Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
With over 200 individual towel factories, Imabari, Japan has earned its designation as “the Mecca of towel production.” Residents have spent the last 120 years honing their towel-making process, perfecting towel construction, and creating...
This time, I got you a natural mineral water drink from Mt Fuji, Japan’s most loved mountain, that may intrigue and attract foreign tourists. As always, I found the product (named Fuji Sun Sui)...
Following the Zenkoji Gokaicho Soba Manju, I will introduce the Kara-Gosho Shichimi Togarashi this time that I picked up at a souvenir shop in Nagano with the buckwheat confection. What is Kara-Gosho Shichimi Togarashi?...
A few days ago, I went for a drive to Nagano for the first time in a while to see how the city was going. It was Sunday, and as expected, there were many...
Kamaboko is a traditional Japanese food with a long history whose origin can be traced back to the description of 1115 in the document “類聚雑要抄 (Ruiju-Zoyosho). The food is a variety of Nerimono made...
Toyama is a prefecture adjacent to Niigata, where I live. Toyama has Toyama Bay known for its deep water and variety of fish, and the prefecture prides itself on its delicious seafood dishes. Especially,...
Unagi is a freshwater eel seen in Japanese cooking. The fillet can be a sushi topping and is expensive compared to Anago, a saltwater eel also seen in sushi in a grilled form. The best...
Today when I was eating dinner watching TV, local specialty foods of Toyama Prefecture were introduced on a TV show. Among them, there was one thing that I had never heard of before. Seaweed...
