Japan is a country in East Asia that is one of the most popular tourist destinations around the world. There are many tourist attractions in this country, even convenience stores in Japan which are pretty unique and sell all kinds of goods that attract the attention of tourists who come. These convenience stores are open until midnight and can be the destination for those hungry at midnight.

For those of you who are on vacation in that country and confused about what to eat in Japan, you can come to the convenience store near your hotel. The food is very diverse and surprisingly very tasty. This article will share a list of Japan convenience store food that you must try.

Here are 15 delicious convenience store foods in Japan that Singaporean tourists will love:

Onigiri is a rice ball filled with fish, chicken, meat, and more, wrapped in nori. With its various fillings, onigiri is always delicious and never boring to eat. The innovative Japanese packaging ensures that the nori wrapped around the onigiri won't touch the rice and stays crunchy when the customer eats it. Onigiri is a perfect snack to satisfy hunger with its delicious taste. This food is readily available in all convenience stores in Japan, with various flavors and brands to choose from.

Sandwiches are bread filled with vegetables, meat, eggs, and more. However, sandwiches in Japan are quite different from others. For example, furutso sando, a type of sandwich in Japan, is made from two slices of fluffy Japanese milk bread and filled with sweetened whipped cream and fresh seasonal fruit, like strawberries, oranges, and so on. Furutso sando is perfectly served cold. Then, there is the tamago sando, a soft egg salad sandwich with a very delicious taste.

For those of you looking for sweet snacks at convenience stores in Japan, you can try baumkuchen. This is a cake from Germany which is very popular in Japan. This cake has many very thin layers. Baumkuchen is processed by baking. The taste is very delicious and has a soft texture. There are various flavors of baumkuchen available at convenience stores in Japan, such as tiramisu, chocolate, and so on.

You can find fried chicken in many convenience stores in Japan. Fried chicken in Japan is not sold frozen but fried near the cashier, and it's still hot. The texture of this fried chicken is crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside, a favorite of many Japanese people looking for delicious and instant food. You can eat this fried chicken without bones with various flavors, some are spicy, and some are not.

Oden is a type of Japanese food called nabemono or Japanese-style hot stew in a pot. Oden contains various mixtures of dashi and soy broth. The oden mix includes radishes, konnyaku, boiled eggs, chikuwa, chikuwabu, and many more. This food is very suitable to eat in cold weather because of the hot stew. The taste of the broth is very light. Generally, this food can be found near the cashier of convenience stores in Japan.

Taiyaki is a traditional Japanese fish-shaped cake. In Japanese, Tai means fish and yaki means baked. Some people say that taiyaki is similar to waffles. This cake is cooked by baking in a fish-shaped pan with two separate parts until the cake is almost cooked, the two are put together and filled with red bean jam in the middle.

Apart from red bean jam, there are various Taiyaki fillings variants, such as chocolate, vla, cheese, and sausage. The taiyaki dough is made from the same ingredients as pancakes, from flour, granulated sugar, eggs, baking powder, and water.

Soba is Japanese buckwheat noodles. This food can be served in hot or cold soup with sauce to add to the flavor. Cold soba is very common in Japan. However, it is very delicious and a must-try in Japan. Soba is served with Japanese spring onions, namely negi, which are thinly sliced, sometimes with nori as a compliment. For those who want to eat soba while it's hot, you can ask the convenience store staff to warm it up in the microwave.

Dorayaki is a cake from Japan that is popular in the cartoon series Doraemon. Dorayaki is a traditional Japanese cake made of two pancakes glued together with red bean paste filling. The texture of this cake is very soft with a sweet taste. Dorayaki stuffing varies, such as strawberry jam, chocolate, or other flavors. You can easily find dorayaki in convenience stores in Japan. The name dorayaki is because this cake is shaped like a ‘gong’, in Japanese, it is dora.

Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made from japonica glutinous rice, water, sugar, and more. This traditional Japanese cake is easy to find in convenience stores. In Japan, this food is often served in Japanese New Year celebrations. The taste of mochi is very distinctive, with a soft and chewy texture. For various mochi fillings, you can choose according to taste. You can find some mochi in Japan filled with ice cream, making mochi very delicious.

Yakisoba pan is a very popular Japanese food and you can find it in any convenience store in Japan. The shape of the Yakisoba is similar to a hot dog, but the filling is yakisoba. This food is very high in carbohydrates because it is made of sandwiches and filled with fried buckwheat noodles or yakisoba.

Yakisoba pan appears frequently in anime, showing that this food is indeed one of the favorites of Japanese people, especially young people. At first glance, it might be very strange because the noodles are served with bread. However, you must taste this food because it is very delicious.

Bento is a term for food in the form of rice and side dishes in practical packaging in Japan. Bento is common for school children. These foods are designed to be eaten elsewhere. You can find Japanese bento in various convenience stores. The side dishes provided are varied, such as egg, chicken, meat, and more; you can choose according to taste. This food is packaged for one person's portion and is suitable for lunch or dinner.

The characteristics of bento are from the arrangement of the types of side dishes and their colorful appearance so that they are beautiful and delicious. Bentos are neatly arranged in a style called kyaraben.

Melonpan or melon bread is a sweet food from Japan in the form of bread covered with biscuit dough on top. The name of this food is quite misleading because there is no melon, it's just that the skin of the melon pan is similar to a melon, and the shape is round.

The top of this bread has a crunchy texture because of the biscuit dough, then it's soft inside. The biscuit dough is made from eggs, flour, sugar, and butter. Meanwhile, there are several variations of melonpan, such as chocolate, filled with vla, and flavored with melon or maple syrup. There is also a melonpan whose shape is not round but oval.

Ramen is a very famous Japanese noodle. There are many ramen restaurants that you can visit when on vacation in Japan, from roadside restaurants to Michelin-starred ones.

In addition, ramen is easy to find in Japanese convenience stores in instant form. Generally, ramen in Japan is packaged in cup noodles. There are many brands and flavors of instant ramen to choose from. You can ask the convenience store staff to brew it with hot water.

Nikuman is a Japanese bread filled with meat and processed by steaming. This bread is made from flour and filled with pork, vegetables, and more. These foods can be found in Japanese convenience stores and are best served warm. The taste of nikuman is very delicious, and you must try it while on vacation in Japan.

Anpan is a sweet bun filled with red bean paste. This food was first created by someone from Tokyo's Ginza district in 1874. Because bread is a food that Japanese people rarely eat, he made bread based on Japanese tastes. The taste of anpan is soft and sweet. This food is complete because it contains vegetable protein and carbohydrates.

The food at Japanese convenience stores is very diverse. You can find various types of food as mentioned above. Although the food in Japanese convenience stores is generally instant, it is very delicious. This alternative food can be chosen if there needs to be more time to cook or eat at a restaurant. For those of you planning a vacation in Japan, make sure to taste the food at the convenience store.

Meanwhile, take advantage of the Traveloka application for your vacation needs. In this application, you can book hotels and find the lowest prices, book flights, and order entrance tickets to various exciting attractions in Japan.

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