Markets & street food

Nigiri-zushi is a typical Japanese dish consisting of vinegared rice topped with ingredients.

Where it is made

Around Tokyo Bay and throughout Tokyo

"Hasu-mushi" is a local dish popular among the locals for its texture of Kaga lotus root. "Hasu-mushi" is a steamed dish made by grating Kaga lotus root and mixing it with other ingredients.

Where it is made

Around City of Kanazawa

At a time when food was scarce, "Natto", a valuable source of protein, was wrapped in a rice cake that was good for the stomach and eaten as a “Natto-Mochi”, which was also favored by peasant…

Where it is made

Kyoto City, Nantan Region

According to one theory, bara-zushi originated in Okayama Prefecture, where the common people protested against the Edo period feudal lord's prohibition of "one soup and one vegetable" in order to…

Where it is made

All over Osaka Prefecture

Before World War II, meat soba (roosu noodles) was a common dish in Yokohama Chinatown, but it was expensive, so "sanma-men," a noodle dish with vegetables, came to be prepared as a meal.

Where it is made

Yokohama City, All of Kanagawa Prefecture

‘Kobe Beef Steak’, grilled beef on an iron plate flavored with salt and pepper and served with steak sauce or mustard, is famous overseas, too. Actually, however, there is no breed called ‘Kobe beef’.

Where it is made

Kobe

"Game-ni" is a typical local dish of Fukuoka Prefecture, and its name comes from the Hakata dialect word "gamekurikomu" (meaning "to gather together").

Where it is made

All over Fukuoka Prefecture

“Hakozushi” can be found all over Japan. It is a type of sushi made by filling a square wooden box with sushi rice, placing the ingredients on top, and then pressing them down from above.

Where it is made

The entire prefecture centering on the Owari area and Nishimikawa area