They’re called “daigaku-imo” (大学いも) or “university potatoes” because they were allegedly invented at the restaurants near the campuses of Japan’s first universities in the turn of the 20th century. They are fried and caramelized sweet potatoes and they’re great (incidentally, they are one of Asakusa’s specialties).
(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr)
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