There are many products of superior quality and reputation that are attributable to the characteristics of their geographical origins, including long-established methods of fabrication, natural environmental conditions such as climate and soil type, and history and tradition. Introduced here are such products of Japanese origin that are registered under the geographical indication protection system, highlighting their excellent qualities along with the methods of production and local scenes.

"The Geographical Indication (GI) Protection System" protects the name of products as intellectual property whose quality, reputation and other established characteristics are essentially attributable to its geographical origin.