The 羽二重バターチーズサンド 5種アソート (habutae butter cheese sandwich, 5-flavor assortment) from RUNNY CHEESE is a set of frozen butter sandwich cookies, each made of butter cream, sweet bean paste and 羽二重餅 (habutae mochi, a soft rice cake) between cheese cookies. It contains one each of five flavors: strawberry, anko butter, pistachio, chocolate and Mont Blanc. The product page images describe the strawberry one as four layers in one piece: strawberry butter cream, strawberry bean paste, dried strawberry and habutae mochi. Based on the Rakuten Ichiba product page and reviews, this article sorts out what is inside each of the five, storage and thawing, ingredient labeling, noshi (a Japanese gift-wrapping label) and reviews. Its two features are that you can try the five flavors one piece at a time, and that it keeps for 60 days frozen.
At a Glance
Key Points
- The strawberry piece layers four ingredients. The page says strawberry butter cream, strawberry bean paste, dried strawberry and habutae mochi are sandwiched between cheese cookies
- Five flavors, one of each. The box holds 5 pieces: strawberry, anko butter, pistachio, chocolate and Mont Blanc. Each piece is about 83g, about 7cm across and about 4cm thick
- Keep frozen, 60 days. Besides thawing for about 3 hours in the refrigerator or about 1 hour at room temperature, the page also suggests eating it half-thawed after 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature
- Rakuten rating 4.47 (482 reviews). Accessed November 6, 2026
Points to Note
- The ingredients include sake lees, sake (Japanese rice wine) and liquor, and the label says it contains a trace amount of alcohol
- Once thawed, the page says to eat it within 5 days, kept refrigerated
- It is an assortment of five flavors, one piece each; this page offers no option to choose several pieces of the same flavor
Who It Suits: People who want to try five flavors one piece at a time, centered on strawberry. People who want to send frozen sweets that keep well, with noshi attached
Features are from the Rakuten Ichiba product page (product specifications and product page images, accessed November 6, 2026). The rating is as shown on Rakuten (accessed November 6, 2026) and does not necessarily reflect the current state of the product. This is the only butter sandwich cookie Ochinity covers (as of November 6, 2026), so there is no comparison table with other products.
What Is Inside the Five Flavors (Focusing on Strawberry)
The page says all five are made by sandwiching butter cream, sweet bean paste and habutae mochi between butter cookies mixed with cream cheese (cheese cookies). The product page images describe what is inside each flavor as follows.
- Strawberry: strawberry butter cream, strawberry bean paste, dried strawberry and habutae mochi. The ingredients field also lists strawberry bean paste, dried strawberry and strawberry jam
- Anko butter: sake lees butter cream, tsubuan (coarse red bean paste), dainagon (large red beans) and habutae mochi. Of the five, this is the only flavor whose butter cream uses sake lees. The official online shop says local Fukui sake is worked into it
- Pistachio: pistachio butter cream, pistachio bean paste, pistachio nuts and habutae mochi
- Chocolate: chocolate butter cream, chocolate bean paste, chocolate chips and habutae mochi
- Mont Blanc: marron butter cream, white bean paste, chestnuts simmered in syrup with their inner skin and habutae mochi
The page says the habutae mochi comes from 村中甘泉堂, a Japanese confectionery shop in Fukui, and is made from Fukui-grown glutinous rice, sugar and starch syrup. It says the bean paste is the shop’s original, made by 大戸製餡所 (a bean paste maker) with azuki beans from Tokachi. The butter cream is described as fresh butter whipped with air and set with white chocolate. The page also says craftspeople make each piece by hand every day.
Source: product page images and product specifications on Rakuten Ichiba (accessed November 6, 2026). The note on local sake in the anko butter is from the anko butter single-item page of the RUNNY CHEESE official online shop (accessed November 6, 2026).
Basic Information
- Product Name
- RUNNY CHEESE 羽二重バターチーズサンド 5種アソート (habutae butter cheese sandwich, 5-flavor assortment)
- Amount
- 5 pieces (5 flavors, 1 of each; about 83g per piece; 485g in total)
- Storage / Shelf Life
- The label says keep frozen (−18℃ or below). The page says 60 days frozen, and within 5 days refrigerated after thawing
- Thawing
- The page says about 3 hours in the refrigerator or about 1 hour at room temperature. For half-thawed, the page says 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature
- Allergen Labeling
- The label lists wheat, egg, milk, soy, almond, pistachio and orange
- Alcohol
- The label says it contains a trace amount of alcohol
- Price
- Not listed because it changes. Please check the Rakuten Ichiba product page
- Shipping
- Arrives by frozen delivery. The page says you can specify a delivery date and time within 30 days of the order date
- Noshi / Gift
- Noshi can be attached (inner noshi; the page says various inscriptions are available). The page says wrapping in the shop’s original wrapping paper and a birthday card are available
This list transcribes what is stated on the product page. However, the “not confirmed” labels and any notes we add are our own.
