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In addition to sashimi and sushi, there are various ways of eating and preparing fish, such as grilling, boiling, salting, fermenting, drying, smoking, and pulping into a paste.

It is said that donburimono—rice served in a dish with its side dish placed on top—was created in the Edo period and originated with unadon, rice topped with eel.

Made from soybeans, tofu is a type of healthy food that has been eaten as shojin ryori (Buddhist vegetarian cuisine) for a great many years. Even now it is a very common food in Japan.

In Japan, it is customary to eat eel to prevent summer exhaustion due to its high nutritional value.

Tsukudani is a dish that boils foods like seafood, seaweed, or vegetables in a salty-sweet seasoning made from ingredients such as sugar, soy sauce, and mirin.

Chopsticks are indispensable cutlery items when it comes to Japanese cuisine. They are used not only for eating, but also for cooking.

The first Tokyu Hands store opened in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1976.

Sashimi is raw seafood served in thin slices. It is also called otsukuri.

To make shabu-shabu, you cook vegetables and tofu in a hotpot filled with flavored broth, and dip thinly sliced pieces of meat into the broth. The meat and vegetables are eaten with ponzu or sesame sauce.

Basic tempura is fish, shellfish and vegetables fried in a batter made from eggs, water, and flour.

Although now sushi is a gourmet cuisine, it was first mainly eaten at food stands and considered as a simple fast food.

Like udon, soba noodles, made from buckwheat flour, are the typical Japanese noodles.

Dumplings can be fried, steamed, or boiled, but in Japan fried dumplings are the most common.

Today, though, there are a lot of stylish yakitori places that are like café bars, and it is not unusual for women to dine alone, or for couples to come on dates.

Oden is a dish made by simmering daikon, chikuwa, konnyaku, and a variety of other ingredients in a pot with soup.

Yakiniku is a type of Japanese barbecue. In the US(United States), this type of cooking is sometimes called "Korean barbecue".

Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture was the political, economic, and cultural center of the Tohoku region

Hokkaido is Japan’s northernmost and largest prefecture. 北海道は日本最北、最大の都道府県です。広さは日本一ですが、人口密度の低さも日本一。そ

Roppongi is one of Tokyo’s most eminent downtown areas. 六本木は、東京を代表する繁華街の一つ。外国の大使館や企業、欧米人の住宅が多く集まり、日

Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture has the largest population of cities in Kyushu. 福岡県福岡市は、九州でもっとも