Japanese Dashi from Across the Nation Gather at Ginza Loft's "Ginza Odashi Yokocho"

Published: December 26, 2025
Japanese Dashi from Across the Nation Gather at Ginza Loft's "Ginza Odashi Yokocho"

Ginza Loft presents "Ginza Odashi Yokocho" from December 27, 2025 (Saturday) to January 18, 2026 (Sunday), the second edition of this popular event that showcases dashi stock products from across Japan. The special venue on the first floor features approximately 350 varieties of premium dashi, including those made with the finest makombu (true kelp) from the waters near Hakodate, Hokkaido, ankou (monkfish) from Shimane Prefecture, and kue (longtooth grouper) from Nagasaki Prefecture. The collection also includes unique items such as drinkable dashi and products that can be added to dishes for enhanced flavor.

Event Overview: Ginza Odashi Yokocho at Ginza Loft

Period: December 27, 2025 (Saturday) to January 18, 2026 (Sunday)
Final day closes at 6:00 PM

Venue: Ginza Loft, 1st Floor Special Venue

Number of Products: Approximately 350 varieties

Product Examples: All prices include tax

Regional Dashi from North to South Across Japan

Hokkaido: The Hokkaido Dashi 15 Packs (Shakewo)

¥1,080

This dashi captures authentic Hokkaido flavors using salmon, kajika (sculpin), makombu, and shiitake mushrooms.

Hokkaido: Shirokuchi-hama Makombu Oshabe-bu-san Root Kombu Dashi (Motonoyujiro Shoten)

¥2,000

A convenient liquid dashi made generously with the root portion of makombu, where the kelp's nutrients are most concentrated.

Shimane Prefecture: Roasted Ankou Dashi Pack (Kittora Shoten)

¥540

A powder-type dashi pack made from roasted monkfish processed into chips. Perfect for udon or hot pot broth, and the pack contents can be mixed directly into rice to make onigiri (rice balls).

Nagasaki Prefecture: Hon Kue Dashi (ACS)

¥864

A dashi pack blending seven domestic ingredients including kue (longtooth grouper), roasted flying fish, and bonito.

Fukuoka Prefecture: Ago Dashi Can FLOWER (Aji no Heishiro)

¥1,080

Flying fish dashi packaged in a gift-worthy can featuring designs by Fukuoka illustrator "nachicco."

Unique Items: Drinkable Dashi, Fresh Furikake, Retro Furikake, and More

Hokkaido: Hokkaido Flavored Kombu (Motonoyujiro Shoten)

¥1,296

Makombu processed into thin sheets using special manufacturing methods, creating a sweet, snack-like delicacy with excellent melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Niigata Prefecture: Dashi Café Time Kombu and Yuzu (Futaba no Odashi)

¥751

A drinkable dashi in tea bag form, featuring the umami of makombu combined with the refreshing aroma of domestic yuzu.

Hiroshima Prefecture: Tabi no Tomo (Traveler's Friend) Retro Edition (Tanaka Shokuhin)

¥1,080

Furikake in a portable can, a reproduction of a product originally sold during the Meiji era.

Miyazaki Prefecture: Nama Furikake (Fresh Furikake) (Ocha no Tsukasa En)

¥999

A DIY fresh furikake set including chirimen (dried baby sardines), hanakatsuo (bonito flakes), salted kombu, sesame, and sauce to mix together.

Kagoshima Prefecture: Instant Katsubushi Ramen (Ishimaru Shokuhin)

¥378

A rich soy sauce ramen featuring luxuriously generous amounts of honkarebushi (fully aged dried bonito) from Ibusuki.

Okinawa Prefecture: Uma-mo Powder (AlgaleX)

¥1,751

"Algae" fermented using awamori (Okinawan distilled spirit) lees. With a flavor reminiscent of karasumi (bottarga), just a sprinkle adds new dimensions to various dishes.