Onshi no Konpeitō (恩賜の金平糖) or Onshikonpeitō (恩賜金平糖) are small boxes of konpeitō candy given as gifts by the Japanese emperor or on behalf of the emperor.
[1] Onshino Konpeitō was given out by the 1890s, for example on the occasions of marriages, enthronements, or other auspicious events.
[2][3] Konpeito is given in elaborate small boxes called bonbonniere (ボンボニエール), from the French bonbonnière, meaning candy box.
[4] The practice of giving bonbonniere dates back to the commemoration ceremony of the Meiji Constitution in 1889 and has since been thought to be a symbol of good luck.
[5][6][7][8] Another form of imperial gifts that emerged at the same time were the Onshino Tabako products, however this ceased in 2006.