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Nagasaki Champon at Shikairo — The Original Recipe Since 1899
Champon — thick wheat noodles in a milky pork-bone and chicken broth loaded with seafood and vegetables — was invented i…
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Updated Jun 2026
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Sasebo Burger — The Original American Burger in Japan
Sasebo, home to a major US naval base since 1945, is where American-style hamburgers entered Japanese food culture. In t…
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Updated Jun 2026
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Nagasaki Chinatown — Oldest in Japan
Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown is Japan's oldest Chinatown, established in the 1690s when the Tokugawa shogunate designated…
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Updated Jun 2026
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Iki Island — Barley Shochu & Ancient Burial Mounds
Iki Island (138 km²) in the Genkai Sea produces 50% of Japan's barley shochu (mugi-jochu) — the island's volcanic soil a…
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Updated Jun 2026
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Nagasaki Castella Cake — Portuguese Sweet Perfected in Japan
Castella (カステラ) is a sponge cake introduced to Nagasaki by Portuguese merchants in the 16th century. The Japanese versio…
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Updated Jun 2026