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Seasonings from Chugoku & Shikoku

Kioke-brewed shoyu (soy sauce) from Shodoshima, moshio from the Seto Inland Sea, and sudachi ponzu from Awa. Seasonings raised by the sea and by the hands that make them, brought to your table.

What sets the seasonings of Chugoku and Shikoku apart

The seasonings of Chugoku and Shikoku sit in a landscape ringed by three seas: the Seto Inland Sea, the southern coast of Shikoku, and the San'in coast. Kioke-brewed shoyu (soy sauce) from Shodoshima. Fully sun-dried salt from Kochi. Sudachi ponzu from Tokushima. For how each prefecture differs in detail, see the individual prefecture pages.

By prefecture
Yamaroku Tsurubishio Shoyu (ヤマロク醤油 鶴醤)
Kagawa / ShodoshimaSoy sauceNo additivesKioke-brewedLong-aged
Yamaroku Tsurubishio Shoyu (ヤマロク醤油 鶴醤)
「Twice the ingredients, 4 years of time. Depth grown in a wooden barrel.」
¥2,386 / 500ml
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Inoue Koshiki Shoyu (井上 古式じょうゆ)
Shimane / OkuizumoSoy sauceNo additivesNaturally brewed
Inoue Koshiki Shoyu (井上 古式じょうゆ)
「Your simmered dishes change. The dense brew that chefs seek out in Okuizumo.」
¥1,073 / 720ml
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Tosa no Umi no Tenpijio Amami (土佐の海の天日塩 あまみ)
Kochi / Kuroshio TownSaltNo additivesSun-dried
Tosa no Umi no Tenpijio Amami (土佐の海の天日塩 あまみ)
「No fire at any stage. Sun-evaporated salt made by sun and wind alone.」
¥2,550 / 400g
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Amabito no Moshio Seaweed Salt (海人の藻塩)
Hiroshima / Kure & Kami-KamagarijimaSaltNo additives
Amabito no Moshio Seaweed Salt (海人の藻塩)
「A Kofun-period salt method brought back. A golden salt that carries savoriness.」
¥800 / 100g
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Tora Shoyu Kinira Shoyu (とら醤油 黄ニラしょうゆ)
Okayama / KurashikiSoy sauce
Tora Shoyu Kinira Shoyu (とら醤油 黄ニラしょうゆ)
「70% of the national crop, Okayama's yellow chives in one bottle. A new standard for rice with raw egg.」
¥823 / 150ml
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Sagawa Kanro Shoyu (佐川醤油店 甘露しょうゆ)
Yamaguchi / YanaiSoy sauceNo additivesKioke-brewed
Sagawa Kanro Shoyu (佐川醤油店 甘露しょうゆ)
「The lord murmured "kanro, kanro." 240 years of saishikomi in Yanai.」
¥900 / 300ml
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Heisei Ago Dashi Pack (ヘイセイ あご入り鰹ふりだし)
Tottori / SakaiminatoDashi
Heisei Ago Dashi Pack (ヘイセイ あご入り鰹ふりだし)
「Sanin flying fish take the lead. Simmer the bag and you have restaurant-grade dashi.」
¥1,200 / 8g × 30 sachets
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Hikari Shokunin no Yume Organic Sudachi Ponzu (光食品 職人の夢 有機すだちぽん酢)
Tokushima / KamiitaPonzuNo additives
Hikari Shokunin no Yume Organic Sudachi Ponzu (光食品 職人の夢 有機すだちぽん酢)
「No brewed vinegar at all. The acidity comes only from sudachi, yuzu, and yuko.」
¥698 / 180ml
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Gino Iyo Barley Miso (ギノーみそ 国産伊予のみそ・つぶ)
Ehime / MasakiMiso
Gino Iyo Barley Miso (ギノーみそ 国産伊予のみそ・つぶ)
「From Ehime, Japan's top producer of naked barley: a sweet barley miso carrying the name Gino.」
¥670 / 700g
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Umajimura Yuzu no Mura Ponzu Shoyu (馬路村 ぽん酢しょうゆ ゆずの村)
Kochi / UmajimuraPonzu
Umajimura Yuzu no Mura Ponzu Shoyu (馬路村 ぽん酢しょうゆ ゆずの村)
「How a mountain village of 800 people won over Japan with yuzu.」
