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Hokkaido
Tohoku
AomoriSenbei-jiru, ichigo-niIwateWanko soba, Morioka reimen, jaja-menMiyagiBeef tongue, zunda mochi, sasa-kamabokoAkitaKiritanpo nabe, iburi-gakko, hatahata sushiYamagataImoni, tama-konnyaku, dashiFukushimaKozuyu, Kitakata ramen, ika-ninjin
Kanto
IbarakiAnko (monkfish) nabe, natto, soboro nattoTochigiUtsunomiya gyoza, shimotsukare, Sano ramenGunmaOkkirikomi, yaki-manju, Mizusawa udonSaitamaHiyajiru udon, zeri-furai, Soka senbeiChibaNamero, sanga-yaki, peanut dishesTokyoFukagawa-meshi, monjayaki, Edomae sushiKanagawaSanma-men, shirasu-don, Yokosuka navy curry
Chubu
NiigataHegi soba, noppe, tare-katsudonToyamaMasu-zushi, firefly squid dishes, black ramenIshikawaJibu-ni, Kaga vegetable dishes, nodoguroFukuiEchizen oroshi soba, sauce katsudon, Echizen crabYamanashiHoto, tori-motsu-ni, Yoshida udonNaganoShinshu soba, oyaki, Nozawana picklesGifuHoba miso, keichan, gohei mochiShizuokaEel, Fujinomiya yakisoba, Shizuoka odenAichiHitsumabushi, miso katsu, tebasaki chicken wings, miso-nikomi udon
Kinki
MieIse udon, tekone-zushi, Matsusaka beefShigaFunazushi, Omi beef, duck hotpotKyotoYudofu, nishin soba, obanzai, saba-zushiOsakaOkonomiyaki, takoyaki, kushikatsu, kitsune udonHyogoAkashiyaki (tamagoyaki), botan nabe, Kobe beefNaraKakinoha-zushi, Miwa somen, Narazuke picklesWakayamaMehari-zushi, Wakayama ramen, narezushi
Chugoku
TottoriMatsuba crab, crab soup, tofu chikuwaShimaneIzumo soba, shijimi clam soup, nodoguroOkayamaBara-zushi, mamakari, kibi-dangoHiroshimaHiroshima-style okonomiyaki, oyster dishes, anago-meshiYamaguchiFugu sashimi, kawara soba, Iwakuni sushi
Shikoku
TokushimaTokushima ramen, soba-gome zosui, Naruto sea breamKagawaSanuki udon, honetsuki-dori, shoyu-mameEhimeTai-meshi, jakoten, nabeyaki udonKochiKatsuo no tataki, sawachi platters, nabeyaki ramen
Kyushu & Okinawa
FukuokaMotsu nabe, Hakata ramen, mizutaki, mentaikoSagaLive squid sashimi of Yobuko, Sicilian rice, Saga beefNagasakiChampon, sara udon, castella, Turkish riceKumamotoHorse sashimi, karashi renkon, taipien, Kumamoto ramenOitaToriten, dango-jiru, Seki mackerel and horse mackerel, yaseumaMiyazakiChicken nanban, hiyajiru, charcoal-grilled local chicken, mangoKagoshimaKurobuta pork shabu-shabu, satsuma-age, keihan, shirokumaOkinawaGoya champuru, Okinawa soba, rafute, sata andagi
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