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FOOD
Nagasaki
Minami-Shimabara Takahashi Ken Somen, a small somen noodle shop that continues to adhere to the true “hand-pulled” style / Minami-Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture
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FOOD
Niigata
The finest ducks from Fukushima Duck Farm, raised luxuriously on safe and secure organic feed / Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
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FOOD
Tokushima
Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset “Awa Bancha” Ayame Tonokawa, spun by local people helping each other / Kamikatsu Town, Tokushima Prefecture
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FOOD
Tokushima
Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset “Awa Bancha” Ayame Tonokawa, spun by local people helping each other / Kamikatsu Town, Tokushima Prefecture
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FOOD
Niigata
Delivering Delicious Dairy Products Kasei Farm, which raises a rare breed of “Gandhi Cows” / Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture
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CRAFT
Nagasaki
The Art of Lustrous Tortoiseshell–Visiting Japan’s Only Tortoiseshell Carvers Specializing in Carved Tortoiseshell /Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
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STAY
Kumamoto
Secret hideaway – Shirakawa Gensen Sanso Takefue Unexplored region, Shirakawa source, Mountain Villa Takefue
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FOOD
Niigata
Echigohime”, large strawberries full of juice from Saito Strawberry Orchard, lovely and fresh / Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture
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FOOD
Nagasaki
Delicious raw asparagus grown healthily by the water, wind, soil, and sun of Iki Island, Nagasaki Prefecture / Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
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CRAFT
Nagano
Miyairi Norihiro, a swordsmith who is not bound by any school of swordsmanship to create his ideal sword / Tateshina-machi, Nagano Prefecture
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SAKE &
Ishikawa
Master’s passion for sake brewing – Naohiko Noguchi Sake Institute
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TRAVEL
Nagasaki
Warships floating in the sea – an island of remains that once boasted cutting-edge technology and supported Japan’s modernization /Nagasaki Prefecture