What are these japanese candies called?!?

Question

does anyone know what these japanese candies are called?!?!

http://flickr.com/photos/12166398@N06/2318418956/

my mum said there used to be lollies that looked just like that when she was little and she loved them, would you happen to know where i could buy them in the UK?!??!

Answer 1

they are called kintaro ame.  I just don't know if you can find it in japanese stores in the UK.  It's a traditional japanese candy and in japan, it can only be bought in what they call "dagashiya-san" or japanese traditional snack store.