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ÅŒbanyaki
is a ''wagashi'' (Japanese dessert) often found at Japanese festivals as well as outside Japan, in countries such as Taiwan and South Korea. It is made of batter in a special pan (similar to a waffle iron but without the honeycomb pattern and instead resembles an "oban" which was the old Japanese coin used during the second half of the 16th century until the 19th century), and filled with sweet azuki bean paste, although it is becoming increasingly popular to use a wider variety of fillings such as vanilla custard, different fruit custards and preserves, curry, different meat and vegetable fillings, potato and mayonnaise. are similar to , but the latter are two separate pancakes sandwiched around the filling after cooking, and are often served cold. were first sold near the Kanda's Imagawabashi Bridge during the An'ei era (1772–1781) of the Edo period (1603–1867). The name originates from this time. Various names have been known by various names throughout different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorayaki
Dorayaki is a type of Japanese confection. It consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet azuki bean paste. The original dorayaki consisted of only one layer. Its current shape was invented in 1914 by ''Usagiya'' in the Ueno district of Tokyo. In Japanese, ''dora'' means "gong" and the name reflects the original dorayaki was baked (''yaki'') on a heated gong, the Kyoto based confectionery Sasaya Iori states, claiming they invented dorayaki in request from Toji Temple There is however a rumor it is probably the origin of the name of the sweet. Legend has it that the first dorayaki were made when a |
Okayama Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the ChÅ«goku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,826,059 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefecture borders Tottori Prefecture to the north, HyÅgo Prefecture to the east, and Hiroshima Prefecture to the west. Okayama is the capital and largest city of Okayama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kurashiki, Tsuyama, and SÅja. Okayama Prefecture's south is located on the Seto Inland Sea coast across from Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, which are connected by the Great Seto Bridge, while the north is characterized by the ChÅ«goku Mountains. History Prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the area of present-day Okayama Prefecture was divided between BitchÅ« Province, BitchÅ«, Bizen Province, Bizen and Mimasaka Province, Mimasaka Provinces. Okayama Prefecture was formed and named in 1871 as part of the large-scale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forty-seven RÅnin
The revenge of the , also known as the or AkÅ vendetta, was a historical event in Japan in which a band of ''rÅnin'' (lordless samurai) avenged the death of their former master on 31 January 1703. The incident has since become legendary. It is among the three major vengeance (''adauchi'' 仇討ã¡) incidents in Japan, along with the Revenge of the Soga Brothers and the Igagoe vendetta. The story tells of a group of samurai after their ''daimyÅ'' (feudal lord) Asano Naganori was compelled to perform ''seppuku'' (ritual suicide) for assaulting a powerful court official (''kÅke'') named Kira Yoshinaka, after the court official insulted him. After waiting and planning for a year, the ''rÅnin'' avenged their master's honour by killing Kira. Anticipating the authorities' intolerance of the vendetta's completion, they were prepared to face execution as a consequence. However, due to considerable public support in their favor, the authorities compromised by ordering the rÅnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyūshū Region
is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa and the other Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Islands). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. Kyushu has a land area of and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018. In ancient times, there is a theory that Kyushu was home to its own independent dynasty, where a unique, southern-influenced culture and tradition distinct from that of Honshu flourished. In the 8th-century TaihŠCode reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region. Geography The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, Mount Aso at , is on Kyūshū. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, on the east shore, and around Mt. Aso in central Kyūshū. The island is separated from Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansai Region
The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island HonshÅ«. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, HyÅgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolitan region of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto ( Keihanshin region) is the second-most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area. Name The terms , , and have their roots during the Asuka period. When the old provinces of Japan were established, several provinces in the area around the then-capital Yamato Province were collectively named Kinai and Kinki, both roughly meaning "the neighbourhood of the capital". Kansai (literally ''west of the tollgate'') in its original usage refers to the land west of the Osaka Tollgate (), the border between Yamashiro Province and ÅŒmi Province (present-day Kyoto and Shiga prefectures).Entry for . KÅjien, fifth edition, 1998, During the Kamakura period, this border was redefined to include ÅŒmi a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manju (food)
Manju may refer to: *Manchuria or Manju, a region of China **Manju or Manchu people, a people from Manju * Manju (era), a Japanese era name *Manjū, a Japanese confection * ''Manju'' (novel), an Indian novel written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair ** ''Manju'' (film), a 1982 Indian film based on the novel People with the given name Manju is a predominantly feminine Indian given name, from Sanskrit 'pleasant, sweet, snow, beautiful, clouds, morning dew'. People with this name include: * Manju Basu, Indian politician * Manju Bharat Ram (1945–2012), Indian educationist * Manju Bhargavi, Indian actress * Manju Borah (), Indian film director * Manju Dey (1926–1989), Indian film actress in Bengali cinema * Manju Kak (), Indian writer * Manju Kapur, Indian writer * Manju Malhi (born ), British-Indian chef * Manju Manikuttan (born 1976), Indian social worker * Manju Pathrose (born 1972), Indian actress * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KantÅ Region
The is a geography, geographical region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures of Japan, prefectures: Chiba Prefecture, Chiba, Gunma Prefecture, Gunma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa, Saitama Prefecture, Saitama, Tochigi Prefecture, Tochigi, and Tokyo. Slightly more than 45 percent of the land area within its boundaries is the KantÅ Plain. The rest consists of the hills and mountains that form land borders with other list of regions of Japan, regions of Japan. As the KantÅ region contains Tokyo, the capital and largest city of Japan, the region is considered the center of Japan's politics and economy. According to the official census on October 1, 2010 by the Statistics Bureau (Japan), Statistics Bureau of Japan, the population was 42,607,376, amounting to approximately one third of the total population of Japan. Other definitions The assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuyama
270px, Matsuyama City Hall 270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, in Japan and is also Shikoku's largest city. , the city had an estimated population of 505,948 in 243,541 households and a population density of 1,200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Matsuyama is located in central Ehime Prefecture, facing the Seto Inland Sea to the north, the mountains of the Takanawa Peninsula to the north and east, and the Saragamine Mountain Range, an extension of the Shikoku Mountains, to the south. It is located on the northeastern portion of the DÅgo Plain. The city also includes the Kutsuna Islands, an archipelago of 29 islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Neighbouring municipalities Ehime Prefecture * Imabari * KumakÅgen * Masaki * Tobe * TÅon Climate Matsuyama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''; Trewartha climate classification ''Cf'') with hot summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
