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Kan-zukuri is the traditional practice of brewing sake during the coldest months of the year. The cold does real work here. Low temperatures slow fermentation, keep it stable, and hold unwanted microbes in check. For centuries, this made...

Every bottle of sake leaves something behind. After the fermented mash is pressed, a soft, pale, fragrant solid remains in the press. The Japanese call it sake kasu, and many people wrongly dismiss it as waste. In reality, it is not wast...

Fukushima Food Guide – Food in Japan 福島の食 Fukushima Food Guide Ramen Towns · Fruit Kingdom · Aizu Tradition Welcome to the complete Fukushima food guide from Food in Japan. This is a prefecture where people line up for ramen at 7 a.m...

Yamagata Food Guide – Food in Japan 山形の食 Yamagata Food Guide Ramen Capital · Soba Holy Land · Fruit Kingdom Welcome to the complete Yamagata food guide from Food in Japan. This is the prefecture that spends more on ramen than anywher...

Akita Food Guide – Food in Japan 秋田の食 Akita Food Guide Rice Country · Snow Country · Tohoku Welcome to the complete Akita food guide from Food in Japan. Akita Prefecture sits on the Sea of Japan coast in northern Tohoku. Thanks to de...

Fukamushi Sencha (深蒸し煎茶) is a deep-steamed Japanese green tea known for its cloudy green color, mellow umami, soft bitterness, and full-bodied taste. The word fukamushi means “deep steamed,” and this longer steaming p...

A great sake begins long before the rice is even washed. Instead, it begins with the building itself, the kura. So what is a kura? A kura, or sakagura, is a traditional Japanese sake brewery. It is the place where every stage of brewing ...

Behind every great bottle of sake stands one guiding figure: the toji. So what is a toji? A toji is the master brewer who leads all of sake production. Indeed, this person oversees everything, from choosing the rice to judging the taste....

Gold leaf soft serve is one of Japan's most dazzling desserts. Picture a swirl of vanilla ice cream, crowned with a shimmering sheet of real gold. Naturally, it catches the light, and honestly, it stops people in their tracks. So what is...

Matsutake is the most prized mushroom in Japan, and perhaps the most romantic. Each autumn, its scent drifts through Japanese kitchens and signals the arrival of the season. People pay astonishing sums for a single fragrant mushroom. So ...