By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team, compiled and reported
When traveling in Japan, shopping is often a must-do activity for many people. In addition to cosmetics and sundries, snack souvenirs are also a popular essential purchase. Below are five recommended Japanese snack souvenirs, including comforting black tea and delicious caramel cream-filled cookies. Travelers visiting Japan next time might want to add these to their shopping list.
Japan’s must-buy snack souvenirs (Image credit: PRESS BUTTER SAND, Moomin, Mitsuo Kurokawa, Rakuten)
1. PRESS BUTTER SAND Caramel Cream Sandwich Cookies
A new brand launched by the well-known brand Bake, famous for its half-baked cheesecakes, this one focuses on the perfectly balanced “caramel cream sauce” and became an instant hit upon launch. The burst-in-your-mouth freshly baked caramel cream filling uses plenty of fresh cream from Hokkaido, cutting out unnecessary ingredients to strike the best flavor balance between cream and caramel.
Caramel Cream Sandwich Cookies (Image credit: PRESS BUTTER SAND)
2. MoominCandies
Moomin has always enjoyed high popularity. Each time it releases snacks such as cookies and candies, the tin box designs always attract many tourists to snap them up. They’re also very convenient to carry around.
Moomin Candies (Image credit: Moomin)
3. Shiseido Classic Hanatsubaki Cookies
To commemorate its 115th anniversary, Shiseido Parlour has been selling limited-edition Hanatsubaki Cookies (24-cookie pack) in a commemorative tin can since April 25 until March 2018. The cookies feature the Hanatsubaki (camellia) pattern. Danish cream cheese is blended with lemon curd, resulting in a rich yet not overly sweet taste.
Shiseido Classic Hanatsubaki Cookies (Image credit: Parlour)
4. Heart Lemon Floating Black Tea
The long-established Nara-based store “Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten,” originally known for high-quality handmade traditional linen, has recently expanded into many lifestyle goods. In recent years, it has also collaborated with the century-old brewery Mitsuo Kurokawa to launch “Lemon Floating Black Tea,” which has caused a sensation and become one of the must-buy items for many tourists visiting Japan. It comes in red, white, and green packages, representing three different types of black tea. Its heart-shaped lemon slices have sparked quite a discussion.
Lemon Heart Floating Black Tea (Image credit: Mitsuo Kurokawa)
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