Here and There Japan: Valentine's Day in Japan

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February 14, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Kids Web Japan--Valentine's Day

February 14, 2008

Aunt brought this candy for Big Sister. She also brought some for Little Brother but he hasn't opened it yet. Valentine's Day is for men and boys here. Read last year's posts by clicking on the label down below. There's a picture of chocolate wrapped like sushi.

This is the lovely box.

February 15, 2007

Valentine Treats

It looks like a heart-shaped dorayaki, but instead of azuki bean paste it had chocolate inside.

Heart-shaped osembe, rice crackers, were sold at a department store.

February 14, 2007

More Valentine Treats

Valentine's Day is celebrated in Japan. However, men and boys receive chocolate on February 14th. Women and girls receive chocolate on White Day on March 14th.

Some women and girls buy chocolate to give on Valentine's Day. Others make it. Grocery stores have displays of chocolate making supplies, decorations and wrappings. Department stores have many displays of chocolate wrapped in fancy ways. There are many beautiful and delicious possibilities.

I bought these chocolates at Mini Stop, a convenience store like 7-Eleven. I have never seen anything like these. Little Brother was surprised when I put this fish on the table for him. It was filled with an M&M type candy. Papa will get this "sushi" when he comes home tonight. It's just chocolate in printed plastic packages.

P.S. It was very good chocolate!

Kids Web Japan--Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

Some coffee shops and restaurants served special things for Valentine's Day.

This coffee shop had some special "drinks which make you happy."

Remember the big Halloween pumpkin that was painted white and made into a snowman for Christmas? Well, it was still outside the cake shop. It was wearing a hat with hearts on it! The shop's window was decorated for Valentine's Day, too.

This shop was having a sale on chocolate. The yellow lettering says "balentain se-lu" (Valentine sale) in katakana, the script used for foreign words.