This is a furusato nozei (Japan’s hometown tax donation program) thank-you gift from Abira Town (安平町), Hokkaido. The place-of-origin field on the listing gives Abira Town, Hokkaido, and the product description says it uses raw milk from the Higashi-Iburi (東胆振) area of Hokkaido. The provider is 有限会社プロセスグループ夢民舎. In this article, we have organized what the Rakuten listing and reviews say into five points: amount, shelf life, ingredient labeling, ease of use as a gift, and reviews. What arrives is one each of six kinds of cheese, and its key feature is that a single box lets you taste and compare them.
At a Glance
Key points
- One each of six kinds of cheese arrives. They are caciocavallo, string cheese, smoked mozzarella, Camembert, smoked Camembert and cream cheese, and the amounts of the six pieces add up to 800g
- The listing says it arrives chilled (by refrigerated delivery). The listing gives a best-before period of 25 to 90 days, depending on the item
- Rakuten rating 4.52 (162 reviews). As displayed on Rakuten, viewed October 22, 2026
Watch out for
- The listing says it is scheduled to ship within 30 days of the date payment is confirmed, and you cannot choose the delivery month. The listing also says shipping may take longer over the year-end and New Year period
- The listing gives a best-before period of 25 days for the string cheese and 30 days for the smoked mozzarella, which is shorter than for the other four items
Suits: people who want to taste and compare a little of many kinds of cheese, and people who can apply at a time when it is easy for them to receive a chilled parcel
The features come from the Rakuten Furusato Nozei listing (viewed October 22, 2026). The rating is as displayed on Rakuten (viewed October 22, 2026) and may not reflect the product’s current condition.
Basic Information
- Product name
- 夢民舎 はやきたチーズ色々詰合せセット (assorted cheese set)
- Municipality / provider
- Abira Town, Hokkaido (北海道安平町), Rakuten Furusato Nozei / Provider: 有限会社プロセスグループ夢民舎
- Amount
- One each of 6 kinds (800g in total)
- Kinds of cheese
- カチョカバロ (caciocavallo) 200g / さけるチーズ (string cheese) 90g / スモークモッツァレラ (smoked mozzarella) 130g / カマンベールはやきた (Camembert) 110g / スモークカマンベールはやきた (smoked Camembert) 110g / クリームチーズ (cream cheese) 160g
- Options
- There are no options; the contents come in one type only
- Storage
- The listing says to keep it refrigerated
- Best-before
- The listing gives 25–90 days, depending on the item
- Allergen labeling
- Not shown on the listing (the ingredients include raw milk and fresh cream)
- Shipping
- The listing says it is scheduled to ship within 30 days of the date payment is confirmed
- Noshi / gifts
- There is no option for noshi (formal gift wrapping paper), and we found no mention of wrapping or message cards
This list transcribes what is stated on the listing. However, the “not confirmed” labels and any notes we add are our own.
The ingredients list raw milk and fresh cream (milk). The listing asks you to check the allergen information on the label of the packaging after it arrives. If you have allergies, be sure to contact the provider before you apply, or check the label on the thank-you gift after it arrives (reference: Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan, “About Allergen Labeling” (viewed October 22, 2026)).
See the transcribed details, sources and “not confirmed” items (15 items)
This list transcribes what is stated on the listing. However, the “not confirmed” labels and any notes we add are our own.
- Product name
- 夢民舎 はやきたチーズ色々詰合せセット (assorted cheese set; Abira Town, Hokkaido; furusato nozei)The product name shown on the Rakuten product page is a long string with many search terms. Here we show only the product-name part.
- Amount
- The listing says one each of カチョカバロ (caciocavallo) 200g, 夢民舎のさけるチーズ (夢民舎’s string cheese) 90g, スモークモッツァレラ (smoked mozzarella) 130g, カマンベールはやきた (Camembert) 110g, スモークカマンベールはやきた (smoked Camembert) 110g and クリームチーズ (cream cheese) 160g. The 800g total is a figure we calculated by adding up the amounts of the six pieces. There is no statement of how many servings it makes, so this is not confirmedSource: Rakuten Furusato Nozei listing (viewed October 22, 2026)
- Options
- There is no selection field, and the contents come in one type only. There is also no field for choosing the delivery monthSource: application section of the listing (viewed October 22, 2026)
- Storage method
- The listing says to keep it refrigerated. The storage temperature figure is not confirmedSource: product description on the listing
- Best-before period
- The listing gives 90 days for the caciocavallo, 25 days for the string cheese, 30 days for the smoked mozzarella, 90 days for the Camembert, 90 days for the smoked Camembert and 60 days for the cream cheese. From when these days are counted is not confirmedSource: product description on the listing
- After opening
- Not confirmed (we found no mention on the listing)
- Ingredients
- The listing gives raw milk, salt and lactic acid bacteria for the caciocavallo, and raw milk, salt and lactic acid for the smoked mozzarella. The Camembert, smoked Camembert and string cheese are raw milk and salt. The cream cheese is raw milk, fresh cream, salt and a stabilizer (thickening polysaccharides)Source: product description on the listing (viewed October 22, 2026)
- Origin of ingredients
- The place-of-origin field gives Abira Town, Hokkaido. The product description says it uses raw milk from the Higashi-Iburi area of HokkaidoSource: product description on the listing
- Place of processing
- Not confirmed (we found no mention of the location of the manufacturing facility)
- Condition / how to eat (cooking needed?)
