Stop at Mini Stop and try the summer cold sweets!

Our favourite convenience store in Japan

We visit Japan at Summer or early Autumn. These seasons are often still hot or warm, especially for tourists from middle Europe.

By sightseeing, we often took a break at this convenience store called “Mini Stop”. But we read very sad news online. The Mini Stop has already closed 193 branches and has been facing a crisis situation in terms of management. We are very sad, that so many Mini Stops have closed already. Hopefully, Mini stop won’t get any smaller. Why we think so, you can read below.

There are many convenience stores in Japan, that offer some cold sweets, hot snacks and fresh drinks (We do not mean drinks in cans or PET bottles).

Mini Stop is a pioneer of them, especially the cold sweets made Mini Stop popular.

Halohalo, which originally comes from the Philippines, has become a very popular cold sweet in Japan because of Mini Stop. The soft cream from Mini stop is also a very beloved sweet. The soft ice cream has a rich taste, in spite of the low price (220Yen).

Must try the seasonal versions from Mini Stop!

We love to try the seasonal cold sweets from Mini Stop. These Halo halos are sliced, iced white peaches and strawberries. Their taste was so fresh! The balance with the rich tasting soft cream is perfect! The prices are also good, only 320 Yen each.