Sanma in Japanese Food Culture
Pacific saury connects autumn meals, salt grilling and regional preparations with the rakugo story that gave inland Meguro a lasting association with fish.
Japanese Food Culture
Sake Brewing Regions of Japan
Water, rice, brewing knowledge and local food traditions shape sake-producing places, with Nada, Fushimi and Niigata illustrating different regional contexts.
Tsukimi Dango
Tsukimi dango are dumplings offered for moon viewing, with regional differences in shape, ingredients, arrangement and seasonal meaning.
Japanese Curry
Japanese curry developed through imported cookery, institutional meals and packaged seasonings, with curry rice as its best-known form.