ISHIYA CO.,LTD. released a new batch of its Koisuru Chocolates on Wednesday (December 2) with packaging that features artworks by legendary Japanese painter Hokusai including nine from his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and three from his Hokusai Manga.

ISHIYA’s Koisuru Chocolate is a twist on Hokkaido’s famous Shiroi Koibito chocolate biscuits, combining white and milk chocolate into a chocolate sandwich coupled with salt from Lake Saroma in Hokkaido to elevate the sweetness.

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (9 Designs) | ¥1,080 (Tax Included)

Hokusai Manga (3 Designs) | ¥1,080 (Tax Included)

Katsushika Hokusai, most often known just as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e painter and woodblock printmaker who is perhaps best known for his woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, an image recognisable to those even outside of Japan. This year would have marked his 260th birthday, and so various events have been held throughout Japan.

The packaging designs include some of his most famous works including The Great Wave off Kanagawa and Fine Wind, Clear Morning from his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series and Suzume Odori from Hokusai Manga. Hokusai Manga is often considered the first example of Japanese manga, and his work is said to have influenced many famous painters including Édouard Manet and Claude Monet.