Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
Karinto (かりんとう) is a traditional Japanese snack food with several hundred years of history, and here, let’s take a close look at it. Karinto (かりんとう) Karinto is a stick of deep-fried dough cookie made from...
Last November, I went to Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, to see a live concert by Perfume held at Nagoya Dome. The next day, I did sightseeing in the city and bought a local confection called...
I live in Niigata Prefecture, located about 300 km northwest of Tokyo, and I don’t go on a trip there a lot. But when I go to Tokyo, I often stroll through Asakusa. Every...
Kyoto was the capital of Japan in the old days and served as a political and cultural center, where various things were developed. As a result, the city has a wide range of specialties today,...
Doraemon is one of the most famous and successful Japanese manga series. Even now, the TV anime airs at 7 p.m. every Friday in Japan, but do you know what Doraemon’s most favorite confection is?...
Do you like Japanese sweets? If your answer is yes, there is a traditional Japanese confection you should know. The Wagashi I want you to know here is called Manju (饅頭). Manju (饅頭) Manju usually refers...
Have you ever heard of “Dagashi (駄菓子)”? Actually, Dagashi is the generic name for cheap Japanese snacks and candies whose price ranges from 10 yen (about 0.1 USD) to about 100 yen (about 1 USD). Dagashi...
As you know, Tofu (豆腐) is soybean curd indispensable for Japanese cuisine. We commonly use the food as an ingredient in miso soup, so we eat it almost daily. Today, the Japanese delicacy is...
