which is An (あん/餡), also known as Anko (餡子). As you can...
Today, the weather was cloudy but warm here in Niigata, Japan. So after bathing in a spa facility, I was in the mood for something icy and delicious. There are three vending machines in the facility’s...
Dagashi is the generic name for cheap, relatively small, unique Japanese snacks and candies whose price ranges from 10 yen (about 0.1 USD) to about 100 yen, and what I bought today for this...
Sake Manju was one of the representative types of Manju (饅頭/まんじゅう) that I probably had never tried before simply because I don’t care for rice wine. But today, I took the courage to buy one at...
Bourbon is a Japanese confectionery maker that my prefecture Niigata can boast with many long-selling products, whose head office is in Kashiwazaki City. In recent years, the company introduced a candy with a quirky...
Hi-Chew is a soft chewy candy from Morinaga that has been around since 1975 and now has gained wide popularity not only in Japan but also around the world. As you may know, Morinaga...
