Let’s gooooo 
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皆んなさん、お疲れ様でした！
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Yahoo!!!
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Congrats everybody! 
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Great job doing all of those reviews everyone!
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Well done, everyone. We finally made it to Okinawa!
Okinawa Prefecture
Goya ゴーヤ
This Japanese vegetable, famous in Okinawa, is very bitter. It is very versatile and can be used in a number of dishes including omelettes and salads, as well as being a delicious tempura, but it possibly serves best as an accompaniment to alcoholic drinks, with a little seasoning, for example, sesame seeds.
Zenzai ぜんざい
This basic dish is a sweet dessert, made by boiling sweet red bean paste with sugar and salt, and adding chewy mochi. It is generally topped with shaved ice, meaning it can be eaten, even if you’re not particularly hungry, to relieve yourself from the intense heat of Okinawa.
Tacos タコス
And so, for our very last food in the race, I give you… tacos. I’m sure I don’t have to explain what a taco is, but Okinawa tacos are different from Western ones in that the tortilla is deep-fried and a lot of time is taken to get the balance between the fried and crispy texture. Furthermore, traditionally, Okinawan tacos have octopus in, but many options are, of course, available.
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Wait! I still have 67 reviews to add… oh well =(
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Right. That’s it. We’re done. Thank you so much to everyone for participating, but much more for persevering. I thought the race would take about 6 months, and it ended up taking almost a year. I was beginning to think that some people might get bored and give up, but you didn’t! You kept going and I’m very grateful for that.
While I was writing the articles, I realised just how little I actually knew about Japanese food, and I’m totally inspired to try local delicacies all over the country.
Nice work, everyone!
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Thanks, Matt! What a fantastic race! I’ve certainly learned a lot about the regional cuisines thanks to your write up.
I guess my only question is: When are you starting the next race?!
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That was the longest race ever, worth it though for all the amazing food!
Thanks Matt for putting in the time and effort into your write ups for each area, I certainly learnt a lot and I cant wait to get back and try some of them
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At last we made all the way through! Okinawa is as nice a place to sit back and take a break from a long race as one could ask for. 
Thanks Matt for getting it organized and fellow racers for adding to the count!
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Extra Fun Facts
Oshibori
My Regular Izakaya
Chopstick Etiquette
Eggs
Setsubun
Extras from Other Users
Soup Curry by @zerohbeat
Hokkaido Melon KitKat by @yuumama
More Aomori Facts by @yuumama
Oyakomaki by @Wanyudo
Hinamatsuri Video by @distantflower
Meal in a Japanese Restaurant by @whinette
Natto by @Katzerin
Mt. Fuji by @yuumama
Accident-Prone by @NihonScope
Homemade Sushi by @kush
Tottori Pears by @Rukifellth
A Hint of What’s to Come by @Daru
Foodie Kanji Quizzes
Quiz 1
Answer 1
Quiz 2
Answer 2
Quiz 3
Answer 3
Quiz 4
Answer 4
Quiz 5
Answer 5
Miscellaneous
Me in Genghis Khan
Wedding Food
Fish Roe Gunkan
Chirashizushi
Natto Statue
Karamen
My Original Keigo
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I’m not! 
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GG Everyone 
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Keep going and you’ll end up in Taiwan! 
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It’s done already ? I had a few (a lot?) of reviews to add too xD (68 today, got busy this past few weeks so they got stacked)
おめでとう
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The next step is obviously visiting all of the prefectures and actually eating the food! 
Too bad I can’t turn my reviews into yen…
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Oh yes, too bad you can’t turn them into yen …
So you might as well just give them to me …
I don’t know how to turn them into yen either … 
fufufufufufufu 
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Well, that’s a problem now isn’t it?
Maybe I can just turn them into real life Japanese knowledge instead.
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Here’s the badge for the race! You’ll be seeing it credited in your accounts soon.
(Just please bear in mind its a slow process and it won’t show right away, sorry for the inconvenience!)
Since the theme is a race from Sapporo to Naha, seemed natural to pick a dish from each site and have them represent the start and end of the race.
On the left side a Genghis Khan, right a Goya Chanpuru. Both typical dishes of each of these regions!
It was a bit tough to create that badge cause it kept making me hungry. 
Thank you so much for participating everyone, and see you all in the next race!
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