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{{nihongo3|{{lit|famous thing}}|名物|'''Meibutsu'''}} is a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] term most often applied to regional specialties (also known as {{nihongo||名産|meisan}}).

{{transliteration|ja|Meibutsu}} can also be applied to specialized areas of interest, such as {{transliteration|ja|[[chadō]]}}, where it refers to famous tea utensils, or [[Japanese swords]], where it refers to specific named famous blades.

== Definition ==
[[File:Hiroshige-53-Stations-Hoeido-41-Narumi-MFA-02.jpg|thumb|upright=1|alt=|right|The town of [[Arimatsu, Aichi]]: famous for its [[shibori|tie-dyed]] fabric]]
[[File:Hiroshige-53-Stations-Hoeido-51-Minakuchi-Met-New-York-01.jpg|thumb|upright=1|alt=|right|Minakuchi: famous for its pickled gourds]]

{{transliteration|ja|Meibutsu}} could be classified into the following five categories:<ref>According to a paper by Laura Nenzi cited by Jilly Traganou in ''The Tokaido Road: Traveling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan'' (Routledge, 2004), (72)</ref> 
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Tokusanhin]]}}, regional Japanese food specialties such as the roasted rice cakes ({{transliteration|ja|[[yakimochi]]}}) of [[Hodogaya]], and the [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]] gruel, ''[[Tororo (food)|toro-jiru]]'' of Mariko; 
* [[Japanese craft]]s as souvenirs such as the [[sword]]s of [[Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]] or the shell-decorated screens of [[Enoshima]];

In the past, {{transliteration|ja|meibutsu}} also included: 
* Supernatural souvenirs and wonder-working panaceas, such as the bitter powders of [[Menoke]] that supposedly cured a large number of illnesses; 
* Bizarre things that added a touch of the "exotic" to the aura of each location such as the fire-resistant [[salamanders]] of [[Hakone]]; and 
* Prostitutes, who made localities such as [[Shinagawa]], [[Fujisawa, Kanagawa|Fujisawa]], [[Akasaka, Tokyo|Akasaka]], [[Yoshida-juku|Yoshida]] and [[Goyu-shuku|Goyu]] famous. In some cases these people may have encouraged visits to otherwise impoverished and remote localities, contributing to the local economy and the exchange between people of different backgrounds.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

Several prints in various versions of the [[ukiyo-e]] series ''[[The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō]]'' depict {{transliteration|ja|meibutsu}}. These include Arimatsu {{transliteration|ja|[[shibori]]}}, various [[tie-dye]]d fabrics sold at [[Narumi]] (station 41), and {{transliteration|ja|[[Kanpyō (food)|kanpyō]]}} (sliced gourd), a product of [[Minakuchi]] (station 51), as well as a famous [[teahouse]] at [[Mariko-juku|Mariko]] (station 21) and a famous {{transliteration|ja|tateba}} (rest stop) selling a type of [[mochi (food)|ricecake]] called {{transliteration|ja|[[ubagamochi]]}} at [[Kusatsu-juku|Kusatsu]] (station 51).

Another category are [[special tea tools]] that were historic and precious items of [[Japanese tea ceremony]].

== Usage ==
Evelyn Adam gave the following account of {{transliteration|ja|meibutsu}} in her 1910 book, ''Behind the Shoji'':

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The strain of giving would really become unendurable to half the people in Japan were it not for what is known as the "meibutsu" or specialty of each town. This fills in gaps nicely; this provides the answer to vexed questions. "What shall I give to the kind person from whom I have received my twenty-fifth English lesson?" "A meibutsu." "And what shall I send my ailing father-in-law?" "A meibutsu" also, both to be brought back from the next place I happen to visit. The shops there are sure to make a reduction on quantity, well knowing that every person who goes off on a holiday is expected to return with "meibutsu" for everybody he knows, the idea being that a person who has enjoyed himself and had nothing particular to do should try to make up to those left behind in the place where they belong, engaged in the usual dull routine. Help to lift somebody out of the rut by bringing home to him or her some little novelty—that is the kindly spirit—and never mind what the trifle may be. Whether a metal pipe or a bamboo toy, it can be presented with perfect propriety to grandmother or infant grandson.

"Meibutsus" vary greatly of course. Some are sticky like the chestnut paste of Nikko, some are bulky and a source of perpetual anxiety like the fragile baskets of Arima, some are pretty like the Ikao cotton cloth dyed in the iron spring water, and some are useless and ugly and impossible to carry, like the fierce fishes of Kamakura—the fishes which blow themselves up into a globe when angry or excited and then remain blown up—as an eternal punishment I suppose—and get turned into lanterns. There are dozens of all varieties, useful and useless, dear and queer, sensible and silly, so that people with much-travelled acquaintances are soon in a fair way to start a museum. Or, to be accurate, they would be if they kept the things. But nobody does keep them all. The provident housekeeper constantly receiving "meibutsus," and constantly requiring things to send back in return, has invented a system to circumvent the expense. It is somewhat like double entry book-keeping. When the need for the return gift arises, she goes, like old Mother Hubbard, to her cupboard and looks over the parcels that have arrived lately. Distinctive things like blown-up fish may be out of the question, but there are sure to be some local or non-committal contributions. Doubtless there will be eggs hardly a month old yet, and cakes that only came week before last. Either of these will do nicely; therefore the lady wraps them up properly and passes them on. Nine times out of ten, she who receives them does the same; also her friend and her friend's friend, till those eggs or cakes are nearly as travelled as a war correspondent.<ref>Evelyn Adam, ''Behind the Shoji'' (London: Methuen, 1910), 185–187.</ref>
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== Examples ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!scope="col"| Prefecture
!scope="col"| Traditional crafts
!scope="col"| Agricultural products
!scope="col"| {{transliteration|ja|[[Tokusanhin]]}} (specialities) 
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Aichi}}
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* [[Akazu ware]], pottery
* {{transliteration|ja|Arimatsu natsumi [[shibori]]}}
* [[Hōraku ware]], pottery – [[Nagoya]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Ink brush|Fude]]}}, calligraphy brush – [[Toyohashi]]
* [[Kawana ware]], blue and white transferware porcelain – [[Nagoya]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Sensu]]}}, folding fan – [[Nagoya]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Onigawara]]}}, ogre-faced roof tile
* [[Seto ware]], pottery
* {{nihongo||截金|Shippō}}, [[cloisonné]] – [[Ama, Aichi]]
* [[Tokoname ware]], pottery – [[Nagoya]]
