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'Black, White Croquettes' win fans in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - "Black Croquette" (L) seasoned with soy sauce, black pepper and squid ink, and bite-size "White Croquette" (R) featuring the unique taste of shredded kombu, or edible kelp, are a big hit in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. The two types of croquettes, as pictured in December 2013, were developed by food consulting company DQ Solution to promote local Toyama tastes and won the grand prize at the 1st All Japan Croquette Festival in November 2013.

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Tour guide shows how to roll 'kombu' in Rausu, Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Tour guide Kazuko Hasegawa (L) demonstrates how to roll "kombu" sea tangle for tourists on Aug. 14, 2014, in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.

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Man speaks about Rausu 'kombu' sea tangle

KUSHIRO, Japan - Kazuaki Ida of the Rausu Fisheries Cooperative Association explains the attractiveness of local "kombu" sea tangle in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 13, 2014. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.

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Fisherman gathers 'kombu' off Rausu, Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A fisherman gathers "kombu" sea tangle off the coast of Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan, on Aug. 14, 2014. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.

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Northeastern Japan travel festival opens in Taipei

Toshikazu Kangyuu from Iwate Prefecture shreds kombu (dried kelp) at a promotional event in Taipei on Dec. 8, 2017. The three-day event opened the same day to promote tourism in six northeastern Japan prefectures hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tour guide shows "kombu" seaweed to tourists in Hokkaido

Naoko Goto, the founder of a travel company on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, shows a large piece of "kombu" seaweed to tourists in Rausu Town in July 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tour guide explains harvesting of seaweed in Hokkaido to tourists

Naoko Goto (2nd from R), the founder of a travel company on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, talks about the local harvesting of "kombu" seaweed in the town of Rausu to tourists in July 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tour guide shows how to roll 'kombu' in Rausu, Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Tour guide Kazuko Hasegawa (L) demonstrates how to roll "kombu" sea tangle for tourists on Aug. 14, 2014, in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. (Kyodo)

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Man speaks about Rausu 'kombu' sea tangle

KUSHIRO, Japan - Kazuaki Ida of the Rausu Fisheries Cooperative Association explains the attractiveness of local "kombu" sea tangle in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 13, 2014. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. (Kyodo)