¥793 / 500ml
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Otafuku Okonomi Sauce (オタフク お好みソース)
Hiroshima / HiroshimaTare sauce
Otafuku Okonomi Sauce (オタフク お好みソース)
「Sweetened with dates, grown up alongside Hiroshima's recovery.」
¥475 / 500g
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Kamada Dashi Shoyu (鎌田醤油 だし醤油)
Kagawa / SakaideSoy sauce
Kamada Dashi Shoyu (鎌田醤油 だし醤油)
「Founded in 1789. The udon prefecture's original, and the maker that took dashi shoyu nationwide.」
¥682 / 500ml
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Uoi Gozen Miso Kaden, 17-Bu Koji Brew (魚井の御膳みそ 糀傳 17割糀仕込み)
Tokushima / Tokushima & SakoMiso
Uoi Gozen Miso Kaden, 17-Bu Koji Brew (魚井の御膳みそ 糀傳 17割糀仕込み)
「The sweet miso served at the daimyo's table. Awa miso brewed with 1.7 times as much koji as soybean.」
¥985 / 1kg
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Takarafukuichi Kenko-su Sweet Vinegar (宝福一 健康酢)
Tottori / KurayoshiVinegar
Takarafukuichi Kenko-su Sweet Vinegar (宝福一 健康酢)
「Half a century in Kurayoshi. Apple vinegar with fruit sugar, ready to use as it is.」
¥1,242 / 900ml
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Mitsuboshi Ibuki Iriko Shirodashi (三星食品 伊吹いりこのしろだし)
Ehime / Saijo & TambaraDashi
Mitsuboshi Ibuki Iriko Shirodashi (三星食品 伊吹いりこのしろだし)
「Dashi drawn from Seto Inland Sea Ibuki iriko, with no color to hide your ingredients.」
¥1,260 / 500ml
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Yamaka Shoyu Fuku Fish Sauce (ヤマカ醤油 ふく魚醤)
Yamaguchi / ShimonosekiFish sauce
Yamaka Shoyu Fuku Fish Sauce (ヤマカ醤油 ふく魚醤)
「Fish sauce brewed from Shimonoseki tiger blowfish. None of the smell you expect.」
¥1,723 / 100ml
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Inoue Shoyuten Okuizumo Triple-Koji Rice Miso (井上醤油店 奥出雲三倍糀米みそ)
Shimane / OkuizumoMisoNo additives
Inoue Shoyuten Okuizumo Triple-Koji Rice Miso (井上醤油店 奥出雲三倍糀米みそ)
「Three times the koji. A sweet rice miso raised by the temperature swings of Okuizumo.」
¥702 / 500g
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Tora Shoyu Amakuchi Koikuchi Shoyu (とら醤油 本醸造濃口 あまくちしょうゆ)
Okayama / KurashikiSoy sauce
Tora Shoyu Amakuchi Koikuchi Shoyu (とら醤油 本醸造濃口 あまくちしょうゆ)
「The sweet shoyu behind Kurashiki kitchens. It pulls a simmered dish together.」
¥680 / 500ml
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Awa no Kuni Rice Miso (阿波の国)
Tokushima / TokushimaMisoNo additives
Awa no Kuni Rice Miso (阿波の国)
「Buy it 100g at a time: a Tokushima rice miso that balances sweetness against a clean acidity.」
¥378 / 100g (also 300g / 500g)
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Taiko Shoyu
Shimane / MihonosekiSoy sauce
Taiko Shoyu "Miho Taiko" Kanro Shoyu (太皷醤油店 みほ太皷 甘露醤油)
「From Mihonoseki, at the eastern tip of the Shimane Peninsula: a kanro soy sauce finished by simmering aged soy liquid in a large cauldron.」
¥500 / 200ml
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Kawanaka Shoyu Osuimono no Tsuyu, Shiro Dashi (川中醤油 お吸物のつゆ)
Hiroshima / Asaminami, HiroshimaDashi
Kawanaka Shoyu Osuimono no Tsuyu, Shiro Dashi (川中醤油 お吸物のつゆ)
「A shiro dashi from a Hiroshima soy sauce maker founded in 1906: light-colored usukuchi soy sauce blended with kombu and katsuobushi dashi.」
¥518 / 500ml
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Mouri Jozo Carp Okonomi Sauce (毛利醸造 カープ お好みソース)
Hiroshima / MiyoshiTare sauce
Mouri Jozo Carp Okonomi Sauce (毛利醸造 カープ お好みソース)
