Miso soup, a soup made with fermented soybean paste, is a popular Japanese dish that is often served as a side dish.

The sika deer is a common species of deer found throughout Japan, and is considered sacred in Japanese Shintoism.

During the Edo period, which lasted from the 17th to the mid-19th century, Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate and experienced a period of peace and stability.