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19 stories across 8 prefectures

A hill of tantan yakisoba on a square white plate, topped with mizuna, finely shredded white leek and shredded nori, with a heap of red pickled ginger at one side and reddish-brown sauce on the plate; a plate of gyoza behind

Kanagawa Food Story

Tantan Yakisoba: Yugawara’s Noodles Named for a Tanuki

Eaten at: Gyoza no Ichibantei, Yugawara (餃子の一番亭湯河原店／餃子のゆがわら一番亭)
Published: Oct 12, 2026

A white plate of shark sashimi: five thick, pale pink slices laid over lettuce and shredded cabbage, with grated ginger and wasabi at the side, a fried piece under tartar sauce, a slice of tomato and a small vinegared dish topped with spring onion behind

Hiroshima Food Story

Wani Sashimi: The Crocodile Is a Shark

Eaten at: Shobara Shokudo (庄原食堂)
Published: Oct 9, 2026

A bukubuku tea set on a black tray: a cup piled high with white foam, small brown sweets, iced water, a cup of brown sugar and peanuts, a little dish of green jelly and a plate of tropical fruit, with a large wooden bowl and bamboo whisk on a green cloth beside it

Okinawa Food Story

Bukubuku Tea: Bubble Tea, Taken Literally

Eaten at: Bukubuku Chaya Karisanfan (ぶくぶく茶屋嘉例山房)
Published: Oct 7, 2026

Kanagawa Food Story

Enoshima-don: Sea and Land, Strangers in a Bowl

Eaten at: Enoshimatei (江之島亭)
Published: Oct 2, 2026

Sukugarasu tofu on a long light-blue plate: eight blocks of white tofu in a row, each topped with one small salted silver fish and sliced spring onion, with shiso, pickled red ginger and cress at the ends

Okinawa Food Story

Sukugarasu Tofu: One Fish per Block

Eaten at: Churasantei (海鮮居酒屋ちゅらさん亭)
Published: Sep 30, 2026

A bowl of coconut crab soup with the red shell split and standing upright, legs folded beside it, and a long antenna and stalked eyes rising above a cloudy broth

Okinawa Food Story

Abasa and Coconut Crab Soup: The Spiny and the Clawed

Eaten at: Churasantei (海鮮居酒屋ちゅらさん亭)
Published: Sep 30, 2026

Two large prawn tempura pieces covered with egg and onion over rice at Minemoto in Kamakura.

Kanagawa Food Story

Kamakura-don: Prawns Under an Egg Blanket

Eaten at: Minemoto, Komachi-dori branch (鎌倉峰本小町通り店)
Published: Sep 25, 2026

Thin sheets of soba over ice, topped with wasabi and radish sprouts at Minemoto in Kamakura.

Kanagawa Food Story

Soba Sashimi: Noodles in the Nude

Eaten at: Minemoto, Komachi-dori branch (鎌倉峰本小町通り店)
Published: Sep 25, 2026

An open box of ten Gongorō chikara mochi covered in sweet bean paste.

Kanagawa Food Story

Gongorō Chikara Mochi: A 300-Year Tradition, Best Eaten Today

Bought at: Chikaramochiya (力餅家)
Published: Sep 23, 2026

Tokumori bara-don at Sato no Udon in Fujisawa, with glazed pork belly and sesame seeds over shredded cabbage and rice.

Kanagawa Food Story

Bara-don: Fujisawa’s Pork Bowl from an Udon Shop

Eaten at: Sato no Udon, Fujisawa branch (里のうどん藤沢店)
Published: Sep 18, 2026

Dark ebimeshi topped with shredded egg and green onion at Indeira in Shibuya, with a small bowl of coleslaw beside it.

Tokyo Food Story

Ebimeshi: Shrimp Rice with a Dark Side

Eaten at: Indeira Dogenzaka (いんでいら道玄坂店)
Published: Sep 13, 2026

Kenchinjiru set at Tenshin-an in Kita-Kamakura, with an amber bowl of vegetable soup and two nori-wrapped rice balls.

Kanagawa Food Story

Kenchinjiru: Soup Lessons from the Zen Temple Next Door

Eaten at: Tenshin-an (点心庵)
Published: Sep 12, 2026

Sansai soba at Fukushimaya in Chichibu, topped with green mountain vegetables, mushrooms, spring onion and maitake tempura.

Saitama Food Story

Sansai Soba: When the Mountains Join the Noodles

Eaten at: Fukushimaya (福島屋)
Published: Sep 7, 2026

Akaushi don at yoka-yoka in Kumamoto, with rare seared beef arranged around an onsen egg and wasabi.

Kumamoto Food Story

Akaushi Don: The Leaner Side of Wagyu

Eaten at: Akaushi Dining yoka-yoka Teppan & Grill (あか牛Dining yoka-yoka 鉄板＆グリル)
Published: Sep 7, 2026

Vanilla Gyo-ice with fish powder, wasabi and a fish-bone cracker.

Kanagawa Food Story

Horohoro-don and Gyo-ice: There’s No Escaping Fish, Even at Dessert

Eaten at: Enoshima Koya (江ノ島小屋)
Published: Sep 4, 2026

Freshly fried kushikatsu skewers served on a metal tray at Kikuya in Osaka’s Shinsekai.

Osaka Food Story

Kushikatsu and Doteyaki: A Double-Dipping Ban With Nothing to Dip Into

Eaten at: Kikuya (きくや)
Published: Sep 3, 2026

Sauce katsudon at Pari Shokudo, with sauce-coated pork cutlets covering most of the rice in a lidded bowl.

Saitama Food Story

Chichibu Pari Shokudo: Sauce Katsudon in a 1927 Cultural Property

Eaten at: Chichibu Pari Shokudo (秩父パリー食堂)
Published: Aug 30, 2026

Colourful taco rice at PICO Shokudo in Shuri, topped with chunky pork, vegetables, avocado, cheese and an onsen egg.

Okinawa Food Story

Taco Rice: Would This Work on Rice?

Dish: Goro Goro Meat Taco Rice (ゴロゴロお肉のタコライス)
Eaten at: PICO Shokudo (PICO食堂)
Published: Aug 30, 2026

Finely chopped dark-red uzuwa spread almost edge to edge across a ceramic plate.

Shizuoka Food Story

Uzuwa: Ito’s Local Fish, Spread from Edge to Edge

Eaten at: Rakumiya Marugen (楽味家まるげん)
Published: Aug 29, 2026