Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Annually on November 15, a traditional festival for children takes place in Japan. The Japanese tradition is called Shichi Go San (七五三: meaning Seven Five Three), where parents celebrate the growth of their seven, five,...
When it comes to Japanese fruit candy, Sakuma Drops is undoubtedly one of the most famous with a long history, and it actually appears in Studio Ghibli’s anime film “Grave of the Fireflies”. In...
As you may already know, together with Okaki and Arare, “Senbei (煎餅)” is one of the traditional Japanese rice crackers. Traditionally, Senbei is made of non-glutinous rice called “Uruchi Mai (うるち米)” that has been...
I love chocolate candy, especially I prefer chocolates produced and sold by the leading Japanese food company “Meiji (明治)”. When I think of chocolate products by Meiji, what comes to my mind right away...
Japan has a wide range of foods made with Ume (梅) plums, including Umeboshi, and the fruit can be the main ingredient in Japanese confections/sweets. In my country, you can see various Ume candies sold at...
Have you ever heard of a traditional Japanese hard candy stick made so that the same pattern appears wherever sliced? In Japan, we generally call the cylindrical candy stick Kintaro Ame (金太郎飴). Kintaro Ame (金太郎飴) Image:...
Japan has some unique candies not seen in other parts of the world. Among those treats, I think, nowadays, hard candies with the flavor of Umeboshi plums and the flavor of Matcha green tea...
I think each country has a wide variety of hard candies, and of course, here in Japan as well, many high-quality delicious Ame treats are available. However, according to this article on Toyokezai.net, Japan’s total...
