Copies of the Michelin Guide Hokuriku 2021 Special Edition are piled up for sale at a bookstore in Fukui on May 21. (Takayuki Sato)
FUKUI The Michelin guide, the bible of fine dining, is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to cover eateries worthy of star status across Japan.
On May 21, it issued a special edition of starred restaurants for the entire Hokuriku region in the northwestern part of the Honshu main island.
The new entries include establishments in Fukui Prefecture, meaning that all three prefectures in the region are now covered.
Fukui became the 26th region in Japan to be included in the Michelin Guide, with Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures featured in a special edition five years ago.