Stories

A Magical Day with Sansho
Greg, Chris, and Takehiro visit Yamamoto Katsunosuke — a 100-year-old sansho factory in Wakayama — for a magical day of stone mills, mountain orchards, wild shiitakes, and the intoxicating fragrance of Japanese pepper.
Aichi, more than expected.
Greg visits Aichi Prefecture for a day that exceeded all expectations — a 100-year-old mirin brewery crafting aged Mikawa mirin, a 200-year-old tamari brewery with nine generations of history, and a surprise visit to Nitto Jozo’s shiro tamari factory.
It's All Happening
Greg Dunmore — Michelin-starred chef, former owner of Nojo, and co-founder of The Japanese Pantry — shares the story of how a lifelong love of Japanese ingredients and their extraordinary producers led him to create TJP.