Shimabara City (Nagasaki Prefecture) is the municipality you donate to for this thank-you gift, and the provider is 長崎雲仙ハム ASTY. The listing states that the origin is Japan (国産) and that the place of processing (manufacture) is domestic manufacturing (Shimabara City). The thank-you gift covered in this article, “雲仙ハム”, which you receive through furusato nozei (hometown tax donation program), is a refrigerated thank-you gift: pork sausage (Bologna sausage) from 長崎雲仙ハム Co., Ltd. ((株)長崎雲仙ハム), and you apply by choosing from small 300g × 2 sausages, small 300g × 3 sausages and large 800g × 2 sausages. We have organized what the Rakuten listing and reviews say into 5 points: amount, shelf life, ingredient labeling, gifting and reviews. The features we could confirm on the listing are 3: it is pre-cooked (heat-treated) and can be eaten as is without grilling, it comes in 2 thicknesses (small and large), and it arrives refrigerated with a best-before date of 40 days from the date of manufacture.
At a Glance
Key points
- 3 variants: small 300g × 2, small 300g × 3 and large 800g × 2. The listing gives the size guide as about 24cm long and about 4cm in diameter for small, and about 37cm long and about 5cm in diameter for large (approximate values; it says there is some variation)
- The provider says it is pre-cooked (heat-treated) and can be eaten as is without grilling. The listing says you can grill it to your liking, including thick slices of 2.0cm or more
- It arrives refrigerated, and the best-before date is 40 days from the date of manufacture. The listing says items are shipped with about 1 month left until the best-before date as of the shipping date
- Rakuten rating 4.87 (919 reviews). Viewed November 8, 2026
Watch out for
- For all variants, shipping is shown as about 1 to 2 months after payment is confirmed (as of November 8, 2026). The listing also says it may take longer when applications are concentrated or in the busy season. You cannot specify a delivery date
- We could not find any display on the listing about whether it can be frozen, or about noshi (gift wrapping label) and wrapping
Suits: People who want to receive refrigerated sausages they can just grill and serve at the dinner table, in a lunch box or as a snack with drinks, and who want to choose the number of sausages and the thickness (small 300g / large 800g)
The features are from the Rakuten Furusato Nozei listing (viewed November 8, 2026). The rating is as shown on Rakuten (viewed November 8, 2026) and may not reflect the product’s current condition.
Basic Information
- Product Name
- 雲仙ハム 選べる内容量 (choice of amount; pork sausage)
- Municipality / Provider
- Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture (Rakuten Furusato Nozei) / Provider: 長崎雲仙ハム ASTY
- Options
- Small sausage 300g × 2
Small sausage 300g × 3
Large sausage 800g × 2 - Type
- Described as a Bologna sausage made by curing and aging Japanese pork, then mincing and shaping it
- Storage
- Keep refrigerated. The listing says the best-before date is 40 days from the date of manufacture, and items are shipped with about 1 month left as of the shipping date
- Condition / How to Eat
- The listing says it is pre-cooked (heat-treated) and can be eaten as is without grilling
- Allergen Labeling
- Labeled as egg and pork (contains egg and pork as part of the ingredients)
- Donation Amount
- Changes with the amount you choose. Check on the listing
- Shipping
- Shown as about 1 to 2 months after payment is confirmed (as of November 8, 2026). You cannot specify a delivery date
- Noshi / Gifting
- We could not find any display about noshi, wrapping or message cards
This list transcribes what the listing says. However, “Not confirmed” and our own notes are Ochinity’s wording.
If you have allergies, please contact the provider before applying for the donation, or be sure to check the label on the thank-you gift when it arrives (reference: Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan, “About Allergen Labeling”, viewed November 8, 2026).
See the transcription of the listing, sources and details of “Not confirmed” (19 items)
This list transcribes what the listing says. However, “Not confirmed” and our own notes are Ochinity’s wording.
- Product Name
- 雲仙ハム 選べる内容量 (choice of amount; Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture; furusato nozei)The product name shown on the Rakuten product page is a long string with many search keywords. Here we show the wording in the name field of the listing.
