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Japanese Food Kaiseki & Traditional Cuisine Kouchi Shikoku Sawachi Ryori (皿鉢料理) Date November 6, 2026 Reading Time 12 Mins Read Picture a porcelain platter nearly 40 centimeters wide, packed edge to edge with sashimi, sushi, simmered vegetables, fried fish, fruit…
Kyushu Tea Type Tamaryokucha (玉緑茶) Date November 6, 2026 Reading Time 10 Mins Read Pour a spoonful of sencha onto a plate, and you see thin, straight needles. Pour out a spoonful of tamaryokucha,…
Brands Japan Kansai Mie Jikon Sake: The Story of Mie’s Modern Japanese Sake Date November 6, 2026 Reading Time 19 Mins Read Jikon (而今) is a Japanese sake brand from Kiyasho Shuzo, a brewery in Nabari, Mie Prefecture. The brewery itself, though,…
Chugoku Japanese Food Japanese Sweets Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Uiro (山口ういろう) Date November 5, 2026 Reading Time 9 Mins Read If your idea of uiro comes from Nagoya, Yamaguchi’s version may feel like a different sweet. A fresh slice bends…
Kumamoto Kyushu Tofu Misozuke (豆腐の味噌漬け) Date November 4, 2026 Reading Time 5 Mins Read Have you ever spotted an amber, dense block in a Japanese specialty shop? It was probably tofu misozuke. It looks…
Chugoku Japanese Food Japanese Seafood Roe & Fish Cakes Akaten (赤てん) Date November 4, 2026 Reading Time 8 Mins Read From the outside, akaten looks like a ham cutlet from a Japanese deli case. It is golden, rectangular and coated…
Article Japanese Food Culture Explained: Edomae Sushi, Shojin Ryori and Wagashi Date November 4, 2026 Reading Time 11 Mins Read Picture a cedar sushi counter in Tokyo. The chef places one piece of nigiri in front of you: glossy fish,…
Japanese Fruit Kyushu Saga Sagahonoka Strawberry (さがほのか) Date November 3, 2026 Reading Time 11 Mins Read Slice a ripe Sagahonoka strawberry in half, and the contrast is striking. Its glossy red skin surrounds flesh that remains…
Chubu Japan Toyama Himi Udon (氷見うどん) Date November 3, 2026 Reading Time 11 Mins Read In Himi, the fish market usually steals the show. Toyama Bay sits right there, and the morning catch is hard…
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