A Delicious 5th Year
Anniversary Sweepstakes

Prefecture: Saitama
These senbei (rice crackers) are made from a special type of thick yet soft, domestic rice known as Uruchi rice. The rice is polished, dried for 12 hours, then double-baked to enhance its flavors and add a beautiful brown color.The shape of each cracker is unique as skilled craftsmen make them one by one by hand.
Maker: Kitayama Seika
Ingredients: Norimaki (seaweed): Uruchi rice (domestic), soy sauce, sugar, starch, kelp extract, shiitake mushroom extract, seaweed, dried bonito powder, yeast extract, salt; Soy sauce: Uruchi rice (domestic), soy sauce, sugar, starch, kelp extract, shiitake mushroom extract, dried bonito powder, yeast extract, salt; Negi and miso: Uruchi rice (domestic), soy sauce, miso,negi (spring onion), sugar, starch, kelp extract, shiitake mushroom extract, dried bonito powder, yeast extract, salt; Ume no hana (plum flower): Uruchi rice (domestic), soy sauce, sugar, ume (Japanese plum), starch, kelp extract, shiitake mushroom extract, dried bonito powder, yeast extract, salt (all include soy and wheat)
Kakinotane is a popular type of rice cracker made from glutinous mochi rice. These kakinotane are seasoned with organic tamari soy sauce and other traditional Japanese seasonings to create a balanced umami filled snack.
Maker: TAC21
Ingredients: Glutinous rice (domestic), organic tamari soy sauce (Aichi prefecture), malt starch syrup (Kagoshima prefecture), akamoku (seaweed) powder (Kanagawa prefecture), salt, spices, bonito powder (domestic), shiitake mushroom powder (Kumamoto prefecture), kelp powder (Hokkaido) (includes soy and sesame)
Yatsuhashi from Kyoto are among the most famous souvenirs from Japan. Typically made from a combination of rice flour and sugar flavored with cinnamon, these crunchy, baked yatsuhashi also include kinako (roasted and ground soybeans), which adds a sweet, nutty flavor similar to peanut butter.
Maker: Aoyama Mameju
Ingredients: Sugar, rice flour, kinako (roasted ground soybeans), ground cinnamon, sesame (includes soy and sesame)
Prefecture: Oita
Yokan is a firm jelly dessert and is one of the most popular types of Japanese sweets. Our yokan is made from a rare black soybean called kurodamaru, which is larger than regular black soybeans and has a richer flavor and stronger natural sweetness.
Maker: Kona Kohbo Usa
Ingredients: Sugar, raw bean paste, reduced starch syrup, black soybean flour (Usa City, Oita Prefecture), agar, salt
Prefecture: Fukui
These special sweet and sour treats are made from a rare variety of Japanese plum known as Benisashi ume. Prized for their tart flavor and juicy texture, the plums are fermented and preserved using only sugar, then aged for over 6 months.
Maker: Up To You
Ingredients: Ume (Japanese plum), sugar
Prefecture: Miyazaki
Yuzu is Japan's beloved citrus fruit with a tart yet sweet flavor. Here the aromatic, peel has been thinly sliced then artfully stewed in natural granulated sugar to achieve a balance sweet and sour treat.
Maker: Suki Tokusan
Ingredients: Yuzu peel, granulated sugar, citric acid, vitamin C
Prefecture: Shimane
Nothing will make you feel like a child like a warm sweet bowl of zenzai. Zenzai is a traditional Japanese dessert soup made with azuki (sweet beans) and plump hot mochi (glutinous rice). Unique to this zenzai is the mix of 16 different grains which add wholesome tastes and textures to the sweet mellow soup.
Maker: Yoshida Furusato Village
Ingredients: Mochi rice (Shimane Prefecture), sugar (beet sugar), azuki (red beans) (Shimane Prefecture), 16 kinds of mixed cereals (mochi brown rice, naked barley, germ pressed barley, glutinous wheat, young brown rice, glutinous black rice, glutinous millet, glutinous red rice, pearl barley, green soybean, awa millet, black soybean, yellow soybean, azuki bean, Japanese millet, corn), salt
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