Nerikuri, Nettabo, Imo-mochi (Sweet Potato and Mochi Dumpling)
Miyazaki
In Miyazaki Prefecture, sweet potatoes are called "Kansho", and "Nerikuri" made …
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Wakasa-no-Oyaki (Mugwort Mochi)
Tottori
The "Wakasa Shrine Grand Festival", held annually in May for approximately 400 y…
Decchi Yokan
Fukui
"Decchi Yokan" is a soft sweet red bean jelly familiar as an ordinal taste of lo…
Tobitsuki Dango
Fukui
"Tobitsuki Dango" is a traditional sweets used to be cooked at home commonly as …
Yubeshi (Yuzu cake)
Kumamoto
It is a simple local confectionery with the texture of a mochi rice cake, and th…
Kanzarashi (Sweet glutinous rice flour dumplings)
Nagasaki
"Kanzarashi" is a traditional sweet that has been made in the entire area of Shi…
Nagasaki-mirukuseki (Nagasaki milkshake)
Nagasaki
Nagasaki Milkshake is an iced dessert that originated in Nagasaki City in the la…
Beta-mochi (Wheat cake with Kinako)
Fukuoka
In Fukuoka Prefecture, where wheat production is large, many farmers have been g…
Ochirashi-ame (Ochirashi candy)
Kagawa
"Ochirashi-ame" is a confectionery made by kneading Ochirashi powder with Starch…
Hotayoukan (Steamed bread)
Tokushima
"Hotayokan" is a steamed bread-like confection. In the Tokushima dialect, the wo…
Barappa manju
Chiba
"Barrappa Manju" has been made in the Hokuso region of Chiba Prefecture since an…
Komugimanju
Saitama
In the past, wheat cultivation was thriving in Saitama Prefecture as a secondary…
Natsu-mikan gashi (Summer Mandarin Orange candy)
Yamaguchi
Each prefecture selects a prefectural flower that best represents the region. Fo…
Iga Mochi (Steamed Rice Cakes with Red Bean Paste and Colored Rice Grains)
Hiroshima
"Iga mochi" is a confectionery made with glutinous rice and rice flour. Red bean…
Kashiwa-mochi (Mochi Wrapped with Oak Leaf)
Fukui
There is a festival called "Ta no Kami Matsuri", held mainly by children to cele…
Meno Mochi Arare (Bite-sized Japanese Rice Crackers made from Old Decorations)
Miyazaki
"Meno mochi kazari" is a traditional event taking place in the southern Kyushu a…
Yaseuma (Thinly Rolled Out Flour Sprinkled with Roasted Soybean Flour )
Oita
“Yaseuma” is a traditional snack made with kneaded wheat flour, which is flatten…
Tojiko Mame / Mame Gashi (Steamed Soybean and Flour Sweet)
Kumamoto
The name of this sweet comes from the fact that it is made by wrapping a sweet w…
Sakuramochi (pink-colored rice cake filled with red bean paste wrapped with a cherry blossom leaf)
Osaka
Sakuramochi is a confectionery characterized by a pink rice cake wrapped in salt…
Kibi-mochi / Awa-mochi / Tochi-mochi (Miscellaneous grains Mochi)
Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture has the Tango Mountains in the north, the Tanba Mountains in th…
Futsumochi (Mugwort Mochi)
Saga
In Saga Prefecture, known for its thriving rice cultivation, both short-grain ri…
Naisho Mochi / Nabe Mochi
Mie
Rice cakes (mochi) are considered a food for celebratory occasions, so it is com…
Imo-yokan (Sweet Potato Cake)
Tokyo
"Imo-yokan", a sweet potato cake, is made by steaming, kneading, and molding swe…
Hooba Maki
Nagano
Hooba maki is a traditional festive rice cake in the Kiso region. It is made by …
Kusa-mochi (Mochi mixed with mugwort)
Tochigi
‘Kusa-mochi’ is a mochi mixed with mugwort and served at the events from mid Mar…
Tsuki-no-Shizuku (Koshu Grape confectionery)
Yamanashi
"Tsuki no Shizuku" is a painstakingly crafted local confection from Yamanashi Pr…
Tart
Ehime
Representative confectionery of Matsuyama City. In Matsuyama City, a rolled cake…
Uiro (Sweet Steamed Cake)
Yamaguchi
”Uiro" is known to be produced in Nagoya, Kyoto, and Odawara. Nagoya is particul…
Sakura-mochi (rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf)
Tokyo
It is said that "Sakura-mochi" was invented in 1717 by a man named Shinroku Yama…
Junen-botamochi
Fukushima
Fukushima Prefecture is a famous producer of“ Egoma”（Perilla）. It is said that t…
Contact
Food Cultures Office, Overseas Market Development and Food Cultures Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
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