Taste of Japan
Real Japanese Food, in English

Discover Japan's foods & sweets — and where to get them

Authentic Japanese snacks, sweets and specialties: what they are, why they're loved, and how to buy the real thing online. No Japanese needed.

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Hand-picked Japanese foods worth trying.

Hoshi-imo dried sweet potato
Healthy snack

Hoshi-imo (ćčČă—èŠ‹)

Japan's one-ingredient super snack — 100% sun-dried sweet potato. No sugar, no additives.

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Kuri-fuku-gaki chestnut-filled dried persimmon
Autumn wagashi

Kuri-fuku-gaki (æ —çŠæŸż)

Dried persimmon stuffed with sweet chestnut paste — an elegant handmade autumn gift from Gifu.

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Kuri-youkan Japanese chestnut yokan
Autumn wagashi

Kuri-youkan (æ —ă‚ˆă†ă‹ă‚“)

Traditional jellied Japanese sweet packed with whole chestnuts — firm, elegant, and long-keeping.

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Kaki no tane beer-snack set
Beer snack

Kaki no Tane (æŸżăźçšź)

Japan's #1 beer snack — spicy rice crackers & peanuts. A TV-featured 4-flavor set to try.

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Kobe Pudding premium vanilla
Souvenir dessert

Kobe Pudding (ç„žæˆžăƒ—ăƒȘン)

Famous Kobe souvenir custard with a bittersweet sauce — smooth, premium, and shelf-stable.

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Shiruko Sando autumn set
Nagoya classic

Shiruko Sando (ă—ă‚‹ă“ă‚”ăƒłăƒ‰)

Nagoya's cult red-bean biscuit snack — an autumn 3-flavor set (fresh, chestnut, sweet potato).

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Kuri-kinton pure chestnut wagashi
Autumn wagashi

Kuri-kinton (æ —ăă‚“ăšă‚“)

Gifu's signature autumn sweet — 100% mashed Japanese chestnut, shaped by hand. Pure & premium.

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Mikan kanten jelly pouches
Refreshing jelly

Mikan Kanten Jelly (ăżă‹ă‚“ćŻ’ć€©ă‚ŒăƒȘăƒŒ)

Drinkable mandarin-orange agar jelly in pouches — real Japanese mikan, light & refreshing.

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Yamagata plum wagashi set
Plum wagashi

Yamagata Ume Set (ć±±ćœą æą…)

Sweet-tart plum sweets from Yamagata — the famous noshi-ume jelly sheet + 2 more, in one set.

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