Sakuma drops

Sakuma drops

Sakuma Drops (サクマ式ドロップス, Sakuma-shiki Doroppusu) are a hard candy from Japan. They are flavored with real fruit juice and are made by Sakuma Candy Co. based in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The candies are not as popular as they were in the past, but they are an easily recognizable icon in Japan as they have been available since the Meiji period. The candies are sold in 4-by-3.5 inch tin cans with a tin pull cap. Sakuma tins are collectible items, as the design frequently changes.

Sakuma drops - Grave of the Fireflies edition, showing the front and back design. Note the label as written horizontally from right to left.

Sakuma Drops are most well known in the 1988 anime film Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓, Hotaru no Haka), as it played a prominent motif in the film. A commemorative tin resembling that as depicted in the film and featuring an image of Setsuko has been released several times over the years.

External links

• Sakuma Seika Company (Japanese)