Japanese Local Review: Mister Donut's Mochi Donut Is Back — Sold Out in 9 Min, All 3 Flavors 🍩🇯🇵

Heading to Japan? While you're here, Japan just lost its mind over a donut. Mister Donut's "Motchurin" is a mochi-textured donut so hyped the reservation site flashed a 1,453-minute wait (about 24 hours) the morning it opened, and some shops sold out 9 minutes after opening. From ¥216. Only Japan. 🍩 Motchurin isn't a regular fluffy donut — it's "mochuri," a chewy, stretchy mochi texture Mister Donut built to go beyond normal mochi. It first dropped in 2025 for Mister Donut's 55th anniversary, sold out so hard the company posted a public apology that June, and just came back about a year later with a brand-new strawberry flavor. Three to try: kinako (roasted soybean flour), mitarashi, and the new ichigo (strawberry) — and tried side by side, the kinako honestly beats Mister Donut's own Pon de Ring. ✅ Why locals scramble for Motchurin: 🍩 The "mochuri" chew — stretchier than a yeast or cake donut, a texture a normal donut physically can't do ⏱️ Reservation site hit a 1,453-minute (about 24-hour) estimated wait the morning it opened on May 14 — locals plan their day around the drop 🌧️ Some shops sold out about 9 minutes after opening; people queued 30-deep in heavy rain to get one 🎂 A 2025 55th-anniversary item that sold out so badly Mister Donut publicly apologized — it only comes back about once a year 🍵 Not too sweet — light enough that you can actually eat a few in one sitting 🍓 3 flavors ranked — #1 kinako (the standout, eats like real kinako-mochi), #2 mitarashi (sweet-soy tare, basically mitarashi dango), #3 strawberry (good, but the sour sauce runs a little strong) ❌ Why a donut back home isn't this: - A Krispy Kreme or Dunkin' glazed is fluffy and cakey — none of the mochi "mochuri" stretch - You can grab a normal donut any day, anywhere; Motchurin is a once-a-year, sells-out-in-minutes Japan drop - No reservation site melts down for an everyday donut 💰 Price: from ¥216 (~$1.38 USD / £1.14 GBP / A$2.16 AUD) takeout — kinako ¥216 / mitarashi ¥226 / strawberry ¥237 📍 Where to buy: Mister Donut shops nationwide — go early, this one sells out fast and can need a reservation on the Misdo Net Order site ✍️ BUY or BYE?: BUY 🛒 — Mister Donut went all in, and the kinako honestly beats their own Pon de Ring. It's not too sweet, so you can eat a few. Get the kinako and mitarashi; only skip strawberry if you don't like sour. Just go early — it sells out fast. Tell us in the comments: kinako, mitarashi, or strawberry — which Motchurin would you line up for? 👇 Save this for your Japan trip 👇 https://buybyejapan.vercel.app #shorts #japanlife #mochidonuts #japanfood #foodreview #buybyejapan