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a cute Japanese DIY candy mini pizza with sauce and toppings beside the kit box. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/tanabata-japans-star-festival-%F0%9F%8E%8B 2026-07-30T16:14:31+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/tanabata-star-festival.png?v=1783146380 Tanabata: Japan's Star Festival 🎋 Tanabata, Japan's Star Festival - bamboo hung with colorful paper wish strips under a starry night sky and the Milky Way, with star-shaped candies. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/are-popin-cookin-kits-safe-to-eat-a-parents-guide-to-ingredients-allergens 2026-09-25T20:23:47+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/popin-cookin-safe-to-eat.png?v=1783240475 Are Popin' Cookin' Kits Safe to Eat? 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We Read the Label Featured graphic asking how much sugar is in a Popin' Cookin' kit, showing candy sushi made from a Japanese DIY kit next to the sushi kit box, with icons for the powder, flavoured mix, toppings and syrup inside the kit. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/depachika-the-best-food-in-japan-is-in-the-basement 2026-07-30T16:14:53+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/7afe1aea1e37e65dc0ef0570ca9354d4.png?v=1784009862 Depachika: The Best Food in Japan Is in the Basement Featured graphic for an article about Japanese department store food halls, showing a basement food floor with counters of bento and sushi, a strawberry cake, a bento box and fruit sandwiches, under a B1F food floor sign. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/why-your-popin-cookin-kit-failed-its-almost-always-the-water 2026-07-30T16:14:55+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/d294080075e8a8df07a2e04501994e60.png?v=1784086237 Why Your Popin' Cookin' Kit Failed (It's Almost Always the Water) Popin' Cookin' kit failure guide: a chef mascot, a failed runny pink batch beside a neat finished cake, and three glasses marking hard water as wrong while distilled and soft or filtered water are the right choice. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/michi-no-eki-where-japanese-people-actually-buy-local-food 2026-07-30T16:14:56+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/bd26356d3b04a95eaeeef9499f617a2b.png?v=1784085675 Michi-no-Eki: Where Japanese People Actually Buy Local Food A rural Japanese michi-no-eki roadside station with its blue road-station sign, a kei car of travellers, and baskets of fresh local vegetables, handmade miso, apple juice, soft-serve ice cream and soba. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/which-popin-cookin-kit-is-hardest-to-make-it-comes-down-to-the-microwave 2026-10-07T15:08:53+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/06dc1ef3e06ef8051db1ef90170f51df.png?v=1784185421 Which Popin' Cookin' Kit Is Hardest to Make? It Comes Down to the Microwave Popin' Cookin' difficulty theme: a sushi kit box and a cake kit box beside a realistic candy hamburger and fries, next to a microwave, illustrating that heating in the microwave is what makes a DIY candy kit hard to make. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/kakigori-isnt-a-snow-cone-japans-shaved-ice-is-a-different-thing-entirely 2026-07-30T16:14:58+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/a16411df03b7d5a498ebfda06e6f873b.png?v=1784185322 Kakigori Isn't a Snow Cone: Japan's Shaved Ice Is a Different Thing Entirely Split comparison: fluffy Japanese matcha kakigori shaved ice topped with sweet azuki red beans and white shiratama on the left, versus a crunchy rainbow American snow cone in a cup on the right. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/why-is-popin-cookin-a-powder-its-about-shelf-life-not-magic 2026-07-30T16:14:59+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/8712f638c613a60325f1367a7ce1321f.png?v=1784279574 Why Is Popin' Cookin' a Powder? It's About Shelf Life, Not Magic Sachets of pink, blue, yellow and white Popin' Cookin' powder beside a sushi kit box and a tray of coloured powders, with the headline Why Is Popin' Cookin' a Powder? It's About Shelf Life, Not Magic. