http://kawaiikakkoiisugoi.com/?p=116 A Western View of Eastern Culture Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:46:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://kawaiikakkoiisugoi.com/?p=116&cpage=1#comment-322 anon Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:57:49 +0000 http://kawaiikakkoiisugoi.com/?p=116#comment-322 As I understand it, these were a big "event" here. Not all the flavors were available everywhere, and they often tied in with regional specialties - for example Okayama prefecture is famous for muscat grapes, so they sold those at the Okayama shinkansen station. In Kyoto, they were all about the green tea flavor, Soy sauce was only available in Tokyo, etc. I haven't seen them around as much lately. Sweet potato is available everywhere, but you've got to remember that sweet potato is a traditional Japanese snack/candy, so it makes sense for the market. As I understand it, these were a big “event” here. Not all the flavors were available everywhere, and they often tied in with regional specialties – for example Okayama prefecture is famous for muscat grapes, so they sold those at the Okayama shinkansen station. In Kyoto, they were all about the green tea flavor, Soy sauce was only available in Tokyo, etc. I haven’t seen them around as much lately. Sweet potato is available everywhere, but you’ve got to remember that sweet potato is a traditional Japanese snack/candy, so it makes sense for the market.

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