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Regional And Cultural Context
General Canon
14 entries
REG.01.0001
Aomori Joppari Spirit and Regional Pride Cuisine
Aomori Prefecture at the northern tip of Honshu island has forged a distinctive food identity around…
Aomori Prefecture, northe
REG.01.0002
Awa Odori and Tokushima Cuisine Identity
Tokushima Prefecture occupies the northeastern corner of Shikoku island, facing the Naruto Strait's …
Tokushima Prefecture, nor
REG.01.0003
Ehime Matsuyama and Setouchi Cuisine Identity
Ehime Prefecture on the Seto Inland Sea coast of Shikoku island has developed a distinctive cuisine …
Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku
REG.01.0004
Izakaya Ordering Culture and Social Rituals
The izakaya—Japan's casual after-work drinking establishment combining drinks with small plates—oper…
Edo-period sake shops evo
REG.01.0005
Japanese Hotel Breakfast Wafu Asagohan Culture
The Japanese hotel breakfast—particularly the wafu (Japanese-style) breakfast served at ryokan and t…
Traditional Japanese hous
REG.01.0006
Japanese Table Manners Chopstick Etiquette
Japanese chopstick etiquette (hashi no maners) constitutes a detailed code of table conduct that ext…
Japanese chopstick cultur
REG.01.0007
Kanazawa Kenroku-en and Kaga Cuisine Tradition
Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, developed one of Japan's mos…
Kaga domain (now Ishikawa
REG.01.0008
Kyoto Nishijin Textile and Bento Box Aesthetics
Nishijin—Kyoto's historic silk-weaving district—has profoundly shaped the aesthetic philosophy that …
Kyoto Nishijin district —
REG.01.0009
Kyoto Sanjusangen-do and Seasonal Temple Food
The relationship between Kyoto's Buddhist temples and the city's food culture is more than historica…
Kamakura period Japan (12
REG.01.0010
Kyoto Shukubo Temple Lodging Food Experience
Shukubo—Buddhist temple lodging where guests sleep in monk's quarters and participate in monastic sc…
Buddhist temple lodging t
REG.01.0011
Sōba-Yu Buckwheat Cooking Water Tradition
Soba-yu—the cloudy starch-rich hot water reserved from cooking soba noodles—is served at the end of …
Edo-period Tokyo sobaya t
REG.01.0012
Sumo Chanko-Nabe Stable Food Culture
Chanko-nabe—the communal hot pot central to sumo stable (heya) daily life—is far more than a caloric…
Edo-period sumo heya (sta
REG.01.0013
Tosa Cuisine Kochi Prefecture Land and Sea
Tosa (the historic name for Kochi Prefecture on Shikoku island's Pacific coast) has developed one of…
Kochi Prefecture (Tosa Pr
REG.01.0014
Yakuzen Medicinal Cuisine and Functional Eating
Yakuzen (yaku = medicine, zen = food/meal) is the Japanese tradition of functional cuisine in which …
Tang Dynasty China medici