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The International Exposition "2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo" will be held from April 13 (Sunday) to October 13 (Monday), 2025, at Yumeshima in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. One of its highlights, the signature pavilion "EARTH MART," themed around food and life, created by Mr. Kundo Koyama, has unveiled all its contents.
The 13th awards ceremony for the restaurant ranking "Asia’s Best 50 Restaurants" will be held on March 25, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea. Bangkok's [Gaggan] has won the "The Best Restaurant in Asia" award, reclaiming the top spot. In terms of cities, Tokyo and Bangkok each had the most restaurants in the top 50, with a total of 9 restaurants from each city.
Tokyo Area Near Tokyo Kyoto and Osaka Area Hokkaido Area Northern Honshu (Tohoku) Central Honshu (Chubu) Western Honshu (Chugoku) Shikoku Kyushu Okinawa and Southeast Islands
Japan's largest city, Tokyo, is the center of culinary culture in Japan.
Coastal areas, mountains and valleys surrounding Tokyo are bursting with tourist destinations, such as hot springs and ski slopes, where many unique foods are only available locally.
The cities of Kyoto and Osaka, together with their surrounding areas, have greatly influenced Japan's culinary culture since the 7th Century.
The island of Hokkaido is home to wide-ranging produce of the finest quality, such as rice, meat, vegetables, fish and fruit.
The northern end of Japan's main island, Honshu, is renowned for its seasonal fruit and vegetables, nation-leading harvest of fish.
Chubu is in the center of Japan's main island, Honshu, and its culinary culture reflects its position between Japan's western and eastern halves.
Chugoku, on the southwest of Japan's main island, is rich with diverse produce.
The mild climate of Shikoku is ideal for growing citrus fruit such as sudachi.
Western culture was first introduced to Japan through Kyushu, Japan's third largest island, where the influence of Portuguese and other western cuisine influenced the creation of a colorful culinary tradition.
Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, is a treasure trove of distinctive dishes and drinks that have become popular throughout Japan, including Okinawa soba, unique sushi toppings and Awamori distilled liquor.
