food in Yamanashi– tag –

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...

Koro gaki is a premium dried persimmon from Yamanashi Prefecture, made from large Koshu Hyakume persimmons. Farmers peel the fruit, then hang it to dry for weeks until it turns naturally sweet. A fine white bloom of natural sugar forms o...

Seida no Tamaji is a traditional potato dish from Yamanashi Prefecture. Made from small potatoes simmered in a sweet and savory miso glaze, it represents both the local food culture of Uenohara City and a remarkable story of survival fro...

Seida no Tamaji is a traditional potato dish from Yamanashi Prefecture. Made from small potatoes simmered in a sweet and savory miso glaze, it represents both the local food culture of Uenohara City and a remarkable story of survival fro...