Fukuoka Japan Kyushu Regions Fukuoka Sake (福岡の酒) Date 1 week ago Reading Time 8 Mins Read Fukuoka is best known as a food city, yet it also brews serious sake. The prefecture sits in northern Kyushu,…
Japanese Rice Dishes Kagawa Shikoku Iriko Meshi (いりこ飯) Date 1 week ago Reading Time 5 Mins Read Kagawa is famous for udon, yet the prefecture hides other treasures. One of them is iriko meshi, a humble rice…
Chugoku Japan Regions Sake Yamaguchi Sake (山口の酒) Date 2 weeks ago Reading Time 9 Mins Read Yamaguchi sake has quietly become one of Japan’s most exciting regional styles. The prefecture sits at the western tip of…
Aomori Japanese Sweets Tohoku Mame Shihtogi (まめしとぎ) Date 2 weeks ago Reading Time 7 Mins Read Some foods survive for centuries not because they are trendy, but because they are deeply tied to a place and…
Chubu Japan Nagano Regions Nagano Sake (長野の酒) Date 2 weeks ago Reading Time 13 Mins Read Nagano Prefecture sits at the heart of Japan’s main island, surrounded by mountains on every side. Most visitors kNagano Prefecture…
Japan Bento (弁当) Date 2 weeks ago Reading Time 9 Mins Read Bento (弁当) is more than a packed lunch. It is a daily ritual practiced by millions of Japanese people at…
Aomori Japanese Sweets Tohoku kinka mochi (きんかもち) Date 2 weeks ago Reading Time 6 Mins Read Kinkamochi is a nostalgic local confection from Aomori, shaped like a half moon and boiled until silky. Inside, a rich filling of black…
Chugoku Hiroshima Japan Regions Hiroshima sake (広島の酒) Date 2 weeks ago Reading Time 15 Mins Read Hiroshima stands as one of Japan’s three great sake-producing regions, alongside Nada in Hyogo and Fushimi in Kyoto. Its sake…
Japanese Noodles Kyushu Nagasaki Goto Udon (五島うどん) Date 2 weeks ago Reading Time < 1 Min Read Few noodles in Japan are said to carry a story stretching back more than a thousand years. Goto udon (五島うどん),…
Fukushima Japan Regions Sake Fukushima Sake (福島の酒) Date 3 weeks ago Reading Time 9 Mins Read Fukushima sake is one of Japan’s most highly regarded regional sake styles. The prefecture is known for soft water, rice-growing…
