Choose peanut souvenirs from Chiba, Japan by recipient: small individually bagged peanut sweets to share, peanut snacks like miso-glazed peanuts for family, and a gift-boxed assortment for someone special.
Year-end trips home, business trips, and year-end gifts: many people decide that “peanuts are the souvenir from Chiba,” and then get lost in how many kinds there are. SUZUICHI, a peanut specialty store in Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan, put together this guide to choosing by recipient.
Quick Answer: Three Picks by Recipient
- To hand out at work or to a group: small bagged peanut sweets (from ¥367 (tax included) for a 65 g bag). Flavors such as cheese and strawberry milk, easy to buy in the number you need
- For family and friends: peanut snacks such as miso-glazed or sugar-coated peanuts (from ¥648 (tax included) for 120 g). For bread lovers, peanut butter made from Chiba peanuts (160 g, ¥1,521 (tax included))
- For someone you want to honor, or as a year-end gift: a gift-boxed peanut assortment (such as ¥5,035 (tax included)), or a three-flavor peanut butter tasting gift (¥4,280 (tax included))
*All prices include tax and are as of November 2026.
Why Peanuts from Chiba, Japan Make a Good Souvenir
About 90% of the peanuts sold in Japan are said to be imported. Snacks made with peanuts grown in Chiba Prefecture, Japan are a gift that says “Chiba” all on their own.
Even among Chiba peanuts, the flavor depends on the variety: rich Chiba Handachi (千葉半立), large and lightly sweet Nakateyutaka (中手豊), and distinctly sweet Q-Nuts (Qなっつ). We explain the differences in detail in Best Japanese Peanuts? 5 Varieties from Chiba, Japan Compared.
Each year, Nakateyutaka switches to new-crop peanuts (this season’s harvest) around mid-October, and Chiba Handachi around early November. That means year-end trips home and year-end gifts fall right in new-crop season (When Is Peanut Season in Japan?).
To Hand Out at Work or to a Group
When you are handing out souvenirs, two things matter most: how easy it is to buy the right number, and how long they keep.
Peanuts Time (65 g, ¥367 / Three-Flavor Assortment, ¥1,318)
Peanuts from Chiba, Japan coated in skim milk and cheese, strawberry, or cocoa powder. Soft on the outside and crunchy inside. Each 65 g bag is small, so you can match the number of bags to the number of people. The three-flavor assortment keeps for 90 days from the date of manufacture (unopened).
For Family and Friends
For family and friends, peanuts from Chiba turned into snacks with a little extra care go over well. Choose by taste: something sweet to go with tea, something salty to go with drinks, or a peanut paste to spread on bread.
Miso Shigure (Miso-Glazed Peanuts) (120 g, ¥648)
A dry, easy-to-eat version of Miso Peanuts, a sweet miso-coated peanut snack and a classic school-lunch dish in Chiba, Japan. Roasted peanuts from Chiba are finished with country-style miso and sugar for a sweet-and-salty taste. Good with tea or with drinks. Keeps for 90 days from the date of manufacture (unopened).
Rakkato (Sugar-Coated Peanuts) and Kohi-to (Coffee-Sugar Peanuts) (120 g each, ¥648 each)
Rakkato is butter peanuts from Chiba coated in sugar, with a pinch of salt for a refined sweetness. Kohi-to is coated in coffee and sugar, so the richness of the peanuts, the bitterness of the coffee, and the sweetness of the sugar all come through at once. Both keep for 90 days from the date of manufacture (unopened).
Butter Peanuts and Salted Peanuts (120 g each, ¥788 each)
For someone who enjoys a drink, try these two salty snacks. Both are made with peanuts from Chiba. The salted peanuts are soaked in salt water before roasting, so they can feel a little softer than plain roasted peanuts. Keeps for 90 days from the date of manufacture (unopened).
Peanut Paste Tsubu, Fuka, and Shibu (160 g each, ¥1,521 each)
Peanut butter made with peanuts from Chiba, in three types: Tsubu, sweetened with crunchy bits; Fuka, deep-roasted and lightly sweet; and Shibu, unsweetened and made with the thin inner skin. A nice souvenir for anyone who loves bread in the morning. Unopened, it keeps for 150 days, longer than the other products here.
For Peanut Lovers, In-Shell Peanuts Too
For someone who loves the taste of peanuts themselves, there are also roasted in-shell peanuts, Chiba Handachi (130 g, ¥929), roasted right in the shell. Keeps for 90 days from the date of manufacture (unopened).
For Someone Special, or as a Year-End Gift
For a proper gift, choose a gift-boxed set. They cost a little more, but they look the part. Gift wrapping, noshi paper, and a shopping bag come free, so you can put the box in the bag and hand it over just as it is.
