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Coconut crab
Coconut crab is one of the world's largest terrestrial hermit crabs that live in parts of Okinawa, especially around Miyako Island. They have scissors that are strong enough to ...
Kibidango
Okayama prefecture is a peach producing area, so Okayama is famous as a place related to the Japanese folktale “Momotaro”. Kibidango became popular as an auspicious food that b...
Nagaoka ramen
Nagaoka ramen is a local ramen representative of Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, and is also known as “Nagaoka ginger soy sauce ramen.” The biggest characteristic of this rame...
Champloo
Champloo is one of Okinawa's representative home-cooked meals, and is a simple yet nutritious dish made by frying tofu, vegetables, and sometimes pork and eggs together. In the ...
Kameyama ramen
Kameyama ramen is a new local ramen born in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture. It won the “Gotochi Ramen Grand Prix” in 2013 and spread its name all over the country. This ramen is ...
Shirakawa ramen
Shirakawa ramen is a local ramen that originated in Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, and features handmade curly noodles that shine with craftsmanship and soy sauce soup ba...
Soki soba
Soki soba is a local dish of Okinawa, and is a type of Okinawa soba topped by simmering pork ribs (spareribs) in a sweet and spicy way. Soki has been simmered slowly for a long ...
Sapporo ramen
Sapporo ramen is a local ramen that originated in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and is a popular dish known all over Japan. Its biggest feature is the rich soup and medium thick curly nood...
Enoshima bowl
“Enoshima-don” is a local dish born in Enoshima in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and is a flavourful rice bowl dish made by cutting turban shell meat with an egg. This bow...
Funa kanroni
The local dish “funa kanroni” from Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture, is a traditional dish that has continued since the Edo period, and is still loved by the local community. Koga ...
Sozuri pot
The local dish “sozuri nabe,” which has been popular since ancient times in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, is a hot pot dish characterized by “sozuri meat,” which is used by ...