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* {{transliteration|ja|[[Hatcho miso]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Nagoya Kochin]]}}, chicken
* Shrimp
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* {{transliteration|ja|Ankake}} spaghetti
* Curry [[udon]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Doteni]]}}, intestines simmered in miso 
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Ebi furai]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|Ebi senbei}}, shrimp crackers
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Hitsumabushi]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|Kishimen}}, flat [[udon]]
* {{transliteration|ja|Miso nikomi}} udon, [[udon]] in a [[miso]] broth with vegetables
* {{transliteration|ja|Miso [[tonkatsu|katsu]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|Miso [[oden]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|Moriguchizuke}}, [[daikon]] pickled in [[sake lees]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Ogura toast]]}}, sandwich of butter and red bean paste
* {{transliteration|ja|Oni [[manjū]]}}, steamed cake with cubes of mochi and sweet potato
* Taiwan ramen, local version of [[Tan Tsu Mien]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Tatami iwashi]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|Tebasaki [[karaage]]}}, deep-fried chicken wings
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Tenmusu]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Toriwasu]]}}, chicken [[sashimi]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Uirō]]}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{flag|Akita}}
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* {{transliteration|ja|Akita ginsen-zaiku}}, silver filigree
* {{transliteration|ja|Akita sugi-okedaru}}, cedar buckets
* {{transliteration|ja|Honjō-nuri}}, [[Japanese lacquerware|lacquerware]] – [[Yurihonjō]]
* {{transliteration|ja|Itaya-zaiku}}, woven maple wood baskets
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Kabazaiku]]}}, cherry bark boxes and [[tea caddy|tea caddies]] – [[Kakunodate, Akita|Kakunodate]]
* {{transliteration|ja|Kawatsura-shikki}}, lacquerware – [[Ogachi District, Akita|Kawatsura]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Kokeshi]]}} – [[Ogachi District, Akita|Kawatsura]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Magewappa]]}}, bent wood cedar boxes – [[Ōdate]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Naraoka-yaki]]}}, pottery – [[Daisen, Akita]]
* {{transliteration|ja|Noshiro-shunkei}}, lacquerware – [[Noshiro, Akita]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Shiraiwa-yaki]]}}, pottery – [[Kakunodate, Akita]]
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* {{transliteration|ja|[[Japanese amberjack|Buri]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Hatahata]]}}, Japanese sandfish
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Hinai-jidori]]}}, chicken
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Junsai]]}}, water lily
* {{transliteration|ja|Otake ichijiku}}, [[fig]] – [[Nikaho, Akita|Nikaho]]
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* {{transliteration|ja|Damako nabe}}, rice ball hotpot
* {{transliteration|ja|Iburigakko}}, smoked pickled daikon
* {{transliteration|ja|Imonokojiru}}, [[taro]] stew
* {{transliteration|ja|Inaniwa}} [[udon]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Junsai]] [[Nabemono|nabe]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Kiritanpo]] nabe}}
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Shottsuru]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Bassia scoparia#Tonburi|Tonburi]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|Yokote [[yakisoba]]}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{flag|Aomori}}
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* {{transliteration|ja|[[Kokeshi]]}}
* {{transliteration|ja|Tsugaru tako}}, painted kite
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Tsugaru-jamisen]]}}, {{transliteration|ja|shamisen}}
* {{nihongo||津軽塗|Tsugaru-nuri}}, lacquerware – [[Hirosaki]]
* {{transliteration|ja|Tsugaru no hatobue}}, clay whistle shaped like a pigeon 
* {{transliteration|ja|Yawata uma}}, carved wooden horse
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* [[Apples]]
* [[Black garlic]]
* Cassis, [[blackcurrant]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Maguro]]}} – [[Ōma]]
* Owani onsen moyashi, [[soybean sprout]] – [[Ōwani, Aomori|Ōwani]]
* [[Lake Jūsan|Jusankosan]] [[Corbicula japonica|yamato shijimi]], clams – [[Goshogawara]]
* Shimizumori namba, red pepper – [[Hirosaki]]
* Steuben [[grape]] – [[Tsuruta, Aomori|Tsuruta]]
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* [[Apple pie]]
* {{transliteration|ja|Bara yaki}}, grilled beef rib meat
* {{transliteration|ja|Hittsumi}}, roux with chicken and vegetables – [[Nanbu, Aomori]]
* [[Ichigo-ni]], clear soup of thinly sliced sea urchin roe and abalone
* Ikamenchi, minced squid fritter
* [[Jappa-jiru]], fish gut and vegetable soup, usually cod or salmon
* Kaiya or kayaki, scallop boiled with egg and miso in its own shell
* Keiran, [[red bean]] soup with dumplings
* Senbei jiru, [[senbei]] soup
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Chiba}}
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* Bōshu uchiwa, flat fan – [[Minamibōsō]] and [[Tateyama, Chiba|Tateyama]] 
* Chiba koshogu, iron artisan's tools such as [[sickle]]s, [[hoe (tool)|hoe]]s, knives and western-style [[scissors]] – [[Bōsō Peninsula]]
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* [[Loquat|Biwa]]
* [[Hamaguri]]
* [[Japanese spiny lobster|Ise ebi]]
* [[Peanut]]s
* [[Soy sauce]]
* [[Bamboo shoot|Takenoko]]
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* Aji no tataki, chopped [[horse mackerel]]
* Ise-ebi [[senbei]], spiny lobster crackers
* [[Namerō]]
* Peanut [[monaka]]
* Suzumeyaki, broiled [[Crucian carp]]
* Tai [[senbei]], 
* Teppōzuke, pickles – [[Narita, Chiba|Narita]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Ehime}}
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* [[Cultured pearls]]
* [[Tobe ware]]
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* [[Goishicha]]
* [[Iyokan]]
* [[Mikan]]
* [[Pagrus major|Tai]]
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* Botchan [[dango]]
* Goshiki somen (five-color [[somen]])
* Imotaki
* [[Jakoten]]
* Satsuma jiru, miso and pork stew
* [[Uwajima, Ehime|Uwajima]] [[Tai-meshi]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Fukui}}
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* Echizen Uchihamono, kitchen knives and scissors – [[Echizen, Fukui|Echizen]]
* [[Echizen ware]], pottery
* Echizen [[washi]] – [[Echizen, Fukui|Echizen]]
* Wakasa nuri, lacquerware – [[Wakasa, Fukui|Wakasa]]
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* Miyazaki [[takenoko]], bamboo shoots
* Sakuradai, "cherry" [[Pagrus major|seabream]] caught in early spring
* Yoshikawa nasu, [[eggplant]] – [[Sabae, Fukui|Sabae]]
* Zuwaigani, [[snow crab]] – [[Echizen, Fukui|Echizen]]
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* Echizengani-nabe, [[nabe]] dish of Echizen [[snow crab]]
