Regional cuisine of Kanto region region

Tochigi

Tochigi Local cuisine

Shinko Manju

Shinko Manju (しんこまんじゅう) is a traditional sweet made for the Hatsuuma Festival held in February of the lunar calendar at Ippetsuzuka Inari Shrine in T...

Ibaraki

Ibaraki Local cuisine

Mukago Rice

Mukago Rice (むかごご飯) is a type of seasoned rice cooked with "mukago," which are tiny bulbils that grow at the base of the leaves of plants like Japanese ...

Saitama

Saitama Local cuisine

Gokabo

Gokabo (五家宝) is a simple yet nostalgic sweet, characterized by the toasty aroma of roasted soybean flour (kinako). Alongside Soka Senbei rice crackers and...

Chiba

Chiba Local cuisine

Narita's Unagi Cuisine

Narita's Omotesando Street, near the historic Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, is a rare "eel town" with a high concentration of unagi specialty restaurants. M...

Tokyo

Tokyo Don dish

Tendon (Tempura Rice Bowl)

Tendon (天丼) is a delightful dish combining crispy tempura with rice, generously topped with a sweet and savory sauce. Different from enjoying tempura on it...

Tokyo

Tokyo Nabe dish

Yanagawa Hot Pot

Yanagawa Hot Pot (柳川鍋, Yanagawa nabe) is a traditional hot pot dish from the Edo period, featuring loach fish as its star ingredient. Similar to "Dozeu...

Tokyo

Tokyo Nabe dish

Kanto Oden

Oden, a beloved Japanese hot pot dish, is referred to differently depending on the region. In the Kansai area, it is often called "Kanto-ni" or "Kanto-daki,"...

Tokyo

Tokyo Nabe dish

Chanko Nabe

Ryogoku, known as the heart of sumo wrestling, is home to the famed Ryogoku Kokugikan arena and is revered as the sacred ground of Chanko Nabe (ちゃんこ鍋). ...

Kanagawa

Kanagawa Meat dish

Atsugi Shirokoro Horumon

Atsugi Shirokoro Horumon (厚木シロコロ・ホルモン) is a delicious dish of grilled pork large intestine. Atsugi City, home to Kanagawa Meat Center, known fo...

Chiba

Chiba Seafood

Sanga Yaki

Sanga Yaki (さんが焼き, Sanga yaki) is a traditional dish from the Boso Peninsula area, where fish like horse mackerel, sardines, and Pacific saury have been...

Chiba

Chiba Local cuisine

Seigaku Mochi

Seigaku Mochi (性学もち, Seigaku mochi) is a traditional dish from the Katori and Kaiso regions of Chiba Prefecture. This unique type of mochi dates back to ...

Chiba

Chiba Local cuisine

Kujira no Tare (Whale Jerky)

Kujira no Tare (くじらのたれ, Whale Jerky) is a traditional dish from the Minami-Boso region of Chiba Prefecture, made by marinating whale meat in a special ...

Chiba

Chiba Tenpura

Tempura of Salt-Pickled Bamboo Shoots

Tempura of Salt-Pickled Bamboo Shoots (塩漬けタケノコの天ぷら, Shiozuke Takenoko no Tempura) is a simple yet elegant dish made by rinsing salted bamboo shoot...

Chiba

Chiba Local cuisine

Futomaki Sushi

Futomaki Sushi (太巻ずし, Futomaki sushi) is a traditional type of sushi that has been passed down in farming communities and households in Japan. Its histor...