Local Dishes Loved by the Nation

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Hokkaido Map No.1 Northern delights Iwate Map No.3 Cool noodles Hokkaido Rice bowl with Tohoku Uni-ikura-don sea urchin and Morioka Reimen Chilled noodles salmon roe

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Hokkaido Map No.1 Curry so good you can spoon itIwate up Map No.3 These spicy noodles are anything but ﬂat Hokkaido Tohoku Soup Curry ------Morioka jaja-men Morioka-style ﬂat noodles

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Miyagi Map No.4 A better beef Tochigi Map No.9 Scrumptious dumplings Tohoku Kanto Gyutan-yaki Grilled beef tongue Utsunomiya Gyoza Meat dumplings

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Akita Map No.5 Wok-fried sensation Gunma Map No.10 Yummy yaki-manju Tohoku Kanto Grilled skewered Stir-fried noodles Yokote Yakisoba Yaki-manju dumplings

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Saitama Map No.11 Recession-proof grilled meats Kanagawa Map No.14 Pleasure in simplicity Kanto Kanto Skewer-grilled chicken Yokosuka Navy curry Yakitori / Yakiton or pork Yokosuka Kaigun-kare

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Tokyo Map No.13 Tokyo-style hot-plate pancakeShizuoka Map No.22 Fried ﬁrm and ﬂavorful Kanto Chubu Griddle-fried Monja-yaki mixed pancake Fujinomiya YakisobaFujinomiya fried noodles

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Osaka Map No.27 Whatever—it's delicious Hyogo Map No.28 Tako-yaki with a twist Kansai Kansai "Anything you like" Akashi-style octopus Okonomi-yaki pancakes Akashi-yaki dumplings

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Osaka Map No.27 Is anything as Osakan as octopus?Hyogo Map No.28 Superlative steak Kansai Kansai Tako-yaki Grilled octopus dumplings Kobe-gyu Suteki Kobe beef steak

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Hiroshima Map No.34 Crèpe-style creations Nagasaki Map No.42 No ordinary noodles

Chugoku Hiroshima-style Kyushu Noodles in broth; crispy "anything you like" Hiroshima Okonomi-yaki Champon and Sara-udonfried noodles pancakes

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Fukuoka Map No.40 Salty, spicy, special Nagasaki Map No.42 Hamburger heaven Kyushu Kyushu Karashi-mentaiko Spicy Alaska pollack roe Sasebo Burger ------

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Kumamoto Map No.43 School noodles Kagoshima Map No.46 Swish those strips Kyushu Kyushu Taipien Dry noodle soup Kurobuta no ShabushabuBlack hog shabu-shabu

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Miyazaki Map No.45 Deep-fried delight Kyushu Marinated deep-fried Chicken Nanban chicken

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