Regional cuisine of Tokai region

Shizuoka
Grilled rainbow trout with salt
Shizuoka Seafood

Grilled rainbow trout with salt

Fujinomiya in Shizuoka prefecture is actually the region that boasts the highest production of rainbow trout in Japan. Rainbow trout grown in the pristine un...

Mie
Anori pufferfish
Mie Seafood

Anori pufferfish

“Anari pufferfish,” a high-class ingredient representing Ago-cho in Shima City, Mie Prefecture, is a specialty of natural tiger puffer fish grown in the rich...

Mie
Oyster rice
Mie Don dish

Oyster rice

Mie Prefecture's local dish “oyster rice” is a flavourful dish made by cooking fresh oysters grown in Ise Bay with locally grown rice. This dish is said to h...

Shizuoka
Shisono water gyoza
Shizuoka Local cuisine

Shisono water gyoza

The local gourmet “suzuno mizu gyoza” from Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a healthy boiled gyoza characterized by the green skin kneaded with moloheiya...

Shizuoka
Fukutaro
Shizuoka Local cuisine

Fukutaro

“Mishima Taisha,” located in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a historic shrine that has been revered since ancient times as Ichinomiya in Izu Province....

Mie
Iwato mochi

Iwato mochi

The famous confectionary “Iwato Mochi” from Ise City, Mie Prefecture, is a Japanese confectionary created after “Iwato Kagura,” where Tenmei Onna no Mikoto (...

Gifu
Tomato bowl
Gifu Don dish

Tomato bowl

“Tomato bowl,” born at Gero Onsen, a famous hot spring in Gifu Prefecture, is a new type of local cuisine filled with local ingredients and ingenuity. Its ch...

Mie
Dried Pacific saury
Mie Seafood

Dried Pacific saury

“Marudried Pacific saury,” a specialty of Higashi-Kishu in Mie prefecture, is a local dish with an attractive deep flavor, dried by the rich nature of the Ku...

Mie
Matsusaka chicken yakiniku
Mie Meat dish

Matsusaka chicken yakiniku

Speaking of Matsusaka in Mie prefecture, the world brand “Matsusaka beef” is famous, but “chicken yakiniku,” which is cheap compared to Matsusaka beef, is fa...

Mie
Kameyama ramen
Mie Ramen

Kameyama ramen

Kameyama ramen is a new local ramen born in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture. It won the “Gotochi Ramen Grand Prix” in 2013 and spread its name all over the cou...

Shizuoka
Kakegawa beef
Shizuoka Meat dish

Kakegawa beef

“Kakegawa beef” is a brand beef from Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, where excellent Japanese black calves are carefully selected and raised with special...

Shizuoka
Shimada soup with lots of ingredients
Shizuoka Local cuisine

Shimada soup with lots of ingredients

“Shimada soup” is a soup made with plenty of local ingredients invented in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, as part of a dietary education promotion plan. ...