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

Winter is the season when we crave mochi (rice cakes). Many of us have fond childhood memories of munching on mochi during New Year's. This time, we'll be introducing a local dish from 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

Kakuuchi

Three popular corner sake shops in Morioka! |Hiroko Shoten, Hososuke Liquor Store, Kakisaya Liquor Store [Iwate Prefecture]

Morioka, where pure rivers flow through the city and beautiful spring water, has long been a popular brewery, and in the past there were four breweries: Asakai, Kikuno Tsukasa, Sakuragama, and Iwate River. Therefore, Morioka City...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.12.13

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

Yamagata Senbero

Yamagata City, the foot of the Zao mountain range, is a treasure trove of Senbero Bars! [Yamagata Prefecture]

In Yamagata City, a castle town of Kasumi Castle (Yamagata Castle), known for its Yamagata Temple (Tateishiji Temple) and the Yamagata Hanagasa Festival held every summer, there are many popular bars and other places to play corners, stand and drink. This article...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.24

Ishinomaki Senbero

Introducing recommended Senbero Bars on the Sengoku Line, from the east exit of Sendai Station to Ishinomaki! [Miyagi Prefecture]

At the east exit of Sendai Station, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, a professional baseball team, has been developing the station front since Miyagi Stadium in Miyagi Nohara, is now home stadium, and the station's free east-west corridor has been renovated.

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.20

Let's have a simmer

Introducing a unique Senbero bar near Izumi Chuo Station, the sub-center of Sendai! [Miyagi Prefecture]

The final stop is about 20 minutes from Sendai Station on the Namboku Subway Line, and the area around Izumichuo Station is a "Izumichuo Sub-center" in Sendai City, and is home to many office buildings and commercial facilities. They are connected...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.16

Aizu Senbero

Aizuwakamatsu City, a natural and historical city, is home to an advanced Senbero bar! [Fukushima Prefecture]

The Aizu people's temperament is considered to be "persistent, honest and serious," but Obara Shosuke, who appears in the famous folk song "Aizu Bandai," in the Aizu region, loves "morning sleep, morning drinking, and morning baths," and is a source of personal property...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.13

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