Japan Crate is a monthly subscription box that helps you “experience the excitement of Japan every month through fun candy & snacks.” They have three subscription levels that start at $12 a month and offer 1, 3, 6, or 12-month plans that auto-renew at the end of the term. Japan Crate aims to send candy that is fun and exclusively available in Japan.
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This is a review of the Premium box!
The inside flap is filled with cute doodles. Also, the box is full to the brim!
Included in the box is a booklet that lists the contents of the box, as well as some fun food and cultural info about Japan. There are 3 different subscription levels available: The Mini includes 5 items, the Original includes those items PLUS another 5 items, and the Premium includes those 10 items PLUS another 5 items.
The chart of contents lists the snacks for all three box sizes. The tiers are cumulative, so our Premium Box has everything on the page!
The leaflet features two Japanese festivals like Ramen Girls Festival Osaka and Bakeneko (Super Natural Cat) Festival. It also has a Learn Japanese section where you can check learn some Japanese words.
The box interior is so cute.
Everything in my October 2018 box!
Peko-Peko Konpeito. The pack features a scary skeleton on the wrapper and green-colored brain-shaped candies inside. It’s a spooky but tasty treat!
Makai Drink Succhimaoze. Instead of a DIY candy, we got a DIY drink! The ingredients are all provided in the pack, and the instructions to make it are provided on the magazine. The fizz that builds up while slowly pouring in the water inside the container is so fun to watch. It has a sweet taste that will probably appeal more to kids.
Halloween Fettuccine Gumi. These grape-flavored gummy candies look like little fettuccine noodles. Each piece is individually packed, featuring Disney Tsum Tsums in their Halloween costume. If you love sour candies, this is for you. It’s also a great treat for sharing with friends and family. The grape flavor is amazing, too!
Scary Story Gum. This spooky gum pack comes with a frightening story and a curse card that can either bless you with sweet dreams or a disturbing nightmare. If you want to test your courage, you can open the mystery alone!
Halloween Kyachan. It’s a unique hard candy that changes color and taste as you eat it. It starts purple because of the grape flavor, slowly turning into pink which is peach, then becomes yellow and lemony, and finally blue for apple flavor.
Horror Mask. Each pack contains a horror mask costume and an apple flavored candy. The packaging itself is really scary but the sweetness of the candy made up for it.
Burnt Caramel Osatsudoki. Chips coated in butter? Sounds amazing! This snack is sourced from Hokkaido. It puts a sweet caramel twist to the usual potato chips.
Halloween Tsubu Gummy. It’s another pack of Halloween-themed gummies, and this time it’s made from yummy jelly beans with ramune cola, apple, and grape flavor. It also features a mysterious zombie flavor, the taste you sure don’t want to miss!
Akabe Kurobe Gum. This magical gum will turn your red tongue to black in no-time. But don’t worry, once you’re done with the gum, it’ll revert back to its original color.
Skeleton Ramune. It’s a ramune flavored candy with classic skeleton design. Each candy represents a bone part in which you can connect to form a skeleton. The coffin container looks cool too!
Chee-Zack. Sweet, creamy, and cheesy, this flavorful biscuit is perfect for a quick snack.
Halloween Mini Rumando. More sweets! This one is a caramel cream coated crepe cookie blended with sweet cocoa. It’s baked to perfection, so each bite is really satisfying. They are super crispy and light, and really delicious.
Chibikko Mikan. It’s an orange flavored candy formed into like a stack of Jack-O’Lantern pumpkin. It tastes really good and refreshing.
Halloween Koala March. This famous Japanese snack is so chocolate-y and crunchy. It comes in a variety of themes, and the one we got features koalas dressed up in various Halloween costumes.
Halloween Tara Tara. Tara means cod in Japanese, the kind of fish used to make these dried fish strips. It’s tasty and savory, perfect for snacking while watching a movie or TV.
Halloween Choco Bat. This treat is an exclusive Halloween version of a famous snack from Japan, Choco Bat. Its package normally features a baseball player but this time, they featured a witch using a scepter as a bat!
Halloween Pepsi Midnight. We also got a limited edition Pepsi drink infused with the flavor of cassis, also known as blackcurrant. Its sweet and earthy taste mixed with the classic cola is refreshing!
Halloween Alphabet Chocolate. These three individually wrapped chocolates come in different flavors: milk, vanilla, and pumpkin pudding.
Halloween KitKat. This special edition KitKat features a character that encourages a sign language. Each container also contains a pair of classic KitKat bars. I highly recommend to eat them frozen solid to experience the sweet white chocolate ice cream taste!
This month’s Japan Crate snacks are all so scary but still fun and delicious. There’s a good combination of chocolates, candies, and sweets, plus biscuits and chips. We even got a Halloween-flavored drink! My kids and I enjoyed all the snacks we got but the one that really captured our attention is the Scary Story Gum! It’s the spookiest treat we’ve encountered so far! If you have a family like us who loves snacks with exceptional flavors, this subscription is for you!
FYI – this October crate arrived Mid-November. Japan Crate emailed everyone regarding the typhoon-related shipping delays. It was a bummer we didn’t get it in time for Halloween, but it was still a fun box!
What item do you want to try from this month’s Japan Crate? Let me know in the comments!
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