The "Omizutori" ceremony held every March at Todaiji Temple has a history of mor…

Tea cultivation in Japan is said to have begun in the early 9th century when Kob…

In Nara, it is a white miso soup with tofu, festive radish, carrot, taro, and ro…

One of Nara's local dishes, "Nokpe" is a stew of taro, radish, carrots, and othe…

Kakinoha-zushi is pressed sushi made of salted mackerel wrapped in kakinoha (per…