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RESEARCHED ITEM DRAFT

Soft-serve ice cream

ソフトクリーム

Japan’s soft-serve offering combines a Hokkaido milk option with changing flavors and mixed swirls. [1] [4]

Dated regional observations; latest flavor and stock vary by warehouse. Not a live nationwide listing.

A matching item photograph with cleared reuse rights is still being sought. This sourced draft is not a finished illustrated article.

DOCUMENTED PRICE300 JPY(≈ $1.89 USD)One cup: hojicha, Hokkaido or mix · Costco Chubu Airport, Aichi · reported purchase month 2026-06

Nutrition: no verified local serving data.

THE RECORD

identity

The documented servings are cups: Kosuko’s early milk review describes clear plastic, while the June 2026 hojicha serving came in paper. Flavor names identify versions of this dessert; they do not establish identical recipes or portions across years. [1] [4]

THE RECORD

history

Hokkaido milk soft serve appears in Kosuko’s June 2011 review. In April 2018, Chubu Airport offered milk, Amaou strawberry and a mix; the author reported that renovations prevented the same strawberry offering at Hisayama. [1] [2]

Hisayama’s January 17, 2025 menu lists strawberry, milk and mixed cups. Kosuko found hojicha at Chubu Airport in June 2026 after an unsuccessful Hisayama visit three days earlier. Those visits do not establish a national changeover day. [3] [4]

THE RECORD

nutrition

No authenticated nutrient panel for these exact Japanese flavor and cup combinations has been established. A milk name, visible strawberry seeds or a tea aroma cannot supply ingredient quantities, serving weight or calories. Nutrition from a Canadian cone, U.S. cup or frozen-yogurt product is not substituted here. [1] [2] [4]

No serving-specific nutrition verified.

THE RECORD

prices

The price table keeps the earlier milk and strawberry observations separate from later Hisayama and Chubu cups. The flavor choices within each later menu share a price, but the observations do not fix a national increase date. [1] [2] [3] [4]

THE RECORD

distinctions

Kosuko’s tasting judgments distinguish the flavors. The 2011 milk cup felt rich enough to share. Amaou was firmer, tart and less cloying, although the writer wanted more strawberry intensity. Hojicha brought roasted-tea aroma and a mild bitter finish that balanced the milk. Those are one reviewer’s experiences, not a customer poll or proof of recipe composition. [1] [2] [4]

DATE & PLACE

Local evidence

Price observations

  • 200 JPY(≈ $1.26 USD) · One Hokkaido milk cup; review price · Japan; dated local food-court evidence · report published 2011-06-02; sale date unknown. Source-specific historical price. Publication, purchase month and local menu observation are distinct; not a current national offer. [1]
  • 200 JPY(≈ $1.26 USD) · One cup: Hokkaido, Amaou strawberry or mix · Costco Chubu Airport, Aichi · reported purchase month 2018-04. Source-specific historical price. Publication, purchase month and local menu observation are distinct; not a current national offer. [2]
  • 300 JPY(≈ $1.89 USD) · One cup: Hokkaido, strawberry or mix; takeaway · Costco Hisayama, Fukuoka · date not established. Source-specific historical price. Publication, purchase month and local menu observation are distinct; not a current national offer. Menu observationJanuary17; report publishedJanuary18. [3]
  • 300 JPY(≈ $1.89 USD) · One cup: hojicha, Hokkaido or mix · Costco Chubu Airport, Aichi · reported purchase month 2026-06. Source-specific historical price. Publication, purchase month and local menu observation are distinct; not a current national offer. [4]

Nutrition observations

Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑

Last checked 2026-10-15 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.

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Sources & photo rights

The 2018 and 2026 reviews explicitly locate the purchases at Chubu Airport. The Hisayama menu has an observation date one day before its forum publication. Keeping those details attached makes it possible to compare stores without turning every sighting into a national availability claim. Exact photographs are identified, with reuse rights still unresolved. [2] [3] [4]

  1. 1. Hokkaido milk soft serve Open original source

    Kosuko / Costcotuu · Published 2011-06-02 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Page updated2017-08-20; publication and update distinct, exact transaction/warehouse unknown.

    Supporting section

    Dated heading, purchase-price heading, original review body and specifically attributed comments

  2. 2. Amaou soft serve at Chubu Airport Open original source

    Kosuko / Costcotuu · Published 2018-04-28 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Updated2019-03-28. Purchase month only; renovation explanation relayed, not verified operator notice.

    Supporting section

    Dated heading, purchase-price heading, original review body and specifically attributed comments

  3. 3. Hisayama January17 menu Open original source

    土日は北九州 / Costcotuu forum · Published 2025-01-18 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. ObservationJanuary17,publicationJanuary18; not purchase or national price.

    Supporting section

    Dated heading, purchase-price heading, original review body and specifically attributed comments

  4. 4. Hojicha soft serve at Chubu Airport Open original source

    Kosuko / Costcotuu · Published 2026-06-09 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Visit day unknown. Three-day interval is between visits, not between publication and visit. First-ever-hojicha speculation excluded.

    Supporting section

    Dated heading, purchase-price heading, original review body and specifically attributed comments