sukiyaki

Gunma has many rich agricultural and livestock products, such as “Joshu beef,” which was first exported to the EU in Japan, and thick and soft “Shimonita green onions,” which are cultivated in Shimonita Town, Kanra County. “Sukiyaki” is where you can fully enjoy the charm of Gunma's livestock products. All ingredients used are produced in the prefecture with a “100% self-sufficiency rate.” Not to mention Joshu beef and Shimonita green onions, shirataki made with konjac potatoes, which are the number one produced in Japan, Chinese cabbage, shungiku, and fresh shiitake mushrooms boasting production within the 5th place in Japan (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries “Konjac potatoes produced in 2020 “Cultivation Area, Harvest Area and Harvest Amount”, “2020 Vegetable Production and Shipment Statistics”, and “2020 Special Forestry Basic Materials”) are used abundantly. In recent years, the “Gunma Sukiyaki Bento Contest,” which invites ideas for bento boxes using sukiyaki, and the “Family Sukiyaki Photo Contest,” which competes for photos of families enjoying sukiyaki Many contests with the participation of citizens of the prefecture have also been held, and culture is becoming established.