Soba & Mugi Kakke (Triangular Buckwheat & Wheat Noodles)
Soba&MugiKakkearetwouniquedishesthatarereadilyfoundintheHachinoheAreaandutilizewheatandbuckwheat.Thedishesaremadebyf…
Read OnHittsumi (Chicken and Hand-Pulled Dumpling Soup)
HittsumiisadishfoundintheHachinoheAreaandtheneighboringnorthernIwatearea.Itisagreatexampleofthearea’sKonamonculinarycult…
Read OnMame-Shitogi
Mame-shitogiisadelicioustreatfoundintheHachinoheAreawithaninterestingandlonghistory.Thewordshitogiwasoriginallyusedtodes…
Read OnKushi-Mochi
Kushi-mochiisafooduniquetotheHachinoheArea.Halfwaybetweenasnackandameal,thislocaldelicacycanbefoundatroadsidestalls,morn…
Read OnThe Best of December
ThedaysaregettingshorterwhilethenightsaregettingcolderaswintersetsintotheHachinoheArea.Belowareallthebestthingstoeat,see…
Read OnThe Tohoku Region: #3 on Lonely Planet’s “Best in Travel 2020”
LonelyPlanethasrecentlyreleasedtheirtoptravelrecommendationsfortheyear2020,andtheyhavenamedtheTohokuregionas#3ontheirbes…
Read OnThe Colors of Autumn in the Hachinohe Area
Shorterdays,coldernightsandfickleweatherareclassicharbingersofautumnallovertheworld.InJapan,itsignalsthebeginningofthe m…
Read OnShingo’s Amazing Drinking Yogurt
ThevillageofShingoissaidtobethebirthplaceofdairyfarminginAomoriPrefecture.Dairyfarmingbeganintheprefectureasaprefectural…
Read OnSake, for Sake’s Sake
Sometimesyouneedtojustrelaxandfocusonthegoodthingsinlife.Forexample,takinganicetourduringwhichyoucanexploreanarea’scultu…
Read OnThe Grave of Christ
DeepinthewoodsofthevillageofShingo,whereaserenequietseemstoflowthroughthetrees,twowoodencrossesstanderectabovetwomoundso…
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