"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.
All
Yurihonjō Area
Nikaho Area
Yuza Area
Sakata/Tobishima Island Area
Packaged Products
Restaurant Menu
- Yurihonjō Foil-Baked Apple Pie
- This dessert is made using five varieties of apple grown in Yurihonjō, baked together in a foil wrap...
- Junmai Daiginjō Sake “Chokaisan”
- This sake is made using the underground water of Mt. Chokai and rice cultivated along the Koyoshi Ri...
- Rice Kōji Miso
- This miso is made with a local variety of rice ("Akita Komachi") made into rice kōji and simmered in...
- Grape Juice from Wine Grapes
- This grape juice is 100% juice made from wine grapes with a rich, full-bodied flavor. The grapes...
- Yuri Volcano Cake
- This product is a collaboration between a local cake shop and Akita Prefectural Yuri Special Edu...
- 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...
- Chokai Pudding
- This pudding is made with a steam-baking method and uses milk from Jersey cows carefully raised on t...
- Raspberry Ice Cream
- Raspberries are suited to relatively cool temperatures, making them a good crop to grow on a pla...
- Nikaho Ōtake Fig Poundcake “Adam and Eve”
- This poundcake is made with a mixture of dried figs and fig kanroni (figs preserved by simmering in ...
- Fig Pie
- The Ōtake area of Nikaho City is said to be the northernmost limit of where figs are grown in Ja...
- Hiraizumi Yamahai Junmai Sake
- First established in 1487 during Japan's Muromachi period, Hiraizumi has continued as a beloved loca...
- Nikaho Loach Senbei
- These senbei crackers are made from loaches (dojō in Japanese), freshwater fish that are high in...
- Japanese Honeybee Honey
- Japanese honeybees collect nectar from a wide variety of flowers in the fields and mountains of ...
- Handmade Mt. Chokai Senbei
- These senbei crackers are made using rice grown in the Kisakata area (Nikaho City) with water fr...
- Nikaho Marugoto Special: Mt. Chokai Volcanic Rock Plate Barbecue
- Nikaho City has an unusual terrain, with a distance of only 16 km between the summit of Mt. Chok...
- Ljutenica: Bulgarian Vegetable Paste
- Ljutenica is a traditional vegetable paste or relish from Bulgaria. This ljutenica is made with vege...
- Yuza Curry
- This local curry features rice and vegetables cultivated in the bountiful Shōnai Plain, which is...
- Mt. Chokai Tomato Juice
- This tomato juice is made from fully-ripe mini tomatoes grown in Yuza Town. Each bottle of juice co...
- Yuza Curry Bread
- This bread is made with the signature curry of Yuza Town to give you a taste of the local region. On...
- Mt. Chokai Curry Roux
- Mt. Chokai Curry Roux was created by the homemakers, chefs, and manufacturers of Yuza Town who l...
- Yuza Menma Bamboo Shoots
- Mt. Chokai is said to produce high-quality mōsō bamboo. The people of Yuza Town have enjoyed mōsōjir...
- Papurin Juice: Bell Pepper & Apple Juice
- The bell peppers of Yuza Town are grown in the Shōnai Plain, nurtured by soil that is rich in nutrie...
- Michinoku Yamagata Doburoku “Kurodobu”
- Doburoku is a type of unfiltered sake with a sweet, full-bodied flavor. This doburoku is made wi...
- Yuza Town Local Cuisine “Nikumochi”
- Nikumochi is a local cuisine of Yuza Town, traditionally eaten after the exhausting work of planti...
- Mt. Chokai Mōsōjiru Bamboo Soup
- In the Shōnai region, mōsōjiru bamboo soup is eaten in the spring. It is made with miso and sake...
- Yuza Geo Lunch Box
- This bento lunch box is filled with local ingredients and designed to look like snow-capped Mt. ...
- Yuza Curry (Ready-Made Set)
- A ready-made set of Yuza Curry that you can prepare in your own home. This local curry features ...
- Seaweed Relish “Dashi of the Sea”
- "Dashi of the Sea" uses a combination of wild seaweeds harvested from the area around Tobishima ...
