Osteria Sincerita: An Italian restaurant born of adversity

Taeko Terao Contributing writer

The Akayu Onsen area, in Yamagata Prefecture, is home to 11 onsen ryokan (hot spring inns). Unlike typical hot spring...

Kurumasushi: Ehime restaurant offers fish of a different dimension

Taeko terao Contributing writer

Kurumasushi, in the Ehime Prefecture city of Matsuyama, was selected as a Destination Restaurant for 2025, marking the fifth year...

Nonna Nietta: Handmade local Italian ethos in Ibaraki

Taeko terao Contributing writer

Destination Restaurants often highlights places that, despite being close to Tokyo, are easy to overlook. Nonna Nietta, an Italian restaurant...

Inaka no Taiho: Chinese restaurant offers experience of ‘receiving life’

By TAEKO TERAO, TRANSLATOR：CARRIE EDWARDS

The Chinese restaurant Inaka no Taiho has a unique concept that has captivated gastronomes near and far since its launch...

Restaurant Kam

TAEKO TERAO Contributing writer

Culinary hot spot in outlying city Japan’s ongoing economic slump has led consumers to move away from fine dining, with...

​​​Beppu Hirokado

TAEKO TERAO Contributing writer

A restaurant that stars fish just out of the water Beppu, in Oita Prefecture, is one of Japan’s foremost hot...

Osteria Sinceritá: In hot spring area, an Italian restaurant born of adversity

By TAEKO TERAO, TRANSLATOR：CARRIE EDWARDS

The Akayu Onsen area, in Yamagata Prefecture, is home to 11 onsen ryokan (hot spring inns). Unlike typical hot spring...

Farm Restaurant Cuore

Taeko Terao Contributing writer

Premium fresh lamb and mutton in Hokkaido The Hokkaido town of Shiranuka is a 20-minute drive from Kushiro Airport. The...

Nonna Nietta: Handmade local Italian ethos in Ibaraki

By TAEKO TERAO　TRANSLATOR: TONY GONZALEZ

Destination Restaurants often highlights places that, despite being close to Tokyo, are easy to overlook. Nonna Nietta, an Italian restaurant...

Restaurant Kam: Culinary hot spot in outlying city

By TAEKO TERAO, TRANSLATOR: LAURA HOLLAND

Japan’s ongoing economic slump has led consumers to move away from fine dining — revenue at most of The Japan...

Ehime’s Kurumasushi: Fish of a different dimension

By TAEKO TERAO, TRANSLATOR: CARRIE EDWARDS

Kurumasushi, in the Ehime Pre fecture city of Matsuyama, was selected as a Destination Restaurant for 2025, the fifth year...

Auberge Eaufeu

Taeko Terao Contributing writer

‘New cuisine’ in former school Auberge Eaufeu is located on a site endowed with underground water from Mount Hakusan. The...