OK, you’re in Kyoto. After you’ve had your fill of temples, shrines and gardens, what do you do? Eat tofu dishes, matcha this and that, or light Kyoto-style home cooking with boiled vegetables and ...

Biwa, the restaurant that introduced Portland to Japanese izakaya dining, is closing permanently this week, owners Gabe Rosen and Kina Voelz announced via their newsletter today. Eater PDX first ...

FUKUOKA--Raised in Rome, Doriano Sulis studied classic guitar before he married a Japanese woman and moved here 47 years ago. But Sulis, 73, has never felt homesick, thanks to a traditional Japanese ...

When it opened in 2007, Biwa delivered the gospel of Japanese izakaya to the Portland masses. At a time when karaage, gyoza and udon—both the words and the flavors—were still fresh to local tongues, ...

This time, we will be fishing for Biwa trout using a technique called trolling, which involves casting a fishing line from a slowly moving boat and waiting for a Biwa trout to bite. There are many ...

' Biwa trout ' is a salmonid fish endemic to Shiga Prefecture, and the largest can reach a total length of 60 cm. I caught a Biwa trout in Lake Biwa, and tried to find out what it tastes like by using ...

Seasonal fruits and vegetables are plentiful in Japan, and so here I am doing what I do best — tweaking recipes to come up with food I truly miss. Today, I’m introducing one very special fruit I’ve ...