Local cuisine - Japanese Regional Cuisine

Saga

Saga Local cuisine

Sour tofu

“Zaru Tofu” from Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture is an excellent product invented by the long-established “Kawashima Tofu Shop,” which has continued since the Edo period. The stor...

Yamagata

Yamagata Local cuisine

Natto mochi

Yamagata Prefecture's local dish “natto mochi” is known as a local winter staple. This dish, which is made at home during New Year's and cold seasons, continues to be loved by l...

Shizuoka

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, a local specialty....

Yamagata

Yamagata Local cuisine

Kaimochi

Yamagata Prefecture's local dish “Kaimochi” is a simple dish where you can enjoy the natural flavor of buckwheat flour. “Kaimochi” is made by kneading buckwheat flour with water...

Wakayama

Wakayama Local cuisine

Wakayama Arita mandarin oranges

The winter fruit “mandarin orange” represents Japan. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Wakayama Prefecture (21.1%) has the h...

Wakayama

Wakayama Local cuisine

Mandarin orange mochi

Wakayama Prefecture's local confectionary “mandarin orange” is a sweet that makes use of mandarin oranges, a specialty of Kishu, and is characterized by its refreshing flavor an...

Shizuoka

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. The enshrined deiti...

Hokkaido

Hokkaido Local cuisine

Lotus cup

The blue-purple fruit “lotus cup” is a specialty of Hokkaido. It is also called a “phantom fruit” due to its rarity, and has been loved by Ainu people since ancient times. Deriv...

Mie

Mie Local cuisine

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 (Sweet Uzume no Mikot...

Shimane

Shimane Local cuisine

Sumoji

Shimane Prefecture boasts the highest annual catch of mackerel in Japan, and is an area that catches a lot of delicious fatty mackerel nurtured by the rough seas of the Sea of J...

Wakayama

Wakayama Local cuisine

Uzumi-zen

“Uzumi-zen,” which is handed down in Kozagawa-cho, Wakayama-ken, is a local dish filled with rich local nature and long history. Tofu and shiitake mushrooms are added to the fra...

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Local cuisine

Taiko no Chikara Mochi

“Taiko no Chikara Mochi” is a masterpiece steeped in the history and culture of Miyajima. The origin of the name goes back to the construction of Senjokaku when the Sengoku warl...

Japanese Cuisine - Local cuisine