The Japanese quail is a small game bird that is commonly raised for meat and eggs in Japan.
Miso soup, a soup made with fermented soybean paste, is a popular Japanese dish that is often served as a side dish.
The 16th century saw the rise of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who were instrumental in unifying Japan under a centralized government.