The Tohoku region is located in the northern part of Honshu and consists of six prefectures.The place retains a strong traditional culture, and the cuisine is based on local ingredients, which is simple but full of depth. — Aomori Prefecture Aomori Prefecture – Japan’s number one apple producing area, the Tsugaru Strait is also rich in seafood.
### Must-eat food – Aomori apples – Fuji, Wanglin and other varieties, eaten directly or processed into desserts – Aomori Seafood Don—Oma tuna, scallops and other fresh seafood rice bowl – せんべい Juice – a special soup from the southern region, added with southern pancakes ### Recommended souvenirs – ねぶた Pickle — Vegetable pickles pickled in soy sauce, a specialty of Aomori festivals – Apple pie, apple honey – processed apple products – Processed Scallops – Dried Scallops, Scallops Grilled in Creamy Soy Sauce — Iwate Prefecture Iwate Prefecture – Rich in natural resources, it is famous for its southern ironware and bowl soba.
### Must-eat food – わんこそば (Wanzi Soba) – The service staff keeps adding noodles to the bowl, challenging you to how many bowls you can eat – Morioka Cold Noodles – Refreshing and chewy cold noodles served with kimchi and bulgogi.
– Maezawa beef – branded beef from Iwate with even oiliness ### Recommended souvenirs – Southern Ironware – traditional cast iron crafts, iron pots and pans are very popular – Morioka Pancakes – crispy soy sauce pancakes – Walnut tofu (くるみ tofu) — Iwate’s traditional dessert — Miyagi Prefecture Miyagi Prefecture – with Sendai City as its core, Pacific seafood and agriculture are developed.
### Must-eat food – Beef tongue (Gyugen) – grilled beef tongue originated in Sendai, thick-cut charcoal grilled is the most famous – 笹かまぼこ (bamboo leaf fish plate) – grilled fish plate in the shape of bamboo leaves, delicious and chewy – Sanriku Oysters – plump oysters farmed along the coast of Miyagi ### Recommended souvenirs – 笹かまぼこ — Bamboo leaf fish plates in various flavors, can be stored at room temperature – Hakimochi – edamame (edamame) paste wrapped in mochi, refreshing and sweet – Sendai Miso – local traditional miso, suitable for soup — Akita Prefecture Akita Prefecture – Japan’s famous rice homeland with many sake stores.
### Must-eat food – きりたんぽ (cut Danfei) — Mash the rice, wrap it on a bamboo skewer, bake it, and put it in a hot pot – Inowa Udon (Inawa Udon) – Thin udon noodles with a smooth texture, one of the three major noodles in Akita – Hinai chicken – one of Japan’s three major regional chickens, with firm and delicious meat ### Recommended souvenirs – Akita Meishu (Japanese sake) – famous breweries such as Shinsei and Lanman – Inawa うどん — Dry noodles, suitable for taking home and cooking at home – Kinman (きんつば) – traditional wagashi with full filling — Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata Prefecture – the fruit kingdom, ranking first in cherry production in Japan.
### Must-eat food – Sato Nishiki Cherry (さくらんぼ) — Japan’s top cherry variety – 玉こんにゃく (spherical konjac) – small balls of konjac cooked in soy sauce, street food – Yonezawa beef — a brand of Wagyu beef as famous as Matsusaka beef and Kobe beef – Taro stew – Pot dish of taro beef stew ### Recommended souvenirs – Cherry products – cherry jam, cherry daifuku, frozen cherries – Yonezawa beef processed products – beef curry buns, beef jerky – だし (Vegetables pickled in special Yamagata soy sauce) — Seasoning for mixed rice or tofu — Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture – It has a vast area and a variety of products from the seaside to the mountains.
### Must-eat food – Fukushima peach – the most produced peach in Japan, juicy and sweet – Kitakata Ramen – soy sauce tonkotsu soup base, thick noodles, large slices of barbecued pork – Yuanpan Gyoza (円盘 dumplings) — a whole plate of pan-fried round dumplings ### Recommended souvenirs – Peach processed products – peach jelly, peach juice – Thin-skinned steamed buns