* [[Eihei-ji]] [[goma-dofu]]
* [[Crucian carp|Funa]] [[sashimi]]
* Hamayaki [[Mackerel as food|saba]], mackerel grilled seaside 
* Oroshi [[soba]]
* Saba no heshiko, grilled [[rice bran]] pickled [[mackerel]] 
* Satoimo no koroni, soy sauce stewed [[taro]]
* Sauce [[katsudon]]
* Sugo, pickled [[taro|Yatsugashira taro]] stalks
* [[Volga rice]] – [[Echizen, Fukui|Echizen]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Fukuoka}}
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* [[Agano ware]], pottery – [[Fukuchi, Fukuoka|Fukuchi]]
* Amagi no bata-bata, painted [[pellet drum]]
* [[Hakata doll]] – [[Fukuoka]] City
* Hakata koma, iron spinning top
* [[Hakata-ori]], woven fabric – [[Fukuoka]] City
* Hakata magemono, bent wood items
* Karume [[kasuri]], woven fabric – [[Kurume, Fukuoka|Kurume]]
* Ki uso, carved wooden bird toy
* [[Koishiwara ware]], pottery – [[Koishiwara, Fukuoka|Koshiwara]]
* [[Takatori ware]], pottery
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* Amaou [[strawberries]] – Itojima
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Hakata-jidori]]}}, [[chicken]]
* [[Mentaiko]]
* [[Yamecha]]
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* Hitokushi [[gyoza]], "one-bite gyoza"
* Karashi mentaiko
* Meika Hiyoko, chick-shaped baked buns stuffed with yellow bean jam
* Menbei, [[mentaiko]] and other seafood [[senbei]]
* Mentaisenbei, [[mentaiko]] [[senbei]]
* [[Mizutaki]], chicken soup
* [[Motsunabe]]
* Niwaka-senpei, cookie shaped like ''Hakata Niwaka'' mask
* Takana gohan, fried rice with pickled [[Brassica juncea|takana]]
* [[Tonkotsu ramen]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Fukushima}}
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* [[Aizuhongō ware]], pottery – [[Aizu]] region
* Aizu shikki, lacquerware – [[Aizu]] region
* [[Akabeko]], bobblehead red cow toy – [[Aizu]] region
* [[Kokeshi]]
* [[Miharu-goma]], wooden horse – [[Miharu, Fukushima|Miharu]]
* [[Ōborisōma ware]], pottery
* [[Okiagari-koboshi]], papier-mâché toy – [[Aizu]] region
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* Fukushima beef
* Peaches
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* Awa [[manjū]], steamed [[millet]] buns stuffed with [[red bean]] paste
* [[Dobu-jiru]], stewed [[ankimo]] and vegetables
* [[Ikaninjin]], squid and carrot in soy-sauce
* [[Kitakata ramen]]
* [[Kozuyu]], [[osechi]] soup made from dried [[scallops]], mushrooms, and vegetables – [[Aizu]]
* [[Mamador]]
* [[Namie]] [[yakisoba]]
* ''Nishin no sanshouduke'', dried Pacific herring pickled with [[Zanthoxylum piperitum|sansho]]
* Shirakawa ramen – [[Shirakawa, Fukushima|Shirakawa]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Gifu}}
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* Enako bandori, straw raincoat – [[Takayama, Gifu|Takayama]]
* Hida-shunkei, lacquerware – [[Takayama, Gifu|Takayama]] 
* [[Japanese kitchen knife|Japanese kitchen knives]] – [[Seki, Gifu|Seki]]
* [[Mino washi]], traditional paper used in lanterns (岐阜提灯, Gifu Chōchin), umbrellas (岐阜和傘, Gifu Wagasa) and fans (岐阜うちわ, Gifu Uchiwa)
* [[Mino ware]], pottery
** [[Oribe ware]], pottery
** [[Shino ware]], pottery
* [[Sarubobo]], monkey amulet – [[Takayama, Gifu|Takayama]]
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* [[Ayu sweetfish|Ayu]], especially via [[Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River]]
* [[Persimmon|Fuyu]]
* Hida beef
* ''Hida beni kabu'', red [[turnip]]
* Sayori-meshi, rice cooked with salted [[Pacific saury|sanma]] – [[Kani, Gifu|Kani]] and [[Mitake, Gifu|Mitake]]
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* ''Akakabu-zuke'', red turnip pickles – [[Hida Takayama]]
* Chūka soba, [[Takayama, Gifu|Takayama]] [[ramen]]
* [[Magnolia obovata|Hoba]] [[miso]], beef grilled with miso on top of a dried [[Magnolia obovata|magnolia]] leaf – [[Takayama, Gifu|Takayama]]
* Keichan, sautéed chicken and cabbage
* [[Kurikinton]]
* [[Tatami iwashi]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Gunma}}
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* [[Daruma doll|Daruma]] – [[Takasaki, Gunma]]
* Kiryū ori, [[brocade]] – [[Kiryū, Gunma]]
* [[Takasaki]] [[maneki neko]], papier-mâché  
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* Hoshi-imo, wind dried sweet potato
* Joshu beef
* [[Konnyaku]]
* [[Pork]]
* [[Rainbow trout]]
* [[List of Japanese ingredients#Onion family|Shimonita negi]], green onions
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* Isobe [[senbei]]
* [[Kamameshi]]
* Himokawa [[udon]], extremely wide udon
* Miso pan
* Mizusawa [[udon]], udon in sesame sauce
* Okkirikomi, hand cut noodles in a soy sauce and mirin broth
* Tōge no [[kamameshi]], mountain pass kettle rice
* Torimeshi, chicken cooked in tea rice
* Yakimanju, grilled [[manjū]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Hiroshima}}
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* [[Ink brush|Fude]], calligraphy brush – [[Kumano, Hiroshima|Kumano]]
* Hariko, papier-mâché masks and dolls – [[Miyajima, Hiroshima|Miyajima]]
* [[Kendama]], cup and ball game – [[Hatsukaichi]]
* [[Otagawa]] glass
* [[Shamoji|Shakushi]] made from cherry wood – [[Miyajima, Hiroshima|Miyajima]]
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* [[Anago]]
* Hiroshimana, a variety of [[Chinese cabbage]]
* [[Lemon]]s
* [[Oysters]]
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* [[Calbee]]
* [[Dote-nabe]],  nabemono dish of oysters, tofu and vegetables stewed in a miso-based broth
* [[Momiji manjū]]
* [[Monaka]]
* [[Okonomiyaki]]
* Onomichi [[ramen]]
* Shakushi Senbei, [[senbei]] shaped like [[ladles]]
* [[Tsukemen]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Hokkaido}}
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* [[Kibori kuma]], carved wooden bear – [[Yakumo, Hokkaido]]
* [[Nibutani]] [[Barkcloth|bark cloth]]
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* [[Corn]]
* [[Dairy products]]
* [[Kombu]]
* [[Lavender]]
* [[Salmon]]
* [[Yubari King]] cantaloupe 
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* [[Butadon]]
* [[Chanchan-yaki]], miso grilled salmon with vegetables
* [[Ikameshi]]
* [[Ika sōmen]]
* [[Ishikari-nabe]], salmon and vegetables cooked in a miso broth
* [[Japanese wine]]
* [[Jingisukan]]
* [[Matsumaezuke]]
* [[Muroran curry ramen]]
* [[Sanpei-jiru]], a winter vegetable and salmon miso soup
* Sapporo [[ramen]]
* [[Shiroi Koibito]]
* [[Rui-be]]
* [[Royce']]
* [[Uni (food)|Uni]] [[donburi]]
* ''Zangi'', deep fried chicken marinated in soy sauce and ginger
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Hyōgo}}
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* [[Awaji ware]], pottery
* [[Harima Province|Banshū]] [[Sakasa Kebari|kebari]], [[fly fishing]] ties – [[Nishiwaki, Hyōgo]]
* [[Incense]]
* [[Izushi ware]], pottery – [[Izushi, Hyōgo|Izushi]]
* [[Tamba ware]], pottery
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* [[Akō, Hyōgo|Ako]] [[salt]]
* [[Daggertooth pike conger|Hamo]]
* [[Kobe beef]]
* Kuromame, black soybeans
* [[Sanda beef]]
* [[Pagrus major|Tai]]
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* [[Akashiyaki]]
* Botan nabe, wild boar hot pot
