Ice Sorbet Sold Over 400 Million Pieces A Year in Japan

Hi everyone who want to go or is going to Japan,

Today, I would like to introduce to you one of Japanese favorite Ice sorbet series. The category for this ice sorbet is "Hyoka". (If you don't know 4 categories of Japanese ice cream and sorbet, please read this article in the blog.) "Why can I say that is "Japanese favorite"? That is because the ice sorbet series is sold over 400 million pieces in total a year in Japan!! Do you know the population in Japan? It is 120 million. That comes over 3 pieces per person a year. If you ask Japanese the ice sorbets, I'm positive that the Japanese knows about it and have eaten it before. And I strongly hope that you try it when you visit to Japan!!

The name of the Japanese favorite Ice sorbet series is

"GariGariKun" (in Japanese "ガリガリ君")

Regular Price: 70 Japanese Yen (Excluding tax)

This is the package for the original flavor "soda pop" of GariGariKun. The soda pop flavor is the biggest-selling flavor in GariGariKun series. Then, the next photo is the content of the ice sorbet. The ice sorbet is kind of ice pop/ice lolly.

Shaved ice flavored soda pop is on the inside, and thin ice sherbet flavored soda pop is on the outside to cover the inside. You can have a stick of it with one hand and eat it, so you enjoy it while even walking outside!! This would be the best choice to eat when you feel hot, such as just out of the bath or coming back home in summer!! Moreover, you can win one more GariGariKun, if you get a winning stick like it on the following picture.

In English: You won!! You can exchange the stick with another "GariGariKun", not "GariGariKun Rich"

And then, as I said "ice sorbet series" on the title, there are many flavors of the  GariGariKun. The followings are just some of them: cola, grapefruit, orange, grape, Japanese pear, mango, apple. Japanese pear flavor is one of my favorite!!  

The package of Japanese pear flavor

The package of Cola flavor

In addition to above, there is high-end series; the name is "GariGariKun Rich".

Regular Price: 130 Japanese Yen (Excluding tax)

You must feel rich taste of the flavor. Although, the price of that is be higher than regular one!! Some of flavors of the "Rich" series: Milk&Milk, Chocolate&Chocolate, Pudding&Pudding.

How was the GariGariKun introduction? Do you want to have it? You can buy some of GariGariKun series at convenience stores, supermarkets or wherever you can buy ice cream and sorbet in Japan. Sometimes, new flavor of the GariGariKun series is released. You must enjoy finding and eating your favorite one and trying new flavor each time you come to Japan!! If you are acquainted with some Japanese at place you visit in Japan, you can try to ask him or her "Do you wanna go eating GariGariKun??" 

Enjoy your trip in Japan! And see you in the next article of the blog!! 
"The ordinary for Japanese" must work to spice up your trip!