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Local food that

satisﬁes the world's most

demanding eaters

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Think you've already tried the best that Japan has to oﬀer? It

might be time to think again.

Japan is packed with delicious dishes. All over the country

people are constantly cooking up new ways to satisfy a nation's

hunger for culinary perfection. Hundreds of gourmet treats

come and go, some starting out as a local favorite and then

sweeping the land. Occasionally a food fad will last, or maybe

the nation grows to love a local delicacy over a period of years.

The greatest success stories are rewarded with a place in the

nation's heart.

While various dishes are popular for showcasing local

ingredi-ents, many others succeed for the most basic reason of all: they

taste great! And once a local food becomes established at the

national level, it's made it. It's passed the ultimate test of

culinary ﬁtness. In many cases you don't even need to be a fan

of mainstream Japanese cuisine to appreciate its value. It

appeals instantly to anyone with an appetite. Other dishes are

more of an adventure, requiring at least some awareness and

appreciation of Japanese ingredients and their applications.

And one or two delicacies may strike you as extreme cuisine:

enjoyable only by those whose palate is completely attuned to

the full range of tastes and textures found in Japan, surely the

world's most diverse culinary culture.

That easy-to-extreme diversity is evident even in our initial

selection of local cuisines loved all over Japan—but you

probably won't have to read long before something gets your

mouth watering. Our second selection focuses on food that

has won a loyal local following in the region where it

originated. Here, too, you will ﬁnd many dishes that can be—

or already are—cherished across regional or national

boundar-ies. And even if occasionally you catch yourself thinking, "I'm

not sure I could eat that," remind yourself that each dish is a

survivor of a merciless process of food selection. If Japan says

it's ﬁt to eat, it could be time to take your tastebuds to the

gym!

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Northern delights

Uni-ikura-don

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Rice bowl with sea urchin and salmon roe

Curry so good you can spoon it up

Soup Curry

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Morioka jaja-men

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Morioka-style ﬂat noodles

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Cool noodles

Morioka Reimen

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Chilled noodles

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Iwate

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Local dishes loved by the nation

Scrumptious dumplings

Utsunomiya Gyoza

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Meat dumplings

Yummy yaki-manju

Yaki-manju

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Grilled skewered dumplings

Tochigi

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A better beef

Gyutan-yaki

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Grilled beef tongue

Wok-fried sensation

Yokote Yakisoba

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Stir-fried noodles

Miyagi

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Fried ﬁrm and ﬂavorful

Fujinomiya Yakisoba

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Fujinomiya fried noodles

Pleasure in simplicity

Yokosuka Kaigun-kare

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Yokosuka Navy curry

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Chubu

Kanagawa

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Kanto

Tokyo-style hot-plate pancake

Monja-yaki

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Griddle-fried mixed pancake

Tokyo

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Recession-proof grilled meats

Yakitori / Yakiton

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Skewer-grilled chicken or pork

Saitama

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Local dishes loved by the nation

Whatever—it's delicious

Okonomi-yaki

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"Anything you like" pancakes

Is anything as Osakan as octopus?

Tako-yaki

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Grilled octopus dumplings

Tako-yaki with a twist

Akashi-yaki

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Superlative steak

Kobe-gyu Suteki

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Kobe beef steak

Osaka

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Kansai

Osaka

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Kansai

Hyogo

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Kansai

Hyogo

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Crèpe-style creations

Hiroshima Okonomi-yaki

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Hiroshima-style "anything you like" pancakes

Salty, spicy, special

Karashi-mentaiko

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Spicy Alaska pollack roe

No ordinary noodles

Champon and Sara-udon

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Noodles in broth; crispy fried noodles

Hamburger heaven

Sasebo Burger

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Chugoku

Fukuoka

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Kyushu

Nagasaki

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Kyushu

Nagasaki

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Local dishes loved by the nation

School noodles

Taipien

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Dry noodle soup

Deep-fried delight

Chicken Nanban

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Marinated deep-fried chicken

Swish those strips

Kurobuta no Shabushabu

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Black hog shabu-shabu

Kumamoto

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Kyushu

Miyazaki

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Kyushu

Kagoshima

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ocal favorites:

a taste of

place

Now that we've whetted your appetite,

let's take a closer look at some delicious

dishes that are intimately linked with the

region they come from.

