candy store
111-year-old Japanese confectionery company disappears forever due to COVID-19
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Ingrid Tsai
Feb 6, 2021 - Tweet
- Japan
- (Aichi • Amehama Seika • candy • candy store • coronavirus • COVID-19 • dagashi • Meiji Period • nostalgia • snacks • sweets)
You will never guess why this Tokyo candy store never fully opens its shutters
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Master Blaster
Oct 19, 2016
We investigate this creepy looking candy store only to find that it might just be the sweetest place in all of Tokyo.
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