Chocolate tea? Never seen it in Japan. That's hardly a household name here.

i think that is what its called but im not sure. i will check next time i go to one.

Actually I wouldn't be surprised if there was a chocolate tea. Japanese companies occasionally do play "games" as marketing/advertising tactics. A couple of years ago, Pepsi introducued "Cucumber Pepsi". It succeeded in having consumers talk about it and uttering the name "Pepsi" a lot for a few weeks. Pepsi knew from the beginning that Cucumber Pepsi wouldn't sell much. (Because it tasted horrible!) It HAD TO be "cucumber" rather than "pineaplle" or "grapefruit" to have that desired impact. The Japanese consumers know how to play along with these business strategies.

It was only the North Americans living in Japan back then who made a fuss about Cucumber Pepsi and created many Youtube videos on the subject. ;)

lol so does pepsi and/or coca-cola over there have different flavors? like here we have coca-cola black cherry.

I never liked the idea of tea being sold canned or bottled.

I'm guessing this is ice tea, right?

is it green tea or erm.. Tea Tea? (lack of better words)

Edit: its brown in the bottle - stupid question..

My Sensei says that Ice Coffee is also big in Japan? Don't have that over here either.

Is the cucumber pepsi still about, Nagoyankee? I'd love to try it, just for laughs!

It's both iced and warm tea. You can buy both from vending machines and convenience stores. The bigger bottles are only available cold (or at room temperature).

We have been talking about green tea in this thread but Cola Cola and other companies also make canned and bottled English tea. When you roast green tea leaves in certain ways, the tea comes in brown.

Iced Coffee is huge here. As you know, we like doing things according to the season. The summer is hotter and more humid here than in your country, so cold drinks are in order.

And, no, Cucumber Pepsi isn't produced anymore. That was the plan. Pepsi knew it wasn't gonna be popular. The yukkier, the better. It got us to talk about the company.

Ahh I see. I wonder what the next crazy invention will be? Mango Coffee? :p Aloe Vera Milk?

I can't imagine iced coffee tasting too good.. I remember my mother once force feeding me cold, black coffee to force me to throw up when I'd drunk too much alcohol at my 16th birthday (you have to be 18 to drink in England) and I missed most of my party due to lack of consiousness :p

Good times :D

Right, something along those lines. It wil be something no one has ever thought about.

You will be hooked on the iced coffee here, believe me. It's not the same thing as hot coffee that's gotten cold.

LOL awesome ad, thanks for that :)

I imagined coca-cola tea to be in the red and white colours, but they make drinks like Lilt too, under different brand names. D'ya think their tea will still be on sale by the time I'm in Japan this time next year?