The essentials for a well-stocked Japanese pantry. Start with Koshihikari from the Aso highlands, nourished by the famed Shirakawa Spring. Add Marudaizu, a whole-soybean shoyu from seventh-generation Matsuai Foods, founded in 1827.

For tea, Yabukita Ryokucha from Oyama Seicha brings classic green tea flavors and aromas. It can be re-steeped 2-3 times and makes an excellent overnight cold brew. Finish with yuzu powder, grown, peeled, and dried at Oishi Farm in Tsushima, plus shoyu-roasted almonds for snacking. Everything you need to keep a Japanese pantry well stocked.