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The forerunners' artisan skill and heart, crossed from one generation to another through many difficult and painful times, are expressed in confectionery. We are offering Japanese confectionery that truly repesents its tradition and culture. Let's go to the world of the Japanese flavour in the good-old days.

[Boxed Yokan 4 pieces]
We have conveniently selected four of our top selling YOKANS and attractively arranged them into a little container that offers that artistic look. You can enjoy its visual charm and savor their delicate taste as well. Also, it would make an excellent gift for that special friend.

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[Assorted Crunchy Bits]
"Snowy Crunch", "Strawberry Crunchy Bits", and "Green Tea Crunchy Bits" are assorted in this package. Fully enjoy the crunch with different flavor.

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[Boxed Yokan 10 pieces]
We assort ten yokans of the finest quality in a fancy box.It will make an ideal gift for a family or small group of friends. It is so attractively arranged in a box that it resembles a set of jewelry.

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[Yokan / A Stamp of Gold]
It looks like a stamp of "Gold". Beautiful character on red bean jam shows "pure gold". As it is said gold leaf in Sake is good for health, this product is also as good. You can eat gold leaf and all. Agar, its main ingredient, is flavor-free and is often described as the vegetarian gelatin. Since this product already has sugar, it is sweet enough . Enjoy the most luxurious of taste and its graceful shape!

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[Yokan / Gold Medal]
Round shaped "Gold" Yokan. Gold leaf is also used for Sake sometimes. Gold seems to imply the best in every meaning. Agar is a carbohydrate complex obtained from seaweeds. It is mainly used as a food thickener. With a touch of artistry you can create a time of elegance and enjoyment.

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[Yokan / Sakura Mochi]
Inside the yokan there is a cubic rice cake coloured in pink.The colour of pink comes from cherry blossom. What we call Mochi in Japan is rice cake made from glutinous steamed rice, pounded into a paste, and shaped into cakes.So it makes you feel savoury as the best match with sweetness.

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[Yokan / Mochi with Bean Jam]
With its white rice cake (Mochi) in the interior, its shape has become a familiar item amongst the traditional sweets of Japan.Rice cakes are one of the essential Japanese foods, and having a celebratory significance, are particularly eaten at New Year when many people try to eat a lot of them. Main ingredients of this product are sugar, agar-agar and red beans. So it is quite sweet!

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[Yokan / Cocktail Red]
Its color is vivid ruby red. You can fully enjoy the taste of red beans and chestnuts on traditional sweets. Japanes dishes should delight the eyes as well as the taste buds. In the wolrd of Japanese sweets, it is proven as the most appealing of products.Its beantiful colours will stimulate you to try it.

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[Yokan / Cocktail Crystal]
It is customary for a Japanese to emphasize the shape and the colour of every food item. Yokan that beautifully sparkles. It must be placed in a glass cup; by doing so, it becomes more attractive.It was named "Crystal" because it looks as if the glass or ice is shining brightly. Enjoy the cool Japanese beauty and its taste on our sweets.

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[Kiwi Fruit]
All fruits are literally bursting with an array of photocurrents. Kiwi fruit have just become so popular because of its beautiful emerald green color and its natural sourness. Today, kiwi fruits are used for various western cakes, but this product is used for agar based-Japanese sweets, and kiwi fruit's main contribution is its taste. Mixed with transparent agar gelatin; it looks like "sweet jelly". You can enjoy the real taste of a fruit with kiwi.

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[Ichigo / Strawberry]
Try our uniquely blended YOKAN that offers a gentle flavor of a strawberry. A real piece of fresh strawberry is contained within a lightly colored pink YOKAN. This YOKAN may be ideal for those who are especially partial to strawberry based delicacy of all types. Like any other YOKANS try serving it with green tea and impress your friends.

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[Kinkan / Kumquat]
What is called "Kinkan" is kumquat in English. Many species of attractive small citrus fruits are cultivated in Japan. Kumquats have a tender skin that can be eaten fresh, making them a particularly good source of protective phytonutrients. The color is vivid yellow and it will make you energetic. Enjoy the taste of "Kinkan" with agar gelatin.

