With about 434,000 families originating in Japan, Sato is the most popular family name in the country, followed by Suzuki (384,000), Takahashi (319,000) and Tanaka (299,000).
As you see more and more shopping malls and super markets open on Okinawa these days, the word Depachika seems a little outdated, especially to those who are more used to casually shopping at shopping malls.
As an island nation, Japan harvests numerous types of seaweed from all around the country, such as hijiki from the crevices of rocks by the sea, and kombu from the shallow waters off the coastline.