Peanut Gift Set NAGOMI (¥5,035)
A set of five: butter peanuts and salted peanuts (120 g each), peanut sablé cookies and peanut crackers (5 pieces each), and in-shell Chiba Handachi (130 g). The sablé cookies and crackers won the Grand Prize of Honor at the 25th National Confectionery Exposition in Japan in 2008. With a variety of peanut snacks in one box, it is an easy gift even when you do not know the recipient’s tastes. The three peanut items keep for 90 days from the date of manufacture (unopened), and the sablé cookies and crackers for 60 days.
Peanut Paste Three-Flavor Gift Set (¥4,280, free shipping)
Three jars of peanut paste, Tsubu, Fuka, and Shibu (160 g each), in a foil-stamped gift box. It keeps for 150 days from the date of manufacture (unopened), so it also works for year-end gifts you will give later.
Peanut Gift Set AKANE (¥5,227)
A set of four: in-shell Chiba Handachi and Nakateyutaka (130 g each), plus butter peanuts and salted peanuts. It comes in a gift box decorated with a peanut illustration and wrapped in gift paper. Keeps for 90 days from the date of manufacture (unopened).
If you would like to give in-shell peanuts only, there is also gift-boxed Chiba Handachi (340 g, ¥2,646) and a three-variety tasting set (130 g × 3 bags, ¥2,851).
For Older Recipients, Something Soft
Roasted peanuts are firm to the bite. For someone who prefers softer foods, we recommend Omasari Ama-natto (peanuts simmered in sugar) made with large Omasari peanuts from Chiba (120 g, ¥756), or Chiba no Kaori retort-boiled peanuts (100 g, ¥486). Chiba no Kaori keeps at room temperature for 120 days from the date of manufacture. The Ama-natto keeps for a shorter time, 30 days from manufacture from October to April (20 days from May to September), so choose it when you can give it soon.
Shelf Life and Price Comparison
| Product | Price (tax included) | Contents | Shelf life (unopened, from manufacture) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peanuts Time three-flavor assortment | ¥1,318 | 195 g (65 g × 3) | 90 days | Handing out, people with a sweet tooth |
| Miso Shigure (Miso-Glazed Peanuts) | ¥648 | 120 g | 90 days | Family and friends |
| Rakkato / Kohi-to | ¥648 each | 120 g each | 90 days | Family, friends, people with a sweet tooth |
| Butter peanuts / salted peanuts | ¥788 each | 120 g each | 90 days | Family, friends, people who enjoy a drink |
| Peanut Paste Tsubu / Fuka / Shibu | ¥1,521 each | 160 g each | 150 days | Family, friends, bread lovers |
| Peanut Gift Set NAGOMI | ¥5,035 | 5 kinds | 90 days (sablé cookies and crackers: 60 days) | Someone special, year-end gifts |
| Peanut Paste Three-Flavor Gift Set | ¥4,280 | 160 g × 3 jars | 150 days | Someone special, year-end gifts |
| Peanut Gift Set AKANE | ¥5,227 | 4 kinds | 90 days | Someone special, year-end gifts |
| Chiba no Kaori retort-boiled peanuts | ¥486 | 100 g | 120 days | Older recipients |
| Omasari Ama-natto | ¥756 | 120 g | 30 days (Oct–Apr) / 20 days (May–Sep) | Older recipients |
*Shelf life is counted from the date of manufacture, so it will be shorter by the time the product reaches you or when you buy it in the shop. Please enjoy soon after opening. For storage tips, see Can You Freeze Peanuts? How Long Raw, Boiled & Roasted Last.
Shopping Bags and Gift Wrapping
A souvenir should look good when you hand it over. At SUZUICHI, we use sturdy paper shopping bags.
- Gift-boxed sets: gift wrapping, noshi paper (a traditional Japanese gift wrapper), and a shopping bag are free. We can add one bag per item, so you can put the box in the bag and hand it over as it is (when ordering online, choose this in the options on the product page)
- To split snacks or assortments among several people: extra shopping bags are available for ¥20 each, in small and large sizes. Get one bag per person, and you can hand everyone their own share
- Shopping in our shop: the bag that carries everything you buy together is free
If you need extra bags when ordering online, add them to your cart along with your products from the shopping bag page.
Buy in Our Shop, or Have It Shipped
At our shop in Kisarazu, you can see the products in person while you choose.
Peanut Speciality Shop SUZUICHI
1-5-19 Shinden, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
TEL +81-438-22-2319
Hours: 9:00–17:00
Closed on Sundays (except during the summer and year-end/New Year seasons)
For year-end gifts to people who live far away, or to have your souvenirs waiting at your destination, you can order online and have them shipped directly. If you are not sure where to start, choose NAGOMI, which puts peanut snacks and in-shell peanuts in one box. It shows the many ways to enjoy peanuts from Chiba, Japan.
*Ordering from outside Japan? When you open a product page from overseas, an English shopping cart (WorldShopping BIZ) appears automatically, so you can order and have it shipped to you abroad.