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Local favorites: a taste of place

Mutton masterpiece

Jingisukan

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Genghis Khan barbecue

Salmon hot pot

Ishikari-nabe

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Ishikari hot pot

Hokkaido

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Hokkaido

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Seafood stew

Ichigo-ni

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"Strawberry" stew

Aomori

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Tohoku

A ﬁshermen's classic

Chanchan-yaki

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Chanchan fry-up

Hokkaido

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The noodles keep coming!

Wan-ko soba

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Soba noodles in many small bowls

Iwate

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Tohoku

Delicious damaged dumplings

Hittsumi

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Torn dumpling stew

Iwate

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Tohoku

Gooey, chewy, yummy

Zunda-mochi

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Sticky rice with mashed green beans

Miyagi

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Tohoku

Broken cracker soup

Sembei-jiru

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Wheat cracker soup

Aomori

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Dumpling on a stick

Kiritanpo-nabe

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Cut tanpo hot pot

Akita

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Tohoku

Super stretch noodles

Inaniwa Udon

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Inaniwa udon noodles

Akita

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Tohoku

From the communal cauldron

Imo-ni

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Simmered taro yam

Yamagata

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Tohoku

Savory salmon and rice

Harako-meshi

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Salmon roe rice

Miyagi

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Auspicious country cuisine

Ko-zuyu

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Ko soup

Fukushima

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Tohoku

Choice pickled herring

Nishin no sansho-zuke

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Herring with sansho pepper

Fukushima

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Tohoku

Classic winter ﬁsh dish

Anko-ryori

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Anko dishes

Ibaraki

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Kanto

Chunky cod stew

Dongara-jiru

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Dongara stew

Yamagata

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Flavor that's stood the test of time

Shimo-tsukare

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Salmon and vegetable stew

Tochigi

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Kanto

Summer mushrooms and noodles

Chitake-soba

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Soba noodles with chitake mushrooms

Tochigi

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Kanto

Nutritious evening noodles

Okkirikomi

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Coarse-cut udon noodles

Gunma

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Kanto

Gooey and crunchy

Soboro-natto

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Savory soybeans

Ibaraki

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Steamed bun snack

Iga-manju

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"Chestnut" steamed buns

Saitama

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Kanto

Illustrated sushi

Futomaki-zushi

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Thick-rolled sushi

Chiba

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Kanto

Midday farm favorite

Hiyajiru-udon

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Udon noodles in cold broth

Saitama

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Kanto

Healthy jelly

Namaimo Konnyaku ryori

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Konnyaku jelly

Gunma

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King of ﬁsh?

Kusaya

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Stinky ﬁsh

Tokyo

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Kanto

Festive sweet dumplings

Herahera-dango

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Herahera dumplings

Kanagawa

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Kanto

Deep-fried clams on rice

Fukagawa-don

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Rice bowl with clams

Tokyo

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Kanto

Sesame sardines

Iwashi-no-gomazuke

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Sardines pickled with sesame

Chiba

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Trout ﬁt for a shogun

Masu-zushi

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Trout sushi

Toyama

MapMapNo.16

Chubu

Thick vegetable soup

Noppei-jiru

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Noppei soup

Niigata

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Chubu

Perfect picnic sushi

Sasa-zushi

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Sushi wrapped in bamboo leaves

Niigata

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Chubu

Grilled seasonal vegetables

Kanko-yaki

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Grilled wild plants

Kanagawa

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Longevity noodles

Echizen oroshi soba

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Soba noodles with grated daikon

Fukui

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Chubu

Pickled perfection

Kabura-zushi

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Pickled yellowtail with turnip

Ishikawa

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Chubu

Duck delicacy

Jibu-ni

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Jibu soup

Ishikawa

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Chubu

The king of winter

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Yellowtail with daikon radish

Toyama

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Farmhouse dumplings

Oyaki

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Grilled dumplings

Nagano

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Chubu

Hot on vegetables

Hoto

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Hot pot with udon noodles

Yamanashi

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Chubu

Handmade heaven

Shinshu soba

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Shinshu soba noodles

Nagano

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Chubu

Fishy snack

Saba no heshiko

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Mackerel preserved in salt and rice bran