* [[Butaman]] – [[Kobe]]
* [[Castella]]
* [[Fugetsudo]]
* [[Himeji]] [[oden]]
* Ikanago no kukini, [[sand lance]] [[tsukudani]]
* ''Kakogawa katsumeshi'', beef cutlet served on rice with demi-glace – [[Kakogawa, Hyōgo|Kakogawa]]
* Shiome manju – [[Akō, Hyōgo|Akō]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Ibaraki}}
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* ''Awano shunkei-nuri'', lacquerware
* [[Kasama ware|Kasama-yaki]], pottery – [[Kasama, Ibaraki|Kasama]]
* [[Yūki-tsumugi]] – [[Yūki, Ibaraki|Yūki]]
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* [[Anglerfish|Anko]]
* Edosaki [[kabocha]]
* Hitachi [[wagyu]]
* Hoshi-imo, dried sweet potato
* [[Natto]]
* Okukuji [[Shamo chickens|Shamo chicken]]
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* [[Ankoimo]]
* Anko nabe, anglerfish [[nabe]]
* [[Kenchin jiru]]
* [[Miso]] [[peanut]]s
* Namegata-don, seafood and vegetables over rice
* Shishi-nabe, wild boar hotpot
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Ishikawa}}
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* Kaga [[mizuhaki]]
* [[Kutani ware]], glazed porcelain – [[Kaga, Ishikawa]]
* [[Wajima-nuri]] – [[Wajima, Ishikawa]]
* [[Yamanaka-nuri]] – [[Kaga, Ishikawa]]
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* [[Japanese amberjack]]
* ''Kaga yasai'', traditional vegetables
* [[Kukicha]], processed either as [[bancha]] or [[hōjicha]]
* [[Noto Peninsula|Noto]] [[salt]]
* [[Snow crab]]
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* Gori-karaage, deep-fried [[Japanese fluvial sculpin|gori]]
* Gori-[[tsukudani]], [[Japanese fluvial sculpin|gori]] simmered in soy sauce, sometimes with [[walnuts]]
* Hasumushi, steamed [[lotus root]] egg dish
* [[Ishiru]] hotpot, hotpot cooked with fish sauce instead of soy sauce
* [[Jibu-ni]]
* Kaburazushi, turnip sushi
* Kamifūsen, balloon shaped sweet filled with kingyoku jelly – [[Kanazawa]]
* [[Kaisendon]], seafood rice bowl
* Kintsuba, red beans and agar [[wagashi]] – [[Kanazawa]]
* Rakugan, pressed [[Higashi (food)|dry sweets]] – [[Kanazawa]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Iwate}}
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* [[Hidehira-nuri]], lacquerware 
* [[Iwayadotansu]] (岩谷堂箪笥), wooden chests of drawers – [[Ōshū, Iwate]]
* Johoji lacquerware
* [[Kokeshi]]
* [[Tetsubin]], cast iron kettle
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* [[Abalone]] ([[Fish farming|farmed]])
* Kashi gaki, [[persimmon]] – [[Kamaishi, Iwate|Kamaishi]]
* [[Wasabi]]
* [[Wakame]] (farmed)
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* Mamebu, wheat dumplings filled with walnut
* [[Morioka jajamen]]
* [[Morioka]] [[reimen]]
* Nambu [[senbei]]
* [[Wanko soba]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Kagawa}}
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* Kagawa shikki, lacquerware – [[Takamatsu]]
* Marugame uchiwa, flat fan – [[Marugame, Kagawa|Marugame]]
* Sanuki itto-bori, chisel woodcarving – [[Kotohira, Kagawa|Kotohira]] and [[Mannō, Kagawa|Mannō]]
* [[Sanukite]] instruments
* Takamatsu hariko, [[papier-mâché]] dolls –[[Takamatsu, Kagawa|Takamatsu]]
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* [[Cochin chicken]]
* [[Cotton]]
* Kagawa mototaka pepper
* [[Olives]]
* [[Salt]] – [[Seto Inland Sea]] region
* ''Sanuki no yume'' [[wheat]]
* [[Sugar]]
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* An-mochi zoni, [[zōni]] with red bean paste stuffed mochi in a white miso broth
* Honetsuki tori, fried chicken – [[Marugame, Kagawa|Marugame]]
* Iriko meshi, iriko cooked with rice
* Mamba no kenchan, stirfried mustard leaf and tofu
* Oshinuki sushi, sushi made with spring [[Japanese Spanish mackerel|sawara]]
* Sakana no sambai, grilled small fish marinated in vinegar, mirin and soy sauce
* [[Sanuki udon]]
* Shippoku Udon
* [[Shoyumame]]
* Teppai, cold dish of carp
* Teuchi [[udon]]
* Uchikomi jiru, noodle soup
* Wakagi-ae, [[Japanese scallion]] mixed with razor clams or [[Venerupis philippinarum|asari clams]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Kagoshima}}
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* Oshima [[Tsumugi (cloth)|tsumugi]]
* [[Satsuma kiriko]], cut glass
* [[Satsuma ware]], pottery
* Tai-guruma, toy red snapper on wheels
* Yoronjima bashōfu, [[Yoronjima|banana]] fiber cloth
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* [[Chiran tea]]
* [[Katsuobushi]]
* [[Kibinago]]
* [[Kagoshima Berkshire|Kurobuta]], pork
* [[Kurozu]], black vinegar
* [[Satsumadori|Satsuma jidori]], chicken
* [[Wasanbon]]
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* [[Akumaki]]
* [[Kagoshima ramen]]
* [[Karukan]]
* [[Keihan rice]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Kanagawa}}
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* [[Yosegi|Hakone yosegi-zaiku]] (箱根寄木細工), wooden marquetry – [[Hakone]] and [[Odawara]] 
* [[Kamakura-bori]], carved lacquerware – [[Kamakura]]
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* Salt pickled cherry blossoms
* [[Shirasu]]
* [[Shōnan]] pork
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* Botan nabe, wild boar hot pot
* [[Gyūnabe]]
* Hato Sabure, dove-shaped [[Sablé (biscuit)|sablé]]
* Kaigun kare, [[Japanese curry]]
* [[Kenchin jiru]]
* [[Misaki]] [[maguro]] [[ramen]], tuna ramen
* Namashirasu-don, raw [[shirasu]] over rice
* [[Odawara]] [[kamaboko]]
* Sanma-men, Yokohama [[ramen]]
* [[Shutō (seafood)|Shutō]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Kōchi}}
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* Tosa uchihamono, hammered [[cutlery]]
* Tosa [[washi]]
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* [[Goishicha]]
* [[Ginger]]
* [[Skipjack tuna]]
* [[Yuzu]]
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* [[Dorome]]
* [[Katsuo no Tataki]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Kumamoto}}
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* [[Amakusa pottery]]
* Higo zogan, [[Damascening|damascene]]
* Konohazaru, monkey pottery dolls
* [[Shōdai ware]], pottery – [[Arao, Kumamoto|Arao]]
* [[Tatami]]
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* [[Basashi]]
* [[Sweet potato|Karaimo]]
* Kensan [[Juncus effusus|igusa]], rush
* [[Upogebia major|Majaku]], Japanese mud shrimp
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* [[Dagojiru]]
* Fuga-maki, bean paste wrapped in [[nori]]
* Hitomoji guruguru, boiled green onion with mustard sauce
* Ikinari dango
* Jindaiko
* Karashi renkon, mustard stuffed lotus root
* Kumamoto ramen
* Takamori dengaku
* Yamato croquette – [[Yamato, Kumamoto|Yamato]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Kyoto}}
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* [[Asahi ware]], pottery – [[Uji, Kyoto|Uji]]
* [[Fushimi ningyo]], clay doll
* [[Kyō ware]], pottery
** [[Kiyomizu ware]]
** [[Rengetsu ware]]
* [[Nishijin-ori]]
* [[Sensu]], folding fan
* [[Kyōtango|Tango]] [[chirimen]]
* [[Uchiwa]], flat fan
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* Ebi-imo, [[taro]]
* [[Hōjicha]]
* ''[[Kyoyasai|Kyo-yasai]]'', Kyoto traditional vegetables
* Saikyo [[miso]]
* Shogoin turnip
