"Perotto"

Mt. Chokai & Tobishima Island Geopark Certified Products

Experience a taste of the land and its story. These certified products are recognized for showcasing the unique aspects and appeal of the region and its resources. The “Perotto” program encourages enjoyment of local products, and promotes local industry that utilizes the geopark’s resources.

*Information about individual certified products is under construction and will be added at a future date.

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  • Yurihonjō Area

  • Nikaho Area

  • Yuza Area

  • Sakata/Tobishima Island Area

  • Packaged Products

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ブルガリア伝統のパプリカペーストのリッニッツア
Ljutenica: Bulgarian Vegetable Paste
Ljutenica is a traditional vegetable paste or relish from Bulgaria. This ljutenica is made with vege...

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Yurihonjō Foil-Baked Apple Pie
This dessert is made using five varieties of apple grown in Yurihonjō, baked together in a foil wrap...

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Nikaho Ōtake Fig Poundcake “Adam and Eve”
This poundcake is made with a mixture of dried figs and fig compote. The figs used are grown in the ...

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Fig Pie
The Ōtake area of Nikaho City is said to be the northernmost limit of where figs are grown in Ja...

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Junmai Daiginjō Sake “Chokaisan”
This sake is made using the underground water of Mt. Chokai and rice cultivated along the Koyoshi Ri...

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Hiraizumi Yamahai Junmai Sake
First established in 1487 during Japan's Muromachi period, Hiraizumi has continued as a beloved loca...

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Mt. Chokai Tomato Juice
This tomato juice is made from fully-ripe mini tomatoes grown in Yuza Town. Each bottle of juice co...

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Rice Kōji Miso
This miso is made with a local variety of rice ("Akita Komachi") made into rice kōji and simmered in...

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Grape Juice from Wine Grapes
This grape juice is 100% juice made from wine grapes with a rich, full-bodied flavor. The grapes...

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Yuri Volcano Cake
This product is a collaboration between a local cake shop and Akita Prefectural Yuri Special Edu...

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Yuza Curry Bread
This bread is made with the signature curry of Yuza Town to give you a taste of the local region. On...

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Mt. Chokai Curry Roux
Mt. Chokai Curry Roux was created by the homemakers, chefs, and manufacturers of Yuza Town who l...

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Mt. Chokai “Gottso” Soba: Hotpot Set with Hinai-jidori Chicken and Wild Vegetables
These rustic, countryside soba noodles are made with 40% Chokai Plateau-grown buckwheat flower. Enjo...

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Chokai Pudding
This pudding is made with a steam-baking method and uses milk from Jersey cows carefully raised on t...

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Nikaho Loach Senbei
These senbei crackers are made from loaches (dojō in Japanese), freshwater fish that are high in...

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Papurin Juice: Bell Pepper & Apple Juice
  The bell peppers of Yuza Town are grown in the Shōnai Plain, nurtured by soil that is rich...

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Michinoku Yamagata Doburoku “Kurodobu”
Doburoku is a type of unfiltered sake with a sweet, full-bodied flavor. This doburoku is made wi...

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Japanese Honeybee Honey
Japanese honeybees collect nectar from a wide variety of flowers in the fields and mountains of ...

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Handmade Mt. Chokai Senbei
These senbei crackers are made using rice grown in the Kisakata area (Nikaho City) with water fr...

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Raspberry Ice Cream
Raspberries are suited to relatively cool temperatures, making them a good crop to grow on a pla...

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