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Tuna dishes
“Katsuura Fishing Port” in Wakayama prefecture is famous as one of the best tuna longline fishing bases in Japan. There are many restaurants and lodging facilities in Nachikatsu...
Sesame tofu
Sesame tofu, which was born as one of the vegetarian dishes in Koyasan, a sacred place for Japanese Buddhism that was opened more than 1,200 years ago in Koya-cho, Ito-gun, Waka...
Yakimochi
It is said that “Kamikishiya,” which is said to be the origin of Koyasan's specialty yakimochi, became popular for its salt yakimochi baked by an old woman at the time of Koyasa...
Kinzanji miso
Kinzanji miso is a mellow and soft edible miso produced in Wakayama prefecture where cucumber, eggplant, shiso, ginger and koji are prepared together, and fermented and aged. Si...
Umeboshi
Plums in Wakayama prefecture rank first in Japan in terms of cultivation area (5,620 hectares (Heisei 21)) and shipment volume (68,800 tons (Heisei 21)), and are one of the pref...
Wasabi sushi
“Wasabi sushi” wrapped in wasabi leaves grown in the clear stream of the Arida River is a local dish of the Shimizu region. Wasabi sushi is sushi made by wrapping sushi rice wi...
Kushikaki
Kushikaki making began in Shigo about 400 years ago, and the dry and cold wind blowing down from the foot of Mt. Izumi is ideal for making kushikaki, and kushikaki making has be...
Jabara
Jabara is a phantom citrus that grew only one naturally in Kitayama-mura, Wakayama prefecture. Its major characteristics are its unique aroma and acidity, and that it contains a...
Mehari sushi
Mehari Sushi is a regional dish of the Yoshino region, mainly in the Kumano region that spans Wakayama and Mie prefectures, and Yoshino County, Nara Prefecture. It is a rice ba...