What is the best sour candy in Japan?

22 comments

1. Oof, I feel your pain.
   Bet suggestions I have are [Puré – Lemon](https://amzn.asia/d/gaPhZtm) and the [fruity candemina](http://カンロ カンデミーナグミ超果実 72g ×6個 https://amzn.asia/d/3F4naO2).
   Though to be fair neither of them are super sour, but they’re good

2. I’m not sure if they still have it, but Kaldi used to have these rainbow ribbon gummy things that were not bad on the sour scale. And also something similar to sour punch straws.

3. Haribo サワーゴールドベア. Maybe not super sour, but super delicious! Amazon JP has them, but I think I’ve seen them in a few stores, too.

4. This one is my favorite:

   https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B09RSQZK4J

5. Those dried sour plums at MUJI. Not candy, but might hit the spot.

6. Man they used.to have TOUGH gummy with ume/plum flavour – crazy sour and so delicious. Haven’t seen it in 3 years though rip…

7. This one might be my favorite. Usually find it at Daiso.
   [https://www.napajapan.com/products/shigekix-sour-candy-ume-plum-cones](https://www.napajapan.com/products/shigekix-sour-candy-ume-plum-cones)

8. They have these candies called シゲキックス at my Daiso that are actually pretty close to Warheads. They even make your mouth hurt a little!

9. These are crazy sour, but not over the top:
   https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00MWQGU4K?tag=biglobeugc-food-22&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1

   Still really tasty, kinda like extra sour skittles

10. I love sour candy and this gum is one that I’d say is on the same scale as warheads if not close?

    https://www.amazon.co.jp/丸川製菓-すっぱいレモンガム-10個×10袋/dp/B00QPQKBTI?pd_rd_w=Ok99z&content-id=amzn1.sym.d16189a9-be14-426e-ac26-91d8d85811e1&pf_rd_p=d16189a9-be14-426e-ac26-91d8d85811e1&pf_rd_r=AGGT4QWBZQVJFZDC83A4&pd_rd_wg=IUCsB&pd_rd_r=fc0e0dc9-dc24-4413-9747-02644e81cd31&pd_rd_i=B00QPQKBTI&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_m_grid_dv_rp_0_6_i

    Also someone else mentioned but シゲキックス has some pretty sour flavors

11. I’m a big fan of the grape flavor of Puré

12. Not that sour but the haribo sour gummy bears. So good. Kaldi usually has some random decent sour stuff.

13. I’ve checked everyone elses responses and they are all weak.

    This is quite literally the sourest thing you can get.

    [https://www.uha-mikakuto.co.jp/catalog/gummy/si77.html](https://www.uha-mikakuto.co.jp/catalog/gummy/si77.html)

14. Bro at the moment Pure and Marosh are doing a kikan gentei lemon gummy, it’s super good.

    If you can find them I recommend.

15. Wait… no one has mentioned kamu kamu yet? カムカム？

    It is pretty much the go to sour semi-soft candy, comes in different flavors, some limited release. Makes it fun to check out the monthly offerings.

16. Had to give up on the sour adventure. Found warheads gummies of different types at donki in Shibs and they are aggressively mid tier. Sour rating of 0.4 out of 10 but one of them paints your mouth blue so that’s cool.

17. I don’t normally eat candy, but I tried some Mango Premium Puré the other day and loved it.

18. My local Daiso has [these](https://www.google.com/search?q=%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC+%E9%85%B8%E3%81%A3%E3%81%B1%E3%81%84%E9%A3%B4&rlz=1CDGOYI_enJP998JP998&oq=%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%80%80%E9%85%B8%E3%81%A3%E3%81%B1%E3%81%84%E9%A3%B4&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i546l4.11863j0j7&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=Af0pXcCHp8ZO4M). Lemon and plum flavours, pleasantly surprised.

19. Sour Patch Kids now that I can finally eat them over here

20. スッパスギール, but be warned, it’s not for the weak.
    It’s not very common, more likely found in supermarkets

21. I love Nobel brand Super Soda and Super Lemon. They’re sour and taste good. Usually can find in the donki or vanguard. They sometimes have the umeboshi flavor which is also pretty sour but unless you like that flavor it’s not worth it. I love it myself but Soda and Lemon are also just really tasty. Cola is probably the worst imo.

22. Haha, if you’re in Osaka I have a bunch of warheads that I brought from America. I gave one to a Japanese guy at a bar and he spit it on the ground.