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Sanuki Udon is the famous chewy wheat noodle of Kagawa Prefecture, the smallest prefecture in Japan and the proud home of udon culture. Locals proudly call Kagawa "Udon Prefecture," and more than a few travelers fly there just to eat. Th...

Characterized by its firm and thick flour noodles. Made with a broth of a miso or soy sauce blend and typically with boiled cabbage. Fujiyoshida's famous specialty udon.

Along with Kagawa prefecture, which is known as "Udon Prefecture", Saitama Prefecture is also the "Udon Kingdom". The production volume is the second largest in Japan. Since ancient times, udon has been eaten in various situations in the...

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...

Open a bowl of miso soup in Tokushima and the seaweed inside may not behave the way you expect. It holds its shape and bites back a little. Locally, that seaweed is often Naruto wakame (鳴門わかめ), a Japanese seaweed specialty from the ...

Tokyo is one of the world’s great food cities, but its restaurant culture can feel unfamiliar when you visit for the first time. A small ramen counter, a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant, an underground food hall, and a neighborhood izakay...

Koshu miso (甲州味噌, Kōshū miso) is a regional miso associated with Yamanashi Prefecture in central Japan. In its traditional form, producers ferment soybeans with both rice koji and barley koji in the same batch, which gives the paste ...

Seki no To (関の戸) is a bite-sized Japanese sweet from Seki-juku, an old post town in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture. One small shop wraps smooth red bean paste in gyuhi, a soft rice dough, then dusts the whole thing in wasanbon sugar. That p...

Tekonezushi is a traditional regional sushi dish from Mie Prefecture, made with red-fleshed fish marinated in a soy sauce tare and folded through vinegared rice. Bonito is the classic choice, though tuna appears often. Shiso, ginger and ...

Yokkaichi Tonteki is a Japanese pork steak from Mie Prefecture in central Japan, sautéed with whole garlic cloves and finished in a dark garlic sauce. Locals treat it as a local specialty rather than a restaurant showpiece. The pork arri...