Japanese Cuisine - Local cuisine

Ibaraki
Mito Natto
Ibaraki Local cuisine

Mito Natto

No one knows Mito natto right now, right? Ibaraki is more than a fermented food representative of Japan. In 1083, when MINAMOTO no Yoshiie stayed at a mansion in Mito City on th...

Oita
Kujaku
Oita Local cuisine

Kujaku

Kujaku, which is handed down to Saiki City, is a boiled egg with red colored white meat, wrapped in green white fish and deep-fried. When cut in half, it got this name because i...

Niigata
mackerel sand
Niigata Local cuisine

mackerel sand

A simple menu with plenty of greasy mackerel, fried with pepper, and added lettuce and onion slices, is a mackerel sandwich that became a local gourmet of Kashiwazaki City. If y...

Tottori
sand dunes
Tottori Local cuisine

sand dunes

Dune Nagaimo, a representative of Tottori Prefecture, is grown in the sand dunes of central Tottori Prefecture, and is characterized by its crispy, crunchy, and straight length....

Okayama
denim bun
Okayama Local cuisine

denim bun

The Kojima district in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture is the birthplace of domestic jeans. Kurashiki Denim Street in Kurashiki Bikan district offers denim products from Kojima, a...

Chiba
Chiba peanut
Chiba Local cuisine

Chiba peanut

The growth of peanut production in Sammu City, Chiba Prefecture seems to be because there are a lot of volcanic ash in this area and it was not suitable for other crops. The cha...

Yamanashi
Seisenryo Soft Serve
Yamanashi Local cuisine

Seisenryo Soft Serve

Speaking of soft ice cream, it became so famous that it was called “Seisenryo soft serve ice cream”. It is a soft serve ice cream of Seisenryo Jersey Hat, famous in Yamanashi Pr...

Okinawa
Ishigakijima pineapple
Okinawa Local cuisine

Ishigakijima pineapple

This pineapple has been grown on Ishigaki Island since ancient times and is often eaten by locals. It is characterized by its heavy weight and rounded shape. Hawaii seeds are ri...

Hokkaido
Haskap
Hokkaido Local cuisine

Haskap

Haskap, which has spread its name as a specialty fruit in Hokkaido, is used for jam and sweets, taking advantage of its intense acidity. “Haskap” is also said to be the fruit of...

Kanagawa
Daisen tofu
Kanagawa Local cuisine

Daisen tofu

Daisen tofu was created by people visiting Daisenji Temple in Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture during the Edo period. Nigari is 100% silk tofu, and there are inns and tofu restauran...

Kagoshima
Soramame
Kagoshima Local cuisine

Soramame

Kagoshima Prefecture is the first place in Japan with a large separation of other prefectures, both in the area of plantings and the amount of shipping. It is characterized by ...

Saga
Zaru tofu
Saga Local cuisine

Zaru tofu

Natural bittern is put into soy milk, solidified, and then put it in a colander, so when moisture drains naturally, you can get “zaru tofu”. Because it is not exposed to water,...