One of the tastiest confectionery gifts you can pick up in Japan is a box of Royce chocolates. Unfortunately, they’re a little hard to come by. Unless you’re visiting Royce home grounds in Hokkaido, the only other place you’re guaranteed to find Royce products is at the airport.
Thankfully, things are about to get a little bit sweeter as Royce is rolling out pop-up chocolate trucks across Japan to sell its popular chocolates throughout the summer.
The trucks will offer approximately 90 types of Royce's most popular products including the fan-favourite nama raw chocolates, chocolate-covered potato chips and chocolate bars.
You’ll also find a selection of limited-edition seasonal products such as lemon-flavoured chocolate-covered potato chips (¥864), salted caramel and orange nama chocolate (¥778), and salted pistachio and toffee chocolate bars (¥702).
The pop-up chocolate trucks will be parked at various locations across Japan, mostly outside major department stores and at special events. Some of the more prominent locations include:
- Tokyo: Hankyu Oi Shokuhinkan (Jul 13-19)
- Osaka: Keihan Department Store Suminodo (Jul 7-13)
- Kyoto: Friend Mart Uji City Hall (Jul 26-Aug 7)
- Hiroshima: Mitsukoshi Hiroshima (until Jul 10)
- Fukuoka: Hakata Daimaru (Aug 10-22)
To find out if there's a Royce truck near you, see this website.
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