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This Kansai food guide spans seven prefectures — Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Shiga, Wakayama, and Mie — and explores one of the most diverse and celebrated food cultures in the country. From the vibrant street food scene of Osaka to the r...

If you're planning a trip to Japan, the Kansai region is probably already on your list. Kyoto, Osaka, Nara are names that almost everyone recognizes. But here's the thing: most travelers spend so much time planning what to see that they ...

If you are a fan of Japanese food, you may have heard or even tried sukiyaki before. However, do you know that there are more than one type of sukiyaki: Kansai style and Kanto style sukiyaki. Today, we want to introduce Kansai style Suki...

Introduction to Kansai Style Okonomiyaki Kansai style okonomiyaki or also Osaka-style okonomiyaki is a Japanese traditional food in Osaka prefecture in the Kansai region. It is a predominant version of the dish, found throughout most of ...

The history of sake stretches back roughly two thousand years, at least if you use the word broadly for Japanese alcoholic drinks made from rice. Yet the earliest rice-based drinks were nothing like modern nihonshu. The sake people pour ...

You are standing outside a Tokyo yakiniku shop, and the lunch board reads "A5 Wagyu set, ¥2,980." Is it genuinely A5, or is there a catch? A5 is the highest combination in Japan's beef carcass grading system, although it describes a grad...

Obanazawa beef ramen is a local noodle specialty from Obanazawa City in Yamagata Prefecture. It pairs slow-simmered Obanazawa beef, a branded wagyu, with a chili-pickled watermelon called pesora-zuke. Order a bowl here and that bright re...

Chumushi Sencha (中蒸し煎茶) is a medium-steamed type of Japanese sencha green tea. It sits between Asamushi, lightly steamed sencha, and Fukamushi, deeply steamed sencha, offering a balanced cup with fresh aroma, gentle umami, moderate ...

Karashi (枯らし) is a conditioning period in sake brewing, and it happens three separate times. Rice rests after polishing, koji rests after leaving the koji room, and the finished starter rests before it enters the main mash. Japanese b...

Yokkaichi Tonteki is a Japanese pork steak from Mie Prefecture in central Japan, sautéed with whole garlic cloves and finished in a dark garlic sauce. Locals treat it as a local specialty rather than a restaurant showpiece. The pork arri...