A Japanese confectionery store in Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture sells "Soccer Karukan", a famous sweet of Kagoshima, "Karukan" printed with a soccer ball pattern, in conjunction with the soccer World Cup, raising the cheering mood.
A Japanese confectionery shop in Kanoya City started selling "Soccer Karukan" from November 18th before the opening of the soccer world cup.
Karukan, a traditional Japanese confectionery from Kagoshima, has a soccer ball pattern printed on its white surface.
The owner, Takashi Osako, was a member of the soccer club when he was a student, and he opened the shop in 2002, the year of the Japan-Korea tournament.
A customer who visited said, "I was surprised, but I couldn't help but pick it up. I would like to eat Karukan and support it."
The owner, Mr. Osako, said, “At first, there wasn’t much of a response, but Japan won and everyone is interested. I was talking.