Japanese Kit Kats

Kitto Katsu: you'll definitely eat it!

Have you ever tasted a matcha tea-flavored Kit Kat? How about cherry blossom flavor? Sweet potato? If you can imagined a flavor, Nestlé have probably made it into a Kit Kat... in Japan, at least. For more than 15 years, Japan has been a workshop-laboratory of the Kit Kat brand. The matcha Kit Kat has even become an iconic souvenir to bring back to friends after a visit to Japan!

Kit Kat, an (almost) luxurious chocolate!

That's not all! Kit Kat didn't stop there: a chocolate bars usually consumed in offices distributors in her home country, it has managed to become high-end in Japan. Believe it or not: There is a Kit Kat chocolate workshop in Tokyo, where the now-famous Chef Takagi is constantly testing new chocolate bar recipes.

And forget the cheap red and white packaging: in Japan, you can buy Kit Kats in fancy boxes worthy of a great chocolate maker! Several specialist Kit Kat shops, called "Chocolatory", are also found in department stores, alongside expensive chocolate and patisserie counters.

Special "Chocolatory" Kit Kats in Japan

A Kit Kat "Chocolatory" store

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