Festival Food
This octopus filled street snack is cooked in round molds and topped with sauce and bonito flakes.
Takoyaki
This noodle soup comes in varieties like shoyu, miso, and tonkotsu
Ramen
This chocolate coverd biscuit comes in dozen of flavors
Pocky
This fozzy soda is known for its marble sealed bottle
Ramune
Taiyaki
This grilled chicken skewer is a classic at summer matsuri
Yakitori
This dish features sliced raw fish served without rice
Sashimi
These chewy fruit‑flavored candies are known for their long‑lasting flavor and come in varieties like grape, mango, and strawberry.
Hi-Chew
This tea powder is whisked into a frothy drink at tea ceremonies
Matcha
This chewy rice cake dessert is often filled with sweet bean paste.
Mochi
Thses chewy rice balls are often served on a skewer and glazed with sweet soy sauce
Dango
This curry dish is often served with a breaded meat cutlet
Katsu Curry
These lightly sweetened puffed rice cakes are often eaten as a simple snack and can be flavored eith soy sauce, seaweed, or sugar
Okoshi/ puffed rice cakes
This fermented rice alcohol can be served hot or cold
Sake
This pancake sandwich is filled with sweet red bean paste.
Dorayaki
This festival favorite consists of thinly sliced beef ot porl grilled on a stick
Yakiniku skewers
These cold buckwheat noodles are traditionally served on a bamboo tray with dipping sauce, especially popular in the hot summer months
Zaru Soba
This fermented soybean snack is known for its sticky texture and strong aroma, and is often mixed with mustard or soy sauce before eating.
Natto
This sweet, milky, yogurt flavored drink is popular with kids and adults
Calpico/Calpis
This jelly desert made from red bean paste is sliced into blocks
Yokan
this sweet treat is made by coating a fruit such as apples, strawberries, or grapes in a hardened sugar shell
Candied fruit/ ringo-ame
This apanese hot pot features thinly sliced meat and vegetables cooked quickly in boiling broth, then dipped in sesame or ponzu sauce
Shabu-shabu
This traditional Japanese sweet‑and‑salty snack is made by roasting chestnuts until the shells crack open, and it’s commonly sold from street stalls in winter.
yaki‑guri/(roasted chestnuts)?
This traditional Japanese drink is made by slowly roasting green tea leaves until they turn brown, giving it a nutty, caramel‑like flavor and a naturally low caffeine content.
This spring dessert is wrapped in a pickled cherry leaf and eaten during sakura season
Sakura mochi