The ingredients field includes allergen labeling. If you have an allergy, ask the seller before buying, or be sure to check the label on the product when it arrives (Reference: Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan, “About Allergen Labeling”, accessed November 6, 2026).
See the transcribed details, sources and “Not confirmed” items (17 items)
This list transcribes what is stated on the product page. However, the “not confirmed” labels and any notes we add are our own.
- Product Name
- 羽二重バターチーズサンド 5種アソート (RUNNY CHEESE 〜ラニーチーズ〜)The product name shown on the Rakuten product page is a long string with many search keywords. Only the product-name part is shown here.
- Amount
- 5 pieces (one each of 5 flavors: strawberry, anko butter, pistachio, chocolate and Mont Blanc). The page states 83g per piece and 485g in total. It says each piece is about 7cm across and about 4cm thick. Individually wrapped. The number of servings stated by the shop: Not confirmedSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product description, product specifications and product page images, accessed November 6, 2026)
- Nutrition Labeling
- The label shows, per 100g: energy 375kcal, protein 4.3g, fat 17.9g, carbohydrates 49.1g, salt equivalent 0.1gSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product specifications, accessed November 6, 2026)
- Ingredients
- habutae mochi (made in Japan), butter, cheese cookie, white bean paste, quasi-chocolate, wheat flour, strawberry bean paste, tsubuan (coarse red bean paste), granulated sugar, food made mainly from milk and dairy products, egg, cream cheese, almond flour, marron paste, chestnut, chocolate, dried strawberry, pistachio praliné, dainagon azuki beans, liquor (洋酒), coffee, cocoa powder, sake lees, strawberry jam, pistachio nuts, sake / trehalose, flavoring, stabilizer (thickening polysaccharides), emulsifier, acidulant (citric acid, sodium citrate), enzyme, antioxidant (sulfites, V.C, V.E), pH adjuster, colorings (Red No. 2, Red No. 40, Red No. 102, Yellow No. 4, Blue No. 1, gardenia pigment, monascus color, caramel color), (contains wheat, egg, milk, soy, almond, pistachio and orange in part). The page states that it contains a trace amount of alcohol and that the cheese used has been heat-treatedSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product specifications, accessed November 6, 2026)
- Allergens
- wheat, egg, milk, soy, almond, pistachio and orange. The parenthetical note in the ingredients field matches the allergen field on the product pageSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product specifications, accessed November 6, 2026)
- Storage Method
- Keep frozen (store at −18℃ or below)Source: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product specifications, accessed November 6, 2026)
- Best-Before Date
- The use-by date (消費期限) field on the product page states 60 days frozen, and within 5 days refrigerated after thawingSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product specifications, accessed November 6, 2026)
- Thawing Method
- The page says to thaw it for about 3 hours in the refrigerator or about 1 hour at room temperature before eating (it notes this varies with air and room temperature). The product page images also suggest eating it half-thawed after about 20 to 30 minutes at room temperatureSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product specifications and product page images, accessed November 6, 2026)
- After Opening
- Not confirmed (we did not find it on the product page)
- Country of Origin of Ingredients
- The page states the habutae mochi is made in Japan. The origin of the other ingredients: Not confirmed. The country of origin / manufacture is stated as JapanSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product specifications, accessed November 6, 2026)
- Processing Location
- Not confirmed (the manufacturer’s address is in the “Manufacturer” row below)
- Condition / How to Eat (Heating Needed?)
- The page says it arrives frozen and is eaten as is after thawing. No heating is needed, and the page states the cheese used has been heat-treatedSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product specifications, accessed November 6, 2026)
- Shipping
- Arrives by frozen delivery. The page says you can specify a delivery date and time within 30 days of the order date. It also says no statement or receipt showing the amount is included in the packageSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product page images, accessed November 6, 2026)
- Manufacturer
- 株式会社MACRO (MACRO Co., Ltd.; 福井県福井市高木中央2-4007, Fukui Prefecture)Source: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product specifications, accessed November 6, 2026)
- Seller
- RUNNY CHEESE 〜ラニーチーズ〜 (Rakuten Ichiba)
- Options
- There are no options; it comes in a single size of 5 flavors, 1 of each. Sets of 2 boxes and 4 boxes from the same shop are sold on separate pagesSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (accessed November 6, 2026)
- Noshi / Gift
- The page states noshi is supported. It says inner noshi (placed inside the wrapping) is used to keep the noshi from being torn or soiled. It says inscriptions such as 御中元 (ochugen, summer gift) and 御歳暮 (oseibo, year-end gift) are available, the mizuhiki (decorative cord) can be chosen from red-and-white bow knot, red-and-white tied-off knot and yellow-and-white tied-off knot, and a name can be specified in the order notes field. It says the item is wrapped in the shop’s original wrapping paper, and on Rakuten one wrapping is provided per order. A red wrapping bag is available for a fee. A postcard-size birthday card can be added (the page says individual messages cannot be written on it). Carrier bags are shown on a separate page of the shop, but whether they are sold separately: Not confirmedSource: Rakuten Ichiba product page (product description and product page images, accessed November 6, 2026)
Prices are not listed here because they change. Please check the current price and stock availability at the link above.
