平成・令和 · 1989–present
The Heisei & Reiwa table
Konbini perfectionism, viral desserts, and old dishes rediscovered one photo at a time.
甘味Sweets & Wagashi · 45 min · Beginner
Matcha Basque Cheesecake抹茶バスクチーズケーキ
The burnt Basque cheesecake that conquered Reiwa-era Japan, rebuilt with ceremonial matcha — scorched top, molten center, and green-tea bitterness doing the work of coffee.
麺Noodles · 25 min · Beginner
Sudachi Sobaすだち蕎麦
Tokushima's cold soba shingled with paper-thin sudachi wheels — a bright, modern classic built on the prefecture's signature green citrus.
居酒屋Izakaya · 8 min · Beginner
Umibudō海ぶどう
Okinawa's sea grapes — a bright, briny seaweed that pops like caviar, served cool with ponzu. A modern aquaculture success you must never, ever refrigerate.
鍋Nabemono & Soups · 75 min · Intermediate
Sapporo Soup Curryスープカレー
Sapporo's thin, fiery curry — born medicinal at the coffee house Ajanta in the 1970s, named in 1993, national by the 2000s. A whole chicken leg and big, bold vegetables.