Japanese Kit Kat Bars - Chocolate & More Flavors | Bokksu Boutique (2024)

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How many Japanese Kit Kat flavors are there? ›

There have been more than 300 limited-edition seasonal and regional flavors of Kit Kat chocolate bars produced in Japan since 2000, many exclusive to the country.

Perhaps the most distinctive feature of Kit-Kats in Japan is their extreme variety of flavors. While we typically only see the standard milk chocolate flavor in the United States, Japanese customers have seen over 400 unique flavors of Kit-Kats over the past 20 years!

TIL Kit Kats became so popular in Japan because of a literal translation of ``kitto katsu'', which means ``Surely win'' and lead to the implication of the bar giving good luck (making it a popular snack, especially before exams.)

Otona No Amasa literally means ``sweetness for adults.'' This KitKat is basically a less sweet, dark chocolate version of the regular KitKat. It's supposed to be 'only for adults' because of its slightly bitter flavor.

Dark Chocolate. A smooth combination of sugar and pure cacao. Not too bitter and not too sweet, this Kit Kat is for chocolate lovers!

The prices are indicative of this: a single, regular-sized Kit Kat bar costs 324 yen, while a box of 4 mini Kit Kats costs 432 yen.

The increased and unpredictable costs for key ingredients is part of the picture behind the increased price of KitKats and other chocolate products. There are plenty of other factors to take into account as well, such as energy costs relating to the manufacturing process.

Other Kit Kat fans speculate that the name is an acronym for “Keep In Touch, Kappa Alpha Theta.” The wife of Kit Kat inventor Joseph Rowntree was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, according to Mental Floss.

Kit Kat might not have a particular Japanese meaning, but its Japanese pronunciation kitto katto sounds a lot like “kitto katsu,” a phrase that means “you're definitely going to win” in English. Because of that, Japanese Kit Kats are often gifted to students during exam season as a token of good luck.

Japanese Kit Kats and Good Luck

Kit Kat in Japanese is pronounced “kitto katto” which actually sounds very similar to the Japanese phrase “kitto katsu”, which translates to “you will surely win”. The word “kitto” in Japanese means “surely or absolutely”, and the word “katsu” means “bound to win”.

Why doesn't the US have flavored Kit Kats? ›

Why? Because Kit Kat is distributed by different companies in the United States and internationally. In the US, Kit Kat is sold by Hershey. In the rest of the world, Nestlé's in charge.

Some may know that when it comes to Kit Kat, Japan is king. With over 400 weird and wonderful flavours to choose from...

Description. This product is a dark chocolate version of Nestle's KitKats and is popular with adults. The products flavor is written as 'otona no amasa' which directly translated means 'adults' sweetness'.

The name of this candy bar translates to the "Taste of Adult." This product was released as an upscale adult version of the traditional Kit Kat in 2010 and has gained tremendous popularity in Japan.

— The Kit Kat brand is giving fans another reason to celebrate summer with a new, limited-edition flavor: the Kit Kat Pink Lemonade Flavored Bar. Classic, crisp wafers wrapped in a pink lemonade flavored creme: this new flavor delivers a refreshing taste experience with unexpected hints of strawberry.

The brand name “Kit Kat” was transliterated into “kitto katto” (キットカット) in Japanese, which phonetically sounds close to the phrase “kitto katsu” (きっと勝つ).

“This twist on our classic KitKat has been years in the making, so we are thrilled to finally share our prized five-fingered KitKat. As fans of the brand know, our bar comes in 2 and 4-finger varieties, so we thought, why not make a full fist of it?” explained Katherine Barr, Head of Innovative Twists, KitKat.