Meiji Cream Caramel
Meiji is the 4th largest confectionary producer in the world. Its cream caramel packaging have not changed much since the Showa period.
Shiseido Soap
Shiseido is the oldest and fourth largest cosmetic company in the world. During the mid 1930s it began to develop an advertising brand of its own, merging both Japanese and Art Deco style due to Western influence.
Meishoku Acne Toner
Meishoku, originally called Momotani Juntenkan, is a century old cosmetic company founded in the Meiji period of Japan. This toner was developed by a pharmacist whose wife had acne problems back in 1886.
Kao Shampoo
Kao was established in 1887 as a manufacturer of domestic toiletry soap. In 1932, Kao established “shampoo” as a household word in Japan and changed the way Japanese people washed their hair.
Seika Bontan Ame (Pomelo Candy)
The well-known brand was first sold in 1924, formerly known as Kagosima Seika (Confectionery).
The familiar and classical package design and the flavor and sweet-sour taste of the pomelo fruit have been widely loved by all for generations.
Fujiya Milky Candy (POCO CHAN)
Fujiya confectionery was founded in 1910 in Yokohama. Peco Chan and her boyfriend Poco Chan are well-known marketing icons in Japan, where life-sized dolls of the mascot are commonly seen nationwide standing outside the chain's stores.
Orion’s Cocoa Cigarette
Founded in 1948, Orion Star Candy Company created these cocoa/peppermint flavoured candy sticks that are still widely available and popular in modern Japan.
Kirin Lemon Beverage
Kirin Brewery was established in 1907, taking over the business of The Japan Brewery, which had started marketing Kirin Beer in 1888. In 1928, Kirin Lemon was created. Originally the company also produced Kirin Cider, Kirin Citron, and soda water, but the lemon flavour proved most popular.
Snow Brand Fruit Yogurt Drink
Founded in 1925, Megmilk Snow brand company is one of the largest dairy products company in Japan. In 1928, it became the first large scale cheese production facility in Japan. From then on, it continued to produce and launch myriad numbers of dairy products loved by generations.
Morinaga Milk Caramel
Morinaga is a confectionery company in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since 1899. In the year of 1914, caramel pieces were sold individually. The founder Taichiro decided to sell the small caramels together in one pocket-sized box, which became an enormous hit. Since then, the milk caramels in the yellow box have been consistently the popular choice of generations of Japanese people.
Ajinomoto Umami Seasoning (MSG)
Dr. Ikeda, fascinated by the profound and deep flavour of the kombu dashi (seaweed broth), believed that there was another basic taste altogether different from sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. He ultimately discovered that the origin of kombu‘s distinctive taste was glutamic acid. He named the taste umami, and developed a method to produce seasoning with glutamate as its key component. In 1909, he launched a business venture to begin selling AJINOMOTO, the world’s first umami seasoning.
Sakuma Drops
Sakuma Candy Company is a long-standing Japanese candy manufacturer established way back in 1908. They are especially famous for Sakuma Drops, the tasty Japanese hard candies packed in collectible tin cans. Other sweet treats they make include throat candies and the commemorative Grave of the Fireflies candies based on the 1988 anime film of the same name.