The Japanese word for ice cream is aisukurīmu and ice cream cone is aisukurīmukōn. See the Japanese translations of various ice cream flavors in the table below.
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| Romanji | Kanji | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice cream アイスクリーム | Aisukurīmu | None | |
| Ice cream cone アイスクリームコーン | Aisukurīmu kōn | None | |
| Vanilla ice cream バニラアイスクリーム | Banira aisukurīmu | None | |
| Chocolate ice cream チョコレートアイスクリーム | Chokorēto aisukurīmu | None | |
| Chocolate chip ice cream チョコチップアイスクリーム | Chokochippu aisukurīmu | None | |
| Strawberry ice cream ストロベリーアイスクリーム | Sutoroberī aisukurīmu | 苺アイスクリーム | |
| Coffee ice cream コーヒーアイスクリーム | Kōhī aisukurīmu | 珈琲アイスクリーム | |
| Watermelon ice cream スイカアイスクリーム | Suika aisukurīmu | 西瓜アイスクリーム | |
| Bubblegum ice cream バブルガムアイスクリーム | Baburugamu aisukurīmu | None | |
| Matcha green tea ice cream まっちゃアイスクリーム | Matcha aisukurīmu | 抹茶アイスクリーム |
Interesting facts about ice cream in Japan
A group of samurai visited the United States in 1860 as part of a diplomatic mission. The mission was to learn about America and they took many things back with them to Japan – including a recipe on how to make ice cream. However, the first ice cream produced in Japan only happened a few years later in 1869 in Yokohama.
Today, the frozen treat is incredibly popular in Japan. And although vanilla is by far the most popular flavor of ice cream among the Japanese, they still have every flavor possibly imaginable. These flavors range from all the regular ones we are accustomed to in the West to the more unconventional ones. Some examples include salt, crab, wasabi, lavender and sweet potato to name but a few.
Check out this list of the strangest ice cream flavors in Japan.