"Dashi Extraction" Experience Workshop: Warm Miso Soup with Onigiri in Suwa City on June 11 (Thu) [Yamanashi, Nagano]

Pal-system Yamanashi Nagano (Headquarters: Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture; Chairperson: Shigeko Furuie) will hold a workshop to experience the basics of Japanese cuisine, "dashi extraction," on Thursday, June 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Suwa Center (Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture). Participants will enjoy authentic miso soup made from dashi alongside onigiri (rice balls) made with rice from Pal-system's direct-farm partnership production areas.

A Moment to Enjoy the Aroma of Bonito Flakes

The workshop will be led by members of "Shokuiku Visor," an activity group of Pal-system Yamanashi Nagano users. They will guide participants in experiencing authentic "dashi extraction" using ingredients like bonito flakes and kelp. While enjoying the aroma of bonito flakes rising from the steam, they will teach the timing for removing the ingredients essential for a flavorful dashi.

The miso soup enjoyed with the authentic dashi will be made using Pal-system's direct-farm vegetables and ingredients. All participants will together form onigiri from direct-farm rice and enjoy them with the miso soup.

The event is titled "Yorimichi Pocket Suwa" and is held to help local residents feel familiar with and utilize the Suwa Center as a "stop-by" spot. This fiscal year, a total of five sessions are planned, aiming to create a community gathering place.

Overview of "Yorimichi Pocket Suwa: Japanese Dashi + Onigiri Lunch Party"

[Date & Time] Thursday, June 11, 2026, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

[Venue] Pal-system Yamanashi Nagano Suwa Center, 2nd Floor Cooking Room (4836 Nakasu, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture)

[Instructor] Shokuiku Visor

[Participants] 15 users

[Participation Fee] 300 yen

[Application] https://web2.mm.pal-system.co.jp/form/pub/yamanashi/event-apply

[Deadline] Sunday, May 31

[Event Details] https://www.palsystem-yamanashi.coop/blog/event/20260611/

[Event Flyer]

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"Onigiri Good": Eat, Smile, Shape, and Feel Warm

Since April 2026, the Pal-system Group has been promoting the "Onigiri Good" action, which aims to boost rice consumption and improve Japan's food self-sufficiency rate. Participants in onigiri-related events and SNS posts are counted as "actions." When 10,000 actions are achieved, 1 ton of direct-farm rice will be donated to children's cafeterias and similar organizations in the group's 12 prefecture service area.

Through this event, the group aims to create smiles alongside people eating onigiri, feel the warmth of handmade rice balls, and promote the use of direct-farm rice while contributing to social good.

Pal-system Yamanashi Nagano will continue to support domestic agriculture through the power of consumption and aim for sustainable production and consumption together with its users.

Pal-system Yamanashi Nagano

Location: 225-1 Furukamijo-machi, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture; Chairperson: Shigeko Furuie
Capital: 2.65 billion yen; Members: 59,000; Total Business Volume: 8.23 billion yen (as of end of March 2025)
HP: https://www.palsystem-yamanashi.coop/

Pal-system Federation of Consumer Cooperatives
Location: Laxus Higashi-Shinjuku, 2-2-6 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson: Atsuyuki Shibusawa
Total Business Volume of 13 member cooperatives and unified system users: 260.42 billion yen; Total Members: 1.762 million (as of end of March 2025)
Member Cooperatives: Pal-system Tokyo, Pal-system Kanagawa, Pal-system Chiba, Pal-system Saitama, Pal-system Ibaraki Tochigi, Pal-system Yamanashi Nagano, Pal-system Gunma, Pal-system Fukushima, Pal-system Shizuoka, Pal-system Niigata Tokimeki, Pal-system Kyosai Ren, Saitama Prefecture Workers' Cooperative, Ai Coop Miyagi
HP: https://www.pal-system.co.jp/