FamilyMart's Sumo Rice Crackers With Rikishi Cards Are Already Hard to Find
FamilyMart, an official sponsor of the Japan Sumo Association, began selling 'Ozumo Senbei' nationwide on November 10 to coincide with the Kyushu basho: salad-flavored rice crackers with one of 12 limited makuuchi cards, at 291 yen including tax. There are two rares (yokozuna Onosato and Hoshoryu), three off-dohyo 'offshot' cards (Kotozakura, Kirishima, Atamifuji) and seven normal cards (Aonishiki, Kotozakura, Kirishima, Atamifuji, Yoshinofuji, Kotoshoho and Oho), Shukan Josei PRIME reports.
Fans posted 'I looked everywhere and couldn't find one' and 'My favorite isn't in it,' and a sumo writer said some fans had bought about ten bags, others visited seven stores before finding one, and the three FamilyMarts in Ryogoku were sold out. An Onosato-and-Hoshoryu rare set was already listed on Mercari for 1,500 yen. Some say the 23-gram, palm-sized bag is pricey for what it is. In August, FamilyMart's apparel line sold out quickly with a collaboration featuring Showa-era great yokozuna Chiyonofuji.