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Food in Japan is an English-language reference on Japanese regional cuisine, sake, and food culture. This page explains how the site researches, writes, and corrects its articles, so you can judge for yourself how much weight to give wha...

Sawara (鰆) is the Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius), a slender member of the mackerel family. Japanese cooks prize it for its pale flesh, soft texture, and mild savory flavor. Although the flesh looks white, the Minist...

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...

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...

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 ...

Sanriku oysters are Pacific oysters farmed along Japan's rugged Sanriku Coast in Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures. Cold, nutrient-rich waters from the Oyashio Current give them a plump body and a deep, briny sweetness. Fishing communities he...

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...