* [[Uji tea]]
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* Awafu, [[namafu]] made with millet as well as glutinous rice
* Buri shabu, yellowtail hotpot – [[Ine, Kyoto|Ine]]
* Hamo no otoshi, blanched [[pike conger]] 
* [[Konpeitō]]
* Nishin soba, [[soba]] topped with dried [[Pacific herring]]
* Saba heshiko, spicy [[nukazuke]] mackerel – [[Ine, Kyoto|Ine]]
* Saikyoyaki, grilled fish pickled in Saikyo miso
* [[Tsukemono]], including:
** Semmaizuke, sliced turnip pickled in mirin
** Shibazuke, eggplant pickled with red perilla
** Sugukizuke, salt pickled whole turnip
* [[Yatsuhashi]]
* [[Yudofu]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Mie}}
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* [[Banko ware]], pottery – [[Yokkaichi]]
* [[Iga ware]], pottery – [[Iga, Mie|Iga]]
* Ise [[washi]] – [[Ise, Mie|Ise]]
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* [[Green laver|Aosa nori]]
* [[Hamaguri]]
* Ise [[tea]]
* [[Matsusaka beef]]
* [[Spiny lobster]]
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* [[Akafuku]], [[mochi]] covered in [[red bean]] paste -[[Ise, Mie|Ise]]
* Ise [[udon]], thick noodles in a sweet soy sauce
* Nagamochi, grilled oblong [[mochi]] stuffed with [[red bean paste]]
* [[Pacific_saury#Japan|Sanma-zushi]]
* [[Tatami iwashi]]
* [[Tekone-zushi]], soy sauce marinated [[Skipjack tuna|bonito]] over sushi rice
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Miyagi}}
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* Kinoshita-goma, carved wooden horse
* [[Kokeshi]]
* Sendaihira, woven silk fabric for [[hakama]] – [[Sendai]]
* [[Tansu]]
* Tsutsumi ningyo, clay doll
* Tsutsumi-yaki, pottery
* Yanagiu-washi, [[washi|paper]]
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* [[Coho salmon]] ([[Fish farming|farmed]])
* ''[[Sea pineapple|Hoya]]'', sea pineapple
* [[Oysters]] 
* ''[[Oenanthe_javanica#Japan|Seri]]'', Japanese parsley
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* Aburafu, deep fried wheat gluten – [[Tome, Miyagi|Tome]]
* [[Gyūtan]] – [[Sendai]]
* [[Harako-meshi]], rice cooked in salmon stock and topped with [[ikura]] – [[Watari, Miyagi|Watari]]
* [[Hiyashi chūka]]
* [[Robatayaki]] – [[Sendai]]
* [[Sasa-kamaboko]], [[kamaboko]] shaped like bamboo leaves – [[Sendai]]
* Shiroishi umen, wheat noodles made without oil – [[Shiroishi, Miyagi|Shiroishi]]
* Shisho-maki, Deep fried miso walnut paste rolled in [[perilla]] leaves – [[Ōsaki, Miyagi|Ōsaki]]
* [[Yubeshi]]
* [[Zundamochi]], mochi covered in edamame paste – [[Sendai]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Miyazaki}}
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* Jindaigoma, spinning top
* Hyūga [[Go (game)#Stones|go shi]] – [[Hyūga, Miyazaki|Hyūga]]
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* [[Chestnuts]] – [[Suki, Miyazaki|Suki]]
* [[Hyuganatsu]]
* [[Kumquat]]
* [[Mango]]
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* [[Aoshima, Miyazaki|Aoshima]] senbei
* Cheese [[manjū]]
* Chicken namban
* Gobochi, [[Arctium|gobo]] chips
* Hiyajiru, cold miso soup with cucumber
* [[Karukan]]
* Miyazaki no sumibiyaki, chicken grilled over charcoal
* Nanjakorya Daifuku, lit. "What is this?" [[daifuku]] stuffed with a strawberry, chestnut paste, cream cheese, and red bean paste
* Sumibiyaki, charcoal-grilled chicken
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Nagano}}
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* [[Butsudan]] – [[Iiyama, Nagano|Iiyama]]
* [[Matsushiro ware]]
* [[Mizuhiki]] – [[Iida, Nagano|Iida]]
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* [[Common carp]] – [[Saku, Nagano|Saku]]
* [[Chestnuts]] – [[Obuse]]
* Ichida gaki, [[persimmon]] – [[Iida, Nagano|Iida]] and [[Iijima, Nagano|Iijima]]
* [[Nozawana]] – [[Nozawaonsen]]
* [[Walnuts]] – [[Tōmi, Nagano|Tōmi]]
* [[Wasabi]]
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* Goheimochi, grilled [[mochi]] made from non-glutinous rice 
* [[Inago no Tsukudani]]
* ''Korimochi,'' naturally freeze-dried [[mochi]]
* Pickled [[nozawana]]
* [[Oyaki]]
* [[Soba]]
* ''Sunki'', pickled red turnip stalk and leaves 
* Yawataya Isogorō [[Shichimi|shichimi togarashi]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Nagasaki}}
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* [[Hasami ware]]
* [[Hirado ware]]
* Koga ningyo, clay doll
* Nagasaki hata, kite
* [[Pearls]]
* Sasebogoma, spinning top
* Vidro, blown glass
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* [[Camellia oil]]
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* [[Castella]]
* [[Champon]]
* [[Kakuni]]
* [[Karasumi]]
* [[Sara udon]]
* [[Sasebo, Nagasaki|Sasebo]] burger
* Toruko raisu (''Turkish rice''), [[tonkatsu]] over curry rice and spaghetti
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Nara}}
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* [[Akahada ware]], pottery
* Nara [[Japanese calligraphy|Fude]]
* Nara ittobori (奈良一刀彫), woodcarving
* Nara [[uchiwa]], carved paper fan
* Shikamikuji, carved deer with [[o-mikuji]] in its mouth
* Sumi, [[inkstick]]
* [[Ikoma, Nara|Takayama]] [[Japanese tea ceremony#Equipment|Tea Whisk]]
* Tora hariko, papier-mâché tiger 
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* [[Hōjicha]]
* [[Pueraria montana var. lobata|Kuzu]]
* [[Persimmon]] 
* [[Strawberries]]
* [[Watermelon]]
* [[Yamato tea]]
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* Aburakasu, deep-fried beef intestine
* Asuka-nabe, hot pot of chicken and vegetables cooked in milk
* {{ill|Chagayu|ja|茶粥}}, [[kayu]] cooked in [[tea]]
* {{ill|Kakinoha-zushi|ja|柿の葉寿司}}, [[salted mackerel]] [[sushi]] wrapped in [[persimmon]] leaf 
* Kashiwa no sukiyaki, chicken [[sukiyaki]]
* [[Kasuzuke]], especially narazuke, aged pickles flavored with mirin
* [[Kuzumochi]]
* [[Manjū]]
* Mikasayaki, a kind of [[dorayaki]]
* Miwa [[sōmen]]
* Momiuri, cucumber [[sunomono]]
* Nyumen, somen noodles in a hot broth
* Shishi-nabe, wild boar hotpot
* Wakakusa nabe, spinach hotpot – [[Nara (city)]]
* [[Yubeshi]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Niigata}}
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* [[Anchi ware]], pottery – [[Agano, Niigata|Agano]]
* [[Mumyōi ware]], pottery – [[Sado, Niigata|Sado]]
* [[Neko chigura]], cat basket
* Sankaku daruma, conical [[Daruma doll|daruma]] 
* [[Tarai-bune]], tub boats
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* Echigohime [[strawberries]]
* Le Lectier [[pears]]
* [[Rice]], especially [[Koshihikari]]
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* Fried half chicken, half of a chicken seasoned with curry powder and salt then deepfried
* Hegi-soba, [[soba]] made with [[Gloiopeltis furcata|funori]]
* Namban miso, chili-infused miso
* Noko miso ramen, rich miso ramen with side broth to dilute it  – [[Niigata (city)]]
* [[Noppe]]
* [[Sasa dango]]
* Tare [[katsudon]]
* Wappa meshi, cooked rice steamed with dashi and seafood in a bentwood box – [[Niigata (city)]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Ōita}}
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* [[Japanese bamboo weaving|Bamboo weaving]] – [[Beppu]]
* [[Geta (footwear)|Geta]] – [[Hita, Ōita]]
