J-List has been around an awful long time, since October 1996, and for most of that time we’ve sold fun snacks from Japan. We’ve had some big hits over the years, like the explosion of Popin’ Cookin’ DIY candies you make yourself, or the time Frito Lay Japan decided to make Mountain Dew flavored Cheetos, which actually existed for a while.
One of the biggest sellers in the history of our company is the Japan Kit Kat from Nestle, which comes in so fun and interesting flavors. Nestle was one of the first Western companies to build a presence in Japan — they started operations in 1913, more than a century ago — and like Aflac and Coca-Cola, they’ve become legends in the history of business in Japan. The company was also very supportive of northern Japan after the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunamis, making limited Kit Kat products you could only buy if you travelled to the recovering regions, to help rebuild tourism.
One note about Kit Kat, and all chocolate items: we remove them from the site from May to September, to keep them from turning into so much Meltykiss during the summer months. So get your order in while we have stock. And if it’s summer when you’re reading this, these links won’t bring up any Kit Kat, but just wait til next October.
The top selling Japan Kit Kat flavor of all time is, of course, Green Tea Kit Kat, which is famous all over the world. We’ve been selling Green Tea Kit Kat for years, and our customers love it. (I make a point of freezing a few bags and eating them one at a time in summer when it’s hot.)
Another popular flavor of Kit Kat is the Pumpkin Pudding Kit Kat, which comes around every October, but which stayed in production this year, for some reason. This is a “bakable” Kit Kat, which you can make in a toaster oven just like a real pumpkin pie.
Japan is really into region limited products which are only available in that part of Japan. This is Yokohama Strawberry Cheesecake Kit Kat, only available in the Kanto (Tokyo/Yokohama) region. Tempted to order some?
Another flavor that sells a lot is Wasabi Kit Kat from Shizuoka Prefecture, where Mt. Fuji is located. It has a slight taste of wasabi, not really spicy in the mouth, and I love them.
Then there’s Sake Kit Kat, which came out in 2016 to the general acclaim of sake lovers. We recently got this new bag of Sake Kit Kat in stock, and it’s great.
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