{"id":2,"date":"2025-09-25T04:16:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T04:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.local\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:13:46","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Wakayama Ichibanboshi Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tcdce-body\">\r\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" style=\"text-align: center;\">About the Wakayama Ichibanboshi Award<\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-601\" src=\"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u30b9\u30e9\u30a4\u30c96-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wakayama is home to many attractive local products that are still not widely known across Japan.<br \/>Careful selection of ingredients, traditional techniques passed down over generations,<br \/>and the sincere passion of the producers.<br \/>We want to shine a brighter light on these exceptional products.<br \/><span class=\"tcdce-marker custom_marker\">That idea gave birth to the \u201cWakayama Ichibanboshi Award\u201d<\/span><br \/>Through this award, outstanding products made in Wakayama Prefecture such as processed foods, crafts, and lifestyle goods are carefully selected and certified.<br \/>The evaluation is based on three key criteria:<br \/>\u201cA story that resonates,\u201d \u201cunique dedication and craftsmanship,\u201d and \u201cfuture potential.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-596 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u30b9\u30e9\u30a4\u30c914-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><br \/>Certified products that display the official logo as Wakayama\u2019s \u201cSpecial Selections\u201d<br \/>will be introduced through the official website, social media, and events<br \/>so that as many people as possible can discover them.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sharing great products with care.<br \/>Passing the spirit of craftsmanship to the next generation.<br \/>The Wakayama Ichibanboshi Award is an initiative to deliver the charm and pride of Wakayama<br \/>to the rest of Japan and to the world.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let us introduce you to Wakayama\u2019s brightest stars.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"tcdce-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"tcdce-button custom_button\" href=\"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/products\/\">1st (FY2025\uff09<br \/>Wakayama Ichibanboshi Award Certified Products<br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Review Committee Message<\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"541\">Wakayama is a rare land where the blessings of the sea, mountains, and rivers can all be experienced together.<br \/>Through the judging process, we once again felt the richness of Wakayama\u2019s land and the sincerity of its producers.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"614\">Wakayama Prefecture is home to many honest and powerful products.<br \/>These exceptional items are born from daily dedication and sincere craftsmanship.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"739\">By sharing their value through the Wakayama Ichibanboshi Award,<br \/>we hope to pass these traditions on to the future.<br \/>Together with everyone, we hope to nurture this award<br \/>and make it a stage where Wakayama\u2019s charm reaches even more people.<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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Sharing great products with care.Passing the spirit of craftsmanship to the next generation.The Wakayama Ichibanboshi Award is an initiative to deliver the charm and pride of Wakayamato the rest of Japan and to the world. Let us introduce you to Wakayama\u2019s brightest stars. 1st (FY2025\uff09Wakayama Ichibanboshi Award Certified Products Review Committee Message Wakayama is a rare land where the blessings of the sea, mountains, and rivers can all be experienced together.Through the judging process, we once again felt the richness of Wakayama\u2019s land and the sincerity of its producers. Wakayama Prefecture is home to many honest and...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":83,"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":807,"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}