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It's not just Akita dogs! "Akita Three Chickens" is a natural monument in Odate City [Akita Prefecture]

Odate City is known for its Akita dogs, but chickens are designated as natural monuments in the national and prefectures, known as the Hinai Chicken, Koeyoshidori, and Kinpachi Chicken...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.04.05

Sauce Katsudon

I know there are actually three types of sauce katsudon, famous for local gourmet food in Aizu...

Did you know that Fukushima Prefecture has a local gourmet food called "sauce cutlet bowl"? The best combination of sweet and spicy sauce and tonkatsu, and the shredded cabbage laid out in between, are accented with rice...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.04.03

[Miyagi Prefecture] 3 recommended hot springs in Miyagi Prefecture that you can choose from secret hot springs, famous hot springs, and unique spring quality!

Miyagi Prefecture has the lowest number of hot springs in the Tohoku Six prefectures, but although it is small, it is dotted with sources with unique water quality. Akiu is close to Naruko Onsen, where there are five hot spring resorts, and Sendai city...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.03.25

Bubble Manju

[Yanagizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture] What is the "Awamanju" recommended by locals? There are 7 shops where you can buy it...

When it comes to souvenir sweets from Fukushima, Mamadooru and Thin-Skin Manju are famous. However, this time we will introduce "Awamanju," a sweet with many hidden fans. Awamanju...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.03.22

[Fukushima Prefecture] Choose from Nakadori and Hamadori spots in Fukushima Prefecture for their secret hot springs, famous hot springs, and unique spring quality...

Fukushima Prefecture, which has the largest number of hot spring resorts in Tohoku, is dotted with unique hot springs in each of the three regions: Nakadori, where the Tohoku Shinkansen passes, Hamadori on the Pacific coast, and Aizu. A famous name all over the country...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.03.21

Saimochi is an exquisite local dish from Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture? What is the essential ingredient "juunen"?

Winter is the season when you miss rice cakes. Many people probably remember when they were children and eating rice cakes all intently when it was New Year's. This time we will introduce local cuisine that is passed down in Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.01.23

Is Aomori red rice sweet and pink? Introducing the reasons, origin and two types of red rice recipes

One of the surprising things that people from Aomori Prefecture are when they go to other prefectures is that the red rice is not sweet. When I think of red rice, I thought it was sweet and pink, but there are a lot of red rice with red beans that are not sweet all over the country...

Hana OdagiriHana Odagiri2024.01.05

The only one in Japan! Marusichi's miso, soy sauce and seasonings made using hot spring heat are so delicious! [...

Have you heard of miso and soy sauce that have been loved by people in Tsugaru for many years? Miso and soy sauce sold by Marushichi Tsugaru Miso Soy Sauce Co., Ltd. are known to everyone from Ocromi, and are used once...

Hana OdagiriHana Odagiri2023.12.12

Thin-skinned manju

What are Kashiwaya's thin-skinned buns and the "morning tea ceremony" one of Japan's three major buns? [Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Kashiwaya, which has its head office in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, is a long-established Japanese confectionery shop known both within and outside the prefecture. Not only is the deliciousness of sweets, but we also take on various initiatives to make people happy with delicious sweets...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2023.11.29

Whale

Soul food from Aomori Prefecture? What are whale mochi and beko mochi?

There are many delicious foods in the Tohoku region, and some of them have been featured as "local gourmet food" and have become a national destination. Among them, it is known as the soul food of Aomori Prefecture...

editorial staffeditorial staff2023.11.27

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