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Japanese 7-Eleven Convenience Store-Brand Snacks and Candies

If you have ever visited 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan, you have probably noticed that 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 in my opinion. 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. They are really amazing!

Last winter, my husband went to Japan for his business trip and purchased these 7-Eleven convenience store-brand confectioneries which have many positive reviews in Japan. Today, I'm going to share with you 10 popular confectioneries you can find at 7-Elven in Japan.

1. ひとくちチョコモナカ
Aerated Chocolate Sandwiched Between Two Thin Crisp Wafers
108 yen

ひとくちチョコモナカ Aerated Chocolate Sandwiched Between Two Thin Crisp Wafers

This 7-Eleven store-brand confectionery is very popular in Japan. It's aerated chocolate sandwiched between two thin crisp wafers.

ひとくちチョコモナカ Aerated Chocolate Sandwiched Between Two Thin Crisp Wafers

This taste reminded me of Riska Choco Monaka I purchased in Japan.

ひとくちチョコモナカ Aerated Chocolate Sandwiched Between Two Thin Crisp Wafers

2. しっとりチョコ
Chocolate Corn Puffs
108 yen

しっとりチョコ Chocolate Corn Puffs

This 7-Eleven store-brand chocolate corn puff is actually made by Riska (リスカ), a famous Japanese confectionary company making very popular Umaibo. That's why this 7-Eleven one is exactly same with Riska chocolate corn puffs. (They are the same product in different packaging.) Next time, I would like to try matcha chocolate one. :)

しっとりチョコ Chocolate Corn Puffs

3. ほろほろ口どけ食感ひとくち焼きショコラ
Baked Chocolate
108 yen

ほろほろ口どけ食感ひとくち焼きショコラ Baked Chocolate

This 7-Eleven store-brand baked chocolate is made by Tohato (東ハト), which is also a famous Japanese confectionary company making very popular Tohato Caramel Corn. I cannot believe that this baked chocolate is only 108 yen!

ほろほろ口どけ食感ひとくち焼きショコラ Baked Chocolate

4. ザクザク食感のブラックブロックチョコ
Chocolate Cookie Bars
128 yen

ザクザク食感のブラックブロックチョコ Chocolate Cookie Bars

Many Japanese people review that this 7-Eleven chocolate cookie bar tastes similar to Black Thunder (ブラックサンダー). As I mentioned in my previous entry, Black Thunder - Popular Japanese Chocolate Bar, Black Thunder is a Japanese chocolate bar and is incredibly popular for Taiwanese people.

ザクザク食感のブラックブロックチョコ Chocolate Cookies

5. 鈴カステラ
Bell-Shaped Castella
108 yen

鈴カステラ Bell-Shaped Castella

This is bell-shaped castella. When I was a child, my grandmother sometimes purchased bell-shaped castella at a supermarket. That's why before trying this castella, I thought that it's grandmother's confectionery, but I was really surprised that it tasted so much better than the one I used to eat in Japan. It's fluffy and has subtle condensed milk flavor.

鈴カステラ Bell-Shaped Castella

6. ベルギーワッフル
Belgian Waffle
118 yen

ベルギーワッフル Belgian Waffle

This is my favorite Belgian waffle. This is made by Rozen Manneken, the most famous Belgian waffle confectionary company in Japan. When I lived in Osaka, I sometimes purchased freshly baked Belgian waffle at Manneken. Many of Manneken stores are located in train stations. I am glad that they sell Belgian waffle at convenience stores too.

ベルギーワッフル Belgian Waffle

7. 国産黄金千貫100％使用薩摩芋けんぴ
Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
108 yen

国産黄金千貫100％使用薩摩芋けんぴ 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. I really loved it! If you love a Japanese sweet potato, you will like it.

