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
- Ichigodaifuku [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
Ikarimame [ja] - fried broad bean

Edamame
Soramame
Ikarimame [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
Aruheitō [ja]
Konpeitō
Ramune candy - compressed tablet candy

brand

Botan/Tomoe Ame
Calpis Candy
Chelsea (candy) [ja] – made by Meiji Confectionery in Japan
Cubyrop
gumi 100
Hi-chew
Milky (candy) [ja]
Pinky
Poifull [ja]
Puccho [ja]
Puré gumi candy - gummy candy with fruit purée made by KANRO Co., Ltd.

Milky (candy) [ja]
Puccho [ja]

Cake

Tokyo Banana

Chewing gum

Black Black
Fuwarinka
Kiss Mint and Watering Kissmint
Let's
Plus X
Poscam
Pure White
Sweetie
whatta – chewing gum by Meiji Confectionery
Xylish
Yuzu

Corn

Chocolate

generic

Matcha chocolate - chocolate containing matcha

brand

Apollo (chocolate) [ja] - chocolate in shape of Apollo command module
Choco Baby [ja]
Choco Ball [ja]
Crunky [ja]
Crunky kids
DARS (chocolate) [ja]
E-Royce'
Every Burger^[2]
Kinoko no yama - known as CHOCOROOMS in US
Koara no māchi
Ghana
Pocky – known as Mikado in Europe
Pucca Chocolate
Takenoko no sato [ja] - known as CHOCOCONES in US
Toppo

Ice cream & shaved ice

generic

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

brand

Choco Monaka Jumbo [ja], manufactured by Morinaga & Company.
Panapp^[3]
Yukimi Daifuku

Choco Monaka Jumbo [ja]
Yukimi Daifuku

Potato

generic

Ishiyakiimo　- roasted sweet potato
Kenpi

Ishiyakiimo
Kenpi

brand

Bōkun Habanero
Jagarico, manufactured by Calbee.
Kara Mucho and Suppa Mucho
Kataage Potato
Pote Long [ja], manufactured by Morinaga & Company.
Wasabeef [ja] - wasabi & beef flavoured potato chips
Ototo [ja] - potato snack in shape of seafood.

Jagarico
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