The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House

If you became interested in the life of maiko and geisha in Kyoto, this drama explores the topic further. They are both sweet feel-good stories.

Both are female centric dramas in which the FL is pursing her career and faces set-backs and difficulties along the way. Both dramas have a similar feel.

healing slice-of-life stories set in the countryside with cinematic cooking and eating scene. hashimoto ai and matsuoka mayu stars in both projects.

healing slice-of-life stories set in the countryside with cinematic cooking and eating scene. hashimoto ai and matsuoka mayu stars in both projects.

healing slice-of-life stories set in the countryside with cinematic cooking and eating scene. personally, the cinematography of the makanai closer to korean adaptation of little forest rather than the japanese adaptation.

Same actress (Deguchi Natsuki) and also a coming-of-age series. There is no romance in this but it also tackles friendship like in Ao Haru Ride.

Both takes place in Kyoto, while one focus on the work lives in Maiko House, the other focus on the work lives in a Ryokan. Suited for those who loves Kyoto and Japanese culture.

Same director and female centered plots. Both are slice of life and focus on the relationships that the characters have with each other.

Both takes place in Kyoto, while one focus on the work lives in Maiko House, the other focus on the romance in a confectionery shop. Suited for those who loves Kyoto and Japanese culture.

Ikeda Yoshimi, a 28-year-old editor of a literary magazine who loves otome games and loves good-looking guys, will be in charge of a gourmet magazine even though she is not good at eating with ultra-small meals. However, she notices that when she eats with good-looking men, her appetite increases, and she pursues "good-looking rice" to improve her small meals.

In the previous season, the couple met in an unwanted marriage, but gradually bonded as they tried to revive Kuwanoki with a single day of "heartwarming cooking," eventually becoming a real couple.

In the sequel, Ichika and Amane welcome a new member into their family. Furthermore, with the arrival of Sakae, the second son of the Yamaguchi family and Amane's older brother, Kuwanoki, which had begun to recover from financial difficulties, faces another challenge, and the bond between the couple is put to the test.

-sismance
-food
-Japanese tradition

I guess makanai-san mangaka took inspiration from it it's a classic story to begin with. There are many versions but I would choose the Haru Kuroki version anyday.

Modern times but traditional values still used. Might not be logical but when I was wounding why I liked this show besides the underdog plot.... I decided it was the traditions staying the same. This other drama popped right into my head as being the same style.

Both are a slow paced slice of life taking place mostly in the kitchen.
Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou has more romance, but in both of them, the focus is on character growth and not love.