Umukuji tempura, or umukuji andagi, is an Okinawan snack food commonly sold at local supermarkets.

Beachgoers to Okinawa’s Motobu Town area may have come across a unique rock formation as they check out its surrounding coral and schools of tropical fish that live there.

For those of you venturing out in town on Feb. 3, be sure to watch out for flying beans and fleeing ogres. The Japanese celebrate Setsubun, which literally means “change of seasons,” on this day to kick off the preparation for the upcoming planting season.

With so many delicious Japanese foods, narrowing it down to 25 is no easy feat.