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Top 5 FamilyMart frappés that’ll knock your socks off!
Combini / Family Mart

Top 5 FamilyMart frappés that’ll knock your socks off!

Posted on: August 29, 2024August 29, 2024

FamilyMart is one of the giants of Japan’s convenience store chains. Known for their gourmet desserts, here are the top 5 FamilyMart frappés!

Top 5 vending machine soups you’ll find only in Japan
Drinks / Food / Vending machine

Top 5 vending machine soups you’ll find only in Japan

Posted on: April 18, 2024April 18, 2024

The practicality of vending machines goes far beyond a can of cola. Here in Japan, you can grab yourself a savory soup too!

The best sakura treats to celebrate Japan’s cherry blossom season
7-Eleven / Cherry Blossom / Food / Gion / Sakura / Spring

The best sakura treats to celebrate Japan’s cherry blossom season

Posted on: April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Seasonal snacks are one of my favorite things about Japan. During spring, the theme is sakura treats! Made using REAL cherry blossom recipes.

These 5 Japanese KitKat flavors are unique, strange, and delicious!
Combini / Food / Shopping

These 5 Japanese KitKat flavors are unique, strange, and delicious!

Posted on: March 23, 2024March 23, 2024

Japan is the motherland of every KitKat flavor under the Rising Sun. These 5 flavors in particular are super delicious and a little weird!

FamilyMart’s Black Thunder series pays homage to a local favorite
Combini / Family Mart / Food

FamilyMart’s Black Thunder series pays homage to a local favorite

Posted on: March 22, 2024March 22, 2024

You could call it the “Oreo of Japan,” because Black Thunder is a Japanese chocolate brand that’s taking the world by storm!

Where can you find the best matcha green tea ice cream in Kyoto?
Agriculture / Drinks / Food / Kyoto / Uji

Where can you find the best matcha green tea ice cream in Kyoto?

Posted on: February 19, 2024February 20, 2024

Uji (Kyoto) is the matcha green tea capital of the world, and having lived here for a year now, these are my top 5 matcha ice cream spots!

5 best types of ice cream from Japan’s convenience stores
7-Eleven / Combini / Family Mart / Food / Lawson / Summer

5 best types of ice cream from Japan’s convenience stores

Posted on: February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

From sweet potato soft serve to ice cream in a tube, here are the best types of ice cream you’ll find at Japan’s convenience stores!

Pablo Cheese Tarts are revolutionizing the world with baked artistry
Food / Osaka / Tokyo

Pablo Cheese Tarts are revolutionizing the world with baked artistry

Posted on: February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

From Japan to the big wide world, Pablo Cheese Tarts is aiming to become the “Picasso” of the baking world!

McDonald’s Japan’s Christmas menu offers delicious new frappés!
Drinks / McDonald's / Restaurants

McDonald’s Japan’s Christmas menu offers delicious new frappés!

Posted on: January 1, 2024January 1, 2024

During the holiday season of late December to early January, McDonald’s Japan offers a unique range of frappés as part of its Christmas menu.

Top 5 milk pudding brands from Japanese convenience stores
7-Eleven / Combini / Family Mart / Food / Lawson

Top 5 milk pudding brands from Japanese convenience stores

Posted on: November 25, 2023March 22, 2024

Japan’s milk pudding culture is a truly potent phenomenon that sees these little delicacies sold everywhere from convenience stores to cafés!

Sari Sari Store is Osaka’s best coconut specialty cafe
Cafe / Drinks / Food / Osaka

Sari Sari Store is Osaka’s best coconut specialty cafe

Posted on: October 21, 2023October 21, 2023

Just off the Dotonbori River is a humble little shop called Sari Sari Store. Here, you can enjoy amazing delicacies all made of real coconut!

Mister Donut offers unique Japanese-inspired treats for indulgence
Cafe / Food

Mister Donut offers unique Japanese-inspired treats for indulgence

Posted on: September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme “donut” compare to Japan’s Mister Donut when it comes to authentic doughnuts that keep things exciting!

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