- Amount
- The listing says you choose from small sausage 300g × 2, small sausage 300g × 3 and large sausage 800g × 2. The number of servings is not stated and is Not confirmedSource: Rakuten Furusato Nozei listing (viewed November 8, 2026)
- Options
- Amount: small sausage 300g × 2 / small sausage 300g × 3 / large sausage 800g × 2
Size guide: small is about 24cm long and about 4cm in diameter, large is about 37cm long and about 5cm in diameter (approximate values; the listing says there is some variation)Source: listing selection field, product description and product description images (viewed November 8, 2026) - Donation Amount
- Differs by the amount you choose. Because the amount changes, it is not stated in this article. You can check it on the Rakuten listingSource: listing selection field (viewed November 8, 2026)
- Storage Method
- Shown as keep refrigerated. The storage temperature value is Not confirmed. We could not find guidance on whether it can be frozen, so this is Not confirmedSource: listing product description
- Best-Before Date
- The listing says it is 40 days from the date of manufacture (keep refrigerated), with the best-before date printed on the casing. It says items are shipped with about 1 month left until the best-before date as of the shipping dateSource: listing product description (viewed November 8, 2026)
- After Opening
- The listing asks you to eat it soon after opening. A guide to the number of days after opening is Not confirmedSource: listing product description image
- Ingredients
- Listed as pork, potato starch, onion, sugars (sugar, glucose), salt, pepper, powdered egg, seasoning (amino acids, etc.), phosphate (Na), color fixative (potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite), thickening polysaccharides (contains egg and pork as part of the ingredients). The provider explains that no preservatives are usedSource: listing product description and product description images
- Allergen Labeling
- Labeled as egg and pork, and the listing says the ingredients contain egg and pork in part. We found no inconsistency with the ingredient listSource: listing product description (viewed November 8, 2026)
- Origin of Ingredients
- The listing says the origin is Japan (国産)Source: listing product description
- Place of Processing
- The listing says the place of processing (manufacture) is domestic manufacturing (Shimabara City). As the reason it qualifies as a local product (地場産品), it says the item is manufactured at the head-office factory within the citySource: listing product description
- Condition / How to Eat (Whether Cooking Is Required)
- The listing says that because it is heat-treated, it can be eaten as is without grilling. It says you can enjoy it grilled to your liking, even in thick slices of 2.0cm or moreSource: listing product description (viewed November 8, 2026)
- Delivery
- Shown as refrigerated. The listing says it cannot be delivered to some remote islands and areas where refrigerated delivery (クール便) is not available. It says you cannot specify the delivery date and time, or change the delivery address after shipping. It says donation applications cannot be canceled, and thank-you gifts cannot be changed or returnedSource: listing product description and product description images (notes)
- Shipping Time
- All variants in the variant table show shipping about 1 to 2 months after payment is confirmed (as of November 8, 2026). The listing also says it may take longer when donation applications are concentrated or in busy seasons such as Obon (the midsummer season for honoring ancestors) and the oseibo (year-end gift) season. The shipping display may changeSource: listing variant table and product description (viewed November 8, 2026)
- Availability
- The listing says this is a limited-quantity thank-you gift and will end when stock runs out. When we viewed it on November 8, 2026, applications were being accepted for all 3 variantsSource: listing product description and selection field (viewed November 8, 2026)
- Noshi / Gifting
- We could not find any display about noshi, wrapping or message cards in the gift section of the listing. The listing says the sender field of the address label will show the name of 結デザイン有限会社, which arranges shipping, and wording showing that it is a thank-you gift from Shimabara City. It says that if the donor and the recipient are different, the donor’s name is not shown in the sender fieldSource: listing product information and product description images (viewed November 8, 2026)
- Manufacturer
- The listing says 雲仙ハム is an original product of 長崎雲仙ハム Co., Ltd. The provider field shows 長崎雲仙ハム ASTY, and the listing says it is manufactured at a single factory in Shimabara CitySource: listing product description and product description images
- Absence / Contact After Delivery
- The listing says that if there are days you will be away, you should write them in the remarks field when applying, or contact the inquiry desk within 3 days after applying. It says that if there is spoilage or damage, you should contact the inquiry address within 2 days after receiptSource: listing product description (notes)
- Shop
- Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture (Rakuten Furusato Nozei)Source: Rakuten Ichiba shop information
Donation amounts differ by portal and by the amount you choose, and may change. Please check the current donation amount and availability at the link above.
What Public Reviews Say
We have organized the Rakuten Ichiba product reviews by theme. The ratings are as of the date viewed and change afterwards. The following are trends within the reviews we read and may not reflect the product’s current condition.
| Site | Rating | Reviews | Viewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakuten customer reviews (product page) | 4.87 / 5 | 919 | November 8, 2026 |
Rating breakdown: ★5 810 / ★4 101 / ★3 6 / ★2 0 / ★1 1 (as shown on Rakuten Ichiba, viewed November 8, 2026)
Reviews read: the first 60 in the default sort order (posted December 1, 2025 to October 31, 2026, the latest in October 2026), the only ★1 review (posted November 2024), and all 6 ★3 reviews (posted October 2024 to October 2026), 67 in total. There were no ★2 reviews. These are trends within the reviews we read and may not reflect the product’s current condition.
