Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
When it comes to Tonkotsu Ramen, Hakata Ippudo and Ichiran are the most popular ramen chains offering pork bone broth ramen. As you may know, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen, Sapporo Miso Ramen, and Kitakata Ramen are...
When people living in the local areas of Japan go on a sightseeing trip to Tokyo by train, they typically buy Tokyo souvenirs in train stations right before they start on their way home...
Have you ever heard of “Kanzuri (かんずり)”? a new type of fermented seasoning that has been gradually getting popular in Japan thanks to various forms of media. A food company located in Myoko (the...
Have you ever heard that there are two types of La Yu chili oil in Japan? One is a long-time favorite only consisting of liquid, while the other contains foods in it, which has...
“Misoshiru (味噌汁)” or miso soup is a quintessential Japanese soup dish that is well recognized in many countries, and as with miso soup, we often have seaweed soup too. When it comes to the...
Japanese stationery is known for its high-quality functions as well as being very handy. Despite that, the good news is that they are inexpensive. Those characteristics probably come from the ingenuity and careful attention...
Youkan (羊羹), also spelled Yokan, is a traditional Japanese confection that appears for the first time in a document written in the late 1300s. It is a Wagashi sweet made from Anko (餡子) red...
The consumption of Sake rice wine is decreasing year by year in Japan. It has decreased to nearly one-third of the peak level in the 1970s. In contrast, the export volume is gradually increasing. As a...
