Japan News for Japan-lovers

Hello! I'm Shin F, living in Japan. Here, I open this account to share news, info, items, places or other stuffs related to Japan. Introducing myself: I have worked as a registered nurse. I used to live in US for several years. I hope you find something to enjoy Japan and hope you come to Japan in someday. If you like to get or know more, feel free to contact me~ I started a small business that help to get your request items sold in Japan and ship to you, like a personal shopper in Japan(^^) (I did on Fiverr but I switch to here.) Also, I could be your japanese tutor, or since I am a nurse, I could support your wellness by messages using Japanese knowledge or items(^^) so contact me anytime!

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[Food] Japanese Snacks

Japanese Snack Ranking

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Foreign Visitors' Favorite Snacks

When people visit Japan, many fall in love with Japanese snacks, I guess.

But here’s something interesting…

The snacks foreign visitors love and the snacks Japanese people love are sometimes different!

I found a data. Let’s compare 

Foreign visitors' favorite Japanese snacks

No.1 KitKat (especially matcha flavor)

No.2 Pocky

No.3 Hi-Chew

No.4 Tokyo Banana

No.5 Matcha sweets

Japanese people's favorite supermarket snacks

No.1 Alfort (chocolate & biscuit)

No.2 Black Thunder

No.3 Jagarico

No.4 Country Ma'am cookies

No.5 Takenoko no Sato

Japanese supermarkets are full of unique snacks you can’t easily find overseas.

Which snack would YOU like to try? 

Tell me in the comments 

If you are interested in Japanese snacks or want something from Japan, feel free to send me a message.

I’m happy to help you find interesting products from Japan 

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[Food] Instant Ramen “Ippudo” 

For those of you loves Ippudo Ramen, you are able to have it in your home.

The new Ippudo Ramen is now on sale. It is, of course, simply easy to cook. Just pour hot water.

The taste is really close to the real Ippudo Ramen because the Ippudo supervised. 

The price is about 300 yen each. What do you think? Do you want to taste it?:-)

Feel free to contact me I am able to help you to find this new instant ramen for you in Japan.

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[Japanese Item] ~Folding umbrella~ It is a raining season in Japan, and this item is a must. There are tons of variety items found here. Here are the items that I picked up.  The Green one is recommended for man. The good points are 1) increase in size than normal, 113cm in diameter, 2) having wind resistance performance, 3) having ultraviolet light shielding ability, and so forth.

Here is the link for the umbrella -> https://amzn.to/3nlHgMB

The cute Kitty umbrella is for woman or kids. This umbrella cannot be found easily in local store. It has ultraviolet light shielding ability.

Here is the link for the umbrella -> https://amzn.to/3nghKZ0

Feel free to contact me and I will find convenient or another folding umbrella from local stores.

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[Train] Keisei Electric Railway. This is the one of the major private electric railway which connect to Ueno to Narita international airport. If you take a limited express called “Skyliner”, only takes 36 mins to get Tokyo.  You should try to take Keisei line when you come to Japan.

Here is the link that you can buy one-day or fixed day unlimited-ride tickets to travel in the metro area of Tokyo.

http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/jp/tickets/subway.php

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[Instant food] Miso soup as known as “Miso-shiru”. This is a healthy and easy make instant japanese food. As you know Miso is really good for your health and you can save your time. This is a freeze-dried food, without miso paste, but the taste is a real soup. The flavor in this box are Nasu “egg-plant”, Tofu “soybean curd”, Nameko “mashroom”, Hou-ren sou “spinach”, and Akadashi “Red miso soup”.

Click the link below, or contact me if you like it and I can find it from a local store.

https://amzn.to/3w2H61C

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[Item] 

A filtered water pot made in Japan by TORAY. Fast filtration/quick water purification, compact size for easy storage, with handle, high removal type, fits in refrigerator.

I’m sure it depends on the person whether you like the taste of filtered water, but it is very useful.