★1 to ★3 reviews total 7, which is small compared with the 919 reviews overall, so the strength of any trend cannot be judged from counts alone. The counts below are approximate, counted by reading the review text, and do not include reviews that are only about delivery or shipping speed, or that say they have not eaten it yet.
What Reviewers Praise
Just grill it for a dish (about 12 of the 60 default reviews)
About 12 of the 60 reviews in the default sort order said that just by grilling it, it becomes a side dish for the dinner table, a lunch box item or a snack with drinks. The provider says that because it is heat-treated, it can be eaten as is without grilling.
Juiciness, can be grilled without oil (about 7 of the 60 default reviews, 1 of the 6 ★3 reviews)
About 7 of the 60 reviews in the default sort order and 1 of the 6 ★3 reviews said it has lots of meat juices and is juicy, or that they could grill it without oil.
Packaging and gifting (about 7 of the 60 default reviews)
About 7 of the 60 reviews in the default sort order said the packaging was neat and they could use it as a gift as is. We could not find any display about noshi or wrapping on the listing.
Size and volume of the large size (about 6 of the 60 default reviews)
About 6 of the 60 reviews in the default sort order said the large size was bigger than they expected or had plenty of volume. The listing gives the size guide for large as about 37cm long and about 5cm in diameter.
Source: Rakuten customer reviews (viewed November 8, 2026)
What Reviewers Note
Shelf life and whether you can finish it (about 3 in total)
1 of the 60 reviews in the default sort order, the only ★1 review and 1 of the 6 ★3 reviews, about 3 in total, said the best-before date was about 1 month away and they were concerned about whether they could finish it.
How to check: the guidance on the best-before date and the remaining period as of the shipping date is summarized under “Best-Before Date” in the details of this article’s Basic Information.
Saltiness and strong flavor (about 3 in total)
1 of the 60 reviews in the default sort order and 2 of the 6 ★3 reviews, about 3 in total, said it tasted salty or the flavor was strong. The star ratings were ★3 to ★4.
Source: Rakuten customer reviews (viewed November 8, 2026)
Summary: Is This the One for You?
Deciding factors: You want to receive pre-cooked (heat-treated) sausages that can be eaten as is without grilling, delivered refrigerated, and you want to choose the number and thickness (small 300g / large 800g). If these two are your conditions, this thank-you gift, which as shown on the listing (viewed November 8, 2026) lets you choose from small 300g × 2, small 300g × 3 and large 800g × 2, is a good fit (weak points: shipping is shown as about 1 to 2 months after payment is confirmed, the listing says about 1 month remains until the best-before date when it arrives, and we could not find guidance on freezing).
- The Rakuten rating is 4.87 / 5 (919 reviews). Of the 67 reviews we read, many mentioned that just grilling it makes a dish (about 12 of the 60 default reviews), juiciness (about 7) and packaging and gifting (about 7)
- The size guide is about 24cm long and about 4cm in diameter for small, and about 37cm long and about 5cm in diameter for large, and the listing says you can cut thick slices of 2.0cm or more
Other options: If you want to receive sausages frozen and use them in 200g portions, there is the Wakeari Coarse-Ground Sausage Set (Satsuma Ham), a Kagoshima City furusato nozei thank-you gift (3 amounts: 800g, 1.4kg and 2.2kg; the period guide is 180 days from the date of manufacture; information from that article as of November 8, 2026).
This section is based on the Rakuten Furusato Nozei listing and Rakuten customer reviews (viewed November 8, 2026). Review trends are within what we read and may not reflect the product’s current condition.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications explains that to receive the deduction, you are in principle required to file a final tax return by March 15 of the year after you donate, and that if you file a final tax return, the income tax portion is deducted from that year’s income tax and the resident tax portion is deducted from the following fiscal year’s resident tax. It also explains that only for salaried workers and others who do not need to file a final tax return, and only if the number of municipalities you donate to through furusato nozei is 5 or fewer, applying to each municipality you donated to means you do not need to file a final tax return (the One-Stop Exception system, ふるさと納税ワンストップ特例制度), and that in that case no deduction is made from income tax and the full amount is deducted from the following fiscal year’s resident tax (source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “How Furusato Nozei Works: Tax Deductions”, viewed November 8, 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 November 8, 2026. Please be sure to check the listing at the link before you donate.
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Information as of: November 8, 2026 / Sources: Rakuten Furusato Nozei “長崎県島原市” (Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture) listing, Rakuten customer reviews, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “How Furusato Nozei Works: Tax Deductions”, Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan, “About Allergen Labeling”
