2012-09-03

Photo - Lawson PB Assorted Chocolate Ice Cream

This is a Lawson PB, but is manufactured by Akagi.

Pizza-la Pokemon Pizza

Pizza-la Pokemon Pizza. This is a pizza aimed at kids and is split into 4 sections: seafood (shrimp, squid), margarita (basil, tomato, mozzarella cheese), sausage Monterrey (potato, mayonnaise, sausage), and teriyaki chicken & mayonnaise.

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

Photo - Sockeye or Red Salmon Onigiri

This onigiri uses nori or laver from the Ariake Sea 有明海.

Yamazaki Kansai Specials

Yamazaki's regional specials for the Kansai area are all in their popular lunch pack line. Varieties include Osaka okonomiyaki, Nara strawberries and cream and Wakayama mikan (variety of mandarin orange) and cream.

http://www.yamazakipan.co.jp/gotouchi/index.html

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

Photo - Suntory Yebisu Stout


Photo - 7-Eleven PB Chicken Nuggets

The chicken is noted as being from Kagoshima.

Sapporo Premium for Autumn

Sapporo has introduced an autumn version of their Sapporo Premium brand. All seasonal offerings in this series are labeled 日本の彩 or Colors of Japan, and this autumn beer is also called 秋の幸 or Good Fortune of Autumn and is written using a Chinese character which can also be used in relation to a good harvest. This product uses rice from Hokkaido and autumn harvest wheat.

http://www.sapporobeer.jp/product/sapporo/nihonnoirodori_aki/index.html

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

Photo - Imported Australian Mandarin Oranges

Photo - Gamemochi Omiyage

This is an azuki filled mochi wrapped with a leaf and is called a gamemochi がめ餅. At least that is the way I have identified it from looking around the internet. I never got to see the packaging. I believe the leaf is from a type of oak tree.

Photo - Tsukuba Roman Omiyage

Tsukuba 筑波 or つくば is Japan's science city northwest of Tokyo. Among many other fields of research, rocket and space science are also conducted there (note the rocket on the package). This omiyage is an almond containing cookie.

Photo - Hikone Omiyage

This is a sembei rice cracker omiyage from Hikone 彦根. Hikone Castle is famous for being one of only four original (not reconstructed) temples in Japan. The others are Himeji, Inuyama and Matsumoto Castles.

Starbucks Crunchy Caramel Macchiato‏

For the Fall, Starbucks is offering a Crunchy Caramel Macchiato and a Crunchy Caramel Frappuccino.

http://www.starbucks.co.jp/press_release/pr2012-802.php

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.