Click the link below or contact me that I can find the similar item for you from a local store.

https://amzn.to/38aPcw9

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[Food] "Marukame Seimen(丸亀製麺)" The one of popular Udon noodle restaurant in Japan. It is a Japanese fast food. There are various taste of udon on the menu such as Kitsune udon, Curry Udon, or Kamaage Udon. You can also choose Tempras and Onigiri (rice ball). You should go to the restaurant when you come to Japan.

Check the link that you can get Japanese Udon noodle or contact me that I can find real Udon noodle from a local store.

さぬきうどんの亀城庵 香川 讃岐うどん 自宅用セット ( 120g×10袋 ) 並切麺 半生 乾麺 ( 合成保存料不使用 )がうどんストアでいつでもお買い得。当日お急ぎ便対象商品は、当日お届け可能です。アマゾン配送商品は、通常配送無料（一部除く）。

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[Guide] How to go out from Narita Airport (Tokyo international airport) to Tokyo. This is a video for those of you come or visit in the future. It takes about 1 hour by bus to get in the middle of Tokyo from Narita. So it is quite a long distance..

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[Food] This is a famous instant noodle “Cup Noodle” There are many various flavors sold that are fit for every countries, but this is the original one sold in Japan. Those of you who came to Japan may taste it, but it is really good. 

Check the link or contact me that I can find same or different flavor sold in Japan if you want!

https://amzn.to/3F5KJH1

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[Item] “Igusa carpet” It is “Hana goza” which is woven rug of dyed rush grass with vivid pattern appearance. Igusa is said to be a natural air purifier, absorbing carbon dioxide and formaldehyde from the air and purifying it. The core of the rush grass is spongy, which absorbs moisture when the humidity is high and releases it when it is dry. Rigusa products are one of the natural materials that are very suitable for living in hot and humid climate.

Check the link or contact me that I try to find similar item for you from a local store.

https://amzn.to/3vuArgp

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[Candy] “Ryukakusan” It is a cough drops that really work for your throat. When you are in a place that you cannot make a cough or after shouting too much, it works very much and quickly. It contains 19 herbal medicines and popular in China and Taiwan. 

Click the link or contact me that I can find it for you from a local store.

https://amzn.to/3F44kqY

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[Train] “Keio line (Keio sen)” It is a railway line connecting from Shinjyuku to Hachioji mainly. Keio line is unique with its gauge that is 1,372cm. You can also take this line to go Mr. Takao.

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[Snacks] A popular rice snacks “Kaki no tane” It is crispy rice crackers with roasted peanuts. This time I show you not Kameda crisps, but another company make it with different tastes. They are normal, wasabi, hot spicy, japanese plum, soy sauce, and small rice crackers with roasted peanuts. They are good with beers or sake. 

Click the link or contact me that I can find similar or another type of Kaki no tane from a local store.

https://amzn.to/3KquGEF

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[Sweets] A Japanese chocolate. Everybody knows “KitKat” and this is a KitKat only found in Japan. Real Matcha taste. It is sweets but not so sweets. You will like it if you eat.

Click the link or contact me that I can find it for you from a local store.

https://amzn.to/3rUh9PB

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[Candy] This is not normal candy. It is good for heatstroke prevention because you can take in salt also recovering from fatigue since you can take in citric acid and vitamin B group.

Check the link or contact me that I can find similar one from a local store.

https://amzn.to/3LlciOV

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[Item] Facial washing net. This is not normal washing net but it gives you creamy bubbles that washing out the remove pore-clogging dirt. It is very eazy to make with short time.

Check the link or I can find similar one from a local store.

https://amzn.to/3vMFW9l

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[Tea] Japanese green tea. It is real pure green tea growing in Shizuoka where is very popular for Japanese green tea. It is good for relaxing and also your health.

Check the link or contact me that I can find good one from a local store.

https://amzn.to/3OACYx9