8. カリッと香ばしいメープルシロップくるみ
Maple Glazed Walnuts
213 yen

カリッと香ばしいメープルシロップくるみ Maple Glazed Walnuts

This one contains maple glazed walnuts. They are not excessively sweet. I really liked them. :)

カリッと香ばしいメープルシロップくるみ Maple Glazed Walnuts

9. ３種のチーズの風味豊かなチーズインスナック
Cheese Crackers
108 yen

３種のチーズの風味豊かなチーズインスナック Cheese Crackers

These are salty snacks which are made of three kinds of cheese, cheddar cheese, emmental cheese and camembert cheese.

３種のチーズの風味豊かなチーズインスナック Cheese Crackers

It has rich cheese in it. I think it is perfect with beer! :)

10. ひねり揚
Rice Crackers
108 yen

ひねり揚 Rice Crackers

If you love Japanese rice crackers, I think that you will like this one. Once I started eating these crackers, I couldn't get enough of these!

ひねり揚 Rice Crackers

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As I mentioned in my previous entry, my husband and I went to Seal Beach to try our first hike from the book, 50 Hikes in Orange County. After visiting Seal Beach Pier, we headed toward San Gabriel River located in between Seal Beach and Long Beach. According to the book, there are endangered green sea turtles living in this river. We brought our cameras, Canon PowerShot SX50 HS and Canon EOS Rebel SL1 with telephoto zoom lens, Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS STM to take photos. :) We walked on San Gabriel River Bike Trail (From Marina Dr to I-405) along San Gabriel River.

Marina Dr & San Gabriel River Bike Trail
Seal Beach, CA 90740
U.S.A.

Tips for Hiking San Gabriel River Trail
・Apply sunscreen on entire body.
・Wear sunglasses and hat.
・Drink water often.
・Watch out for cyclists.

San Gabriel River Bike Trail (Apple iPhone 6s)

It is the hiking-biking path, so we often saw groups of bicyclists moving very fast while we were walking there.

San Gabriel River Bike Trail (Apple iPhone 6s)

We often saw silvery fish, mullet, making leaps from the water.

San Gabriel River Bike Trail (Apple iPhone 6s)

We walked under the Pacific Coast Highway.

San Gabriel River Bike Trail (Apple iPhone 6s)

View from San Gabriel River Bike Trail (Apple iPhone 6s)

There was oil field next to the trail.

San Gabriel River Bike Trail (Apple iPhone 6s)

Great Blue Heron at San Gabriel River (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

LADWP, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (Apple iPhone 6s)

After passing under Second Street, you can see LADWP, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, on your right. The reason why tropical sea turtles come and stay in this river is that this power plants discharge warm water to this river.

San Gabriel River (Apple iPhone 6s)

Cormorants (Canon PowerShot SX50 HS)

We saw some cormorants there.

Cormorants (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

Green Sea Turtle in San Gabriel River (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

We actually found some large green sea turtles swimming in water around the outflow pipes! It was very difficult to take their photos because a sea turtle pokes his head above water surface for only a few second.

Green Sea Turtle in San Gabriel River (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

San Gabriel River Bike Trail (Apple iPhone 6s)

There were so many small fish in water around the outflow pipe.

San Gabriel River (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

San Gabriel River (Canon PowerShot SX50 HS)

Green Sea Turtle in San Gabriel River (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

Snowy Egret at San Gabriel River (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

Turkey Vulture (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

Seagull (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

Great Blue Herons at San Gabriel River (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

Great Blue Heron (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

Snowy Egret (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

Jetblue Airplane (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

Southwest Airplane (Canon EOS Rebel SL1)

     It was very fun to hike San Gabriel River trail. I hadn't expected that I could actually see so many turtles! I probably saw nearly 10 green sea turtles in this river. (Even when I traveled the Big Island, Hawaii, I was not able to see any sea turtle!) That day, I walked over 17,000 steps (7.4 miles). It was a great exercise for me!
   　　

     After this hike, we went to In-N-Out Burger for quick lunch. 😋