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Japanese Regional Cuisine

Japanese Cuisine - Seafood

Yamaguchi
urchins
Yamaguchi Seafood

urchins

Islands such as Oshima and Mishima off the city of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the Kitaura coast are famous for producing red sea urchins. The popular red sea urchin fishin...

Kochi
River shrimp (shrimps)
Kochi Seafood

River shrimp (shrimps)

River shrimp is the blessing of the river nurtured by the clear stream of Kochi. It is caught from spring to summer at Shimanto River and Niyodo River. Since the male scissors a...

Yamaguchi
Urume sardine maruboshi
Yamaguchi Seafood

Urume sardine maruboshi

“Sardine” named as a weak fish that easily falls in freshness and dies soon. “Urme” comes from the fact that the eyes look moist, as the name suggests. Urmei's sardines have lo...