Conbini Monday Wk76
There are not only foods, but also well-made figures at the convenience store. I hope you have a happy Valentine’s Day with your significant other....
Tag : Chocolate
Conbini Monday Wk71
An interesting selection this week mainly from Natural Lawson...
Chocolate House
I saw this cute looking chocolate house in the supermarket. What a great idea....
Conbini Monday Wk59
Lots of chocolate on offer right now at the local conbini. The summer melting weather must almost be over. What are you eating this Conbini...
Conbini Monday Wk58
It has been quite a few weeks since the last Conbini Monday. Looks like some of you have been getting hungry and asking me when...
Conbini Monday Wk57
Had a few problems with the server yesterday, which required the data center installing new ram chips. Looks like the traffic has been eating through...
Conbini Monday Wk46
Lots of goodies for todays conbini monday. I almost forgot about it, since it is a holiday in Japan today. Lucky the convenience stores are...
Conbini Monday Wk45
The snacks keep coming this week, but as we get towards the warmer weather there is a definite ‘sakura in pink’ theme starting to develop....
Shibuya Streets Vol 11
It is Valentines Day today and as always in Japan it is predominantly the women giving chocolates to the males. There are chocolates to be...
Crunky Chocolate Jigsaw
Find out more on Amazon Japan. Do you love Crunky chocolate? When I first came to Japan, I could never work out why they called...
Meiji 56 Chocolates
Most of us will know Meiji Chocolate from the chocolate bars you can buy in the convenience stores. Meiji have chocolate makers for a long...
Conbini Monday Wk29
This week, Monday is a holiday in Japan, so for all those who normally have their Conbini Monday on the first day back at work,...
Conbini Monday Wk27
Yakult is well known for its Yakult milk drink which can be found in supermarkets overseas as well as Japan. Yakult has a number of...
Yamanote 100 Years
The Yamanote Line is currently celebrating 100 years since its naming. The original portion of the Yamanote Line was built in 1885 between Shinagawa and...
Conbini Monday Wk10
I played golf in Ibaraki-ken last week and stopped at a Sankus convenience store in the parking area at Ishioka. It was a hot day...
Conbini Monday Wk9
Following up on last weeks look at Mitsuya Cider, I found a new Premium product from them which is selling in a limited quantity set....
Conbini Monday Wk6
What a long week in between Conbini Monday’s. There are some interesting topics to look at in the convenience store arena at the moment. The...
Conbini Monday Wk5
I have about 7 convenience stores all within 3 minutes walk of my house. The Lawson is about 10 seconds away (too close to avoid...
Do you prefer Chocolate or Caramel Beer?
We are passed Valentine’s Day now but one product which has proven a hit and is sticking around long after the novelty should have worn...
Can eco choco save the planet?
Many countries are looking at ways they can help reduce the harm we cause on the environment through consumption of resources and how we dispose...
Morinaga releases ChocoFlake Bar
There are a number of chocolate and other flavored power bars on sale at the moment. making me think a niche has been identified in...
Meiji Fran in 2 new flavors
Meiji have launched 2 new flavors under their Fran line of chocolate sticks. They are Mix Berry and Apricot. It might not seem like they...
Just another trip to the convenience store
The new sweets keep coming from the local convenience store. Here are two I tried today. The Mickey/Minnie ones are Hokkaido Milk sweets and the...
Yuzu Potato Chips
I bought a pack of Yuzu Potato chips the other day to try something different. Yuzu is found in Japan although originally came from China....