6 Furusato Nozei Gifts With Year-End Shipping or Arrival Listed | Choose by Deadline and Frozen vs. Chilled

When you choose a furusato nozei (hometown tax donation program) gift to receive at the end of the year, it helps to compare three points: what is stated for within the year (shipping or arrival), the application deadline, and frozen or chilled. The candidates are Sanriku Kaihouzuke, torafugu sashimi, 鰤王 (buri, yellowtail), 2 osechi (Japanese New Year’s dishes) and a seafood fukubukuro (lucky-bag set). If you can’t decide, start with the closest of the 3 below. The candidates are the 6 single-product articles on furusato nozei gifts published on Ochinity, and on October 29, 2026 we checked on the Rakuten Furusato Nozei application pages that, even if you apply in December, a shipping date or an arrival date within the year is shown. “Shipping” and “arrival” are kept separate, exactly as the application pages word them.

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If You Can’t Decide, Start with These 3

If you want New Year’s osechi with a stated date (osechi, frozen)

板前魂の伊勢 Japanese-Western Three-Tier Box Osechi, 31 Dishes (Izumisano City, Osaka)

Frozen3 servings, 31 dishesArrives on one of December 29–31

The text in the image is shown by the shop. The side dish in the enlarged photo at the lower left is not included with the product.

A three-tier box of 31 Japanese-Western dishes arrives frozen. Delivery is on one of December 29, 30 or 31, and the date and time cannot be chosen.

Good to know:Payment is described as due by 23:59 on December 20 (Sunday). For delivery addresses in Hokkaido, Okinawa, the Izu Islands and Kagoshima Prefecture (Kagoshima District and Oshima District), applications are accepted only until December 17. It must be thawed before eating, and about 24–36 hours in the refrigerator is described. Delivery boxes and unattended drop-off (okihai) cannot be used. Gift support such as noshi (gift wrapping label) and gift wrapping is not available.

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If you want to thaw and serve torafugu sashimi over the year-end and New Year holidays (sashimi set, frozen)

Torafugu Sashimi Set, 4–5 Servings, 230g (Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi)

Frozen130g sashimi + 100g skin sashimi + 3 dried fins4–5 servings (shop’s wording)

The text in the image is shown by the shop.

A 230g set: torafugu sashimi arranged on a 30cm plate, with skin sashimi, dried fins, sudachi ponzu sauce and momiji-oroshi (spicy grated radish). If you choose sequential shipping, payment received by December 10 is shipped within the year.

Good to know:For payment received on December 11 or later, sequential shipping from January 7 is described. This is a shipping notice, not an arrival date, and the delivery date and time cannot be specified. You can also choose December or January as the delivery month. The use-by date is shown in two ways: 30 days in the product description, and 15 to under 30 days from the manufacture date in the product information field. No thawing instructions were found in the text of the application page.

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If you want to choose a December shipping date and receive chilled buri (yellowtail) (buri fillet, chilled)

鰤王 Fillet (Half Side), Chilled (Nagashima Town, Kagoshima)

ChilledOne half side (about 1.4–1.6kg)Choose a shipping date from December 22–30

The text in the image is shown by the shop.

One fillet (half side) of “鰤王” buri (yellowtail) arrives in a chilled vacuum pack. For the year-end, you choose a shipping date from any day between December 22 and 30.

Good to know:The date you choose is described as the date it leaves Nagashima Town, not the arrival date. The deadline for completing payment is December 15 for shipments on December 22–24, and December 20 for shipments on December 25–30. The use-by date is 6 days counting the shipping day, and there is an upper limit on the number of shipments per day. No guidance on whether it needs to be cooked or can be eaten raw was found on the application page.

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Before you applyOf the 6 gifts, 4 arrive frozen (Sanriku Kaihouzuke, Torafugu, 板前魂 osechi and Seafood fukubukuro) and 2 arrive chilled (鰤王 and Iwamoto osechi). As the delivery time gets closer, you will need free space in the freezer or refrigerator. It is reassuring to check the space beforehand.

Quick Comparison of 6 Gifts

Shaded rows are the 3 gifts above. Details on ingredients and noshi are in the single-product articles linked from each product name. The gifts are divided into 3 groups by how “within the year” is written, and within each group they are listed in the Japanese syllabary (gojūon) order of the product name. Servings are the shop’s wording.

The shipping and arrival timing and the deadlines were checked on the Rakuten Furusato Nozei application pages on October 29, 2026. The other items are transcribed from each single-product article (information dates October 17–21, 2026).

How to Choose Without Regrets

1. Check whether “within the year” means shipping or arrival

• Within-the-year shipping is stated: Sanriku Kaihouzuke (payment confirmed by December 7), Torafugu (sequential shipping, with payment received by December 10), 鰤王 (choose a shipping date from December 22–30).
• Within-the-year arrival date is stated: 板前魂 osechi and Iwamoto osechi (one of December 29–31), Seafood fukubukuro (arrival 12/1–12/25 or 12/26–12/31; arrival date can be specified up to 12/31).

