sweets
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The Sapporo Strawberry Parfait, 1,738 yen (Berry Berry Crazy) People of all age groups love strawberries, from children to senior citizens. Selective breeding is advancing, and delicious strawberries are now available year round. New strawberry products an...
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Belgian confectioner Tom Verlinden and his wife Kyoko have opened ‘Petit Belge’, a shop that specializes in Belgian chocolate, in the Ishikawa-cho district of Hakodate in southern Hokkaido.
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Confectioner, Ishiya Co., Ltd. (Sapporo) is focusing on selling its flagship product ‘Shiroi Koibito’ on internet mail-order sites aimed at Chinese customers, amid a decrease in overseas tourists due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
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The second round of the Oi-sen (throne game), which is one of the major shogi title matches, was held in Sapporo on July 13 and 14. Sota Fujii (17), a seventh-dan high school student, played against the Oi title holder Kazuki Kimura (47) in this hot match. Lunch meals ordered by players known as “shogi meshi” and snacks served during the match attracted as much attention as the match itself.