Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1231523/how-hokkaido-quietly-became-a-culinary-treasure-trove-in-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1231523/how-hokka</span><span class="invisible">ido-quietly-became-a-culinary-treasure-trove-in-2024/</span></a> How Hokkaido quietly became a culinary treasure trove in 2024 <a href="https://channels.im/tags/2024InReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024InReview</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/FineDining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FineDining</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/higashikawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>higashikawa</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Hokkaido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hokkaido</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/HokkaidoNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HokkaidoNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restaurants</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wine</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E5%8C%97%E6%B5%B7%E9%81%93" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>北海道</span></a> Despite its physical disconnection from the rest of Japan and a slower pace of life than the country’s mainland metropolises, the island of Hokkaido has not been immune to change this past year — especially when it comes to what the northern prefecture puts on its…</p>