Our editorial team has selected exquisite gourmet foods that will satisfy your palate, including Western sweets, Japanese sweets, alcoholic beverages, and snacks. Here's a roundup of must-try summer 2018 souvenirs! 
How about treating yourself, giving a thank-you gift to a friend or someone you've helped, or bringing a gift for a trip home or a home party?
 
▼Kinoshita's exquisite raisin butter sandwich, filled with plenty of cream and large raisins

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▼Homemade Carrot Cake Kit from Naver Food, a small grocery store in Kobe

 
▼Two waterfowl floating in kudzu soup: "Nio no Ukisu," a famous confectionery from Chokyudo in Kyoto.

 
▼Enjoy sake on the rocks!? Kinoshita Sake Brewery's "Tamagawa Junmai Ginjo Icebreaker" features a cool penguin label.

▼Once you try it, you'll be hooked! "Tuna" from "Otsuna," a store specializing in tuna marinated in oil

How about treating yourself, giving a thank-you gift to a friend or someone you've helped, or bringing a gift for a trip home or a home party?
Western Confectionery
▼Kinoshita's exquisite raisin butter sandwich, filled with plenty of cream and large raisins

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▼Homemade Carrot Cake Kit from Naver Food, a small grocery store in Kobe

Japanese Sweets
▼Two waterfowl floating in kudzu soup: "Nio no Ukisu," a famous confectionery from Chokyudo in Kyoto.

Alcohol and Snacks
▼Enjoy sake on the rocks!? Kinoshita Sake Brewery's "Tamagawa Junmai Ginjo Icebreaker" features a cool penguin label.

▼Once you try it, you'll be hooked! "Tuna" from "Otsuna," a store specializing in tuna marinated in oil





















