Description: SAKUMA DROPS Last Batch! Japan Canned Candies Sealed New Ships Fast USA Seller. Sakuma drops (サクマ(式)ドロップス Sakuma(-shiki) Doroppusu) are a hard candy from Japan since 1908. They are flavored with real fruit juice and are made by Sakuma Seika Candy Co. based in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The candies are an easily recognizable icon in Japan as they have been available since the Meiji period. The candies are sold in 4-by-3.5 inch tin cans with a tin pull cap. Sakuma tins are collectible items. Sakuma’s drops are best known in the west from their appearance in the 1988 anime film Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓 Hotaru no Haka), as it played a prominent motif in the film. Japan’s Sakuma Drops maker to close after 114 years Sakuma Seika Co, one of Japan’s oldest candy companies, has announced it is to close in January 2023 due to a drop in sales and rising production costs. Once these are gone, they are GONE!!
Price: 18 USD
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
End Time: 2024-12-13T01:10:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Expiration Date: June 2023
Shape: Rock Candy
Occasion: Christmas
Custom Bundle: No
Product: Hard Fruit Candy
Regional Cuisine/Region: Japanese
Flavor: Fruit, Grape, Lemon, Mint
Brand: Sakuma's
Food Aisle: Pantry
Type: Hard Candy
Packaging: Tin Can
Theme: Hello Kitty
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
