Japanese Cuisine - Local cuisine

Shimane
Izumo Zenzai
Shimane Local cuisine

Izumo Zenzai

Because it is said to be the birthplace of zenzai, Izumo, where Izumo Taisha Shrine is located, is a place where eight million deities gather across the country in October of th...

Mie
A diva hut experience
Mie Local cuisine

A diva hut experience

There are approximately 1,300 diamonders fishing in the Ise-Shima region. Diver fishing is a fishing method of diving into the sea to catch shellfish such as abalone, ripples, a...

Shizuoka
Sakura shrimp
Shizuoka Local cuisine

Sakura shrimp

Sakura shrimp is a precious seafood caught only in Suruga Bay and Taiwan in the world, and it is also called the “jewel of Suruga Bay” because of its clear, glossy, sakura-color...

Gifu
Gohei Mochi
Gifu Local cuisine

Gohei Mochi

Goheimochi is a local dish that has been popular since ancient times in the mountainous areas of Gifu and Nagano prefectures. Lightly eat glutinous rice and eat with miso and so...

Gifu
Magnolia leaf miso
Gifu Local cuisine

Magnolia leaf miso

In the Hida region, magnolia leaves that have fallen in the fall have been collected and used as cooking utensils. Magnolia trees are large deciduous broad-leaved trees that ...

Shizuoka
Iwata Omoro Curry
Shizuoka Local cuisine

Iwata Omoro Curry

In the Enshu region, “pork foot” has been called “omoro” since ancient times. The etymology is uncertain, but it is said that it comes from the Ryukyu word “omoro.” It has take...

Shizuoka
Shizuoka Oden
Shizuoka Local cuisine

Shizuoka Oden

The main feature of “Shizuoka Oden” is that the soup is “black” and the seeds of the oden are stuck on the skewers. The reason why Shizuoka oden soup is black is because each sh...

Mie
Oishi-yaki
Mie Local cuisine

Oishi-yaki

Oishiyaki is a rice cracker with a simple flavor made by kneading the ingredients in hot spring water to make “katayaki.” It is a handmade rice cracker that has continued since...

Mie
Henba mochi
Mie Local cuisine

Henba mochi

Henba-mochi is a mochi confectionary manufactured and sold by the long-established Japanese confectionary store “Henbaya Shoten” in Ise City, Mie Prefecture. The round, flat mo...

Mie
Taiko Shusse Mochi
Mie Local cuisine

Taiko Shusse Mochi

Taiko Shusemochi is a Japanese confectionary made with freshly made red bean paste cooked to an elegant sweetness, and each walnut is carefully hand-baked by hand. This mochi, ...

Hyogo
Himeji Oden
Hyogo Local cuisine

Himeji Oden

In Himeji, we eat oden with ginger soy sauce. The way to eat “Oden to eat with ginger soy sauce” is called Himeji Oden. There are ways to eat ginger soy sauce from the top, and...

Mie
Sawamochi
Mie Local cuisine

Sawamochi

Sawamochi is a specialty confectionary from the Ise-Shima region of Mie Prefecture. It's a simple mochi made by cutting a thin layer of noshimochi into a square (almost square),...