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The concept

Eat where it’s #1.

the running map of Japan’s very best

A map of Japan’s number-one foods — and exactly where to taste each one at the source. Three towns so far. More join the map as I visit them, and every “#1” comes with a real, checkable source.

NoThe #1 foodThe townStory
01
Strawberries
the sweetest morning of your trip
Moka — Tochigi Pref
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02
Grapes
a valley that tastes like September
Katsunuma — Yamanashi Pref
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03
Green tea
where even the free cup is extraordinary
Chiran — Kagoshima Pref
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04
Ramen
Japan’s most ramen-obsessed region
Yonezawa — Yamagata Pref
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the map keeps growing — one town at a time
don’t miss the next one —

A postcard when a new town joins the map.

Postcards from Pigchi →