7 Eleven's "The Brew" 3rd Category Beer

This is a 7 Eleven in-house brand co-developed and produced by Suntory. This is a winner in my opinion - very cheap and actually drinkable.

Shinshu Soba

Regionally branded soba (buckwheat noodles). Shinshu (信州) is the old name for present day Nagano Prefecture (長野県).

Hanging Rice Out to Dry

Taken 2010.10.02

Calbee Sonomama Vegips Chips

Onion and Potatoes

The package refers to a special technology to keep the vegetables fresh, but I could not find anything about the technology when I searched for it.

Frito Lay Dadachamame Chips

Dadacha-mame are a variation of soy beans only grown in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture (see map on package). These are corn chips and not potato chips.

Meiji Galbo Mini 2

These have a strawberry coating with real strawberry bits.

Meiji Galbo Mini 1

The core is the same as the regular Galbo, but the size is smaller and they are coated with chocolate.

Kirin Tanrei Happoshu

Long seller, but the taste still takes getting used to.

Meiji Chip Chop

Crunchy and chocolate filled. With and without a mixture of nuts.

Koikeya Rich Cut Potato Chips with Chocolate

Tastes better than it looks.