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Okinawa
Manju

Manju

Manju is a manju with the word “no” written on a white skin, and it represents “noshi” and is useful as a lucky charm. The characteristic of “manju” is the unique scent of moon...

Okinawa
Moochie

Moochie

The lunar calendar, 12/8, is a traditional event “Moochie Day” in Okinawa prefecture to pray for evil spirits and children's health. Moochi (demon mochi) is a mochi that is eat...

Okinawa
Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Pawpaw is an Okinawan confectionery made by dissolving wheat flour in an appropriate amount of water, baked in a flat pan such as a frying pan, coated with oil miso, and rolled ...

Nagasaki
Open port roll cake

Open port roll cake

Sasebo Open Port Roll Cake is a popular sweet of “Sasebo ☆ Star Product” developed with the aim of becoming a new specialty product representing Sasebo. A coffee flavored spong...

Nagasaki
Rokubee (Rokubee)

Rokubee (Rokubee)

Rokubei is a local dish handed down around the Shimabara Peninsula in Nagasaki prefecture and in Tsushima. It is a noodle dish in which noodles with sweet potatoes as the main ...

Miyagi
Fish squirt

Fish squirt

Sea squirt is a marine product rich in minerals from the sea, called “sea pineapple” because of its shape. The production volume in Miyagi prefecture is the number one in Japan...

Miyagi
Hatto

Hatto

“Hatto” is a local dish in the northern part of the prefecture made by kneading flour Add water to the flour, knead well until it is hard about the earlobe, let it sit for a su...

Miyagi
Shiroishi noodles (shiroishi umen)

Shiroishi noodles (shiroishi umen)

Shiroishi noodles (shiroishi umen) are a local specialty produced in Shiroishi, Miyagi prefecture. The length of the noodles is as short as 9 centimeters, and it has a unique t...

Tochigi
Shinko manju

Shinko manju

Shinkomanju are made to serve as offerings to the Hatsuuma Festival held in February of the lunar calendar at Ippeizuka Inari Shrine in Tanuma-cho, Sano City. “Shinko” not only...

Ibaraki
Mukago gohan

Mukago gohan

It's cooked rice from Mukago. “Mukago” is a small bud (shiyuga) formed at the base of leaves such as Japanese oysters and natural yam (dioscorea), and Ibaraki prefecture is famo...

Akita
Nishimonai soba

Nishimonai soba

There have been many soba restaurants in Ugo-machi since ancient times, and each shop competes for its taste, and it is popular as “Nishimonai soba” not only within the town but...

Akita
Agar dishes

Agar dishes

Agar culture is rooted in Akita prefecture, and when you visit, you can enjoy agar dishes everywhere. Agar is a food that has been valued for a long time because it can be stor...