cheap sweets; penny candy; dagashi
Refers to inexpensive, often retro Japanese snacks and candies, typically sold in small shops or at festivals. The term evokes nostalgia and childhood.
子供のころ、駄菓子屋でよく買い物をした。
When I was a child, I often shopped at the dagashi store.
この駄菓子は一個十円だ。
This cheap candy is 10 yen each.
When I was a kid, I often bought candy at the dagashi shop.
This shop has been selling dagashi since long ago.