" Chasing a Plate is in Hiroshima, Japan. We visit the Hiroshima Peace Park and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum which is an amazingly curated museum. We learn all about the devastation of the atomic ...

TOKYO (AP) — Spicy, steaming, slurpy ramen might be everyone’s favorite Japanese food. In Tokyo, long lines circle around blocks, and waiting an hour for your ramen is normal. What awaits might be ...

Sano, a town just 80 minutes from Tokyo, is known for its light, soy sauce-based ramen made with fresh spring water. The town has around 60 ramen shops, many of which still use the traditional bamboo ...

One of Japan’s oldest soba parlors, Sarashina Horii, is now serving chilly piles of cold buckwheat noodles in Manhattan, a boon for a city that, against all logic, seems to prefer heartier bowls of ...

It’s not hard to find decent noodles in Kagawa, the unofficial “Udon Capital of Japan.” The prefecture on Shikoku island is home to more than 700 restaurants that specialize in udon. You’re never more ...

Japan is a haven for food lovers, offering everything from steaming bowls of ramen to golden takoyaki and cloud-soft mochi. This guide explores five must-try dishes across Japan and shares simple ...

New Year's Day is meant for fresh starts. But maybe even more, it's meant for food. As the new year arrives around the world, special cakes and breads abound, as do long noodles (representing long ...