Kouchi Shikoku Tosa Inaka Sushi (土佐田舎寿司) Date 5 hours ago Reading Time 9 Mins Read At Kochi’s Sunday Market, packs of local sushi may look nothing like the nigiri you know. Pink buds, green stalks,…
Drinking Japan Sake How to Taste Sake: A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Sake Date 17 hours ago Reading Time 19 Mins Read Pour a glass of sake and take a sip. Then try to say what you noticed. Most people stall right…
Kyushu Tea Type Shiraore (白折) Date 1 day ago Reading Time 10 Mins Read Browse the tea shelves of a shop in Fukuoka or Saga and you’ll often find a bag that looks almost…
Shikoku Tokushima Naruto Sea Bream (鳴門鯛) Date 1 day ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Order sashimi in Naruto and the white fish on your plate may push back a little when you bite. That…
Kansai Kyoto One Day in Kyoto: A Food Itinerary from Breakfast to Dinner Date 2 days ago Reading Time 7 Mins Read You have one day in Kyoto, a list of temples, and room for a few memorable meals. So where should…
Drinking Japan Sake Sake Glasses and Cups: A Guide to Japanese Sake Vessels Date 2 days ago Reading Time 19 Mins Read Pour the same sake into three vessels: a small ceramic cup, a straight-sided glass and a wine glass. Then smell…
Chubu Toyama Oiwa Somen (大岩そうめん) Date 3 days ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Climb the hundred stone steps at Oiwasan Nissekiji Temple, and the smell that reaches you is dashi. Oiwa somen is…
Shikoku Tokushima Sudachi Buri (すだちぶり) Date 4 days ago Reading Time 11 Mins Read Picture a Japanese yellowtail raised on feed that contains locally grown citrus peel. It may sound unusual, but in Tokushima…
Japanese Rice Dishes Shikoku Tokushima Kakimaze (かきまぜ) Date 5 days ago Reading Time 13 Mins Read Kakimaze is Tokushima’s festival rice dish, a mixed sushi rice loaded with simmered vegetables and, unusually, sweet red kidney beans….
History Japan Sake Meiji Era Sake: How Tax and Science Modernized Japanese Brewing Date 5 days ago Reading Time 20 Mins Read In 1899, Japan’s liquor tax overtook the land tax as the largest source of national revenue. In other words, brewing…
