When you think of cold winters in Japan, Hokkaido and the Tohoku regions of Northern Japan are definitely the places that spring to mind. Aomori alone, located in the Tohoku area and the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main island, has an average annual snowfall of 669cm. One way of dealing with these freezing conditions is with food and a particular specialty of this area is kiritanpo nabe. The Tohoku Region Akita Prefecture is located in the Tohoku region just south of Aomori, the kanji used in its name literally translating to “autumn fields”. The capital of the prefecture, Akita City has a fairly small population of around 305,000 people which … Continue reading Comfort Food for Cold Nights: Kiritanpo Nabe