Kyushu Ooita Sekiaji: Japan’s Premium Seki Horse Mackerel Date October 15, 2026 Reading Time 12 Mins Read Sekiaji (Seki horse mackerel, 関あじ) is a branded Japanese jack mackerel from Saganoseki, in Oita Prefecture on the island of…
Brands Japan Sake Isojiman Sake: Shizuoka’s Pursuit of Premium Japanese Sake Date October 14, 2026 Reading Time 20 Mins Read Isojiman (磯自慢) is a sake brand from Isojiman Shuzo, a brewery founded in 1830. It is based in Yaizu, a…
Kyushu Ooita Pork Kome no Megumi Pork (米の恵み) Date October 14, 2026 Reading Time 11 Mins Read In Oita, some pigs eat rice before they reach the table. That simple detail sits behind Kome no Megumi pork…
Brands Japan Sake Masumi Sake: The Nagano Brewery Behind Japan’s No. 7 Yeast Date October 13, 2026 Reading Time 15 Mins Read Most sake brands are known for a taste, a rice, or a famous bottle. Masumi is known for something you…
Japanese Vegetables Kyushu Ooita Shio Tomato (潮トマト) Date October 13, 2026 Reading Time 12 Mins Read Adding seawater to tomato soil sounds as if it should make the fruit salty. Yet in Hiji, a small town…
Fish Kyushu Ooita Shiroshita Karei (城下かれい) Date October 12, 2026 Reading Time 9 Mins Read Below the ruins of a castle on Beppu Bay, fresh water seeps up through the seabed. Hiji Town in Oita…
Chugoku Hiroshima Japanese Hot Pot Shellfish & Crab Kaki no Dotenabe (かきの土手鍋) Date October 12, 2026 Reading Time 12 Mins Read Picture a clay pot on a winter table in Hiroshima, its inner rim coated with a thick ridge of miso….
Brands Japan Sake Kubota Sake: The Niigata Brand That Redefined Dry Japanese Sake Date October 12, 2026 Reading Time 19 Mins Read Order Kubota at an izakaya, a casual Japanese pub, and you will usually get a restrained, smooth sake with a…
Brands Japan Sake Hakkaisan Sake: The Story of Niigata’s Snow-Country Brewery Date October 11, 2026 Reading Time 21 Mins Read For much of the winter, deep snow covers the valley around Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, although the depth varies by…
Donburi Kyushu Ooita Hyugadon (ひゅうが丼) Date October 10, 2026 Reading Time 11 Mins Read A bowl of hot rice arrives topped with slices of raw tuna, glossy with a sweet sesame-soy sauce. That bowl…
