Hokkaido Snacks 101: 5 North-Island Treats You Can Order in the US
Shiroi Koibito, Royce' Nama Chocolate, Jaga Pokkuru — why Japan's dairy island makes its most-gifted snacks, and the five you can actually get shipped to the US.
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Worth shipping across the Pacific? We checked.
Shiroi Koibito cookies (white-chocolate sandwich wafers) that snap clean in half. Royce’ Nama Chocolate so fresh it ships refrigerated. We eat them where they’re made, then tell you which ones are worth ordering.
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All 47 prefectures, 83 local gems on file. Pick a region, then a prefecture — every card says up front where it takes you.
Hokkaido 北海道
Shiroi KoibitoJapan's most-gifted cookie: white chocolate between butter wafersTaste-tested — read the file
Royce' Nama ChocolateGanache so fresh it ships with cold packsTaste-tested — read the file
Royce' Potato Chip ChocolateSalted chips half-dipped in milk chocolateTaste-tested — read the file
Jaga PokkuruThe potato sticks that sell out at the airportTaste-tested — read the file
Yubari melon candyA $45,000 melon, rendered into $3 candyTaste-tested — read the file
Marusei Butter SandButter cream and rum raisins in a biscuit — too fresh to exportJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Aomori 青森
Whole-apple pieAn entire syrup-soaked apple, baked inside a pieJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closest
Aomori apple juiceStraight-pressed juice from Japan's apple capitalFind on AmazonEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Iwate 岩手
Kamome no TamagoSeagull-egg cakes: white bean paste in a marbled shellJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closest
Nanbu senbeiRustic wheat crackers studded with peanuts or sesameJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Miyagi 宮城
Hagi no TsukiCustard moon cakes Sendai carries home as hand luggageJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closest
Zunda sweetsSweet edamame paste — Sendai's bright-green obsessionJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Akita 秋田
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Yamagata 山形
Cherry jelliesSato Nishiki cherries — Japan's luxury fruit — in jelly formJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closest
Milk cakeChewy condensed-milk planks sold as "milk you can eat"Japan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Fukushima 福島
MamadorMilky butter-bean cakes the whole prefecture runs onJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closest
Peach jellyFukushima peaches — Japan's juiciest — boxed as jellyJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Tokyo 東京
Tokyo BananaThe banana-custard sponge with 2 billion soldTaste-tested — read the file
Sweet Potato TamagoGolden sweet-potato cakes from Tokyo StationTaste-tested — read the file
Sugar Butter TreeToasted cereal biscuits with white-chocolate butterTaste-tested — read the file
Yoku Moku CigareRolled butter cookies with a real US fan baseTaste-tested — read the fileEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Kanagawa 神奈川
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Chiba 千葉
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Saitama 埼玉
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Ibaraki 茨城
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Tochigi 栃木
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Gunma 群馬
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Niigata 新潟
Kaki no taneCrescent rice crackers plus peanuts: Japan's bar snack in chiefFind on Amazon
Sasa dangoMugwort mochi steamed inside bamboo leavesJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Toyama 富山
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Ishikawa 石川
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Fukui 福井
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Yamanashi 山梨
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Nagano 長野
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Aichi 愛知
Ebi senbeiNagoya's shrimp crackers — the gift-box kindJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closest
UiroSteamed rice cake, softer than mochi, older than TokyoJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Gifu 岐阜
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Mie 三重
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Shizuoka 静岡
Unagi PieThe "midnight snack" butter pastry (tastes like butter, not eel)Find on Amazon
Shizuoka green teaThe prefecture that grows most of Japan's teaFind on AmazonEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Kyoto 京都
Uji matcha Kit KatWhere the matcha flavor craze startedTaste-tested — read the file
YatsuhashiCinnamon rice-flour sweets, crisp or softTaste-tested — read the file
KonpeitoTiny sugar stars, tumbled for days per batchTaste-tested — read the file
Uji matcha powderThe real thing, from centuries-old tea merchantsTaste-tested — read the file
Hojicha sweetsRoasted green tea — matcha's toasty siblingTaste-tested — read the file
Cha no KaMatcha butter cookies, stubbornly hard to find statesideJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Osaka 大阪
Takoyaki-flavor snacksOsaka's street-food sauce in shelf-stable formTaste-tested — read the file
PockyYes — Pocky is from OsakaTaste-tested — read the file
PretzThe savory stick for people who skip dessertTaste-tested — read the file
Cream CollonCrunchy waffle rolls with a cool cream centerTaste-tested — read the file
Chicken RamenThe original instant ramen, invented in an Osaka shedTaste-tested — read the file
551 Horai pork bunsWhat every train out of Osaka smells like — fresh onlyJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Hyogo 兵庫
Kobe puddingSilky custard from Japan's most cosmopolitan portJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closest
Carbonated senbeiArima onsen wafers baked with soda-spring waterJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Nara 奈良
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Wakayama 和歌山
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Shiga 滋賀
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Hiroshima 広島
Momiji manjuMaple-leaf cakes from Miyajima island — start with red beanFind on Amazon
Setouchi lemon sweetsIsland-grown lemons in cakes, cookies, and gummiesJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Okayama 岡山
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Tottori 鳥取
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Shimane 島根
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Yamaguchi 山口
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Kagawa 香川
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Ehime 愛媛
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Tokushima 徳島
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Kochi 高知
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Fukuoka 福岡
Mentaiko snacksThe spicy cod-roe flavor Japan swears byTaste-tested — read the file
Tonkotsu ramen kitsFukuoka's pork-bone broth, boxed by its cult shopsTaste-tested — read the file
HiyokoThe chick-shaped bean bun Tokyo keeps taking credit forJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closest
Amaou strawberry sweetsA strawberry bred to be "sweet, round, big, delicious"Japan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Saga 佐賀
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Nagasaki 長崎
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Kumamoto 熊本
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Oita 大分
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Miyazaki 宮崎
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Kagoshima 鹿児島
Botan Rice CandyThe rice-paper candy Americans grew up on — born hereTaste-tested — read the file
KarukanCloud-soft steamed yam cake from the samurai eraJapan-only — snack boxes carry the closestEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Okinawa 沖縄
ChinsukoCrumbly shortbread from a royal court — try the sea-salt oneTaste-tested — read the file
Kokuto brown sugarUnrefined cane sugar you eat straight, like candyTaste-tested — read the file
Beni-imo tartsPurple sweet-potato tarts — the color is the vegetableTaste-tested — read the file
Shikuwasa candyThe islands' tiny, aggressively tart green citrusTaste-tested — read the file
Sata andagi mixFry the islands' crackle-top doughnuts at homeTaste-tested — read the fileEverything here is Japan-only so far — untick the filter to see it.
Hokkaido北海道Chocolate so fresh it needs a fridge
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Takoyaki-flavor snacks, Pocky's hometown, the original instant ramen — Osaka is Japan's loudest food city, and more of it ships to the US than you'd think.
Kyushu九州The spicy flavor Japan swears by
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Nagasaki castella, mentaiko-flavored everything, the rice candy Americans grew up on — Japan's southern island has been exporting flavor for 400 years.
Okinawa沖縄Brown-sugar island sweets
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