A museum in Yokohama offers insights into history of Western confectionery in Japan A museum in Yokohama offers insights into history of Western confectionery in Japan
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022
Chocolate bars, caramels, marshmallows — these Western confections are familiar today, but were a rarity for ordinary Japanese people during the Meiji era (1868-1912). Morinaga & Co, a company established at that time, manufactured and spread these products across the nation.