What Public Reviews Say
We sorted the Rakuten Ichiba product reviews by theme. Rating figures are as of the date accessed and change afterward.
| Site | Rating | Number of Reviews | Date Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakuten customer reviews (product page) | 4.47 / 5 | 482 reviews | November 6, 2026 |
Rating breakdown: 5★ 315 / 4★ 107 / 3★ 37 / 2★ 16 / 1★ 7 (as shown on Rakuten Ichiba, accessed November 6, 2026)
What we read: the first 60 reviews in Rakuten’s default order (posted November 2025 to October 2026; latest October 22, 2026), all 7 reviews rated 1★ (posted May 2023 to October 2026), and 15 of the 16 reviews rated 2★ (posted January 2023 to June 2026), 82 in total. These are trends within what we read and do not necessarily reflect the current state of the product.
The 60 reviews in the default order included no 1★ or 2★ reviews, so we read the 1★ and 2★ reviews separately to collect the points reviewers raised. The counts below are approximate figures from reading the text, and some reviews touch on more than one theme. Reviews only about shipping or shop service, and reviews from people who had not yet eaten it, are not included.
What Reviewers Praise
Well received as a gift or visit gift (about 34 of the 60)
About 34 of the 60 reviews in the default order said it was well received as a gift for a birthday, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, as uchi-iwai (a return gift), or as temiyage (a gift brought when visiting). Noshi and wrapping details are in the “Noshi / Gift” row of this article’s “Basic Information.”
The combination and texture of habutae mochi, bean paste and cream (about 15)
About 15 of the 60 reviews mentioned the combination of habutae mochi, bean paste and cream, or the texture of the habutae mochi.
Looks pretty (about 10)
About 10 of the 60 reviews said it looks pretty or cute.
Can also be eaten half-thawed (about 6)
About 6 of the 60 reviews said they ate it half-thawed, close to frozen, or that the texture changes depending on how far it is thawed.
Source: Rakuten customer reviews (accessed November 6, 2026)
What Reviewers Note
Very sweet, heavy cream (15 of the 22 rated 1★ or 2★)
15 of the 22 reviews rated 1★ or 2★ said it was very sweet or the butter cream felt heavy (4 rated 1★, 11 rated 2★).
How to check: the ingredients and the weight per piece are in the “Ingredients” and “Amount” rows of this article’s “Basic Information.”
Felt small and mentioned the price (9 of the 82 read)
4 of the 60 reviews in the default order and 5 of the 22 rated 1★ or 2★ said each piece was smaller than expected and also mentioned the price.
How to check: the size and weight per piece are in the “Amount” row of this article’s “Basic Information” (about 7cm across, about 4cm thick, about 83g).
Taste of sake lees and alcohol (3)
3 of the 22 reviews rated 1★ or 2★ said they strongly tasted the sake lees or alcohol in the anko butter.
How to check: which flavor uses sake lees is in this article’s “What Is Inside the Five Flavors.” The alcohol labeling is in the “Ingredients” row of “Basic Information.”
Source: Rakuten customer reviews (accessed November 6, 2026)
Summary: Is This the One for You?
Deciding factors: you want to try five flavors including strawberry one piece at a time, and you want to send frozen sweets that keep well with noshi attached. If these are your conditions, this product meets both (weak point: among the 1★ and 2★ reviews, comments about the sweetness and the heaviness of the cream stood out).
- The strawberry piece layers strawberry butter cream, strawberry bean paste, dried strawberry and habutae mochi. The box also holds one each of anko butter, pistachio, chocolate and Mont Blanc
- It keeps for 60 days frozen. Thawing takes about 3 hours in the refrigerator or about 1 hour at room temperature, and the page also suggests eating it half-thawed
- The Rakuten rating is 4.47/5 (482 reviews). Of the 82 we read, about 34 of the 60 said it was well received as a gift. The page says noshi is attached as inner noshi, with various inscriptions available
Another option: if you would rather slice and share a cake made with the same shop’s habutae mochi, see RUNNY CHEESE 羽二重ベイクドチーズケーキ 16cm (1 cake, about 600g).
This section is based on the Rakuten Ichiba product page and Rakuten customer reviews (accessed November 6, 2026). Review trends are from the 82 reviews we read and do not necessarily reflect the current state of the product.
Prices, stock, shipping fees, and delivery dates are subject to change. This article’s information-as-of date is November 6, 2026. Please be sure to check the listing at the link before purchasing.
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Information as of: November 6, 2026 / Sources: Rakuten Ichiba product page of RUNNY CHEESE 〜ラニーチーズ〜, RUNNY CHEESE official online shop, Rakuten customer reviews, Consumer Affairs Agency, Japan, “About Allergen Labeling”