Even if the shipping is within the year, the arrival is not necessarily within the year. For 鰤王, the date you select is the date it leaves Nagashima Town, and the page states that it is not the arrival date. For torafugu and Sanriku Kaihouzuke, the guidance on the application page is written mainly around the shipping timing. If you want to be in time for the New Year table, it is easier to choose by starting with the gifts whose arrival dates are stated.Source: the “Shipping time” and “Delivery time” rows of each single-product article, and the application pages (checked October 29, 2026)

2. Compare the application deadlines by date

• December 7: Sanriku Kaihouzuke. Payment that has been confirmed is described as eligible for shipping within the year. For bank transfers, payments confirmed in Rakuten’s system by December 7 are eligible.
• December 10: Torafugu. If you choose sequential shipping, payment received by this date is shipped within the year.
• December 15 and December 20: 鰤王. The deadline for completing payment is December 15 for shipments on December 22–24, and December 20 for shipments on December 25–30.
• December 20 (Sunday), 23:59: 板前魂 osechi. For delivery addresses in Hokkaido, Okinawa, the Izu Islands and Kagoshima Prefecture (Kagoshima District and Oshima District), applications are accepted only until December 17.
• No deadline found: Seafood fukubukuro and Iwamoto osechi. For Iwamoto, as of the single-product article of October 19, 2026, the sales period shown on Rakuten ended on December 20.

Deadlines are worded either as “payment received” (入金) or “payment” (決済). The earlier you apply, the more likely slots remain to choose from. For 鰤王, there is an upper limit on shipments per day, and it is described that acceptance may close before the deadline.Source: the “Shipping time” and “Application deadline” rows of each single-product article, and the application pages (checked October 29, 2026)

3. Check frozen or chilled, shelf life and thawing

• Arrives chilled: 鰤王 (use-by date is 6 days counting the shipping day), Iwamoto osechi (kept chilled at 10℃ or below; use-by date is January 2, 2027).
• Arrives frozen: 板前魂 osechi (best-before date is January 15, 2027 if kept frozen; thawing is described as about 24–36 hours in the refrigerator), Sanriku Kaihouzuke (best-before 180 days; after thawing, it is described to be stored in the refrigerator and eaten within 5 days), Torafugu (the use-by date is shown in two ways: 30 days, or 15 to under 30 days from the manufacture date), Seafood fukubukuro (best-before date is within 1 month of shipping).

Frozen items keep longer, but some, like osechi, take a day or more to thaw. Chilled items need no thawing, but the period to finish them is shorter. The starting point of the count differs by product, so please check the label on the item when it arrives.Source: the “Storage”, “Best-before date” and “Thawing” rows of each single-product article

4. Check date/time specification and noshi

• Date and time cannot be specified: Torafugu, 鰤王 (the delivery time cannot be specified), 板前魂 osechi, Iwamoto osechi.
• A slot where the arrival date can be specified: Seafood fukubukuro (the slot labeled “着日指定可能※12/31まで”, arrival date can be specified up to 12/31; if nothing is entered, it goes by sequential shipping, with delivery within 3 business days at the earliest).
• Noshi: not available for 板前魂 osechi; Seafood fukubukuro is handled with a simple noshi sticker (name printing not available); Torafugu is described as supported (the types of inscription: not confirmed). For Sanriku Kaihouzuke no support is indicated, and for 鰤王 and Iwamoto osechi nothing was found.

Furusato nozei gifts are described as basically delivered to the donor’s address. If you want to send one as a present, please check before applying, on the application page or with the provider, whether the delivery address can be changed.Source: the “Delivery” and “Noshi / gifting” rows of each single-product article

FAQ

Are “shipped within the year” and “arrives within the year” the same?

No, they are not the same. Sanriku Kaihouzuke, Torafugu and 鰤王 are gifts for which shipping within the year is described. 板前魂 osechi, Iwamoto osechi and Seafood fukubukuro are gifts for which an arrival date or slot within the year is stated. For 鰤王, the date you choose is described as not being the arrival date. This article separates them exactly as the application pages word them.

If I apply in December, will I be in time?

If your application is completed by the deadline dates above, the gift is described as eligible for shipping or arrival within the year. No deadline was found for the seafood fukubukuro and Iwamoto osechi. The display on the application pages can change, so before applying, please check the latest display on the application page and the provider’s notice.

Can I change or cancel after applying?

Torafugu, Sanriku Kaihouzuke, 鰤王, Seafood fukubukuro and Iwamoto osechi are described as not allowing cancellation of the donation application, changes to the gift, or returns. For 鰤王, the shipping date you chose also cannot be changed. For 板前魂 osechi, delivery information is described as not changeable after the shipping slip has been issued.

Is there allergy labeling?

Torafugu is described as containing wheat and soybeans, and Sanriku Kaihouzuke as containing wheat, abalone, salmon roe (ikura) and soybeans. For Seafood fukubukuro, crab, shrimp, mackerel, salmon roe (ikura) and soybeans are listed, and wheat also appears in the ingredients field. The 2 osechi list many items, such as shrimp, crab, wheat, egg and milk. For 鰤王, nothing is stated on the application page. Please check the labeling of each gift in “Basic information” of its single-product article. If you have an allergy, please ask the provider before applying, or be sure to check the label on the item when it arrives.

Summary: Which One Fits You?

What We Checked and What We Could Not Confirm