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VIDEO: Tasty food and more at Okinawa's Makishi Public Market

Makishi Public Market is recognized as a go-to place to buy fresh seafood, meat, pickles, and souvenirs.
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Tsumami snacks highlight bar food culture in Japan

Ever since “washoku,” or traditional Japanese food, was designated an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2013, popular dishes and liquors like sushi, tempura, sukiyaki, sake, shochu and awamori— have been garnering a lot of international attention.
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Taste of Okinawa: Nakamoto Tempuraten offers tempura made with fresh fish

Nakamoto Tempuraten is one of the most popular tempura shops on Okinawa.
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28 best types of sushi you have to try when visiting Japan!buds

One of the more popular sushi forms found in Japan is the nigiri, which is a simple pressed rectangle of rice (shari) topped with a piece of fish or other ingredient (neta).
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Mexican Kitchen: Spicy shrimp tacos with cilantro slaw and sriracha sauce

This will be your go-to recipe to impress family and friends! Spicy shrimp tacos with cilantro slaw and sriracha sauce is the perfect lunch or dinner recipe
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Tracing history of Tokyo's Edo cuisine

Edo: both the name of a particularly character-defining period in Japanese history and the old name for Tokyo.
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Taste of Japan: Unique Japanese foods foreigners love

Here are some foods that may appear strange to foreigners but are quite delicious and findable in Japan.
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Makishi Public Market: Enjoy Okinawa’s traditional food

A good place to sample some traditional Okinawan delicacies is the Makishi Public Market. A small, two story building located just off Naha's famous Kokusai street.
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Japan's Aomori welcomes you with abundant nature, traditional culture

What are some of the best things to do in Aomori Prefecture? Located at the northern tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, Aomori is surrounded by beautiful seas on three sides and covered in large swathes of forests.
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Niigata Sightseeing Guide: Top 26 fun things to do, food, souvenirs & more!

Niigata sightseeing needs to be at the top of your bucket list if you're a nature lover! Niigata is the fifth largest prefecture in Japan.
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VIDEO| Speakin’ Japanese lesson: Let’s enjoy seasonal autumn food!

Summer is almost coming to an end, but there is no need feel sad!
Mozuku soba, photos by Shoji Kudaka
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How, where to slurp noodles like Okinawans

You may have heard that it’s OK to slurp noodles in Japan.
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The season of Japan's miso making

Yayoi Minowa talks about the long manual process in which miso is made.
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Discover tasty wonders of Okinawa's only depachika

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.
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Kampai to Okinawa's famous Awamori alcohol

The French have their wine, you can’t get more American than beer and everybody knows Japan is all about the sake, right?
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KISSA GITANO’s irresistible Cuban sandwich a taste of South Florida on Okinawa

After Typhoon Khanun was finally gone, I felt like getting out of the house to visit Okinawa’s Sunabe Seawall area for some rays and relaxation.