List of Japanese snacks

This is a list of Japanese snacks (お菓子, okashi) and finger foods. It includes both brand name and generic snacks.

Types[]

Anko, or sweet bean paste[]

Anko is a kind of sweet bean paste.^[1] Anko is mainly eaten during the afternoon green tea time in Japan.　School students eat it after school, at home.

Botamochi
Daifuku
- [ja] - Daifuku with strawberry
Dorayaki
Manjū
Monaka
Imagawayaki
Kusa mochi
Taiyaki
Yōkan

Botamochi
Daifuku
Ichigo daifuku
Dorayaki
Imagawayaki
Taiyaki
Cut surface of Taiyaki.
Yōkan with chestnut.

Bean[]

Beans with salt are mainly taken with beer in the evening.

Edamame
Soramame - boiled broad bean
[ja] - fried broad bean

Edamame
Soramame
[ja]

Bread/Wheat Flour[]

generic

Karintō – deep-fried brown sugar snack
Monjayaki
Okonomiyaki
Takoyaki

Karintō
Karintō in bottles
Monjayaki
Okonomiyaki
Takoyaki

brand

Hello Panda
Kappa Ebisen
Koala's March
Pocky – known as Mikado in Europe
Pretz
Yan Yan

Kappa Ebisen
Pretz
A package of regular Yan Yan

Candy[]

generic

Amezaiku - Japanese candy craft artistry
[ja]
Konpeitō
[ja] - compressed tablet candy

Amezaiku
Konpeitō
[ja]

brand

Botan/Tomoe Ame
Calpis Candy
[ja] – made by Meiji Confectionery in Japan
Cubyrop
Hi-chew
[ja]
Pinky
[ja]
[ja]
Puré gumi candy - gummy candy with fruit purée made by KANRO Co., Ltd.

Hi-chew
[ja]
[ja]

Cake[]

Tokyo Banana

Chewing gum[]

Black Black
and
Let's
Pure White
whatta – chewing gum by Meiji Confectionary
Yuzu

Corn[]

Curl (Japanese snack)
Kyabetsu Taro

Chocolate[]

generic

Matcha chocolate - chocolate containing matcha

brand

[ja] - chocolate in shape of Apollo command module
[ja]
[ja]
Crunky [ja]
[ja]
E-Royce'
^[2]
Kinoko no yama - known as CHOCOROOMS in US
Koara no māchi
Ghana
Pocky – known as Mikado in Europe
Pucca Chocolate
[ja] - known as CHOCOCONES in US
Toppo

[ja]
[ja]
[ja]
[ja]
Pocky
Kinoko no yama
[ja]

Ice cream & shaved ice[]

generic

Green tea ice cream
Kakigōri
Mochi ice cream

Green tea ice cream
Green tea Kakigōri(left) and strawberry flavoured Kakigōri(right).
Mochi ice cream

brand

[ja], manufactured by Morinaga & Company.
^[3]
Yukimi Daifuku

[ja]
Yukimi Daifuku

Potato[]

generic

Ishiyakiimo　- roasted sweet potato
Kenpi

Ishiyakiimo
Kenpi

brand

Bōkun Habanero
[ja], manufactured by Calbee.
Kara Mucho and
[ja], manufactured by Morinaga & Company.
[ja] - wasabi & beef flavoured potato chips
[ja] - potato snack in shape of seafood.

Kara Mucho
Pote Long
Wasabeef

Rice[]

generic

Onigiri, or rice ball can be eaten both as a snack and as a meal, by modern Japanese people. In Sengoku period, samurai ate large rice balls as a field ration during the war.

Small Onigiris convenient for snacks
In Sengoku period and Edo period, Onigiris were often wrapped in bamboo skin when they were carried.Bamboo skin has an antibacterial effect and keeps rice balls longer.
Modern Onigiris wrapped in a small, transparent plastic bag.