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Sakura may be the visual symbol of Japanese spring, but takenoko (たけのこ) is its flavor. Bamboo shoots appear in markets across Japan from late March, and their arrival signals a shift in home kitchens and restaurant menus that people ...

There is a garden in Mito that changes everything in late February. Kairakuen fills with the scent of plum blossoms before most of Japan has noticed winter is ending. Three thousand trees, one hundred varieties. The pale pink and white f...

🍱 Japan Food Scene Japanese Food Trends: How Japan's Food Culture Is Evolving From the fermentation revival and premium onigiri culture to plant-based washoku and the natural sake movement, a guide to the trends shaping Japanese food to...

There is a stretch of land between Kobe and Nishinomiya that produces more sake than anywhere else in Japan. It is not especially large. You could drive through it in twenty minutes. But what comes out of this narrow coastal strip has sh...

Some foods punch above their weight. The Kobe beef croquette is one of them. On the outside, it looks simple. A golden, panko-crusted oval. Crispy. Unpretentious. You can hold it in one hand and eat it standing on a street corner in Kobe...

You have probably heard of okonomiyaki. But monjayaki? That one trips up a lot of first-time visitors to Japan. Both dishes involve a hot iron griddle, batter, and a group of people crowded around a table. Yet they taste, look, and feel ...

Yokohama is Japan's most cosmopolitan food city. As the country's first modern port, opened in 1859, it became the birthplace of Japan's ramen culture, home to the nation's largest Chinatown, and the city where Western-style dining first...

When spring arrives in Japan, the vegetable markets fill with something special called Shin Tamanegi, or new onions. These are not like the brown, dry onions you see all year. They are harvested early and sent to stores immediately witho...

Sendai is Tohoku's gateway city, and its food scene reflects everything the region does best. Surrounded by mountains, rivers, and the Pacific coast, the city earns its title as 杜の都 (Mori no Miyako) — the City of Trees — and that natu...

Nagoya is Japan's most underrated food city. Situated at the heart of the Chubu region, it gave the world Hitsumabushi, Miso Katsu, Tebasaki, and a singular obsession with Hatcho miso that defines every dish on every table. Nagoya cuisin...