The Mausoleum of Toshiyasu Nanbu
ThismausoleuminthetownofNanbuwasconstructedforToshiyasuNanbu,thefourthsonofthe27thlordoftheNanbuclan.HewasbornintheSanno…
Read OnCherry Picking in Nanbu
ThetownofNanbuistheperfectplacetoexperienceasliceofidyllicJapanesecountrysideatanytimeoftheyear.Spreadingoutfromthebaseo…
Read OnSoba & 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 OnSenbei-jiru (Hachinohe Chicken & Cracker Soup)
Senbei–jiruisauniquedishspecifictotheHachinoheareaofnorthernJapan.Itisaheartysoupmadewitheitherchickenorfish(usual…
Read OnHomemade Nanbu Senbei
Nanbusenbei isatypeofJapanesewheatcrackerthathasbeenapartofthestapledietandalsothebackboneofcultureintheHachinoheAreafor…
Read OnThe Hachinohe Area in April
WhattoEat:Fukinoto(ButterburShoots)& Bakke-Miso (FukinotoMiso)Oneofthebiggestharbingersofthecomingspringisthearrival…
Read OnMarch in the Hachinohe Area
Aswinterbeginstoebbandspringslowlybringswarmerandlongerdays,neweventsalongwithnewseasonalfoodalsobegintosproutuparoundth…
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