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Kiryu City in Gunma Prefecture, centered on the Kiryu River, thrives as a “textile town” with flourishing textile industries such as weaving and sewing. This town, known for making many obi for kimonos, also boasts a flat udon noodle tha...

Some dishes tell you almost nothing about where they come from. Kozuyu is not one of them. Lift the small red lacquer bowl, taste the broth, and the whole story of Aizu arrives in a few mouthfuls. Picture a snowbound inland basin, no fre...

Trains from Tokyo reach Otsuki in about an hour. Hikers pour off the platform, and the small restaurants beside the station keep their miso pots warm all day. One dish appears on almost every menu board outside. Otsuke Dango is a traditi...

Slice a piece of karasumi paper-thin, put it on your tongue, and wait a second. The salt hits first. Then something richer arrives, closer to aged cheese than to fish, and it lingers well after the piece has gone. Quick answer Karasumi (...

Ten dollars does not buy much lunch in London or New York any more. In Japan, it still buys a proper meal, and often a very good one. Quick answer Yes, you can eat well in Japan for under $10. At roughly 163 yen to the dollar in late Jul...

At some point in every anime and manga, the action stops so that the character can eat something. Have you noticed the food is never too creative? Everyone eats the same few things. Ramen, bento, meat skewers, rinse and repeat. You hardl...

Most miso soup starts with a clear dashi broth. One regional version, however, breaks that rule completely. People in Kagawa make ebi miso soup, a rich shrimp soup. So what is ebi miso soup in Kagawa? It is a creamy miso soup built on wh...

Seto Giants, known in Japanese as seto jaiantsu, is a large seedless green grape from Okayama Prefecture. It ranks among Japan's premium table grapes, alongside Shine Muscat and Ruby Roman. Each berry carries a shallow dent around its mi...

Japanese convenience store food is one of the cheapest pleasures of a trip to Japan, and for many visitors it becomes a daily habit. Japanese convenience stores are commonly called konbini, a shortened form of the Japanese pronunciation ...

Ask someone how sake reaches its final strength, and most people picture the fermentation tank. Yet one of the last and most quietly important steps happens after brewing is basically done. It is called Warimizu, and it is the practice o...