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Man seeks to vitalize hometown with local gourmet fame

AOMORI, Japan - Hiroyuki Hatanaka, a beauty salon operator in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, talks about how he has led a group of volunteers to use beef-based local cuisine to help vitalize his hometown in this undated photo. The dish, known as "Towada Barayaki" in which beef ribs and onions seasoned with sweet and spicy soy sauce are grilled on a hot plate, won the "B-1 Gold Grand Prix" title in an annual contest of local cuisine in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2014.

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Chiba group places 2nd in 'B-1 Grand Prix' food contest

KORIYAMA, Japan - A member of a group from Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, speaks after winning second prize for a spicy noodle dish called "tantanmen" at the ninth "B-1 Grand Prix" national food contest for popular local dishes in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 19, 2014.

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Ehime group places 3rd in 'B-1 Grand Prix' food contest

KORIYAMA, Japan - Members of a group from Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, clap after receiving the third prize for a dish of roast pork on rice topped with eggs, called "Imabari yakibuta tamagomeshi," at the ninth "B-1 Grand Prix" national food contest for popular local dishes in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 19, 2014.

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Aomori group wins 'B-1 Grand Prix' food contest

KORIYAMA, Japan - Members of a group from Towada, Aomori Prefecture, react with joy after winning the first prize for a grilled beef flank dish called "Towada barayaki" at the ninth "B-1 Grand Prix" national food contest for popular local dishes in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 19, 2014.

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B-1 food competition

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows the venue of the seventh B-1 Grand Prix in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. A total of around 610,000 people visited the so-called B-grade local gourmet competition held on Oct. 20 and 21. In Japan, "B-grade gourmet" refers to ordinary but tasty local food, such as ramen noodles and curry with rice.

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'B-grade' gourmet competition has legion of visitors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 12, 2011 shows the venue of the sixth B-1 Grand Prix in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. According to the organizer, 515,000 people in total visited the so called 'B-grade' local gourmet competition held on Nov. 12-13. ''B-grade gourmet'' is a Japanese term for ordinary yet tasty foods, such as ramen noodles, and curry with rice.

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'B-class gourmet' fare

ATSUGI, Japan - Visitors line up in front of a booth offering Japanese ''oden'' stewing dish from Shizuoka Prefecture at a B-1 Grand Prix fair on Sept. 18, 2010, in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Visitors formed long lines in front of each booth to try cheap but tasty local dishes, known as ''B-class gourmet,'' from across the nation, on the first day of the two-day event, where this year's most popular dish will be selected.

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'B-class gourmet' fare

ATSUGI, Japan - Visitors crowd the venue at the B-1 Grand Prix fair, where booths from across the country offer cheap but tasty foods known in Japan as ''B-class gourmet'', on Sept. 18, 2010, in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture. More than 100 people lined up at each booth to try out rare local dishes on the first day of the two-day event, where this year's most popular dish will be selected.

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Katsuura team from Chiba Pref. wins local food contest

Members of a team from Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, make tantanmen spicy noodles during the 10th B-1 local food contest held in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2015. The team won this year's grand prix with the noodles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Katsuura team from Chiba Pref. wins local food contest

Members of a team from Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, celebrate on Oct. 4, 2015, as they won the grand prix at the 10th B-1 local food contest in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, with their tantanmen spicy noodles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima town's specialty noodle featured in Tokyo food court

People queue in front of a mobile kitchen car to purchase the signature "yakisoba" Japanese fried noodle dish of Namie, a town devastated by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, at the newly opened B-1 Grand Prix Shokudo in Tokyo on July 10, 2015. The food court, which also features local dishes from other areas, is set up underneath the railway tracks near JR Akihabara Station and is based on the annual B-1 Grand Prix gastronomic festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese regional food fair in Tokyo

People gather underneath the elevated railway tracks near Tokyo's Akihabara train station for the B-1 Grand Prix regional food fair on July 10, 2015. Each stall aims to vitalize their regional economies by selling low-priced local dishes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese regional food fair in Tokyo

People gather underneath the elevated railway tracks near Tokyo's Akihabara train station for the B-1 Grand Prix regional food fair on July 10, 2015. Each stall aims to vitalize their regional economies by selling low-priced local dishes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Participants in high spirits at annual Japanese local food contest

Participants get into high spirits during an opening ceremony at the latest B-1 Grand Prix regional food contest in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 18, 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Team from small island runner-up in local food contest

Members of the Tsushima Tonchan Butai team from the southern Japanese island of Tsushima rejoice in Towada, northern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2015, after their grilled pork dish finished second in the 10th "B-1 Grand Prix" regional food contest. The winner was the Katsuura Tantanmen noodle dish from Katsuura, eastern Japan, the runner-up in last year's competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Grilled pork from southern island runner-up in local food contest

Members of the Tsushima Tonchan Butai team from the southern Japanese island of Tsushima grill pork in the 10th annual "B-1 Grand Prix" competition on Oct. 4, 2015, in Towada, northern Japan. The team finished second in the regional food contest. The winner was the Katsuura Tantanmen noodle dish from Katsuura, eastern Japan, the runner-up in last year's competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Local gourmet festival "B-1 Grand Prix" held in Aomori, north Japan

Members of the Towada Barayaki Seminar group distribute its grilled beef dish to visitors at the 10th "B-1 Grand Prix" regional food contest in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2015. The dish won the previous year's competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Local gourmet festival "B-1 Grand Prix" held in Aomori, north Japan

Participants in the annual regional food contest "B-1 Grand Prix" attend an opening ceremony in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2015. The two-day event, the 10th since it was first held in 2006 in Aomori's Hachinohe, was expected to attract about 300,000 visitors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Participants in high spirits at annual Japanese local food contest

Participants get into high spirits during an opening ceremony at the latest B-1 Grand Prix regional food contest in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 18, 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'B-class gourmet' fare

ATSUGI, Japan - Visitors crowd the venue at the B-1 Grand Prix fair, where booths from across the country offer cheap but tasty foods known in Japan as ''B-class gourmet'', on Sept. 18, 2010, in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture. More than 100 people lined up at each booth to try out rare local dishes on the first day of the two-day event, where this year's most popular dish will be selected. (Kyodo)

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'B-class gourmet' fare

ATSUGI, Japan - Visitors line up in front of a booth offering Japanese ''oden'' stewing dish from Shizuoka Prefecture at a B-1 Grand Prix fair on Sept. 18, 2010, in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Visitors formed long lines in front of each booth to try cheap but tasty local dishes, known as ''B-class gourmet,'' from across the nation, on the first day of the two-day event, where this year's most popular dish will be selected. (Kyodo)

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Aomori group wins 'B-1 Grand Prix' food contest

KORIYAMA, Japan - Members of a group from Towada, Aomori Prefecture, react with joy after winning the first prize for a grilled beef flank dish called "Towada barayaki" at the ninth "B-1 Grand Prix" national food contest for popular local dishes in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 19, 2014. (Kyodo)

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'B-grade' gourmet competition has legion of visitors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 12, 2011 shows the venue of the sixth B-1 Grand Prix in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. According to the organizer, 515,000 people in total visited the so called 'B-grade' local gourmet competition held on Nov. 12-13. ''B-grade gourmet'' is a Japanese term for ordinary yet tasty foods, such as ramen noodles, and curry with rice. (Kyodo)