Japan Crate’s December 2023 theme is unsurprisingly Christmas. It comes with one of three Christmas tree ornaments, with the chance to win prizes depending on which one you find in your box. If you’ve not seen our previous posts about Japan Crate, they’re a popular subscription box service by Sugoi Mart that sends out a box with […]
The theme for the September 2023 Japan Crate is ‘Experience Japan Through Games’. To be more specific, it’s referring to board games. The unique non-snack item included this time was a dice and board game pieces to use on a simple board game that was printed on the inside of the box. The past few […]
Japan Crate‘s theme for June 2023 is ‘Experience Japan Through Samurai’. It comes complete with some attractive Mega Drive/Sega Genesis-style artwork of a fighting game featuring samurai on the front and weapons inside. Unfortunately, much like the May 2023 box, there was no guide included this time and no ‘in-box game’ with a prize to […]
Japan Crate‘s theme for May 2023 is ‘Experience Japan Through Speed’, which seems to be based on a train journey. It has an amazing design showing a bullet train in a fictional version of Tokyo Station. These boxes usually come with a guide explaining each item inside. Instead, this month it had a ‘Candy Map […]
Did you grow up wanting to punish evil by moonlight? Maybe you joined the Sailor Moon wave recently with the remake? Either way, fans will be interested in the Sugoi Mart Sailor Moon Lucky Bag. As is the nature of lucky bags, what you receive will be somewhat random, but it looks like figures, gachapons, and […]
Sailor Moon was one of the earlier anime I watched. I grew up with it, watching the dub, sub, movies, and even playing the games. With the reboot finishing soon, it seems like a good time to revisit it. Sugoi Mart kindly sent us a variety of Sailor Moon goods as a way to do that. Sailor […]
April 2023’s Japan Crate theme is cherry blossoms. It’s ‘sakura season’ and they’re in full bloom. While we can see them here in the UK too sometimes, it’s very much a part of the culture of Japan, with some beautiful sights to see. Having a picnic while viewing the cherry blossoms would be a nice way to […]
While you may be more familiar with the candy subscription box, Japan Crate, that’s not the only type of monthly treat you can get from Sugoi Mart. If you prefer the savory to the sweet, there’s Umai Crate. Umai Crate sends over 8-10 items from Japan. It mostly consists of different types of instant ramen that […]
The theme of Japan Crate theme for March 2023 is ‘Lost in Japan’. It’s a box meant to take you on a journey. The immediately striking thing about this box is the design, which mixes the traditional and new. The guide that comes with it tells a story. You meet a samurai who tells you […]
It’s February 2023 and Japan Crate has come out with their ‘Box of Love’. Fittingly for Valentine’s Day, the theme seems to primarily be chocolate this month. If you’ve not seen our previous posts about Japan Crate, they’re a popular subscription box service by Sugoi Mart that send out a box with 18-20 Japanese snacks every month. These […]