Below are five snack souvenirs available in Kagoshima prefecture that are well worth picking up if you're visiting.

In Canal City shopping centre in Fukuoka, for just 980 yen you can eat gold, and ice cream at the same time. This is definitely the fanciest and most wonderfully wasteful ice cream around.

Before sugar was first imported, Japanese sweets relied on fruits and vegetables with a natural sweetness. Sweet potatoes and sweet bean paste were the best Japan had to offer — then suddenly, Japan was introduced to cake.

Otodocake is a sweets shop nestled deep in the urban sprawl of Kabukicho, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Small and quaint, Otodocake does little in trying to compete with the dazzling stimulation around it.

The cake is not always cut in this triangle shape, but always features the same ingredients: yokan and castella.

Japanese candies are famous world-wide, so when I first came to Japan I thought that I knew a lot about Japan’s various snacks. Little did I know that there are so many delicious shapes and flavors that tasting every one can be a thrilling adventure.

Japan has been making desserts for centuries with unique and interesting creations based on readily available local ingredients such as rice and sweet beans. These desserts are designed not only to look good but taste great as well, helping you to cool down from the summer heat.

It is home to one of Japan's most popular snacks: the Black Thunder chocolate bar. But there are also some other amazing things to eat, let's read more about them here!

Wagashi has a variety of shapes and kinds instead of being standard goods because each wagashi is made by hand, reflecting a person's creativity and imagination.

Different styles of this sweet red bean soup are popular all over East Asia, but let us take a look at the Japanese version of it.

Suganuma is really a perfect place to escape from the humdrum of the city. More from the personal account of our Writer, Anissa who tasted grilled mochi, with the breath of fresh air from the mountains, and watched the picturesque beauty of snow covered houses.

Yep, Valentine’s Day is a big deal here, perhaps even more so than other countries.