* [[Onta ware]], pottery 
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* [[Ají (sauce)|Aji]]
* Bungo beef
* [[Fugu]]
* [[Japanese horse mackerel]]
* [[Kabosu]], citrus
* [[Kuruma prawn]]
* [[Marbled flounder]]
* Dried [[shiitake mushrooms]]
* [[Saffron]]
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* Buri no atsumeshi, marinated [[Japanese amberjack|yellowtail]] over rice
* Dango-jiru, dumpling miso soup
* Gomadashi udon, grilled fish ground with sesame seeds and soy sauce served over udon
* [[Karaage]]
* [[Karukan]]
* Jigokumushi, steamed food cooked by [[Beppu]]'s [[hot springs]]
* Takanazushi, sushi made with [[Brassica juncea|takana]] and [[nori]]
* [[Toriten]]
* [[Yuzukoshō]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Okayama}}
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* [[Bizen ware]], pottery
* [[Kurashiki]] [[hariko]], [[papier-mâché]] zodiac dolls, most famous is a bobble headed tiger 
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* [[Muscat grape]]
* [[White peach]]
* [[Japanese Spanish mackerel|Sawara]]
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* Barazushi, scattered fish and vegetables over sushi rice
* [[Katsudon#Variations|Demi-katsudon]]
* Kakioko, oyster [[okonomiyaki]] – [[Hinase, Okayama|Hinase]]
* [[Kasaoka]] [[ramen]], chicken broth ramen
* Kusagina meshi, [[verbena]] rice – [[Kurashiki]]
* [[Hiruzen]] [[yakisoba]]
* Horumon yaki-udon – [[Tsuyama]]
* [[Kibi dango (Okayama)]]
* Mamakari-zushi, pickled ''sappa'' over rice
* Shino [[udon]] -[[Kurashiki|Tamashima]]
* Takomeshi, steamed octopus rice
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Okinawa}}
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* [[Bingata]]
* Chin-chin uma, papier-mâché toy of Okinawan king on horseback
* [[Kumejima-tsumugi]]
* [[Ryukyuan lacquerware]], lacquerware inlaid with shells and often red
* [[Ryukyuan pottery]]
** [[Tsuboya ware]]
** [[Shisa]]
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* [[Beni imo]], ube
* [[Momordica charantia|Goya]]
* [[Citrus depressa|Hirami lemon]]
* Kokuto (黒糖), Okinawan [[brown sugar]]
* Shima [[rakkyo]], island shallot
* [[Umi-budō]]
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* [[Awamori]]
* [[Chanpurū]]
* [[Chinsuko]]
* [[Hirayachi]]
* Ikasumi, squid ink pasta
* [[Kippan]]
* [[Kōrēgusu]]
* [[Pig's ear (food)#Okinawan (Japanese) cuisine|Mimiga]]
* [[Muchi]]
* [[Okinawa soba]]
* [[Rafute]]
* [[Sata andagi]]
* Shima-dōfu, Okinawa [[tofu]]
* [[Soki]]
* Sukugarasu, salt cured [[rabbit fish]] on tofu
* [[Taco rice]]
* [[Fermented bean curd|Tōfuyō]]
* Yagi sashimi, raw goat meat
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Osaka}}
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* [[Kosobe ware]], pottery – [[Takatsuki]]
* Naniwa tinware – [[Osaka]]
* [[Japanese kitchen knife|Sakaiuchi chef knives]] – [[Sakai]]
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* [[Fugu]]
* ''Naniwa-yasai'', Osaka traditional vegetables
** [[Kita-ku, Osaka|Genpachi]] mono, [[shiso]] sprouts
** [[Miyakojima-ku, Osaka|Kema]] [[cucumber|kyuuri]], cucumber 
** Kintoki [[carrot|ninjin]], carrot
** Nanba [[Allium_fistulosum#Japan|negi]], green onion
** [[Nishinari-ku, Osaka|Kotsuma]] [[pumpkin|nankin]], pumpkin
** Osaka [[Bok choy|shirona]], Chinese cabbage
** [[Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka|Tanabe]] [[daikon]]
** [[Osaka Castle|Tamatsukuri kuromon]] [[Oriental pickling melon|shirouri]], oriental pickling melon
** [[Tennōji-ku, Osaka|Tennōji]] [[turnip|kabura]], turnip
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* [[Sushi#Oshizushi|Battera zushi]]
* [[Chinsuko]]
* [[Harihari-nabe]]
* Keshimochi, red bean filled [[mochi]] covered in [[poppy seeds]] – [[Sakai]]
* [[Kitsune udon]]
* [[Kushikatsu]]
* Mojimi no tempura, [[tempura]] salt-preserved [[maple]] leaves – [[Minoh]]
* [[Takoyaki]]
* [[Okonomiyaki]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Saga}}
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* [[Arita ware]], porcelain – [[Arita, Saga|Arita]]
* [[Kakiemon]]
* [[Karatsu ware]], pottery – [[Karatsu, Saga|Karatsu]]
* [[Saga Nishiki]]
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* Saga gyu, beef
* Saga [[Nori]]
* Takezaki [[crab]]
* Yabuko [[squid]]
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* Dagojiru, chicken and noodle soup
* {{ill|Kakinoha-zushi|ja|柿の葉寿司}}, [[trout]] [[sushi]] wrapped in a [[persimmon]] leaf
* Kuri okowa, [[sticky rice]] with [[chestnuts]]
* Mutsugoro no Kabayaki, grilled [[mudskipper]]
* [[Ogi, Saga|Ogi]] [[yōkan]]
* Saganishiki, a steamed chestnut cake named after the brocade
* Sicilian rice, combination of rice, salad, and meat
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Saitama}}
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* Aizome, [[indigo dye]]d fabric
* Chichibu meisen, [[ikat]] silk fabric – [[Chichibu, Saitama|Chichibu]]
* Kimekomi ningyo (Iwatsuki ningyo), molded wood pulp doll covered in fabric – [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
* Kōnosu no akamono, lucky red things – [[Kōnosu]]
* Ogawa [[washi]] – [[Ogawa, Saitama|Ogawa]]
* Oshie [[hagoita]] – [[Kasukabe, Saitama|Kasukabe]]
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* [[Ayu sweetfish|Ayu]]
* [[Eel]]
* [[Sayama tea]]
* [[Sweet potato]]
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* Chushichi meshi, rice with [[wasabi]], [[yuzu]], green onions, and [[dashi]] – [[Ogawa, Saitama|Ogawa]]
* [[Wagashi|Fukashi]], stick of wheat bran covered in brown sugar – [[Kawagoe, Saitama|Kawagoe]]
* [[Gokabou]]
* [[Higashimatsuyama, Saitama|Higashimatsuyama]] yakitori, pork head prepared in the style of [[yakitori]]
* Hiyajiru udon, cold [[udon]] in  broth with cucumber and sesame seeds
* Igamanju, [[red bean paste]] [[manjū]] covered in [[adzuki beans]] and rice 
* Miso potato, fried breaded potatoes with miso sauce
* Niboto [[udon]]
* Zeri furai, deep-fried potato and [[Okara (food)|okara]] patty
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Shiga}}
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* Amiito tsumugi, recycled silk for [[Obi (sash)|obi]]
* [[Hikone, Shiga|Hikone]] [[butsudan]] – [[Hikone, Shiga|Hikone]]
* [[Shigaraki ware]], pottery, often used for [[Japanese raccoon dog|tanuki]] statues – [[Shigaraki, Shiga|Shigaraki]]
* [[Zeze ware]], pottery – [[Ōtsu]]
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* Aka konnyaku (赤こんにゃく), red [[konjac]] – [[Ōmihachiman]]
* [[Ōmi beef]]
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* [[History of sushi#Funazushi|Funazushi]] (鮒寿司), [[Crucian carp]] pickled in rice
* Kamo-nabe (鴨鍋), duck hotpot
* [[Tsukudani]]
* Yaki saba [[sōmen]] (焼鯖素麺), grilled mackerel with [[sōmen]] – [[Nagahama, Shiga|Nagahama]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Shimane}}
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* Anesama ningyo, paper doll
* [[Iwami ware]] – [[Okuizumo, Shimane]]
* Izumo nankin, [[tōrō]] – [[Matsue]] and [[Izumo, Shimane]]
* Sekishu [[washi]]
* [[Shimenawa]]
* Unshu [[soraban]] 
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* [[Blackthroat seaperch]]
