Local foods and dishes from all over Japan

[torakris]

SHIGA PREFECTURE (region = Kansai/Kinki)

http://www.pref.shiga.jp/kanko/mika-de.htm

http://www.wschool.net/wisdom/restaurant/r...t_shiga2_e.html

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getart...v20031226a1.htm

to discuss the foods of Shiga look here:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=58656

[torakris]

MIE PREFECTURE (region= Kansai/Kinki)

http://www.kankomie.or.jp/kanko/discover/

to discuss the foods, check here:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=59007

[torakris]

NARA PREFECTURE (region= Kansai/Kinki)

http://www.pref.nara.jp/nara_e/info/05.html

http://www.kcn.ne.jp/~info-ncb/e/eafuco3.html

scroll a bit to get to the foods

discuss the foods here:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=59296

[Kiem Hwa]

An interesting article discussing the foods of Kansai, particularly Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe:

http://www.kippo.or.jp/culture_e/syoku/teidan/teidan1.html

Also links to articles discussing foods from various prefectures in Kansai.

http://www.kippo.or.jp/culture_e/syoku/index.html

[Culinista]

Nice thread. Can anyone recommend a good book on meibutsu? I can read Japanese but would have to mail order the book.

[torakris]

Nice thread. Can anyone recommend a good book on meibutsu? I can read Japanese  but would have to mail order the book.

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I am going to move your question over to the cookbook thread as well

in the same thread there was also some discussion that was similar starting with this post

[torakris]

WAKAYAMA PREFECTURE (region=Kansai/Kinki)

http://www.wakayama-nanki.jp/english/manpuku/

http://wiwi.co.jp/kanko/world/english/plea.../specialty.html

to discuss the products of Wakayama head to this thread:

Wakayama Prefecture

[torakris]

OSAKA PREFECTURE (region = Kansai/Kinki)

http://www.kansai.gr.jp/culture_e/syoku/umiyama/osaka01.html

discuss the foods of Osaka here:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=61200

[Kiem Hwa]

A nice link discussing foods of Kansai Region: includes Fukui (Kansai??), Mie, Shiga, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Wakayama, Hyogo, and Tokushima:

http://www.kansai.gr.jp/KansaiWindowhtml/C...ryCode_002.html

[torakris]

KYOTO PREFECTURE (Kansai/Kinki region)

http://al2.jp/pc/stc/tokyopanyastreet/pan_index.php

http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~leon/Kyoto_delicacies/

discuss the foods here

[torakris]

TOTTORI PREFECTURE (region = Chugoku)

http://www.infocreate.co.jp/hometown/tottori/tabe-e.html

http://www1.tcue.ac.jp/home1/english/stude...lass09/group05/

http://www.pref.tottori.jp/english/mura/intro_e.htm

to discuss your favorite foods from Tottori go here:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=64312

[torakris]

OKAYAMA PREFECTURE (region = Chugoku)

http://www.pref.okayama.jp/kikaku/kokusai/.../momotarou.html

to discuss the foods of Okayama go to this thread:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=64557

[torakris]

SHIMANE PREFECTURE (region = Chugoku)

http://www.kanko-otakara.jp/webapps/Classi...ize&district=05

to discuss the foods of Shimane go to this thread:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=67440

[torakris]

YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURE (region = Chugoku)

http://www.infocreate.co.jp/hometown/yamaguchi/tabe-e.html

http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/gyosei/kok...y2004/other.htm

To discuss the cuisine of Yamaguchi please go to this thread:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=81197

[torakris]

HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE (region = Chugoku)

http://www.infocreate.co.jp/hometown/hiroshima/tabe-e.html

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2561...ants_and_bars-i

http://neo.pharm.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/arima/foodn.html

http://www.pref.hiroshima.jp/soumu/nowe/now04-3.html

to discuss the foods of Hiroshima go to this thread:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=81955