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Founded by chef Shuzo Ueno, this restaurant has been around for more than 50 years, and is famous for kappo-style cuisine, ...

Not as world-famous as ramen or sushi, the humble onigiri is soul food in Japan The rice balls are stuffed with a variety of fillings and typically wrapped in seaweed.

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It also honored a tradition dating back some 1,000 years — sake makes a cameo in Japan’s famous 11th century novel, “The Tale of Genji,” as the drink of choice in the refined Heian court.

Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in the country's pub-like izakayas, poured during weddings and served .

Sake exports, mostly to the U.S. and China, rake in over $265 million a year, according to the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association.