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11 Sakura-Flavored Sweets and Drinks in Spring 2020
You can't say Japanese spring without saying sakura. The beloved cherry blossoms appear every year not only on the trees, but also on all kinds of limited edition sweets, snacks and drinks.
Here's a collection of sakura-flavored items that you can find this year in convenience stores, supermarkets and souvenir shops!
TOKYO BANANA Custard Cream with Sakura Scent, 4 pieces 504 yen (by Tokyo Banana)
Left: Rice Cake with Cherry Blossom Cream, 120 yen
Right: Sakura Mochi, 121 yen (by 7-Eleven)
Cream Collon Otona no Sakura Matcha, 117 yen (by Glico)
Pocky from JAPAN Sakura-shitate, 259 yen (by Glico)
Tirol Choco Sakuramochi, 7 pieces 100yen (by Tirol Choco)
Yawamochi Ice Cream Sakura Mochi, 151 yen (by Imuraya)
For a non-alcoholic option we picked up a yummy sakura milk tea by Lipton, a delicious twist on the regular milk tea.
Left: Momo to Sakuranbo Chuhai 350ml, 141 yen (by Asahi Breweries)
Right: Sakura Tea Latte 500ml, 135 yen (by Lipton)
Left: Coca-Cola slim bottle 2020 sakura design 250ml, 125 yen (by Coca-Cola)
Right: Asahi Super "Dry" special packaging 350ml, 259 yen (by Asahi Breweries)
Enjoying the colors, tastes and smells of every season is part of the Japanese culture. When you travel to Japan, a lot of things you see and eat are unique to that season and that's a very cool thing about this country. We hope you liked our list and will be able to try some of the snacks yourself!
*The above article is based on information from February 2020.
*All prices are as found in convenient stores and tax-exclusive.
*Prices are subject to change.
*Due to stock conditions of each store some products might not be available. Please also note that some products may be available for a limited time or limited to specific stores.
About the Author
Faii is a Thai living in Tokyo. With a passion for photography, she enjoys life and travelling in Japan. She loves visiting cafes and seeking out delicious food joints.
Here's a collection of sakura-flavored items that you can find this year in convenience stores, supermarkets and souvenir shops!
Sakura Custard Tokyo Banana
For starters we have Tokyo's trademark souvenir, Tokyo Banana! These incredibly soft mini-cakes normally come with a creamy custard filling. For the spring season they've flavored the custard with sakura and decorated the cakes with a lovely sakura flower design.
TOKYO BANANA Custard Cream with Sakura Scent, 4 pieces 504 yen (by Tokyo Banana)
Sakuramochi and Sakura Cream Daifuku
7-Eleven also features a cherry blossom collection every year. This time we picked two Japanese-style sweets with a beautiful pastel pink color. The daifuku rice cake is a puffy, chewy sweet filled with delicate sakura-flavored cream inside. The sakura mochi has a chunky red bean paste filling and is decorated with a sakura flower.
Left: Rice Cake with Cherry Blossom Cream, 120 yenRight: Sakura Mochi, 121 yen (by 7-Eleven)
Matcha and Sakura-Flavored Cream Collon
The popular cream-filled biscuits Cream Collon are sporting a winning combination of flavors for this spring. The slightly bitter matcha biscuit is balanced by the sweet sakura cream filling.
Cream Collon Otona no Sakura Matcha, 117 yen (by Glico)Sakura Pocky
It's hard to go wrong with Pocky when it comes to Japanese snacks. This spring edition features a stick enriched with brown butter and a coating of sakura-flavored chocolate sprinkled with sugar and salt. Luxurious!
Pocky from JAPAN Sakura-shitate, 259 yen (by Glico)
Sakuramochi-Filled Tirol Choco
Among Japan's favorite chocolate snacks, Tirol Choco are bite-sized chocolates that come in a variety of flavors. For their spring special they focused on texture with this chewy mochi-filled chocolate. It's fun to bite into and, of course, flavored with lovely sakura.
Tirol Choco Sakuramochi, 7 pieces 100yen (by Tirol Choco)Japanese-Style Anko and Sakura Ice Cream
Keeping up the traditional Japanese sweets inspiration, here's an ice cream with a Japanese twist. This milk ice cream is topped with chunky anko bean paste, little mochi balls and sakura syrup. Cute and delicious!
Yawamochi Ice Cream Sakura Mochi, 151 yen (by Imuraya)Cherry Peach Chuhai and Sakura Milk Tea
After all these snacks, don't you feel like a drink? Don't worry, the spring sakura craze also extends to beverages. First, we scouted the alcoholic drinks aisle and found this cherry and peach chuhai (4% alc.). It's sweet and goes down smoothly.For a non-alcoholic option we picked up a yummy sakura milk tea by Lipton, a delicious twist on the regular milk tea.
Left: Momo to Sakuranbo Chuhai 350ml, 141 yen (by Asahi Breweries)Right: Sakura Tea Latte 500ml, 135 yen (by Lipton)
Sakura Packaging Galore!
If you've been to Japan you'll know how much care is put into making appealing packaging. When spring hits, a lot of brands issue special sakura-themed packaging for their products. Here's an example with Coca-Cola and Asahi. Some brands create a new design every year, so we're always looking forward to see what the shelves will look like in spring.
Left: Coca-Cola slim bottle 2020 sakura design 250ml, 125 yen (by Coca-Cola)
Right: Asahi Super "Dry" special packaging 350ml, 259 yen (by Asahi Breweries)
Enjoying the colors, tastes and smells of every season is part of the Japanese culture. When you travel to Japan, a lot of things you see and eat are unique to that season and that's a very cool thing about this country. We hope you liked our list and will be able to try some of the snacks yourself!
*The above article is based on information from February 2020.
*All prices are as found in convenient stores and tax-exclusive.
*Prices are subject to change.
*Due to stock conditions of each store some products might not be available. Please also note that some products may be available for a limited time or limited to specific stores.
About the Author
Faii is a Thai living in Tokyo. With a passion for photography, she enjoys life and travelling in Japan. She loves visiting cafes and seeking out delicious food joints.
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THIS ARTICLE IS BASED ON INFORMATION FROM 03 10,2020 Author：DiGJAPAN! Editorial Team
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