ジビエガイド

Japan culled 9,099 bears in 2023. Almost all were wasted. Here is what the data shows — and what it means for the regions bearing the cost.

Japan's largest wild game region — Ezo deer, bear, and the frontier of gibier

The heart of Japan's gibier movement — Shinshu venison and mountain game

Wild boar country — Oita, Nagasaki, and southern Japan's game traditions

Mountain game from the Japanese heartland — deer, boar, and bear

Why Japan's bear country has barely any gibier infrastructure — and what's changing

Rare, controversial, and deeply traditional — bear meat in Japanese cuisine

Prized game bird of Japanese haute cuisine

The rich, bold flavor of Japan's most popular game meat

Everything about deer meat in Japan — sourcing, cooking, nutrition, and suppliers

Why wild game meat is the original superfood — backed by science

How ancestral eating meets Japanese wild game

Wild game as environmental solution — pest control, zero-waste, carbon-neutral