Aizu region

Visiting Homare Sake Brewery | Enjoying an adult moment with Japanese gardens and sake [Fukushima Prefecture]

Homare Sake Brewery is open in Kitakata City, located in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture. Kitakata City is famous for its Kitakata ramen. However, it is also known for many sake breweries that make delicious alcohol...

Motoharu Kahashi2021.12.14

[Fukushima Prefecture] What is Aizu's New Year's dish "Kozuyu"? Local flavors born of hospitality

Kozuyu is one of the most representative local dishes in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture. Kozuyu was introduced as a celebratory treat. Its history is long and its roots date back to the Edo period. Aizu...

Motoharu Kahashi2021.12.13

Learn the meaning and paintings of Aizu's local toy "Akabeko" as a lucky charm [Fukushima Prefecture]

One of Fukushima Prefecture's most representative local toys is Akabeko. Akabeko has been loved for many years as an old-fashioned lucky charm and as a representative character of Fukushima Prefecture. In recent years, red beko...

Motoharu Kahashi2021.12.06