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are packaged in bright, childish wrapping and sometimes come with a small toy or prize. The toys are often small figurines, and a common prize is a randomized prize that will allow the holder to claim a second free snack.
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period (1986–1991), the amount of spending money schoolchildren had access to rapidly increased. Many dagashiya began to diversify their products or were replaced by
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also includes snacks such as juice powders and flavorings, potato and corn snacks, small cups of ramen, rice crackers, flavored squid, and preserved fruit.
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in Tokyo is Kami-kawaguchiya, which was established in 1781. It is located on the grounds of Kishibojin Shrine and served as the model for the
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Wrappers and mascots - distinctive to help pre-literate children in making selections and promote brand loyalty
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that can be played with extends the amount of time the child has with a small portion of candy, including
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Yocchan Ika (dried squid flavored with soy sauce or vinegar, either whole on a stick or cut into pieces)
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Ume Jam (a pickled plum soaked and packaged in sour, red sauce, often eaten spread on a milk cracker)
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Namaiki Beer (tablet that when added to water creates a carbonated juice drink that looks like beer)
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Low price - each piece should retail between 10 and 200 yen, a reasonable amount for a school child
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Neri-ame (flavored malt glucose syrup which you knead with chopsticks until it becomes taffy-like)
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Fugashi (long strips of dough baked to a spongey and flakey texture and coated in brown sugar)
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after school to purchase the cheap snacks and socialize with each other and the shop owners.
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at Ōme Akasuka Fujio Kaikan Museum (Retro Museum of Packaging from the Showa Era, 1926–1989)
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include hard candy, gum, chocolates, cakes, and certain types of pastries, like donuts.
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came to be known as the small candies that children can afford with pocket money.
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are regarded as nostalgic and are frequently found in resort or vacation towns.
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Shelf stability - the lack of refrigeration or air conditioning in traditional
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have attained more attention in Japanese pop culture with the release of the
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Morocco Yogur (powdered candy in a plastic yoghurt jar eaten with a stick)
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Dice Caramel (caramels in cube paper packaging printed to look like dice)
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Baby Star Ramen, Yatta Men, or Ramen Baba (flavored fried noodle snacks)
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often sell small toys and may have coin-operated arcade-style games or
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that comes in cube paper packaging sometimes printed to look like
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Choco Bat (chocolate flavoured biscuit shaped like a baseball bat)
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Ninjin (puffed rice in a tapered bag that looks like a carrot)
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During the post-war Showa period, children often stopped by a
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are featured in the ninth episode of the drinking anime,
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in the summer should not cause spoilage or affect taste
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have also become more widely available outside Japan.
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experienced its greatest popularity in the post-war
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used to be sold in stores specializing primarily in
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Japanese
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Bubble Economy
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Only Yesterday
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