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[Yokan / A Single Chestnut with Bean Jam]
A single naked chestnut is put in the red bean jam. It is obviously sweet and has a savoury taste. Chestnuts remind us of autumn but this product is appreciated for all seasons. A nut that is low in fat content, more than 86 percent of a chestnut's calories come from carbohydrate. Chestnuts make an excellent low fat snack.

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[Yokan / Chestnut with Green Tea flavour]
Chestnuts are greatly enjoyed in Japan and are used in many sweet confectionery such as this product "Kuri Yokan".A single chestnut Yokan is flavoured with powdered green tea. Tea contains a range of important antioxidant phytonutrients such as quercetin.

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[Yokan / Green Peas]
Green peas are inside and every single pulse appears with a beautiful shape. Green peas are a good source of vitamin C and also supply iron, carotenes, and B vitamins. So we may say it is rare sweets on green peas.

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[Yokan / Kintoki-mame with Green Tea Flavour]
The large size Azuki beans are assorted and complement the colour made of powdered green tea. What we call Kintoki-mame in Japanese is a kind of Azuki beans. You can enjoy the big size of Azuki.

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[Yokan / White -spotted Peas]
Inside the yokan made of red beans, white peas appear with a beautiful shape.It is a beautiful contrast between black and white. "Yokan" is an invitation to indulge all of the five senses and to experience a taste of Japan. Have a wonderful time with our traditional sweets.

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[Yokan / Whole Bean Crystal]
It is Yokan, not jewellery such as a diamond. It is made of agar and beans.Agar is a carbohydrate complex obtained from seaweeds. Seaweeds have been a part of human diet for many thousands of years.You can try Japanese traditional sweets with fine ingredients for this occasion.

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[Yokan / White Sweet Potato]
Sweet potatos are rich in antixodant nutrients that may reduce muscle and bone inflammation as it contains vitamin C, vitamin E and beta carotene. It has an elegant flavor with nutritious sweet potatoes.

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[Crunchy GreenTea Bits]
They look like green tea candies, but they are actually made of wheat flour. We added strong green tea flavor so you can recognize its distinct taste. It is commonly known that consuming green tea and sugar may replenish your fatigued body with energy - so why not try some, especially when you are tired.

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[Crunchy Strawberry Bits]
They appear like strawberry candies, but they are actually made of wheat flowers. That's why we named it "crunchy strawberry bits". Savor the unique blend that combines the sweetness of sugar with the sourness of strawberry, and you will soon be sharing it with your friends and guests.

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[Snowy Crunch]
Experience the old familiar taste of this item which has been retouched by Japanese craftsmanship. It is not a cookie or a candy - it simply must be tried to appreciate its uniqueness and savoury taste. By applying the skill of artistry we have successfully come up with a bits size product with a distinctive crunchy texture of gentleness and delicacy for your added enjoyment.

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[Bamboo Charcoal Delight]
Try our crunchy charcoal molded into a shape that resembles a cross section of a bamboo. The uniquely blended ingredients offer the value of charcoal's beneficial effects on helath. It has been commonly accepted in Japan that charcoal may contribute in alleviating symptoms of lifestyle related diseases of our modern society. We hope that you will enjoy its sweetness as well as for its beneficial potential for health.

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[Black Sesame Crunch]
Try our crunchy black sesame seeds lightly coated in sugar. The uniquel blend of ingredients that includes black sesame seeds and bits of peanuts may astonish you with its exceptional taste. This will make an ideal delicacy while serving with green tea. We hope that you will enjoy its sweetness as well as for its crunchy texture

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[Sweet Charcoal Twigs]
Try our crunchy charcoal twigs and savour its sweetness. This unique blend of ingredients was designed to elevate the value of charcoal to a confectionery product that can be enjoyed for its beneficial effects on helath. It has been a commonly accepted knowledge in Japan that charcoal may contribute in alleviating symptoms of lifestyle related diseases of our modern society. We hope that you will be pleased with its taste as well as for its effects on health.

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[Monaka / Stuffed Wafer Cake]
A kind of Wagashi, dating from the early nineteenh century, in which rice is made into a very light wafer, which is stuffed with an. There is a variety of shapes and sizes and also of the kinds of an used.This is a cubic shape and it is about the size of a bite.

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