Hokkaido, the largest prefecture in Japan, is located in the northernmost of Japan`s main islands and is a vast and beautiful area attracting many tourists throughout the year. It is mostly famous for its natural scenery, perfect skiing conditions and delicious fresh seafood. However, there is a lot more to Hokkaido than meets the eye.…

We all love snacks, especially potato chips! In Japan, you have a huge range of snacks and chips to choose from in any convenience store. However, some brands are now trying to introduce tasty and exotic flavors to entice people’s taste buds in such a big market! Potato chip snack brand Pringles has a knack…

There are Japanese companies such as Calbee which have made normal potato chips interesting by coming up with unusual flavors like salt and lemon peel, plum, KFC, etc. Have you already tried all of these available types and looking for something even more unique? Forget the flavor, have you seen strange-looking potato chips? No, we…

I’m sure many of you have heard of the numerous kinds of potato chip flavors exist in Japan. Potato chip flavors here can range from simple and tasty like the classic ‘Nori Shio’ (seaweed salt) to the weirdest ones like ‘Ika no Shiokara’ (squid shiokara) you could never have imagined possible. One well known company…

Each area in Japan is known for a certain produce or confectionary, such as Ehime prefecture’s mikan or clementines, Aomori prefecture’s apples and Hyogo prefecture’s Kobe beef. In the huge northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, there are several kinds of charmingly delicious produce that the region is famous for! 1. Yubari Melon Do you know Yubari…

Potato chips. I know, they are unhealthy, loaded with salt, and let’s face it – greasy. Still, we can all agree that they are therapy in a bag! When you first come to Japan and can’t read a word, buying a bag of potato chips is like a blindfolded taste test with a deranged tormentor.…

The all-time favourite snack at home has been revolutionised in Japan, as so many things before. You might have seen some unusual flavours of various kinds of things, but have you ever seen wasabi potato chips? Or even lemon flavoured? Do not worry, with these potato chips you will not become a couch potato, they…