* [[Hikimi wasabi]]
* Iwami pork
* Kojoyu miso – [[Oki Islands]]
* [[Melon]]
* Saijo [[persimmon]]
* Shiji-ko Shitchin, the Seven Delicacies of [[Lake Shinji]]:
** Amasagi, lake smelt [[whitebait]]
** [[Carp]]
** Moroge-ebi, [[Marsupenaeus|Japanese tiger prawn]]
** [[Corbicula japonica|Shijimi]], clams
** Shirauo, [[Japanese icefish]]
** Suzuki, [[Japanese sea bass]]
** [[Unagi]]
* Shimane [[grapes]]
* Shimane [[wagyu]]
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* Agonoyaki, skewered and grilled [[flying fish]] [[surimi]]
* Aka ten, spicy deepfried [[kamaboko]] – [[Hamada, Shimane|Hamada]]
* Botebotecha, [[okowa]] whipped with [[bancha]] and other ingredients – [[Matsue]]
* Hekayaki, [[tilefish]] [[sukiyaki]] 
* [[Imoni]] – [[Tsuwano, Shimane|Tsuwano]]
* Izumo [[soba]] or wariko soba
* Kanshimame-zuke don, marinated [[squid]] liver rice bowl – [[Ama, Shimane|Ama]]
* Maitake gohan, mushroom rice – [[Iinan, Shimane|Iinan]]
* Matsue [[ramen]]
* [[Corbicula japonica|Shijimi]] soup 
* Suzuki no houshoyaki, [[Japanese sea bass]] grilled in paper
* [[Tai-meshi]]
* Unnan no yakisaba, grilled [[mackerel]] – [[Unnan]]
* Uzume-meshi, ingredients buried under rice with dashi poured overtop – [[Tsuwano, Shimane|Tsuwano]]
* Wani no sashimi, shark meat [[sashimi]]
* Yakimeshi [[ochazuke]], grilled [[onigiri]] with kojoyu miso [[ochazuke]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Shizuoka}}
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* Mishima ware, pottery – [[Mishima, Shizuoka|Mishima]]
* [[Shitoro ware]], pottery – [[Shimada, Shizuoka|Shimada]]
* Suruga [[hina doll]]
* Tatsu-guruma, wheeled dragon toy
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* Aojiro miso
* [[Katsuobushi]]
* [[Mikan]]
* [[Sakura shrimp]]
* [[Sencha]]
* [[Strawberries]]
* [[Wasabi]]
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* Abekawa [[mochi]]. mochi with [[kinako]] – [[Shizuoka (city)|Shizuoka]]
* [[Fujinomiya, Shizuoka|Fujinomiya]] [[yakisoba]] 
* Hamamatsu [[gyoza]]
* Kuro [[hanpen]]
* [[Shizuoka oden]]
* [[Tatami iwashi]]
* Tororo-jiru, grated [[Chinese yam]] soup
* [[Unagi]] no [[kabayaki]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Tochigi}}
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* [[Mashiko ware]], pottery – [[Mashiko, Tochigi|Mashiko]]
* Nikko-bori, woodcarving – [[Nikkō]]
* Tenmyo-imono, cast iron – [[Sano, Tochigi|Sano]]
* [[Yūki-tsumugi]], silk – [[Oyama, Tochigi|Oyama]]
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* [[Kanpyō (food)|Kanpyō]]
* [[Strawberries]]
* [[Tofu skin|Yuba]]
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* [[Ashikaga, Tochigi|Ashikaga]] [[Shumai#Japanese_shūmai|shumai]], meatless shumai – [[Banna-ji]]
* [[Ayu sweetfish|Ayu]] [[udon]]
* Ayumeshi, [[Ayu sweetfish|ayu]] cooked with rice
* [[Lactarius Volemus|Chitake]] [[soba]]
* Funa no kanro-ni, [[crucian carp]] simmered in soy sauce
* [[Jiaozi#Gyōza|Gyōza]]
* Imo-kushi, roasted skewered small potatoes
* Itoko-ni, [[adzuki]] with potatoes or pumpkin simmered in soy sauce and miso 
* Kenchin jiru, vegetable soup
* [[Konnyaku]], often homemade
* Kanpyo no tamago-toji, soup made with [[kanpyō (food)|kanpyō ]]
* Okkirikomi, hand cut udon noodles in a soy sauce or miso broth
* Rakkyo-zuke, pickled [[Allium chinense|rakkyo]] – [[Nikkō]]
* [[Shimotsukare]]
* [[Suiton]]
* Tote-yaki, [[crepe]]-like pancake filled with sweet or savory ingredients – [[Shiobara, Tochigi|Shiobara Onsen]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Tokushima}}
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* Awagami, [[washi]]
* [[Ōtani ware]], pottery – [[Naruto, Tokushima|Naruto]]
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* [[Awabancha]] (阿波番茶), [[Fermented tea#Japan|fermented tea]]
* [[Buckwheat]]
* ''Naruto kintoki'', [[sweet potato]]
* [[Sudachi]]
* [[Ulva prolifera|Suji aonori]]
* [[Wasanbon]]
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* Iya [[soba]], soba in [[iriko]] broth
* Sobagome zosui, buckwheat porridge
* Tarai [[udon]], udon that is dipped in a sauce and then eaten
* Tokushima [[ramen]]
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Tokyo}}
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* Edo bekkō, [[tortoiseshell]] accessories
* Edo kiriko (江戸切子), cut glass
* Edo sashimono, wood joinery
* [[Edo wazao]], bamboo fishing rods
* Honba kihachijo, dyed silk – [[Hachijō-jima]]
* [[Imado doll]]
* Inu-hariko and zaru-kaburi inu, papier-mâché dogs 
* Murayama oshima [[Tsumugi (cloth)|tsumugi]], woven silk fabric – [[Musashimurayama, Tokyo|Musashimurayama]]
* Tama ori, brocade
* Tokyo antimony kogeihin, [[antimony]] craft
* Tokyo ginki, silver craft
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* [[Ashitaba]] – [[Izu Islands]]
* Naito [[Chili pepper|togarashi]]
* Tokyo shamo, [[chicken]]
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* [[Bettarazuke]]
* [[Dojō nabe]]
* ''Fukagawa-don'' or ''Fukugawa-meshi'', clams and [[Allium fistulosum|negi]] cooked in [[miso]] over [[rice]] 
* [[Kusaya]] – [[Nii-jima]]
* [[Monjayaki]]
* Shimazushi – [[Hachijo-jima]]
* [[Tokyo Banana]]
* [[Unadon]]
* [[Yanagawa nabe]], a [[nabemono dish]] of [[loach]], [[burdock]], and egg
* Yokohama Baumkuchen
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!scope="row"| {{flag|Tottori}}
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* Inshū-washi, paper
* Yodoegasa, paper umbrella – [[Yodoe, Tottori]]
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* Daiei suika, [[watermelon]] – [[Hokuei, Tottori|Hokuei]]
* [[Mount Daisen|Daisen]] [[broccoli]]
* [[Pyrus pyrifolia|Nashi]]
* [[Tottori Sand Dunes|Sakyu]] [[rakkyo]]
* Tottori [[wagyu]]
* [[Snow crab]]
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* Gyūkotsu ramen, beef broth [[ramen]]
* [[Horumonyaki|Horu soba]]
* Kaniju, crab soup
* Oyama okowa, steamed glutenous rice with vegetables
* [[Tofu]] [[chikuwa]]
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* Etchū Fukuoka sedge-woven hats 
* Etchu [[washi]] – [[Asahi, Toyama|Asahi]], [[Yatsuo, Toyama|Yatsuo]], [[Taira, Toyama|Taira]]
* [[Inami chokoku]], woodcarving especially [[Transom (architecture)#Japan|ranma]] – [[Inami, Toyama|Inami]]
* Shogawa hikimono kiji, [[Zelkova serrata|zelkova]] wood bowls or trays
* [[Takaoka Doki]] (高岡銅器), copperware – [[Takaoka, Toyama|Takaoka]]
* [[Takaoka shikki]], lacquerware – [[Takaoka, Toyama|Takaoka]]
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* [[Japanese amberjack|Buri]]
* ''Hakata banno [[Allium_fistulosum#Japan|negi]]'', green onion
* [[Firefly squid|Hotaru ika]]
* Kurocha, [[Fermented tea#Japan|fermented tea]]
* [[Shiro-ebi]], white shrimp
* [[Watermelon]] – [[Nyūzen]]
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* Buri shabu, amberjack shabu shabu
* [[Masuzushi]]
* Saiku kamaboko, decorative [[kamaboko]]
* Sankaku [[dorayaki]] – [[Toyama (city)]] 
* Toyama black [[ramen]]
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* Kīshū bina, lacquered doll
* Kīshū lacquerware
* Shuro [[tawashi]]
* Yatagarasu Daruma, three-legged crow doll
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* [[Ginger]]
