Is TokyoTreat worth it? Honest Japanese snack box review

With Mother’s Day in the UK fast approaching, if your mum is a foodie, loves Japan, or appreciates unique gifts, a TokyoTreat snack box could be a great present.

The TokyoTreat March 2025 snack box is the perfect opportunity to try popular, delicious, and fun Japanese treats while learning more about Japanese culture. This month’s box has a cherry blossom bites theme. Inside, you can expect strawberry shortcake KitKats, peach mochi, sakura cake, sour plum salt crackers, onion puffs, tonkotsu ramen, and so much more.

Is a TokyoTreat snack box subscription truly worth it? This honest review shares important details about what’s inside the cherry blossom bites box, if the treats are tasty, pricing and delivery options, and whether this is a must-try subscription.

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About TokyoTreat

TokyoTreat is a monthly snack box subscription that allows you to try a range of handpicked fun, seasonal, unique, cool, and modern full-sized Japanese treats. Expect a rare Japanese KitKat flavour, noodles, savoury crisps and snacks, seasonal drinks, delicious sweet goods like chocolate and cake, mochi, gummies, and more!

Each box contains a beautiful 20-page booklet, complete with allergen information, to tell you more about the snacks, Japanese culture, and the history behind the treats. They typically have a seasonal or cultural theme, such as Valentine’s Day, New Year, Halloween, Osaka, and Tsukimi.

What’s inside the March 2025 TokyoTreat snack box?

The TokyoTreat March 2025 box is themed cherry blossom bites. Spring in Japan is all about sitting under beautiful blooming cherry blossom trees, laughing with friends, and enjoying the best time of year. Whether it’s at a fun festival or a chill hanami (flower-watching party) picnic, everyone comes together to soak up the magic of sakura season.

This box delivers sakura-flavoured treats and the spirit of spring in Japan right to you.

Inside the March 2025 box, there are 13 different goods:

1. Strawberry Shortcake KitKats
2. Sakura Petal Marshmallows
3. Peach Mochi
4. Sakura Blossom Cake
5. Sour Plum Salt Crackers
6. Sakura Doughnut
7. Pistachio & Strawberry Pai no Mi
8. Senbei Spring Mix
9. Baked Potato Poricky Sticks
10. Onion Puffs
11. Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen
12. Blossom-Viewing Chocolate Bites
13. Crispy Fried Rice Crackers

Below, I’ll share my thoughts on the Japanese snacks I’ve tried so far, their distinctive flavours and textures, and which ones were my faves!

TokyoTreat snacks review

I previously tried the TokyoTreat January 2024 New Year Snackin’ Party box, which I loved. This month’s sakura box is quite different, with more delicate flavours overall, so the contrast is always welcome as it means I get to try lots of new treats.

The Strawberry Shortcake KitKats are divine and probably the nicest KitKat flavour I’ve ever tried. They combine sweet and smooth white chocolate with pops of tangy strawberry for a flavour profile that’s balanced and addictive. I don’t typically go for fruity chocolate, but these are an exception! Definitely my fave from the box.

The Peach Mochi are chewy peach-flavoured sweets that are wrapped in edible rice paper. I didn’t realise the rice paper was edible at first and had an awful time trying to unwrap the sticky mochi. It was impossible! Once I realised the rice paper was edible, it became a lot clearer lol. These treats are really light and have a wonderful sweet peach flavour. I really enjoyed them.

The Sakura Doughnut is a sakura syrup-soaked doughnut for a crispy and wonderfully sweet flavour. If you don’t have a sweet tooth, this will probably be quite sickly for you. However, I love sweet things and found this incredibly enjoyable. As the doughnut is small, it’s not too rich. The syrupy flavour and texture are addictive.

The Sour Plum Salt Crackers are described as being super light, crunchy, and puffy with a salty, sour plum kick. I was pretty sure I wouldn’t like them based on the description. However, I found them to be nothing like the description and think they tasted just mildly salty with the texture of quavers. I enjoyed them!

The Sakura Blossom Cake is a soft sweet cake that has a creamy sakura chocolate centre. I thought the cake may end up being a bit dry seeing as it’s been packaged, but it was wonderfully moist and surprisingly light. The cherry blossom flavour isn’t too strong or floral, which I really like. This is another excellent treat.

The Onion Puffs are delicious. They’ve got the addictive light and crunchy texture of cheese balls but the yummy flavour of onion wings. I get addicted to onion ring crisps and can eat them in abundance. These Onion Puffs are the exact same – so moreish!

The Pistachio & Strawberry Pai no Mi look like it’d be a millefeuille on the packaging. In reality, they’re individual, small, buttery, and flaky snacks that have a pistachio-flavoured chocolate centre and a strawberry-flavoured pastry. They’re nice and very light, but I wish the flavours of pistachio and strawberry were more prominent as they’re very subtle.

The Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen is a rich, creamy pork bone broth with thin ramen noodles. While I like these, it’s not my fave instant ramen noodles. The broth is nice, but I typically prefer chicken flavours and something spicier.

I’ve not tried the rest of the treats, but I can’t wait to see what they’re like!

TokyoTreat pricing and delivery

TokyoTreat ships worldwide. There are various subscription plans available:

• 12 months: $32.50/£25.52 per month ($390/£306.27 billed annually)
• 6 months: $33.50/£26.31 per month ($201/£157.85 billed bi-annually)
• 3 months: $35.50/£27.88 per month ($106.50/£83.63 billed quarterly)
• 1 month: $37.50/£29.45 per month (billed monthly)

As with any subscription plan, paying annually is the most cost-effective.

Do I recommend this Japanese snack box?

I absolutely recommend the TokyoTreat snack box subscription. There’s a fantastic mix of textures, flavours, and unique treats throughout this box that are equally fun and tasty to try!

The cherry blossom bites theme is stunning. The booklet is filled with gorgeous pictures, and you get a real sense of what cherry blossom season is like in Japan through the pictures, stories, and snacks in this box. I’m a big cherry blossom fan, so this theme is right up my street!

I think the subscription is great value for money with an array of delicious snacks, making it equally viable to gift or to get for yourself. It’s also so fun to open each snack box with family and friends, so you can all get a taste of the unique flavours of Japan. Whatever you’re intending to get this for, TokyoTreat doesn’t disappoint!

Sarah Sarsby is the owner of A Woman's Confidence. With over 6 years' experience of writing in the fields of beauty and lifestyle, Sarah is passionate about all things content, makeup, skincare, wellness, and lifestyle. She has oily skin, is obsessed with lip gloss, and loves cookie dough.