Karina Ikedo

For several years, we have seen many Japanese people and foreigners strolling through Japan in summer in a yukata. Keep reading our ultimate guide to learn everything you need to know about this traditional summer outfit!

For centuries, Unagi has been prized as a healthy and luxurious food in Japan. It’s a Japanese specialty that will make you love eel. 

The deliciousness of simple nanbu senbei comes from the high-quality ingredients and the care with which they are baked. The most common senbei contain either sesame seeds or peanuts.

Amanatto are a snack made of sweet beans; more specifically, they coat Japanese beans and other ingredients with sugar!

Iburi gakko is one of the most renowned and unique pickled vegetables! It’s a pickled daikon (Japanese white radish) unique to Akita Prefecture.

Katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) is slowly becoming a hit outside Japan. This unique Japanese ingredient adds flavor to multiple Japanese dishes, including a zesty rice topping.