「A professional-grade okonomi sauce from Miyoshi, used by Hiroshima okonomiyaki shops. It began as "Sakuraya Sauce" after the war.」
¥958 / 900ml
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Mitsuwa Okonomi Sauce (ミツワ お好みソース)
Hiroshima / Minami, HiroshimaTare sauce
Mitsuwa Okonomi Sauce (ミツワ お好みソース)
「The okonomi sauce used at every shop in Hiroshima's "Okonomimura," made by Sun Foods, founded in 1916.」
¥367 / 420g
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Asamurasaki Kaki Shoyu (アサムラサキ かき醤油)
Hiroshima / FukuyamaSoy sauce
Asamurasaki Kaki Shoyu (アサムラサキ かき醤油)
「Hiroshima oyster extract blended into brewed shoyu. A rich tsuyu that works on raw-egg rice and in simmered dishes alike.」
¥542 / 600ml
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Yamahisa Ganko na Kodawari Shoyu Honnama (ヤマヒサ 頑固なこだわりしょうゆ 本生)
Kagawa / ShodoshimaSoy sauce
Yamahisa Ganko na Kodawari Shoyu Honnama (ヤマヒサ 頑固なこだわりしょうゆ 本生)
「Unpasteurized shoyu brewed in cedar barrels on Shodoshima, from Japanese whole soybeans and wheat grown without pesticides.」
¥1,830 / 720ml
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Hirose Shoyu Mentsuyu (広瀬醤油 めんつゆ)
Kagawa / TakamatsuDashi
Hirose Shoyu Mentsuyu (広瀬醤油 めんつゆ)
「A noodle soup base from a Takamatsu shoyu brewery, blending three dashi: katsuobushi, kombu and iriko.」
¥556 / 500ml
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Yasumaru All-Purpose Dashi, Red (やすまる 和風万能だし)
Ehime / MatsuyamaDashi
Yasumaru All-Purpose Dashi, Red (やすまる 和風万能だし)
「From a dashi maker in Matsuyama. Bonito flakes layered with four more ingredients, marked by a red circle.」
¥1,091 / 8.8g×30 packs
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Marumasa Additive-free Barley Miso (マルマサ 無添加 麦みそ)
Ehime / AinanMisoNo additives
Marumasa Additive-free Barley Miso (マルマサ 無添加 麦みそ)
「From Ainan, at the southern tip of Ehime. A sweet barley miso made with Japanese naked barley, at 8.8% salt.」
¥630 / 800g
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Ii Shoten Barley Miso (井伊商店 麦みそ)
Ehime / UwajimaMiso
Ii Shoten Barley Miso (井伊商店 麦みそ)
「Made in Uwajima since 1958. A barley miso brewed from only naked barley and salt, with no soybeans.」
¥1,069 / 1kg
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Umaji Zushi no Moto (馬路ずしの素)
Kochi / Umaji VillageVinegar
Umaji Zushi no Moto (馬路ずしの素)
「The celebration sushi of Umaji Village, made at home. A sushi vinegar blended with yuzu juice.」
¥830 / 500ml
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Shikoku Kensho Bannou Okazu Shoga (四国健商 万能おかず生姜)
Kochi / KochiSpicy
Shikoku Kensho Bannou Okazu Shoga (四国健商 万能おかず生姜)
「From Kochi, a ginger-growing region. Chopped ginger steeped in a soy-based sauce, ready to use straight from the bag.」
¥496 / 130g
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Ryoshimachi Salt (漁師町ソルト)
Kochi / NakatosaSalt
Ryoshimachi Salt (漁師町ソルト)
「Sea water from Nakatosa, a bonito-fishing town, crystallized by sun and hand alone into large, crunchy flakes.」
¥812 / 15g×3
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Marukyo Sampler: Sashimi Soy Sauce, Soda-Bonito Tsuyu, Yuzu Ponzu
Kochi / SusakiSoy sauce
Marukyo Sampler: Sashimi Soy Sauce, Soda-Bonito Tsuyu, Yuzu Ponzu
「Three small bottles from a tiny brewery in the port town of Susaki, running since the Taisho era.」
¥1,350 / 150ml×3
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