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Yamaguchi
Kabuzoni

Kabuzoni

Kabuzoni is a simple yet flavourful local dish that is widely eaten mainly in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is ...
Okayama
Kasaoka ramen

Kasaoka ramen

It is one of the local ramen representing Okayama Prefecture that originated in Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture. Th...
Tochigi
Kenchin soup

Kenchin soup

Originally, it was Shojin ryori, and originally made soup from kelp and shiitake mushrooms. It seems that there was a...
Miyagi
Fish squirt

Fish squirt

Sea squirt is a marine product rich in minerals from the sea, called “sea pineapple” because of its shape. The produ...
Aomori
Ominato Navy Croquette

Ominato Navy Croquette

It is said that the Ominato Naval Croquette originated in the Meiji period based on a croquette recipe that was serve...
Aomori
Hirosaki Igamenchi

Hirosaki Igamenchi

It is a home-cooked dish in which squid legs (geso) are tapped with a kitchen knife, and seasonal vegetables are mixe...
Toyama
Kakinoha sushi

Kakinoha sushi

Kakinoha Susushi, which is popular as a local dish of Toyama, is a sushi that is carefully wrapped in persimmon leave...
Ibaraki
Daigo Shamogetan

Daigo Shamogetan

The new specialty dish “shamogetan” from Daigo in Ibaraki prefecture is a medicinal dish using Okukuji shamo, a local...
Yamagata
Kaimochi

Kaimochi

Yamagata Prefecture's local dish “Kaimochi” is a simple dish where you can enjoy the natural flavor of buckwheat flou...
Wakayama
Mandarin orange mochi

Mandarin orange mochi

Wakayama Prefecture's local confectionary “mandarin orange” is a sweet that makes use of mandarin oranges, a specialt...
Aomori
Hachinohe-mae offshore mackerel skewers

Hachinohe-mae offshore mackerel skewers

Hachinohe is located at the northernmost point of the main fishing port for mackerel in Japan. It is said that the cr...
Hiroshima
Mihara Takomeshi

Mihara Takomeshi

Mihara City in Hiroshima Prefecture is also a dense area with many islands, and it is known as a famous octopus produ...
Oita
Jiriyaki

Jiriyaki

Oita Prefecture is known for its heavy consumption of chicken, but the flour food culture using flour is also deeply ...
Ishikawa
Hotaruika

Hotaruika

Toyama Prefecture is famous for its firefly squid, but in Okunoto in Ishikawa Prefecture, it is also used as a taste ...
Ishikawa
Jibu

Jibu

Jibuni is one of the traditional dishes of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, “Kaga cuisine”. You can confine the umami o...
Kochi
Kirazumochi

Kirazumochi

Okara, which is a byproduct of tofu making, can be eaten throughout Japan and is called “Unohana”, “Kiram”, “Karasu”,...
Yamaguchi
Iwakuni sushi

Iwakuni sushi

Pressed sushi made in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture is also called “Tonosama Sushi” because it was always brought to ...
Yamagata
Mogami River Oshin Bento

Mogami River Oshin Bento

The “Mogami River Oshin Bento,” which is offered on Mogami River Boat Ride in Yamagata Prefecture, is a special bento...
Okinawa
Deep-fried Gurukun

Deep-fried Gurukun

“Gurukun's fried chicken,” which is popular as a local dish of Okinawa Prefecture, is a dish that uses Gurukun (Japan...
Kyoto
Kyoto tea soba

Kyoto tea soba

Cha-soba is a kind of so-called kari-soba that is mixed into Sarashina flour, but it is also a bright green soba that...
Ehime
Fukumen

Fukumen

Fukumen is said to have been introduced as an event meal of the Uwajima Domain. Konjac, which is the main ingredient,...
Fukuoka
Nagahama ramen

Nagahama ramen

Fukuoka is famous for Hakata ramen, but Nagahama ramen is also one of Fukuoka's specialties. Nagahama ramen is chara...
Shizuoka
Hamamatsu Gyoza

Hamamatsu Gyoza

The production of “cabbage”, “onion” and “pork” was popular in Hamamatsu, so it became a characteristic of Hamamatsu ...
Shizuoka
Shizuoka Oden

Shizuoka Oden

The main feature of “Shizuoka Oden” is that the soup is “black” and the seeds of the oden are stuck on the skewers. T...
Miyagi
Shakomeshi

Shakomeshi

The mantis mantis that they are fried in the waters near Watari are proud of their liveliness. Place shrimp shrimp in...
Ishikawa
Daikon

Daikon

An essential part of Ishikawa Prefecture's traditional ingredients is buri. The compatibility of the buri and daikon ...
Yamagata
Boiled carp

Boiled carp

It is the representative dish of Yonezawa's carp dish. It is a local dish made with carp cut into rings and boiled in...
Shizuoka
Boiled red snapper

Boiled red snapper

The fish that represents Izu in Shizuoka Prefecture, has no habit, has no habit, has an elegant taste that has a tast...
Aomori
Yoshare-nabe

Yoshare-nabe

Kuroishi's specialty yosare-nabe is stewed with meat from macular plymouth rock (commonly known as sesame), a type of...
Tokyo
Kanto oden

Kanto oden

Oden is not a common name throughout Japan, and in the Kansai region, it is sometimes called “Kanto ni” or “Kanto coo...

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Akita
Kanto oden

Kiritanpo

“Kiritanpo nabe,” a traditional local dish from Akita Prefecture, is a hot pot dish made by grinding cooked non-glutinous rice, wrapping a ...
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Hyogo
Kanto oden

jabu-shabu

The local dish “jabu” from Shinonsen-cho, Mikata-gun, Hyogo prefecture is a home-cooked dish made by simmering chicken, tofu, konnyaku nood...
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Nara
Kanto oden

Narazuke

Narazuke (narazuke) is a traditional fermented food born in Nara, the oldest capital in Japan. This tsukemono, which was developed as a pre...
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Shimane
Kanto oden

Kashiwa mochi

“Kashiwa mochi,” which is popular all over Shimane prefecture, is a traditional Japanese confectionary made at Tango Festival and events ca...
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