As May arrives in Japan, the weather begins to shift from comfortable spring days...

• chocomint
• japan
• summer

As the weather begings to warm up through late April and May, the Japanese...

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• flavors
• japan
• lemon
• salt
• summer

Cherry blossoms aren't the only aspect of nature in Japan that gets more attention...

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• flavors
• japan

Late April brings one of the busiest travel periods of the year to Japan....

• culture
• customs
• golden week
• japan

As spring arrives, the food industry begins its shift toward a very traditional and...

• culture
• japan
• Spring
• umeboshi

March in Japan brings a massive change to the snack aisles, and it is...

• culture
• japan
• Matcha
• Spring

While Feburary is almost exclusively given to the atmosphere of Valentine's Day and the...

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• Holiday
• japan
• setsubun

Winter is here, and with the holiday season making a grand entrance all across...

• Christmas
• Holiday
• japan
• japan snack store
• New Years

One of the most jarring differences in the snack scene that tourists might notice...

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• japan
• Japanese snacks
• kitkat
• oreo
• pringles

When you picture Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost island region, you might picture beautiful beaches, tropical...

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• japan
• Japanese snacks
• Okinawa

It’s officially September, and with the changing of the seasons and the cooling of...

• Halloween
• japan
• Japanese snacks

Like many parts of the world, Japan loves its limited-time flavors that come around...

• culture
• japan
• Japanese snacks
• seasonal