KitKat Chocolatory boutique opens in Japan where it's considered a lucky charm KitKat Chocolatory opened in Seibu Department Store in Ikebukuro, Tokyo Shop will sell only gourmet KitKats and develop new seasonal flavours New Nestle bars include Sublime Bitter, Special Chilli and Green Tea Only 300 Sublime Bitter bars sold per day, as chocolate is done by hand Each bar costs 315 yen (£1.83) The 500 bars available on opening day sold out in one hour forty minutes. A chocolate boutique dedicated to KitKats has opened in Tokyo in Japan, where the wafery chocolate bar is considered a cult item and lucky charm. The KitKat Chocolatory opened in Seibu Department Store in Ikebukuro, and sill sell only gourmet bars aimed at an adult audience. Flavours of the Nestle bar sold in Japan already include Purple Potato, Cinnamon Cookie, European Cheese, Bean Cake and Wasabi. Three limited edition tastebud-ticklers - Sublime Bitter made with couverture chocolate, a very high quality chocolate that contains extra cocoa butter, Special Cherry Blossom Green Tea, made with cherry blossom extract, and Special Chili, which contains a chilli pepper cream filling - are being stocked in-store. Japanese KitKat fans flock to the Chocolatory, the world's first store dedicated to the wafery chocolate bar which is considered lucky in the country The KitKat Chocolatory opened in Seibu Department Store in Ikebukuro, and sill sell only gourmet bars aimed at an adult audience The Chocolatory will stock further exclusive varieties of the chocolate bar, created in collaboration with Japanese chocolatier Takagi. Visitors can expect more exciting and unusual flavors to follow. KitKat's global brand manager Stewart Dryburgh told Marketing Magazine: 'KitKat is close to being a cult product in Japan, and it is a very special market for us. I'm thrilled that this shop will allow us to showcase new KitKat premium products," he says. Fashionsnap and DesignTaxi report that only 300 Sublime Bitter bars will be sold per day, as the chocolate-work is done by hand. Each bar costs 315 yen (£1.83). Fashionsnap and DesignTaxi report that only 300 Sublime Bitter bars will be sold per day, as the chocolate-work is done by hand Shoppers filling their baskets with KitKats, which are considered lucky charms in Japan KitKats are extremely popular in Japan, where they are considered a good luck charm because of their name: in Japanese it sounds like kitto katsu, which translates as 'you will surely win'. The brand has more flavours in Japan than anywhere else, even America, and other flavours include Kobe pudding, rum raisin, wine, passion fruit, lemon cheesecake, and brandy and orange. KitKats were invented by Britain's Rowntree confectionery company in 1935, but until 1937 were called the Chocolate Crisp. KitKats were invented by Britain's Rowntree confectionery company in 1935, but until 1937 were called the Chocolate Crisp Shoppers queuing outside the boutique in Japan The brand has more flavours in Japan than anywhere else, even America, and other flavours include Kobe pudding, rum raisin, wine, passion fruit, lemon cheesecake, and brandy and orange