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Gunma is not always the first prefecture that comes to mind when people talk about Japanese food. That is honestly its loss. Because somewhere in the back streets of Maebashi, Takasaki, and Isesaki, someone is standing over a charcoal gr...

Sakura may be the visual symbol of Japanese spring, but takenoko (たけのこ) is its flavor. Bamboo shoots appear in markets across Japan from late March, and their arrival signals a shift in home kitchens and restaurant menus that people ...

Hiroshima is one of Japan's most distinctive food cities — a place where bold flavors, fresh Seto Inland Sea seafood, and deeply local traditions come together in ways you won't find anywhere else. The city is famous worldwide for its la...

🍱 Japan Food Scene Japanese Food Trends: How Japan's Food Culture Is Evolving From the fermentation revival and premium onigiri culture to plant-based washoku and the natural sake movement, a guide to the trends shaping Japanese food to...

There is a stretch of land between Kobe and Nishinomiya that produces more sake than anywhere else in Japan. It is not especially large. You could drive through it in twenty minutes. But what comes out of this narrow coastal strip has sh...

Most visitors to Kobe go straight for the steak. That is completely understandable. Kobe beef is one of the most celebrated ingredients in all of Japan. But the city has another beef dish. It is less famous. It costs a fraction of the pr...

You have probably heard of okonomiyaki. But monjayaki? That one trips up a lot of first-time visitors to Japan. Both dishes involve a hot iron griddle, batter, and a group of people crowded around a table. Yet they taste, look, and feel ...

Yokohama is Japan's most cosmopolitan food city. As the country's first modern port, opened in 1859, it became the birthplace of Japan's ramen culture, home to the nation's largest Chinatown, and the city where Western-style dining first...

When spring arrives in Japan, the vegetable markets fill with something special called Shin Tamanegi, or new onions. These are not like the brown, dry onions you see all year. They are harvested early and sent to stores immediately witho...

Sendai is Tohoku's gateway city, and its food scene reflects everything the region does best. Surrounded by mountains, rivers, and the Pacific coast, the city earns its title as 杜の都 (Mori no Miyako) — the City of Trees — and that natu...