Brands Japan Sake Nabeshima Sake: Saga’s Award-Winning Japanese Sake Brand Date October 18, 2026 Reading Time 19 Mins Read Picture a quiet brewing street near the Ariake Sea, lined with white-walled storehouses. In 2011, a sake from one of…
Chubu Yamanashi Hatsukoi no Kaori (初恋の香り) Date October 17, 2026 Reading Time 13 Mins Read Most strawberries turn bright red when they ripen. Hatsukoi no Kaori (初恋の香り) does the opposite. This rare Japanese white strawberry…
Japanese Wagyu Kyushu Ooita Oita Wagyu: A Guide to Oita’s Premium Japanese Beef Date October 17, 2026 Reading Time 18 Mins Read Oita Wagyu (おおいた和牛) is a premium certification for selected Oita Bungo Beef from Oita Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu….
Brands Japan Sake Kokuryu Sake: The Fukui Brewery That Helped Pioneer Premium Daiginjo Date October 16, 2026 Reading Time 14 Mins Read In 1975, a brewery in Fukui Prefecture released a daiginjo at a time when such highly refined sake was still…
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…
