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Amegata, white pulled malt candy pieces on a dark plate — Japanese Food

Japanese Sweets

Kyushu

Saga

Amegata (あめがた)

Date October 25, 2026

Reading Time 10 Mins Read

Tap a pale bar against the corner of a table, and it breaks with a clean crack. That small ritual…

A bottle of Dewazakura junmai daiginjo with a wine glass and a sake cup on a wooden table inside a traditional brewery — Brands

Japan

Sake

Tohoku

Dewazakura Sake: The Brewery That Helped Bring Ginjo to the Public

Date October 25, 2026

Reading Time 14 Mins Read

Today, fragrant ginjo sake is easy to find in Japan and overseas. In 1980, however, few everyday drinkers knew the…

Ureshino Onsen Yudofu, tofu simmering in a milky broth in a clay pot — Japanese Food

Japanese Hot Pot

Kyushu

Saga

Ureshino Onsen Yudofu (嬉野温泉湯どうふ)

Date October 24, 2026

Reading Time 11 Mins Read

Picture a small clay pot filled with clear water and cubes of tofu. As it simmers, the corners round off,…

Tottori gyukotsu ramen in a white bowl with bean sprouts, menma, chashu, half a boiled egg and green onion in a pale golden broth — Chugoku

Japanese Food

Japanese Ramen

Tottori

Tottori Gyukotsu Ramen (鳥取牛骨ラーメン)

Date October 24, 2026

Reading Time 12 Mins Read

Picture a bowl of ramen with a pale golden broth. You lean in, and the smell is sweet and toasty,…

Kaze no Mori Sake: Nara’s Innovative Approach to Fresh, Unfiltered Nihonshu

October 23, 2026

Open a well-chilled bottle of Kaze no Mori sake, and the first sip may prickle gently. It feels more like…

Illustrated poster of a classic Japanese ice cream vending machine on the left and a soft-serve robot machine on the right — Article

Ice Cream Vending Machines in Japan: From Frozen Treats to Soft-Serve Robots

Date October 22, 2026

Reading Time 6 Mins Read

In Japan, an ice cream vending machine can refer to three different systems: packaged frozen-treat machines, automatic soft-serve dispensers, and…

Japanese white and red strawberries in gift boxes with a plate of cross-sections — Article

Japanese Fruit

Japanese Strawberry Guide: 5 White Varieties and 2 Red Favorites

Date October 22, 2026

Reading Time 15 Mins Read

Walk into a Tokyo department store food hall in February, and the fruit counter can look more like a jewelry…

Kureha Nashi (呉羽梨)

October 21, 2026

Bite into a ripe Kureha pear on a hot August afternoon, and the juice runs down your wrist before you…

Yuki Usagi white strawberries on a blue ceramic plate, whole pinkish-white berries with red seeds and two halves showing pale pink flesh — Japanese Fruit

Kyushu

Saga

Yuki Usagi Strawberry (雪うさぎ)

Date October 20, 2026

Reading Time 14 Mins Read

Imagine opening a Japanese fruit gift box and finding strawberries that look almost white instead of red, each one large…

A small spoon scoops bright green konacha Japanese green tea from a reddish-brown tea canister. — Tea

Type

Konacha (粉茶)

Date October 20, 2026

Reading Time 10 Mins Read

Sit down at a sushi counter in Tokyo, and before you have even opened the menu, a tall, heavy cup…

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