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/hanabi-taikai-what-a-japanese-fireworks-festival-is-actually-like 2026-07-30T16:30:40+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/ae4ce0296074220150c282f462a9346f.png?v=1784279639 Hanabi Taikai: What a Japanese Fireworks Festival Is Actually Like A packed riverbank crowd watching fireworks at a Japanese summer festival at night, a couple in yukata in the foreground and lit food stalls to the side, headlined Hanabi Taikai: What a Japanese Fireworks Festival Is Actually Like. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/why-are-kids-so-obsessed-with-diy-candy-kits-its-the-making-not-the-taste 2026-07-30T16:15:01+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/6f4c4463be9ae05d7e91edeb5355ac05.png?v=1784369845 Why Are Kids So Obsessed With DIY Candy Kits? It's the Making, Not the Taste A delighted young girl making colourful Japanese DIY candy from a Popin' Cookin' kit, pulling stretchy pink candy from the tray, beside a Create-Mix-Shape-Enjoy step illustration. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/dagashiya-the-100-corner-shop-that-belonged-to-japanese-kids 2026-07-30T16:15:02+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/1b3eafbbec4e7bdbfa0588fea43899cd.png?v=1784369997 Dagashiya: The 100-Yen Corner Shop That Belonged to Japanese Kids An old-fashioned Japanese dagashiya penny candy shop storefront full of colourful cheap sweets, a gachapon capsule machine and paper lanterns, with two happy children holding snacks out front. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/why-japan-has-so-many-limited-edition-snacks-and-which-ones-you-actually-cant-get-anywhere-else 2026-09-15T14:52:41+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/6fbc01dcf072334f1912dec17da06cff.png?v=1784370251 Why Japan Has So Many Limited-Edition Snacks (and Which Ones You Actually Can't Get Anywhere Else) A colourful spread of real Japanese limited-edition snacks including matcha KitKat, sakura Pocky, regional Calbee chips, Tokyo Banana and Hokkaido melon LOOK, with Mount Fuji, a map of Japan and cherry blossoms. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/are-diy-candy-kits-actually-educational-what-chiiku-gashi-really-teaches 2026-07-30T16:15:04+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/10d345d8aa60e950bcc3e830936a3bcb.png?v=1784370898 Are DIY Candy Kits Actually "Educational"? What Chiiku Gashi Really Teaches A delighted young girl making pink Japanese DIY candy from a Popin' Cookin' kit, beside a Make-Create-Finish-Feel Proud step guide, with the message that the real lesson is finishing it yourself. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/the-best-popin-cookin-kits-for-beginners-where-to-start-from-a-shop-thats-made-every-one 2026-10-07T21:41:12+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/434ae4c514bd059c3a110e3e86026a0f.png?v=1784372117 The Best Popin' Cookin' Kits for Beginners: Where to Start (From a Shop That's Made Every One) Five Japanese Popin' Cookin' DIY candy kits (taiyaki, donuts, cake shop, hamburger and sushi) lined up, with a happy girl holding a panda rice ball and a Pour-Mix-Shape-Enjoy beginner step guide. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/japanese-candy-gift-guide-what-actually-travels-well-and-what-to-skip 2026-08-04T00:33:11+09:00 weekly 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weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/japanese-snacks-by-season.png?v=1784462562 Japanese Snacks by Season: A Month-by-Month Guide to What Japan Actually Eats Japanese snacks by season — a month-by-month guide covering spring, summer, autumn and winter treats https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/popin-cookin-english-instructions-every-kit-step-by-step 2026-10-07T21:24:18+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/popin-cookin-english-instructions-eyecatch.png?v=1784543170 Popin' Cookin' English Instructions: Every Kit, Step by Step Popin' Cookin' English Instructions: Every Kit, Step by Step — a Japanese DIY candy donut kit with its powders and tray, shown alongside a five-step how-to: prepare, add water, mix, shape and enjoy the finished candy donuts. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/mochi-a-guide-to-japans-chewy-rice-cake 2026-07-30T16:15:11+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/mochi-guide-eyecatch.png?v=1784543017 Mochi: A Guide to Japan's Chewy Rice Cake A colourful guide to Japanese mochi: strawberry daifuku, plain and matcha daifuku, red-bean mochi, grilled kirimochi, mochi in hot soup, kinako-dusted daifuku and mitarashi dango skewers, framed by cherry blossoms. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/popin-cookin-for-adults-the-adult-appeal-of-japans-diy-candy 2026-07-30T16:15:12+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/popin-cookin-adults-eyecatch.png?v=1784548761 Popin' Cookin' Isn't Just for Kids: The Adult Appeal of Japan's DIY Candy Adult hands making Popin' Cookin' DIY candy — piping pink 'ice cream' from the kit tray, surrounded by finished mini candy sushi, a burger, decorated donuts and a cup dessert, beside a Popin' Cookin' box and coffee. https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/don-quijote-donki-what-tourists-buy-vs-what-japanese-people-eat 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https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/nerunerunerune-japans-color-changing-diy-candy-explained 2026-10-07T21:40:55+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/5c3c39cc8b2d95468b9c165e06801f24.png?v=1784610782 Nerunerunerune: Japan's Color-Changing DIY Candy, Explained Kracie Nerunerunerune grape-flavour DIY candy pack beside three candy swirls changing from pink to purple to blue, with a lifted spoonful of fluffy sparkly color-changing candy and the smiling Kracie mascot https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/badly-in-love-season-2-an-okinawa-sweets-guide-for-the-netflix-hit 2026-07-30T16:15:17+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/61360238c4e6c25b94529bbce3e51605.png?v=1784614919 Badly in Love Season 2: An Okinawa Sweets Guide for the Netflix Hit Header image for an Okinawa sweets guide tied to Netflix's Badly in Love Season 2: a spread of Okinawan treats including shaved ice, purple beni-imo mochi, sata andagi, a purple sweet potato drink and a beni-imo tart, on a table by an Okinawa beach https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/what-is-yankee-culture-japans-delinquent-youth-subculture-explained 2026-07-30T16:15:18+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/c27400bd27ecb5453306dc3f9517b750.png?v=1784616309 What Is Yankee Culture? Japan's Delinquent Youth Subculture, Explained Bold graphic header for a guide to Japanese yankee culture: delinquent-style figures in embroidered tokko-fuku coats with pompadour hair, a customised lowrider car and a modified motorbike, set against a dramatic city sunset https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/pocky-in-japan-the-everyday-snack-pocky-day-and-toppo-explained 2026-07-30T16:15:20+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/03abd3ae9532514baa78390fa92c02ad.png?v=1784702446 Pocky in Japan: The Everyday Snack, Pocky Day and Toppo, Explained Colourful blog header for a guide to Pocky in Japan: a red Glico Pocky box and a Lotte Toppo box of chocolate biscuit sticks, a plate of chocolate and strawberry Pocky, cherry blossoms, Mount Fuji and an 11/11 Pocky Day badge on a pastel background https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/magazine/popin-cookin-and-halal-what-the-gelatin-actually-means 2026-09-18T18:37:40+09:00 weekly 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https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/ayatori-japanese-string-figures-and-why-kids-learn-them 2026-07-30T18:14:44+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/f0c42511f30d1d23ec9fa646478a37e4.png?v=1784705263 Ayatori: Japanese String Figures, and Why Kids Learn Them Blog header for a guide to ayatori, the Japanese string-figure game: a smiling child holding a red loop of string woven between her fingers, with inset string figures (cat's cradle, star, ship, crane, bridge) and cherry blossoms on a pastel background https://popncandytokyo.com/blogs/kawaii-japan/japanese-traditional-games-10-classics-and-which-ones-kids-still-play 2026-07-30T18:14:47+09:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0731/4266/5377/articles/8c8a3c2a3f0f44513de97c22e9f6da6e.png?v=1784784482 Japanese Traditional Games: 10 Classics, and Which Ones Kids Still Play Blog header for a guide to Japanese traditional games: a kendama and a painted spinning top on washi paper, children 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