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Umeboshi are a type of pickle made from ume (plums) fruits that are dried in the sun after being salted and soaked in ume vinegar.

As well as okonomiyaki and takoyaki, there is another type of well-known "flour-based food" called monjayaki.

Tsukemono is a kind of food, mostly vegetables, that has been pickled in salt, rice bran, miso, or something else.

Located at the western tip of Kanagawa Prefecture, Hakone has flourished since the Edo period as a h

Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture has the largest population of cities in Kyushu. 福岡県福岡市は、九州でもっとも

The Sendai Tanabata Festival held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture from August 6th to 8th every yea

Yakisoba is a noodle dish created by frying steamed Chinese noodles with meat and vegetables.

Like soba noodles, udon noodles are a well known type of Japanese noodles. Made from flour, they are distinctively thick and white.

Pork cutlet is made by coating a thick slice of pork in flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs, and then deep frying it.

Currently, okonomiyaki can be broadly divided into Kansai and Hiroshima styles.

In Kyoto, everyday side dishes made from on-hand ingredients are called "obanzai".

This teppanyaki style of cooking involves cooking meat, vegetables, seafoods, and the like on top of an iron hot plate called a "teppan".

Ochazuke is a quick and easy dish made simply by pouring Japanese tea over rice.

The onigiri (rice ball) is a simple dish consisting of a compacted ball of rice with some ingredients placed inside.

In Japan, curry with rice is a national food almost on the same level as ramen noodles.

In early February every year, the Sapporo Snow Festival is held for one week in the city of Sapporo,

In der Januarausgabe geht es um die Gründungsgeschichte des Centre Pompidou. Danach geht es auf die Insel Saint Barthélemy. In der Karibik gelegen, hat diese Antilleninsel nicht nur das ganze Jahr über ein angenehmes Klima, sondern auch feine Sandstrände: Kein Wunder, dass Stars und Reiche sich dort niederlassen. Die Franzosen bereiten sich auf die Präsidentschaftswahlen vor, die im Frühling 2017 stattfinden werden. Lernen Sie hier den Wortschatz zur Wahl! Allen Hörern ein schönes 2017!

Maid cafés are cafés in which the waitresses dress in maid uniforms and treat the customers as if they were their "masters".

As the name suggests, "manga kissa" are cafes stocked with lots of manga.

The Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori Prefecture is one of the summer festivals that represents Japan's Tohoku region.