Product Reviews — Popin Cookin

What a year it was! It seems that everyone around the globe is saying the same thing. On the Japanese snack front we saw some really cool limited edition releases, dynamic flavors, and unique products. At napaJapan we went through some massive changes, redesigning our entire site, modernizing it, and offering even more yummy goods! Your fantastic response has encouraged us to expand our catalog in 2017. Besides the candy and snacks, we plan to offer more gift sets, unique beverages, and fun household items too. Stay tuned! Our blogs will likely appear monthly from now on. Please check back...

Since the Japanese confectionery market is always changing, it is extremely hard to keep up with all of the latest releases. As a casual candy and snack fan, you may come across a rare or unusual flavor only to have it disappear from store shelves within weeks or days. That is how fluid the sweet scene is here in Japan. There are regional exclusives, store exclusives, seasonal editions, and even variations on package appearance and size. This can make it overwhelming for the average consumer to select the perfect Japanese snack. At napaJapan we often get requests from our customers...

The Japanese DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Candy Kit boom went global a few years back. There is still so much interest in these cute, detailed, fun, and edible kits that we constantly are getting messages inquiring about new releases. The good news is that the candy kit manufacturers are extremely cutting edge so they introduce new products every few months. You can check out the whole product line-up here. Let's start off with what these things are. In most kits you get a package which contains candy powders, molds, a mixing tray, and a spoon. You only need to supply water and in some instances...