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When people in Japan think of premium melon, Hokkaido comes to mind first. Yubari melon has that kind of reputation. It shows up at auction for staggering prices. It makes the news every spring. But ask where most of Japan's melons actua...

Japan offers many varieties of noodles for hungry travelers. While many people enjoy ramen, soba holds a quiet, elegant charm. Have you heard of Hitachi Aki Soba? It comes from Ibaraki Prefecture and is truly special. I remember tasting ...

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 ...

There is a garden in Mito that changes everything in late February. Kairakuen fills with the scent of plum blossoms before most of Japan has noticed winter is ending. Three thousand trees, one hundred varieties. The pale pink and white f...

🍱 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...

Some foods punch above their weight. The Kobe beef croquette is one of them. On the outside, it looks simple. A golden, panko-crusted oval. Crispy. Unpretentious. You can hold it in one hand and eat it standing on a street corner in Kobe...

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...