The Minatotto Seafood Market
Minatottoisabrand-newseafoodmarketlocatedintheportareaofHachinohe,rightnexttowheretheSundayMorningMarketisheldeveryweeke…
Read OnMame-Shitogi
Mame-shitogiisadelicioustreatfoundintheHachinoheAreawithaninterestingandlonghistory.Thewordshitogiwasoriginallyusedtodes…
Read OnKushi-Mochi
Kushi-mochiisafooduniquetotheHachinoheArea.Halfwaybetweenasnackandameal,thislocaldelicacycanbefoundatroadsidestalls,morn…
Read OnSenbei-jiru (Hachinohe Chicken & Cracker Soup)
Senbei–jiruisauniquedishspecifictotheHachinoheareaofnorthernJapan.Itisaheartysoupmadewitheitherchickenorfish(usual…
Read OnHomemade Nanbu Senbei
Nanbusenbei isatypeofJapanesewheatcrackerthathasbeenapartofthestapledietandalsothebackboneofcultureintheHachinoheAreafor…
Read OnKabunya: The Kabushima Marketplace
ThislocalproductshopislocatednearKabushima,thenortherngatewaytoSanrikuFukkoNationalPark.Inside,you’llfindawidesele…
Read OnThe Hachinohe Area in April
WhattoEat:Fukinoto(ButterburShoots)& Bakke-Miso (FukinotoMiso)Oneofthebiggestharbingersofthecomingspringisthearrival…
Read OnMarch in the Hachinohe Area
Aswinterbeginstoebbandspringslowlybringswarmerandlongerdays,neweventsalongwithnewseasonalfoodalsobegintosproutuparoundth…
Read OnGetting around Hachinohe: Buses (& Other forms of Transportation)
Hachinoheisquitethesprawlingcity,andwithsomanythingstoseeitcanmakegettingfrompointAtopointBalittleintimidating.Oneofthee…
Read OnFebruary in the Hachinohe Area
Februarybringssomeoftheyear’smostanticipatedeventstotheHachinohearea:theEnburiFestival&theHachinoheBouillabais…
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