* [[Jabara (citrus)]]
* [[Mikan]]
* [[Umeboshi]]
* Whale meat
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* Kagero, cream puff
* [[Longtooth grouper|Kue]] [[nabe]]
* Kujira no tatsutaage, deep-fried [[whale meat]]
* {{ill|Meharizushi|ja|めはり寿司}}
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* Benibana-zome, [[safflower]] dyeing – [[Kahoku, Yamagata|Kahoku]]
* Dantsu (山形緞通), woven wool carpets – [[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata City]]
* Fuku suzume, luck sparrows – [[Shinjō, Yamagata|Shinjō]]
* Hirashimizu-yaki, pottery – Hirashimizu
* Imono, cast iron ware – [[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata City]]
* Ita shishi (板獅子), lit. flat lions – [[Tsuruoka]]
* Kaminoyama hariko (上山張子), papier mache dolls – [[Kaminoyama]]
* Kasen-dako (花泉凧), kites – [[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata City]]
* [[Kokeshi]]
* Neko ni tako, lit. "octopus on cat" doll
* [[Otaka Poppo]], toy hawk – [[Yonezawa, Yamagata|Yonezawa]]
* Sasano-bori (笹野彫り), Sasano woodcarvings – [[Yonezawa, Yamagata|Yonezawa]]
* [[Shogi]] koma, Japanese chess pieces – [[Murayama, Yamagata|Murayama]] and [[Tendō, Yamagata|Tendō]]
* [[Tetsubin]], cast iron kettle
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* [[Cherries]]
* [[Common carp]] – [[Yonezawa, Yamagata|Yonezawa]]
* [[Pacific cod]], especially dried
* [[Pear]]s
* [[Yonezawa beef]]
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* Bo-dara ni, simmered dried [[Pacific cod]], served at [[Obon]]
* Dongara-jiru, [[Pacific cod|cod]] soup
* Hiyajiru, cold fish soup with mustard spinach, cabbage and cucumber
* Hyo hoshi, [[Osechi]] side dish made from dried [[Portulaca oleracea|purslane]] simmered with dried soybeans, deep-fried tofu, fish sausage, and carrots
* [[Imoni]]
* Inago iri, locusts simmered in soy sauce and mirin
* Karakara senbei, folded triangular sweet rice cracker with a toy inside
* [[Kasujiru|Kasu-jiru]], radish, soybean, and sake lees soup often with salted salmon
* Koi no umani (鯉の甘煮), carp simmered in salty-sweet soy sauce
* Kujira-mochi, steamed sweetened rice cake
* Masu no ankake, trout in thickened sauce
* Niku soba, cold soba with chicken
* Sansai nabe, mountain vegetable hotpot
* Shonai [[soba]]
* Tamago [[konyaku]]
* Yamagata dashi (山形だし), chopped salsa-like condiment containing eggplant, cucumber, okra, [[myoga]] and [[shiso]] often served as a topping for cold tofu or somen
* Yuza curry, vegetable curry – [[Yuza]]
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* [[Hagi ware]], pottery
* Kingyo Chōchin, [[goldfish]] [[lantern]]
* Mishima Oni Yōzu, kite with [[oni]] face
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* [[Amanatsu]]
* [[Black sesame]]
* [[Fugu]]
* [[Ice goby]]
* [[Mishima cattle|Mishima beef]]
* [[Uni (food)|Uni]]
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* Itokoni (いとこ煮), boiled pumpkin with red beans
* Iwakuni zushi, [[Sushi#Oshizushi|pressed sushi]] with [[lotus root]] and flaked fish
* Kawara [[soba]], soba served on a roof tile 
* [[Mikan]] [[nabe]]
* Tsuki de hirotta tamago, [[castella]] cakes filled with [[custard]]
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* [[Gemstone]] [[Jewelry]]
* [[Koshu Inden]], lacquered deer leather – [[Kōfu]]
* Koshu oyako daruma, parent and child [[daruma doll]] – [[Kōfu]]
* Kōshū Tebori Insho, hand-carved [[inkan]] or hanko seals – [[Kōfu]] and [[Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi]]
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* [[Koshu (grape)|Koshu grape]]
* [[Peaches]]
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* Azuki bōtō (小豆ぼうとう), red bean soup with [[hōtō]] noodles
* Awabi no nigai, [[abalone]] steamed in [[soy sauce]]
* Horse meat [[sashimi]]
* [[Hōtō]]
* [[Japanese wine]]
* [[Kofu tori motsuni]], stewed chicken offal – [[Kōfu]]
* Koshu koumezuke, pickled small plum
* Ozara, thick wheat noodles served cold
* Shingen mochi – [[Fuefuki]]
* Wild boar curry
* Yamanashi croquette, croquette filled with [[hōtō]], [[cheese]], or other ingredients -[[Yamanashi, Yamanashi]]
* Yoshida no [[udon]] – [[Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi]]
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== In media ==
{{transliteration|ja|Meibutsu}} are key to the promotion of tourism within Japan, and have been frequently depicted in media since the [[Edo period]] (1603–1867).

===Ukiyo-e===
<gallery caption="{{transliteration|ja|Meibutsu}} in ukiyo-e" widths="180px" heights="120px">
File:Opening shellfish at Fukagawa.jpg|{{transliteration|ja|[[Bijin]]}} opening shellfish at [[Fukagawa, Tokyo|Fukagawa]] by [[Utagawa Kuniyoshi]]
File:Edo Jiman Meibutsu Kurabe (BM 1906,1220,0.1327).jpg|{{transliteration|ja|Bijin}} with pumpkin grown at Sunamura by [[Utagawa Kuniyoshi]]
File:GojūSanTsugi-MeishoZu'e, Narumi by Hiroshige.jpg|''Narumi: Shop selling famous Arimatsu tie-dyed fabric'' by [[Hiroshige]]
File:Hizenkuni, Imari yaki 肥前伊萬里焼 (All the Famous Products of Land and Sea) (BM 2008,3037.03401).jpg|[[Imari ware]] kiln in [[Hizen Province]] by [[Utagawa Kuniyoshi]]
File:Fukuroi Reisho Tokaido.jpg|{{transliteration|ja|Fukuroi}}: famous kites of [[Tōtōmi Province]] by [[Hiroshige]]
File:Een pop en ander speelgoed.jpeg|Famous products of [[Yamashiro Province]] by [[Keisai Eisen]]
File:MET DP139064.jpg|Famous product of [[Fukagawa, Tokyo]], [[yokan]] by [[Hokucho Joren]]
</gallery>

=== Manga and Anime ===
* [[Ekiben Hitoritabi]], [[Cooking manga|food]] and travel [[manga]] about [[ekiben]] containing [[tokusanhin]]
* [[Golden Kamuy]], a [[Seinen manga]] and anime that includes many [[Ainu people|Ainu]] meibutsu from [[Hokkaido]] including [[salmon]] and [[Ainu cuisine]]
* [[Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles]], a [[Cooking manga|food manga]] and [[anime]] devoted to regional [[ramen]]
* Oishii Kamishama (Delicious Venus), a [[Cooking manga|food manga]] devoted to presenting [[tokusanhin]]
* [[Oishinbo]], a [[Seinen manga]] and anime that helped launch the gourmet anime genre occasionally featured meibutsu like [[hōtō]] or Fukugawa nabe and generally championed the idea of eating fresh, organic, and local
* [[Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai]], comedy manga and anime that presents some meibutsu of [[Gunma]] including himokawa [[udon]], [[yakimanju]], hoshi-imo (wind dried sweet potato), and miso pan
* [[Yakunara Mug Cup Mo]], a manga and anime promoting [[Mino ware]] and other meibutsu of [[Tajimi]], [[Gifu Prefecture]]
* [[Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki]], comedy manga and anime that presents some meibutsu of [[Nagoya]]

=== Television ===

* [[Japanese Style Originator]] – variety show that presents meibutsu and traditional craftsman as regular segments

== See also ==
* [[Japanese craft]]
* [[List of Traditional Crafts of Japan]]
*''[[Meisho]]''
* ''[[Miyagegashi]]''
* ''[[Omiyage]]''
* [[One Village One Product movement]]
* ''[[Tokusanhin]]''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Japanese words and phrases]]
[[Category:Japanese popular culture]]
[[Category:Memorabilia]]
[[Category:Tourism in Japan]]