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Japanese Candy- Enjoy an Exotic Treat!

Japan's sweet candy products are not only tasty, but they come in some amazingly beautiful packages which tempt the eye. I fell in love with Japanese candy at the Japan Pavilion at EPCOT years ago, and still can't get enough!

Recently I decided to create an online shopping site for others who love these goodies but cannot find them where they live. Now it's easy to acquire all your Oriental favorites right through this straight-forward page.
Simply click on the items you're interested in and you can browse a world of wonderful tastes.

I love Japanese candy and hope this page inspires you to try some, yourself.

(strawberry Pocky Sticks candy, a Japanese Candy classic, shown at left).

Unique Sweets

The Japanese enjoy all kinds of candy, but having grown up in small town America, at first many of them seemed strange and unfamiliar to me.

Here is a Japanese candy "primer" to help you know what you might enjoy.

Pocky (or poche) Sticks are a type of baked dough stick coated in flavored yogurt, typically chocolate and strawberry, although many other varieties are available.

Botan Rice Candy is a small lemon-flavored solid gelatin cube wrapped first in a flaky sheet of rice paper, which gets eaten, and then in plastic.

Other popular items include green tea macha balls, fizzy sour candies, fruit flavored gummies, and unique varieties of chewing gum.

Spotlight On: Kasugai Kiwi Gummi

A very tasty sweet fruit flavored soft gummy candy, available in many flavors. Twi I can personally recommend are kiwi, as below, and lychee.
Kasugai Japanese Gummy Candy, Kiwi Flavor, 4.76-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12)

Kasugai Japanese Gummy Candy, Kiwi Flavor, 4.76-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12)

Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 06/02/2012)Buy Now

Kasugai's Kiwi Gummi is my all-time favorite Japanese candy. It is fresh, juicy, full of fruit flavour. Very refreshing.

Spotlight On: Lotte Ume Plum Gum

A tangy sweet fruit and floral chewing gum. Very unique!
Ume Plum Chewing Gum

Ume Plum Chewing Gum

Amazon Price: $2.09 (as of 06/02/2012)Buy Now

A unique flavour not available (as far as I know) in western confections. I loved the novelty idea of this unique product as well as the taste.

Other Great Japanese Candies You Should Try

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Cookies and Other Snacks

If you like Japanese Candy or Asian food in general, here are some other snack-time suggestions.
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Japanese Candy Images

Pretty Japanese candy packaging...the wrapping is considered an art and looks almost as sweet and tempting as the candy inside!

Sushi Candy Kit Unboxing by DoNotLick
Sushi Candy Kit Unboxing by DoNotLick
Sushi Candy Kit Finished Product by DoNotLick
Sushi Candy Kit: Fish Egg Creation by DoNotLick
Sakuma Drops /1 by Tom BKK
Got me some Shinkansen toys with bubble gum by Moto@Club4AG
panda nugget bento by gamene
Mochi 2 by StarsApart
Mochi by StarsApart
so very sad! by koroshiya
Sakuma Drops /2 by Tom BKK
petit pastel by gamene
automatically generated by Flickr

Japan Candy Links

Japan - Candy Blog
A blog about Japanese candy! Now that's cool.
Asian Food from Pocky to Miso | Asian Food Grocer
...offers miso soup, Japanese candy, more
Japanese snacks, from jbox

Do you love Japanese Candy?!?!

tell me your faves!

  • causpar Oct 24, 2011 @ 1:12 pm | delete
    Interestings lens about Japanese candy. Hope I can taste some.
  • BSieracki Jun 14, 2011 @ 5:26 pm | delete
    never know about this type of candy
  • Jhangora Jan 13, 2011 @ 11:46 pm | delete
    Never had Japanese candy, but it sure does look tempting.
  • scar4 Oct 18, 2010 @ 10:41 pm | delete
    I love Japanese food, but have never tried Japanese Candy. Thanks for the informative lens.
  • LaraineRose Oct 13, 2009 @ 1:56 am | delete
    The only Japanese candy I have tried is Kasugai's Kiwi Gummi. It is really tasty! 5*s for your lens and I'm lensrolling it to my Japanese lens The Almanac That Fixes Time
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