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News & Updates • January 6, 2026

Around the world, wherever winters are cold and dark, traditions—both old and new—have emerged to make the...

Recipes • December 26, 2025

In Japan, izakayas are a common establishment that have existed, depending on your definition, for hundreds of...

Recipes • December 24, 2025

Taste the flavors of Sapporo and Toyama, Japan! Celebrate with us at Uwajimaya Beaverton from November 12–25,...

The Japanese tea ceremony, also known as chanoyu or chado, is an intimate way to not just...

Recipes • October 24, 2025

Japan is home to some of the most comforting of comfort foods. With many of its regions...

Recipes • October 14, 2025

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a Chinese public holiday also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival....

Holidays • September 23, 2025

Taste the flavors of Ehime, Japan—home of Uwajima City, where our story began. Celebrate with us at...

Celebrated for over a thousand years, Obon is a Japanese Buddhist tradition observed every summer. Historically tied...

Holidays, Recipes • July 28, 2025

Held on either July 7 or August 7, depending on whether the solar or lunar calendar is...

Holidays, Recipes • July 25, 2025

In Japanese cooking, so much of the cuisine is based on layering different flavors to create complexity...

Recipes, Grocery • June 25, 2025

Come check out the best of Japanese seafood! From unagi (grilled eel) to jumbo shrimp tempura, our...

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