- River Crab Soup
- The Gakkō-gawa River system, where river crabs live, has many rivers that are supplied by spring...
- Ljutenica: Bulgarian Vegetable Paste
- Ljutenica is a traditional vegetable paste or relish from Bulgaria. This ljutenica is made with vege...
- Yurihonjō Foil-Baked Apple Pie
- This dessert is made using five varieties of apple grown in Yurihonjō, baked together in a foil wrap...
- Nikaho Ōtake Fig Poundcake “Adam and Eve”
- This poundcake is made with a mixture of dried figs and fig kanroni (figs preserved by simmering in ...
- Fig Pie
- The Ōtake area of Nikaho City is said to be the northernmost limit of where figs are grown in Ja...
- Junmai Daiginjō Sake “Chokaisan”
- This sake is made using the underground water of Mt. Chokai and rice cultivated along the Koyoshi Ri...
- Hiraizumi Yamahai Junmai Sake
- First established in 1487 during Japan's Muromachi period, Hiraizumi has continued as a beloved loca...
- Mt. Chokai Tomato Juice
- This tomato juice is made from fully-ripe mini tomatoes grown in Yuza Town. Each bottle of juice co...
- Rice Kōji Miso
- This miso is made with a local variety of rice ("Akita Komachi") made into rice kōji and simmered in...
- Grape Juice from Wine Grapes
- This grape juice is 100% juice made from wine grapes with a rich, full-bodied flavor. The grapes...
- Yuri Volcano Cake
- This product is a collaboration between a local cake shop and Akita Prefectural Yuri Special Edu...
- Yuza Curry Bread
- This bread is made with the signature curry of Yuza Town to give you a taste of the local region. On...
- Mt. Chokai Curry Roux
- Mt. Chokai Curry Roux was created by the homemakers, chefs, and manufacturers of Yuza Town who l...
- Yuza Menma Bamboo Shoots
- Mt. Chokai is said to produce high-quality mōsō bamboo. The people of Yuza Town have enjoyed mōsōjir...
- 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...
- Chokai Pudding
- This pudding is made with a steam-baking method and uses milk from Jersey cows carefully raised on t...
- Nikaho Loach Senbei
- These senbei crackers are made from loaches (dojō in Japanese), freshwater fish that are high in...
- Papurin Juice: Bell Pepper & Apple Juice
- The bell peppers of Yuza Town are grown in the Shōnai Plain, nurtured by soil that is rich in nutrie...
- Michinoku Yamagata Doburoku “Kurodobu”
- Doburoku is a type of unfiltered sake with a sweet, full-bodied flavor. This doburoku is made wi...
- Japanese Honeybee Honey
- Japanese honeybees collect nectar from a wide variety of flowers in the fields and mountains of ...
- Yuza Town Local Cuisine “Nikumochi”
- Nikumochi is a local cuisine of Yuza Town, traditionally eaten after the exhausting work of planti...
- Handmade Mt. Chokai Senbei
- These senbei crackers are made using rice grown in the Kisakata area (Nikaho City) with water fr...
- Mt. Chokai Mōsōjiru Bamboo Soup
- In the Shōnai region, mōsōjiru bamboo soup is eaten in the spring. It is made with miso and sake...
- Yuza Geo Lunch Box
- This bento lunch box is filled with local ingredients and designed to look like snow-capped Mt. ...
- Yuza Curry (Ready-Made Set)
- A ready-made set of Yuza Curry that you can prepare in your own home. This local curry features ...
- Seaweed Relish “Dashi of the Sea”
- "Dashi of the Sea" uses a combination of wild seaweeds harvested from the area around Tobishima ...
- Raspberry Ice Cream
- Raspberries are suited to relatively cool temperatures, making them a good crop to grow on a pla...
- Yuza Curry
- This local curry features rice and vegetables cultivated in the bountiful Shōnai Plain, which is...
- Nikaho Marugoto Special: Mt. Chokai Volcanic Rock Plate Barbecue
- Nikaho City has an unusual terrain, with a distance of only 16 km between the summit of Mt. Chok...
- River Crab Soup
- The Gakkō-gawa River system, where river crabs live, has many rivers that are supplied by spring...