sweets (Page 8)
The American ice cream chain has closed all of its branches in east Japan, but this Tokyo train station sells its frozen treats from a vending machine.
There’s a premium matcha version of Japan’s favorite cheap chocolate cookie snack, and we need to know if it offers anything the standard one doesn’t.
Totoro-themed bakery whips up new batch of treats inspired by the Studio Ghibli anime classic.
Admire how molten candy is transformed into tiny works of art, and then brutally hack at them.
Chocolates, insulated bags, and tumblers featuring stars from Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, and more.
Western pear hardly ever shows up in desserts in Japan, but does it work as a Frappuccino flavor?
Two of Japan’s favorite sweet snacks of he people team up for a very early, and welcome, start to Halloween snack season.
The tie-in cafe to a Hokusai exhibition at the Creative Museum Tokyo will feature a menu that pays homage to the beloved artist’s famous works.
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