Fukui

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Lean eel

Unagi no kabayaki

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Broiled and seasoned eel

Shizuoka

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Chubu

Tasty paste

Hoba miso

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Ho leaf miso

Gifu

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Chubu

Deep-fried mini-shrimp

Sakuraebi no kaki-age

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Shrimp fritters

Shizuoka

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Chubu

Nutty sweets

Kuri-kinton

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Chestnut balls

Gifu

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Fisherman's sushi

Tekone-zushi

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Strewn sushi

Mie

MapMapNo.24

Kansai

Hearty miso stew

Miso-nikomi udon

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Noodles in miso broth

Aichi

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Chubu

Pilgrim's choice

Ise udon

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Ise-style udon noodles

Mie

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Kansai

Grilled eel and rice

Hitsu-mabushi

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Eel in a tub

Aichi

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Eggplant excellence

Kamonasu no dengaku

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Broiled eggplant with miso

Kyoto

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Kansai

Delicious duck

Kamo nabe

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Duck hot pot

Shiga

MapMapNo.25

Kansai

Pick the perfect pickle

Kyo tsukemono

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Kyoto pickles

Kyoto

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Kansai

Forerunner of sushi

Funa-zushi

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Preserved carp

Shiga

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Nails that hit the spot

Ikanago no kugi-ni

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Cooked sand eel "nails"

Hyogo

MapMapNo.28

Kansai

Magniﬁcent mochi soup

Shiromiso zoni

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Osaka

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Kinki

Magniﬁcent mochi soup

Shiromiso zoni

White miso soup with mochi

Osaka

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Kansai

Wild boar ﬁt to feed an army

Botan nabe

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Hyogo

MapMapNo.28

Kinki

Wild boar ﬁt to feed an army

Botan nabe

"Peony" hot pot

Hyogo

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Kansai

Super slices of sushi cake

Hako-zushi

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Boxed sushi

Osaka

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Fine crab—and you won't feel the pinch

Kani-jiru

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Crabmeat soup

Tottori

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Chugoku

Super-slender snow-white noodles

Miwa somen

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Miwa somen noodles

Nara

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Kansai

Traditional picnic lunch

Mehari-zushi

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Leaf-wrapped "sushi"

Wakayama

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Kansai

Rice and mackerel masterpiece

Kaki-no-ha-zushi

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Persimmon leaf sushi

Nara

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Sushi as a work of art

Bara-zushi

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Strewn sushi

Okayama

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Chugoku

Soba with the sauce on

Izumo soba

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Izumo-style soba noodles

Shimane

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Chugoku

Tasty clam cuisine

Shijimi-jiru

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Fresh-water clam soup

Shimane

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Chugoku

Flying ﬁsh cylinders

Ago no yaki

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Flying ﬁsh grill

Tottori

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Local favorites: a taste of place

See-through puﬀerﬁsh

Fuku ( fugu) ryori

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Puﬀerﬁsh dishes

Yamaguchi

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Chugoku

Outstanding oyster dish

Kaki no dote nabe

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Oyster hot pot with miso

Hiroshima

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Chugoku

Lunchbox conger

Anago meshi

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Rice with conger eel

Hiroshima

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Chugoku

These ﬁsh are just too good!

Mamakari-zushi

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Shad sushi

Okayama

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Noodles in the kingdom of udon

Sanuki udon

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Sanuki udon noodles

Kagawa

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Shikoku

Porridge option

Sobamai-zosui

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Buckwheat porridge

Tokushima

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Shikoku

Whole ﬁsh sushi specialty

Boze no sugata-zushi

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Butterﬁsh sushi

Tokushima

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Shikoku

Pressed sushi delicacy

Iwakuni-zushi

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Iwakuni sushi

Yamaguchi

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Local favorites: a taste of place

Seared perfection

Katsuo no tataki

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Seared raw skipjack

Kochi

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Shikoku

Special sashimi

Uwajima tai meshi

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Uwajima snapper rice

Ehime

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Shikoku

Great value snack

Jakoten

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Deep-fried ﬁsh cakes

Ehime

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Shikoku

Zoom in on an unusual zoni

An-mochi zoni

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Elaborate zoni

Kagawa

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