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Soy Sauce Desserts
Sweet Uses for Salty Condiment
Soy sauce is a versatile traditional condiment used in a wide range of Japanese dishes. Although it has a famously salty taste, chocolate and other sweets flavored with soy sauce have hit the market and are enjoying something of a boom.
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Ranked Hokkaido's Nicest Place to Visit
Otaru is a port town on Ishikari Bay, located on the west coast of Hokkaido bordered by the Sea of Japan. It is a renowned tourist destination and in recent years has become popular among travelers from overseas.
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Roppongi, An Art Lover's Paradise
Roppongi is a fashionable district in Tokyo. The area draws large numbers of people, many of whom come to visit the impressive array of art galleries that have congregated there in recent years. Indeed, Roppongi has acquired a new identity as an art district.
Just What The Doctor Ordered
A new type of eatery called a "doctor's restaurant," is becoming popular in Japan. Such restaurants provide menus that have been certified by physicians from a medical standpoint.
Charming Tateyama-Kurobe
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route runs from the Japan Sea coast of Toyama Prefecture to Nagano Prefecture in central Japan. Tateyama Kurobe was rated third by foreign tourists who were asked which sites they would recommend to other visitors in a Japan National Tourist Organization survey.
Aomori Offers Culinary Treats For All Seasons
Located at the northern tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, Aomori Prefecture, which has a population of 1.44 million, is a fertile land rich in natural beauty and encompassing verdant forests and the Hakkoda mountain range. Thanks to its climate of four distinct seasons, fruits and vegetables from the region are also delicious. The farming, fishing, and mountain communities of Aomori are a treasure trove of traditional recipes and cooking methods using local ingredients.
Yokohama, A Port With an International Flavor
Home to more than 3.6 million people, Yokohama today is a city that is so open to outsiders that locals say anyone can call themselves a Hamakko (Yokohama native) if they reside in the city for three days. Entrepreneurs and intellectuals from all over Japan and cultural influences from overseas have flowed into Yokohama since it was first opened as a gateway to the outside world, a process that made the city the cosmopolitan place it is today.
