Introduction Hokkaido is Japan’s most northern island and the newest, as the Island wasn’t part of Japan until the 1800s. Before the Meiji Restoration, the…
Basashi – The intriguing raw horse dish from Japan
If you like Japanese food and enjoy sushi then you’ve probably had sashimi, sushi without the rice. In Japan this is a popular food, but…
Tomogashima Guide – The abandoned island retaken by nature.
Tomogashima is a collection of four islands that rest in the Kitan Strait off the coast of Wakayama. The four islands of Okinoshima, Jinoshima, Torajima,…
Strange Delicacy from Japan – Shirako (Fish Semen)
Ahhh, Shirako. What is this strange delicacy from Japan? well, it’s fish semen. One of the foods I always mention when people ask “What’s the…