- The listing says it arrives chilled. We found no guidance on whether it needs cooking or how to eat itSource: product description on the listing
- Delivery
- The listing says it arrives by refrigerated delivery (chilled). Whether you can specify a delivery date and time is not confirmed. The listing also says donation applications cannot be canceled and thank-you gifts cannot be changed or returnedSource: product description on the listing (notes)
- Shipping period
- The listing says it is scheduled to ship within 30 days of the date payment is confirmed. It also says shipping may take longer depending on the year-end and New Year period or production conditionsSource: product description on the listing (viewed October 22, 2026)
- Noshi / gifts
- The listing has no option for noshi. We also found no mention of gift wrapping or message cards. The gift-related words in the product name are among the words listed in the product name on the listingSource: listing (viewed October 22, 2026)
- Manufacturer
- The listing gives the provider as 有限会社プロセスグループ夢民舎. How the manufacturer is labeled and its address are not confirmedSource: product description on the listing
- Shop
- Abira Town, Hokkaido (北海道安平町), Rakuten Furusato Nozei
Donation amounts differ by portal and by the size you choose, and may change. Please check the current donation amount and availability at the link above.
What Public Reviews Say
We organized the Rakuten Ichiba product reviews by topic. Rating figures are as of the time we viewed them and will change afterward. What follows is a trend within what we read and may not reflect the product’s current condition.
| Site | Rating | Reviews | Viewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakuten customer reviews (product page) | 4.52 / 5 | 162 | October 22, 2026 |
Rating breakdown: ★5 122 / ★4 26 / ★3 2 / ★2 0 / ★1 12 (as displayed on Rakuten Ichiba; viewed October 22, 2026)
What we read: the first 60 reviews in the default order (posted March 2021 to September 2026, most recent September 2026) and all 12 reviews at ★1 (posted January 2021 to December 2025). There were no reviews at ★2. This is a trend within what we read and may not reflect the product’s current condition.
The counts below are approximate figures found by picking up words that match each topic. They include posts that only mention the topic in passing.
What Reviewers Praise
Many kinds, so you can taste and compare (about 21 of 60)
About 21 of the 60 reviews in the default order said they could try many different cheeses or enjoyed the wide variety. About 11 of these were posted within the last two years (since October 2024).
Liked the two smoked items (about 13)
About 13 of the 60 reviews in the default order said they liked the smoked Camembert or the smoked mozzarella.
Plenty of time before the best-before date (about 10)
About 10 of the 60 reviews in the default order said there was plenty of time between arrival and the best-before date. Some also wrote that the string cheese and the mozzarella had shorter dates.
Ate it with wine or other alcoholic drinks (about 8)
About 8 of the 60 reviews in the default order said they ate it together with wine or other alcoholic drinks.
Source: Rakuten customer reviews (viewed October 22, 2026)
What Reviewers Note
Took a long time to arrive (about 17 of 60)
About 17 of the 60 reviews in the default order (March 2021 to September 2026) said they waited about one to two months for it to arrive. About 5 of these were posted within the last two years. There are also reviews saying they applied in December and it arrived around February of the following year (posted in 2022 and 2023).
How to check: the shipping schedule is summarized in the “Shipping period” row of the details in “Basic Information” in this article.
Arrived at year-end and could not be received (about 9 of the 12 at ★1)
About 9 of the 12 reviews at ★1 (January 2021 to December 2025) mentioned a year-end delivery date or the gift not arriving. Several said they could not receive it because they were away from home visiting family. 1 of these was posted within the last two years.
How to check: the delivery method is summarized in the “Delivery” row of the details in “Basic Information” in this article.
Opinions were split on some of the cheeses (about 3)
About 3 of the 60 reviews in the default order mentioned specific cheeses, for example saying the string cheese could have been left out, or that the cheese shaped like a drawstring pouch took effort to cut.
Source: Rakuten customer reviews (viewed October 22, 2026)
Summary: Is This the One for You?
Why choose it: you want to taste and compare a little of many kinds of cheese, and you can apply at a time when you can receive a chilled parcel. If those two are your conditions, this thank-you gift, which delivers six kinds of cheese in one box, fits.
- One each of six kinds, including caciocavallo, Camembert, mozzarella and cream cheese. 800g in total
- The Rakuten rating is 4.52 / 5 (162 reviews). About 21 of the 60 reviews we read mentioned the wide variety or tasting and comparing
- Three of the items are listed with a best-before period of 90 days (from when the days are counted is not confirmed)
The basis for this section is the Rakuten Furusato Nozei listing and Rakuten customer reviews (viewed October 22, 2026). These are review trends within what we read and may not reflect the product’s current condition.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications explains that the deduction is taken from income tax for the year in which you make the furusato nozei donation, and from resident tax for the following fiscal year (source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “How Furusato Nozei Works: Tax Deductions”, viewed October 22, 2026). Deduction amounts and procedures differ from person to person, so please check with the ministry, your local municipality or the tax office.
Donation amounts, availability, and shipping times change. This article’s information-as-of date is October 22, 2026. Please be sure to check the listing at the link before you donate.
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This article organizes information published on furusato nozei listings and review sites. Information about the thank-you gift, such as amount, storage method, and ingredients, may change.
Comments on taste or quality are summarized from third-party posts cited with their source, and are not Ochinity’s own evaluation. Our approach to writing articles is described in our Editorial Policy.
Information as of: October 22, 2026 / Sources: Rakuten Furusato Nozei “北海道安平町” (Abira Town, Hokkaido) listing, Rakuten customer reviews, Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan, “About Allergen Labeling”, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “How Furusato Nozei Works: Tax Deductions”
