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Three beloved local "onigiri (rice ball) specialty shops"! Perfect for weekday lunches and leisure activities...

Where there's delicious rice, there's bound to be delicious onigiri (rice balls). In Koriyama City, central Fukushima Prefecture, a major rice-producing region, there are many unique onigiri specialty shops. Freshly cooked rice...

Haruka HashimotoHaruka Hashimoto2026.06.05

"Curry in Morioka!" (Part 1) 3 Curry Restaurants, from Long-established Restaurants Loved by Locals to Up-and-Coming Restaurants...

Curry rice is a familiar dish that is almost always on the menu of any restaurant. Throughout Japan, there are many restaurants serving delicious curry, including specialty shops, set meal restaurants, soba restaurants, and coffee shops.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2026.01.29

"Place names with 'to' in them" from 1 to 9 [Shichinohe Edition] A place that remains strongly associated with horse breeding...

Of the nine "To" (towns), Shichinohe is the northernmost, and even today, horse ranches are scattered throughout the area. These days, thoroughbred racehorses are raised, rather than military or farm horses.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.07.29

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"Niji no Mart" is the kitchen of Hirosaki citizens, aiming to be a market that will last for 100 years! [Aomori Prefecture]

Located just a five-minute walk from Hirosaki Station, with an adjacent parking lot, it's easily accessible. Did you know that there's a food market in Hirosaki that sells everything, making it the kitchen of the locals? This time, we'll be introducing the Rainbow Mart in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture...

YokochiYokochi2024.06.13

[Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture] Roadside Station Takada Matsubara, a symbol of Rikuzentakata's reconstruction

Takada Matsubara Roadside Station is located within the Takada Matsubara Tsunami Reconstruction Memorial Park in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, and is adjacent to the Iwate Prefecture Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Memorial Museum.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.05.28

[Kagamiishi Town, Fukushima Prefecture] Iwase Farm, famous for its farm mornings, features a corn maze and rice paddy...

"Morning on the Farm," one of Japan's Ministry of Education songs, was born at Iwase Farm in Kagamiishi Town, Iwase County, Fukushima Prefecture. Every summer, one of the largest giant corn mazes in the Tohoku region appears at Iwase Farm...

natsukinatsuki2023.07.19

[Miyagi Prefecture] 4 Famous Waters in Miyagi Prefecture! These are the famous waters of Sendai, the city of Michinoku forests...

Miyagi Prefecture has many springs of water used for daily life, mainly in the northern part of the prefecture, centered around Kurihara City, as well as in towns along the Ou Mountains in the west and Watari City in the south, which is connected to the Abukuma Highlands.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.02.27

[Yamagata Prefecture] 3 Famous Springs in Yamagata Prefecture! Yamagata Prefecture is blessed with springs of water created by snow, mountains, and forests

Yamagata Prefecture, home to many famous mountains such as Mount Chokai, Mount Zao, and the Dewa Sanzan (Mount Gassan, Mount Haguro, and Mount Yudono), boasts the largest area of ​​natural beech forests in Japan, and its mountains and forests endure the heavy snowfall...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.02.24

[Akita Prefecture] Four Famous Springs in Akita Prefecture and the Araya Springs in Akita City! Delicious rice and local sake...

Akita Prefecture is known for its delicious rice and sake, but delicious spring water springs up all over the prefecture. The prefecture is surrounded on three sides by the Shirakami-Sanchi World Heritage Site in the north and the Wagayama Mountains, which form part of the Ou Mountains in the east.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.02.22

What is "Shingoro," a local dish from Aizu, Fukushima? Learn about the origin of the name and its appeal!

Have you heard of "Shingoro," a local dish beloved in certain areas of Fukushima Prefecture? With its unusual name, many people may not be able to imagine what kind of food it is. This time...

Hiroyuki OkaHiroyuki Oka2023.02.17

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