It has grown on me!: 8 Popular Japanese Lawson Convenience Store Snacks and Candies

　Last winter, my husband went to Japan for his business trip and purchased these snacks and candies at Lawson convenience store. As I mentioned in my previous entry, 10 Popular 7-Eleven Convenience Store-Brand Snacks and Candies - Japan Haul, Japanese convenience stores are very different from American ones. Japanese convenience stores sell delicious meals like sushi and bento and amazing fresh coffee which tastes better than Starbucks coffee. They also sell many kinds of affordable store-brand products such as their popular confectioneries. If you are planning on visiting Japan, you should check convenience stores there. In Japan, convenience stores are everywhere especially in big cities. For instance, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, you can find three Lawson, one 7-Eleven and one Family Mart convenience stores.

Today, I'm going to share what he purchased at Lawson convenience store with you. All products I listed below are very popular and highly rated in Japan. I hope that you will also like them. :)　

1. チョコ棒 (Choco Bou)
Chocolate Snacks
108 yen

チョコ棒 Chocolate Snacks

Choco Bou (チョコ棒) is chocolate snacks made by Riska (リスカ), which is the company also makes Umaibo/Umaibou. Umaibo (うまい棒) is very affordable Japanese snacks sold by Yaokin (やおきん) and made by Riska.

チョコ棒 Chocolate Snacks

Lawson's Choco Bou is exactly same with Riska Choco Bou. (They are the same product in different packaging.)

Original Riska Choco Bou

チョコ棒 Chocolate Snacks

Choco Bou is very affordable. It has 10 chocolate sticks!

チョコ棒 Chocolate Snacks

The puffy snacks are coated with chocolate. I really liked it. :)

チョコ棒 Chocolate Snacks

2. 小さな海老の華 (Chisana Ebi No Hana)
Rice Crackers
108 yen

小さな海老の華 Rice Crackers

This is rice cracker made of sticky rice and shrimps.

小さな海老の華 Rice Crackers

They're crunchy and slightly salty!

小さな海老の華 Rice Crackers

3. 芋けんぴ (Imo Kenpi)
Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
108 yen

芋けんぴ Crispy Sweet Potato Fries

Kenpi (けんぴ), Imo-kenpi (芋けんぴ), is a sweetened Japanese sweet potato snack. It's sweet and crispy.

芋けんぴ Crispy Sweet Potato Fries

I really loved it! If you love a Japanese sweet potato, you will like it.

芋けんぴ Crispy Sweet Potato Fries

4. チョコカルシュー (Choco Cal Chou)
Mini Chocolate Cream Puffs
108 yen

チョコカルシュー Mini Chocolate Cream Puffs

Choco Cal Chou (チョコカルシュー) is chocolate snacks which also contains calcium. This one is also made by Riska!

チョコカルシュー Mini Chocolate Cream Puffs

Lawson's Choco Chou is exactly same with Riska Choco Chou. (They are the same product in different packaging.)

Original Riska Cal Chou

チョコカルシュー Mini Chocolate Cream Puffs

It contains so many small chocolate puffs and each puff has delicious chocolate cream in it. I like Riska's chocolate. :)

チョコカルシュー Mini Chocolate Cream Puffs

5. ベビースターラーメン丸 (Baby Star Ramen Maru)
Crunchy Noodle Snacks
108 yen

ベビースターラーメン丸 Crunchy Noodle Snacks

Baby Star Ramen Maru (ベビースターラーメン丸) is crunchy noodle snacks made by Oyatsu Company (おやつカンパニー).

If you are an avid Japanese snack lover, I think that you have already tried Baby Star Ramen.

Regular Baby Star Ramen

Baby Star Dodekai Ramen

I love regular Baby Star Ramen and Baby Star Dodekai Ramen (ベビースタードデカイラーメン).

ベビースターラーメン丸 Crunchy Noodle Snacks

Also, I really liked Baby Star Ramen Maru! I thought that I love Baby Star Ramen Maru more than regular Baby Star Ramen because they are easier to eat. :)

ベビースターラーメン丸 Crunchy Noodle Snacks

6. ベビースターラーメン (Baby Star Ramen)
Crunchy Noodle Snacks
108 yen

ベビースターラーメン Crunchy Noodle Snacks

These are regular Baby Star Ramen (ベビースターラーメン)!

Did you know that it's 60th anniversary of Baby Star Ramen? The first one, which was named Baby Ramen, was released in 1959!

Baby Ramen (1959)

Then, they changed the product name from Baby Ramen to Baby Star Ramen in 1973.

Baby Star Ramen (1973)

ベビースターラーメン Crunchy Noodle Snacks

Anyway, they are nice and crunchy. If you haven't tried Baby Star Ramen yet, you should try one. :)

ベビースターラーメン Crunchy Noodle Snacks

7. 森永チョコフレーク (Morinaga Choco Flake)
Chocolate Flakes
108 yen

森永チョコフレーク Chocolate Flakes

Morinaga Choco Flake (森永チョコフレーク) is choclate flakes made by Morinaga (森永製菓), which is the company also makes very popular Hi-Chew.

森永チョコフレーク Chocolate Flakes

Lawson's Morinaga Choco Flake is exactly same with original Morinaga Choco Flake. (They are the same product in different packaging.)

Original Morinaga Choco Flake

Morinaga first released Morinaga Choco Flake in 1967. When I was child, my friends and I really liked Morinaga Choco Flake. However, last year, Morinaga announced that Morinaga Choco Flake would be discontinued in 2019 because Morinaga thought that it's too old-fashioned. Nowadays more children use smartphones and tablets while having snacks. That's why people tend to choose snacks which don't stick to your fingers. Many Japanese people miss Morinaga Choco Flake, and I do too. :(

森永チョコフレーク Chocolate Flakes

I'm not sure if you can still find this one at stores. I really enjoyed my last Morinaga Choco Flake.

森永チョコフレーク Chocolate Flakes

8. うに揚げせんぼんち
Rice Crackers (Sea Urchin Flavor)
108 yen

うに揚げせんぼんち Rice Crackers (Sea Urchin Flavor)

Uni Agesen Bonchi (うに揚げせんぼんち) is sea urchin flavored rice crackers made by Bonchi (ぼんち), which is the company also makes their popular Bonchi Age (ぼんち揚).