October 2019 Japan Candy Box Review and Giveaway

Japan Candy Box is one of the most fun boxes out there. If you like to treat yourself to Japanese snacks and goodies, you'll love this subscription!

*Disclaimer: This box was sent to See, Shop, Love! in exchange for an honest review.

Japan Candy Box sends 10 Japanese snacks and candies each month from Tokyo, including brands like Pocky, Hi-Chew, Glico, and Kit-Kat. Here are their pricing options:

• Monthly: $19.90 per month
• Six Months: $113.40 every six months ($18.60 per month, save $6)
• 12 Months: $214.80 every 12 months ($17.90 per month, save $24)

International shipping is free with every plan. Boxes ship from Japan and mine took about two weeks to get to me in the U.S.

The October box was Trick or Treat themed for Halloween. Each box comes with a colorful info packet with descriptions of each of the snacks, which is incredibly helpful if you're like me and don't speak/read Japanese.

There is usually a good assortment of sweet and savory snacks, and not everything is candy, despite the name of the box. The October snacks had an obvious Halloween theme, which was fun.

• Shimi Halloween Choco Corn Stars: These are chocolate-coated corn puff snacks shaped like stars. I would've liked a bit more chocolate topping, but they were still pretty good.
• Toppo Halloween Edition Biscuit Sticks: If you're familiar with Pocky, these are kind of similar. They're biscuit sticks but instead of having coating on the outside like Pocky, these had chocolate on he inside. They were really good!
• Happy Halloween Umaibo Snack Stick: These sticks are some of my favorite Japanese snacks. It's a puffy corn snack with a savory flavor (potage soup). 

• Koala's March Halloween Biscuits: Koala's March cookies are so good! These had Halloween-themed koala designs with chocolate inside.
• Tohato Caramel Corn Halloween Mini Pack: These are corn puff snacks with a caramel flavor. They were a good mix of sweet and savory.
• Black Thunder Halloween Chocolate Bar: This has "the intensity of a thunderstorm," with chocolate-coated crispy rice puff. It was really good and I wish it was bigger!

•  Tohato Bokun Habanero Chips: These crispy potato rings are super spicy with habanero pepper flavor. Not for the faint of heart!
• Monstro Frankenstein Gum: The gum inside is soda flavored that makes your tongue change color as you chew.
• Pokemon Halloween Party Chocolate Snack: These chocolately treats are shaped like a Pikachu head. Mine had the Pokemon Duskull on the package.
• Terrible Ghost Story Gum: This creepy little package has a ghost story inside that you can read as you chew on the gum; it also has a talisman inside to ward off evil spirits.

Close-up of the Koala's March cookies

Close-ups of the Toppo snacks

Bottom Line: Japan Candy Box is a really fun and affordable way to treat yourself to Japanese snacks each month! The Halloween box was full of sweet and savory snacks to fit the October month.

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November Japan Candy Box Review

Japan Candy Box is a sister subscription to Kawaii Box that sends hand-picked snacks straight from Japan! The November box had a "Thanksgiving Feast" theme.

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Japan Candy Box sends a box of 10 exclusive Japanese snacks each month. The name is a bit misleading, as not everything is candy. My box contained an assortment of savory and sweet treats. Here are their pricing options:

• Monthly: $19.90 per month
• Six Months: $113.40 every six months ($18.60 per month, save $6)
• 12 Months: $214.80 every 12 months ($17.90 per month, save $24)

International shipping is free with every plan. Boxes ship from Japan and mine took about two weeks to get to me in the U.S.

The box comes with a cute insert that has illustrations of all of the items inside. This is helpful since I don't read or speak Japanese and many of the labels are entirely in Japanese. It was easy to match up what was what based on the illustrations, though.

•  Pine Sherbert Pero Fun Dip Lollipop: Mine appears to be cola flavored and came with a lollipop that you could dip in the sherbet powder. It was actually really good and fizzy!
• Clabee Jagabee Osatsubee Sweet Potato Chips: These chips are shaped like fries and made with pure sweet potatoes.
• Meiji Gochi Sour Plum Gummies: According to the info sheet, Gochi is Meiji's answer to Fettuccine - "their flavor perfectly captures both the sweetness and sourness of Japanese plums." I think this may be a translation error, or I'm just not familiar with a meaning for fettuccine other than a cheesy pasta? But either way, these do not taste like cheesy pasta, and were indeed a yummy plum gummy.

• Bonchi Pnsuke Arare Crackers: I love these rice crackers! They're traditional Japanese crackers made from glutinous rice and with a sesame sauce flavor. They're available at the Asian food market near me and I immediately went out and bought more after I finished this bag. They're such a great balance of salty and sweet!
• Osatsu Doki Sweet Potato Chips - Apple Pie Flavor: Sweet potatoes are not my favorite, but these chips were thick cut and very crispy. I didn't taste a ton of Apple Pie flavor, but nonetheless they were pretty good.

•  Kanro Pure Gummy Mixed Berry Flavor: These gummies are made with real fruit juice and a mix of seasonal berries. They had a sugary coating and were very tasty!
• Coris Plum Chewy Candy: When I first bit into these I thought they were chewing gum based on the texture, but they proceeded to kind of melt in my mouth as I chewed. They had a light plum flavor and powdery texture.
• Kit Kat Cranberry Almond Minibar: Japan has the best flavored Kit Kats! This one had cherries and almonds on top and I wish it came in a bigger size.
• Bourbon Bit Chocolate Crunch: This was another yummy chocolate bar made with crunchy almond and corn puffs.
• Gudetama White Chocolate Bar: Gudetama is a lazy egg ad this bar had his resemblance on the packaging. The inside was a white chocolate with a wafer center and milk chocolate bottom.

Bottom Line: I loved the snacks in the November Japan Candy Box! I'm lucky to have access to Asian food markets and can buy some of these things, but there were a lot of snacks that were new to me and I think this box is great for anyone who wants to enjoy great international snacks!

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