made in yokohama

Every time I am in line at Union Supermarket, I have been interested in trying these sweets that are "Made in Yokohama"

Yokohama Caramel...these are actually made by Donan Foods who makes a lot of Meiji brand candies in Hakodate, Hokkaido…269 yen plus tax

They are kinda hard, kinda chewy, so it is probably best to let them melt in your mouth, unless you don't mind it sticking to your teeth

Blue Dal, a dalmation character with blue dots represents Yokohama

the blue is Yokohama's colors 

chocolate pieces covered in various white, light blue and dark blue chocolate shells

These are made by Shikoku Meiji…180 yen plus tax

These red shoes are actually milk chocolate and represent the story of Kimi chan. 

Her mother moved from Yokohama to Hokkaido to work there but could not bring Kimi chan with her.

She instead left Kimi chan with a church related group who would take Kimi chan with them to America

Unfortunately Kimi chan died from TB (tuberculosis) before going to America 

Apparently there is a statue of Kimi chan near the beach in San Diego, California. San Diego is the sister city of Yokohama.

There is a song that was written about Kimi chan called "Akai Kutsu" (red shoes), Satoshi could sing the song, but hadn't known about the story behind it

The chocolate is not made in Yokohama but by Akutagawa Seika, which we tried before…320 yen plus tax

Unfortunately none of these sweets were made in Yokohama...I guess I should've titled this post "made for Yokohama"?!

Still, glad we got to try these.