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Ten dollars does not buy much lunch in London or New York any more. In Japan, it still buys a proper meal, and often a very good one. Quick answer Yes, you can eat well in Japan for under $10. At roughly 163 yen to the dollar in late Jul...

Kan-zukuri is the traditional practice of brewing sake during the coldest months of the year. The cold does real work here. Low temperatures slow fermentation, keep it stable, and hold unwanted microbes in check. For centuries, this made...

Seto Giants, known in Japanese as seto jaiantsu, is a large seedless green grape from Okayama Prefecture. It ranks among Japan's premium table grapes, alongside Shine Muscat and Ruby Roman. Each berry carries a shallow dent around its mi...

Japanese convenience store food is one of the cheapest pleasures of a trip to Japan, and for many visitors it becomes a daily habit. Japanese convenience stores are commonly called konbini, a shortened form of the Japanese pronunciation ...

Sanriku oysters are Pacific oysters farmed along Japan's rugged Sanriku Coast in Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures. Cold, nutrient-rich waters from the Oyashio Current give them a plump body and a deep, briny sweetness. Fishing communities he...

Fukushima Food Guide – Food in Japan 福島の食 Fukushima Food Guide Ramen Towns · Fruit Kingdom · Aizu Tradition Welcome to the complete Fukushima food guide from Food in Japan. This is a prefecture where people line up for ramen at 7 a.m...

岩手の食 Iwate Food Guide Three Great Noodles · Sanriku Coast · Nanbu Iron Iwate food rests on three things: noodles, a cold northern coast, and a long habit of turning scarcity into cooking. In fact, the largest prefecture on Honshu spl...

Tono Jingisukan (遠野ジンギスカン) is a regional lamb barbecue from Tono City in Iwate Prefecture. Thin slices of lamb or mutton go onto a domed iron pan unseasoned, then get dipped in a soy-based sauce. Its signature feature is the port...

Nanbu senbei is a wheat-based cracker from Aomori and Iwate, unlike most rice-based senbei found across Japan. Bakers press the dough in round iron molds, giving it a mild, slightly nutty flavor. Locals in Tohoku even simmer it in soup, ...

Aomori Food Guide – Food in Japan 青森の食 Aomori Food Guide Apple Kingdom · Oma Tuna · Nebuta Nights Aomori food rests on three things: apples, cold northern seas, and a stubborn streak of local invention. In fact, the prefecture at the...