Matcha DARS chocolate

It is in the middle of Autumn, and now Winter is around the corner.

Here is another Matcha product from Japan..
Matcha stuff is available mostly in the Autumn and the Winter, so why not to try!

DARS is one of my favourite chocolates. Usually I go for dark dars, but when I found this at a convenience store, I naturally picked it up from their shelf and bought.

Chocolate Kappa Ebisen returns!

Kappa Ebisen is long-loved shrimp snack in Japan

Now, it's covered by Ghana chocolate...what a combination! You'll love it :)

Mochi chocolat

もちしょこら - rice cake with chocolate, maccha flavour.

It seems, Japanese confectioneries love to collaborate with maccha especially in this green season.

Feb 14. 2014
Ohhh, this post was sitting in the draft folder for ages I just rescued her. This tasted good :)

Dark rum chocolate

It is another snowy day in Tokyo, and I have found a chocolate that would fit the weather like today.

Once open the box, you'll detect the smell of rum, which 2.3% of alcohol contained. Don't drive a car after had this sweety.

Kyo-matcha chocolate / monaka

After a big typhoon, the weather turned to Autumn a little bit.
My regular commute to a convini earned a lot of Autumn flavour, chestnut, pumpkin  etc.
This matcha chocolate as well, covered with monaka skin, which is crispy and very light, inside is whipped matcha flavour chocolate.

I recall when I was a child I didn't like sweetend matcha drink, but you see, how gorgeous matcha flavoured chocs are!

Well I should not eat them a lot. It's Autumn and my apetizer just woke up to grab tasty foods.
Chao!

Tirol x Kumamon !

You know how popular the KUMAMON bear. Now it collaborates with Japanese very popular chocolate Tirol.

Sweet potato flavoured sticky mochi(rice cake) inside, covered with chocolate.

Oh by the way, Kumamon will visit Harvard Uni this November, with the governor of Kumamoto prefecture, who will give a lecture about Economics of Kumamon.
Kumamon will hang around the town on the next day (scheduled 13th Nov.)

See the link (Japanese)
http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/kumamoto/article/37804

Akihabara at a glance

These are both Akihabara guide map.

I don't know whiy... but Japanese version(left) has a bit more attractive characters on it.

And Foreigner version, it looks more classic style, maybe because it has a lot of Kanji letters...?

You can pick them up at JR Akihabara station. If you can't find it, somebody already took them! haha

Snoopy x pocky

Pocky has been very much loved chocolate snack in Japan!
And I found this cute package!!!!

Backside is cuter, you can pull Snoopy's arms and hang them to the edge of your bag, bring it to everywhere. Surely cute, huh?

KitKat Big little - Salt & Caramel

This one is another funny stuff.

You can see this is a KitKat, but not in a usual shape. Also it is given a funny name [Big リトル] (Big little) WTF?!?!

Okay, the taste is as usual, a little bit fluffy than normal one. And salt and caramel flavour have been popular here.

Wanna repeat?  No.

Chocolates from Japan

Please have a look, new chocs from Japan!

1. Bireley's tirol chocolate.
You must know Bireley's - orange flavour beverage.

Tirol Chocolate combined Bireley's this with their tirol chocolate!!
This tastes just like an orange juice. Yum.

2. Koeda Ball.
Koeda chocolate is also famous, and has sort of long history here in Japan.
I don't remember when was the first time I ate Koeda...maybe ages ago.

Koeda means small branch, so its shape is usually like a branch.
But, Morinaga made Koeda into a ball shape this time, an easy to eat snacks.
Also texture seems a bit different from original Koeda, because Koeda Ball id more fluffy than original Koeda.

Anyway, try them :D

Hyper Green tea chocolate

I believe you guys love Japanese Green Tea, Maccha.
This is a green tea flavour chocolate, actually hyper green tea it says.

 Let's look into inside of the box.

All those brown envelopes each includes a green slice of chocolate.
If you're in Japan, go for it!

Morning commute

Morning commute in Tokyo is such a crazy event for most of salary men and women.
People are packed in a carriage, not allowed to move, then delivered to there office.
If you visit Tojyo, and arr not used to this kind of rush hour train, you'd better avoid this unless you really need or want to experience.

Otoko-nail (men's nail care)

Found this last week, but forgot to take photos. This is an ad for "MEN-ONLY nail care salin" which includes hand-massage.

Unfortunately I am not a man so I can't try this, hope somebody can do!!

snowing Tokyo

It's been snowing in Tokyo since midnight, even it is the last day of February.
I went out on balcony to make snowmen.  They turned out rather 'ice'men because the snow is very watery and icy.
The outside's temperature is about 2 degree celsius but I felt much more warmer.

Anyway, take care people, hope nobody injured.