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"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.

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Warm hittsumi is delicious in Morioka's harsh winter! A simple-tasting hittsumi that will warm your body...

In the northern Tohoku region, including Morioka City in Iwate Prefecture, a cold seasonal wind called "Yamase" blows in the summer, often causing cold damage and poor rice harvests. As a result, people began to cultivate tuna as an alternative staple food to rice.

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A stone slab engraved with the three goddesses at Kamitsari Shrine

The legend of the goddesses of the three mountains of Tono and the "Kamitsaya Shrine" where the three goddesses are said to have separated [Iwate Prefecture]...

Tono City in Iwate Prefecture is famous as a land of folklore. It is famous for being a place where many legends, such as kappa and zashiki warashi, still live on to this day. One of the legends passed down in Tono is the "Legend of the Three Mountains of Tono and the Three Goddesses.".

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Morioka Illumination Bright, which colors the winter nights of Morioka, is back again this season...

This winter, Morioka Illumination Bright has begun, illuminating the bitterly cold winter nights of Morioka with gentle, warm lights. This event follows on from Morioka Snow Red, which ended at the end of 2022.

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Morioka's soul food, "Jajamen," recommended by locals: 3 restaurants! [Iwa...

Morioka's Wankosoba, Reimen, and Jajamen are known as the "Three Great Noodles," and all are B-grade gourmet foods born from the city's unique noodle culture. Among them, Jajamen in particular is a soul food of Morioka residents.

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A tour of the local ramen in the six Tohoku prefectures! A beloved ramen shop in Morioka, one of the prefecture's most competitive ramen areas...

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' household survey, Morioka City ranked first in the nation for the amount of Chinese noodle purchases by households for four consecutive years from 2021 to 2024. Morioka City, where Chinese noodles are eaten a lot at home...

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Mount Iwate is an active volcano! The Yakehashiri lava flow covers the base of the volcano in a black blanket...

Mount Iwate (2,038m above sea level), the highest peak in Iwate Prefecture, is a symbol of the prefecture and has been selected as one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains. On its northeastern slope, there is a lava flow known as the "Yakehashiri (or Yakebashiri)"...

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A tour of local ramen in the six Tohoku prefectures! Kamaishi Ramen, which supported steel production [Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture]

Kamaishi is known as a "ramen hotspot" in Iwate Prefecture, with 27 restaurants serving delicious Kamaishi ramen, including Chinese specialty shops, cafeterias, and soba and udon shops.

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[Part 2] What is Mochi Honzen in Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi? | Other Honzen dishes and Mochi Honzen...

Examples of Honzen Cuisine That Preserve the Traditions of Honzen Cuisine While slightly off topic from the topic of mochi honzen cuisine itself, here are three examples that also preserve the traditions of honzen cuisine. All of them are examples of traditional culture that values ​​ritual and formality...

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[Part 2] What is "Mochi Honzen" in Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi? | Over 300 varieties! A diverse cuisine...

There are over 300 varieties! Examples of "Cooking Mochi" variations As for the "Cooking Mochi" that is placed at the back left of the Mochi Honzen set, you generally cannot have a refill...

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