others ｜ Our Regional Cuisines

"Goae" is a local dish in Nichinan Town, located in the western region, where bo…

Bekko, a soy-sauce flavored agar-agar with beaten eggs poured over it, is a clas…

Itadori is a perennial herb of the Polygonaceae family that grows wild throughou…

It is nationally known as "kashiwa mochi", a rice cake filled with sweet bean pa…

It is said that dumplings originated from a Tang Dynasty dessert called "Danki,"…

Tempura of thinly sliced pickled ginger. This dish is popular in the Kinki regio…

Konjac(=yam cake) has a long history. In the Kamakura period (1185-1333), it was…

As there is lots of sunshine and the average of temperature is high in the south…

In Gunma, where wheat production is thriving, many dishes using wheat flour are …

In Gunma, where wheat is actively produced, many local dishes using wheat flour …

All sakura shrimp caught in Japan come from the Suruga Bay of Shizuoka prefectur…

"Heso mochi" is offered on the 15th day of August or the 13th day of September o…

Hanawa Town is known as a production of konjac, and "Fujiemon Festival", to comm…

Yuzu is a seasonal fruit which adds a pleasant aroma and flavor to dishes. They …

"Tamago fuwa fuwa" was served at Fukuroi-juku station during the Edo period and …

"Komo dofu" is made by wrapping tofu in "komo", a mat made of woven straw, and t…

"Kuwanoki-mame ni" is made by simmering "kuwanoki-mame" (=mulberry beans) grown …

"Ego" is a dish made from "Egokusa" seaweed boiled to dissolve, then set in rect…

Inadani in the southern part of Nagano Prefecture has a long-standing culture of…

In the northern regions, February 15th is a day known as Nehan-e, commemorating …

"Sanbai-miso" is a rice cake dish made from a combination of glutinous rice flou…

"Hoshi-mochi" is a rice snack made by cutting and weaving rice cakes into a hang…

During the Edo period (1603-1867), the teaching that "if you eat tree leaves or …

"Shoyu no Mi" is a preserved food that has been passed down in the Ashiyasu regi…

"Namayuba" is a specialty product of Minobu Town, created by boiling and pulveri…

"Shidami" refers to Acorns, and "Shidami-dango" can be made by adding Sugar to "…

"Kurumi-dofu" is made with strained walnut after crushed, water and sugar and se…

Around the death anniversary of Shinran, the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism (J…

"Hoya" (=Sea Squirt) is called ‘Pineapple in the sea’, and is known as a food co…

‘Shiki shiki’ is a local snack in Nara by grilling dough made from wheat flour, …