Japan Crate May 2015 Subscription Box Review

Japan Crate is a monthly Japanese candy subscription box. Depending on your box, Japan Crate will send you at least two pounds of various Japanese snacks, candies, and including one or more DIY kit(s)!

Cost: $12.00 (mini) / $25.00 (original) / $30.00 (premium)

Ships to: All around the world. (Free shipping in the U.S. / $15 shipping fee internationally)

Ships via: USPS. Japan Crate ships on the 5th of every month. May is the last month of their delay!

Let's move onto the box, shall we?

May 2015 first look

May 2015 first look 2

May 2015 Content List

May 2015 Comic

Mini Content

Umashi Oasi Cheetos (Japan FritoLay Cheetos Umashio): CHIPS, CHIPS, CHIPS! YAY. Although there's a bag of chips in this box, it didn't really have much flavor.

Yaokin Maple Hot Cakes (Yaokin Hot Cake Maple Syrup): Definitely tasted like pancakes with syrup!

Ginbisu Chocolate Bar Z (Ginbis Choco Bar Z): Tastes like a chocolate covered wafer. The texture is like the Glico Kapuriko.

Chocolate in Disguise (Chirin Hensou Choco): You can alter the four facec by pulling up or pushing down the tab (shown by the arrow). The chocolate is in a bag, so don't worry about them falling out. The chocolate comes in variety of color. Japan Crate will be posting a guide about each character on their blog. Japan Crate has posted the readings here.

Original Content

Corocoro Animal DIY (Meiji Korokoro Animal):

WakuWaku Zukan Gummy (Kabaya Wakuwaku Zukan Gummy Kaeru): This didn't have enough flavor in my opinion.

Gyogyogyogamu Gum (Marukawa Gyo Gyo Gyo Gum):

Strawberry Chocolate (Shoei Delicy Ichigo Choco): Take your time eating this chocolate. It's good, but it's a spoonful of sugar in your mouth. The color spoon I got was green, with a three-leaf clover on it. Japan Crate will be posting a fortune translation post soon on their site. Japan Crate has posted the readings here.

Premium Content

Hajikete Cider: This is basically a ramune drink.

Kabaya Tukuttemiyo Ju-C (Kabaya Tsukettemiyo Ju C): I've received this in September 2014 Japan Crate (not in box form).

Beware the Sour Grapes: I've received the Cola flavor in October 2014 Japan Crate.

Bread Keychain (Bonus Item): It really does smell like bread. Not really interested in this key chain though.

Overall: Nice to see that there was chips here this time! Two of the items were repeats.

If you've subscribed to Japan Crate, what do you think of the snacks this month?