Regional cuisine of Tokai region

Gifu
Kusamochi

Kusamochi

Kusamochi (kusamochi) is a popular confectionary known as a specialty of Kaizu City. The richly flavored mochi dough made with natural wormwood has a strong...

Gifu
Misogi dango

Misogi dango

Miso dango is a traditional confectionary from Hashima City. It is a simple dish made by wrapping koshian in rice flour dumpling dough, putting it on 2 skewe...

Gifu
Water manju

Water manju

Since ancient times, Ogaki has been blessed with rich groundwater and is known as the “City of Water.” “Water manju” was created in the latter half of the Me...

Gifu
Tsukemono steak

Tsukemono steak

Tsukemono steak is a local dish from the Hida region of Gifu prefecture. The normal way to eat tsukemono is often to eat it as it is, but in Hida Takayama, G...

Gifu
Mitarashi dango

Mitarashi dango

Mitarashi dango are skewer dango topped with kudzu bean paste, a sugar soy sauce, which is widely popular in Gifu prefecture. Most of them are sweet sauces,...

Gifu
Hida beef
Gifu Meat dish

Hida beef

The pure water of the Northern Alps and rice straw grown in that water, clear air, day and night temperature difference, farmers' affection, etc., Hida beef ...

Gifu
Hida Takayama Ramen
Gifu Ramen

Hida Takayama Ramen

Takayama ramen is a type of ramen that is mainly eaten in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. The soup is light soy sauce based on chicken, and the noodles are s...

Gifu
Kakamigahara Kimchi

Kakamigahara Kimchi

Kakamigahara Kimchi is a specialty dish of Hamigahara, which is characterized by the fact that it contains a special product of Kakamigahara city “carrot” an...

Gifu
Salt-grilled sweetfish
Gifu Seafood

Salt-grilled sweetfish

In Gifu Prefecture, where many mountains are towering, there are clear streams throughout the country, and it is one of the best sweetfish in Japan. The eati...

Gifu
Hoba-zushi
Gifu Sushi

Hoba-zushi

It is a local dish of Gifu Prefecture with vinegar rice wrapped in park leaves. It is said that it has a bactericidal effect and can be eaten without dirty h...

Mie
Uramura Kaki
Mie Seafood

Uramura Kaki

Uramura Oyster is cultured in Ikuura Bay in Uramura Town, Toba City, Mie Prefecture. Oysters are located at the mouth of the estuary, and Ikuura Bay is a reg...

Mie
Mie eel
Mie Don dish

Mie eel

Among the Kansai region, delicious eel shops are lined up in Tsu. It is one of the best eel towns in Japan, which has been the best in both the consumption o...