Breakfast in Japan: Where to Eat, From Teishoku to Kissaten
A Japanese breakfast is rice and miso soup with fish, pickles and egg. Eat it at your ryokan, a teishoku chain, a kissaten morning set or a morning market.
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Nishiki Market vs Kuromon vs Tsukiji: Hours and Eating Rules
Nishiki Market asks you to eat at the shop, Kuromon welcomes eating as you stroll, and Toyosu shuts on Sundays. Hours, closed days and manners for 2026.
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What Is Kobe Beef? A5 Grades, Rules and Where to Eat It
Kobe beef is Tajima cattle raised in Hyogo with marbling of BMS 6 or higher and quality grade 4 or 5, so it can be A4. About 5,500 head qualify a year.
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Types of Ramen in Japan: 6 Styles From Tonkotsu to Tsukemen
The four main types of ramen are shoyu, miso and shio, named for the seasoning, and tonkotsu, a pork bone soup. Sapporo is known for miso, Kyushu for tonkotsu.
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Conveyor Belt Sushi in Japan: How to Order, Plates From ¥100
Conveyor belt sushi plates typically start at 100 yen, and at 120 yen at Sushiro. Order on the touch panel, never put a plate back, and pay at the end.
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Izakaya Guide for Beginners: Otoshi, Ordering and Golden Gai
An izakaya is a Japanese pub: otoshi arrives as a seating charge, you order drinks first and do not tip. The drinking age is 20, even though adults are 18.
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Best Japanese Snacks to Bring Home (and the Customs Rules)
Japanese snacks go in your carry-on in any amount; sake bought before security goes in the hold. From 1 November 2026 the tax comes back after a customs check.
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Ekiben Guide: Where to Buy Shinkansen Bento at Tokyo Station
Buy your ekiben before boarding: Standard Class on the Tokaido Shinkansen has no food sales. Where to shop at Tokyo Station, depachika and supermarkets.
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Is Japan Vegetarian-Friendly? A Vegan and Halal Food Guide
You can eat vegetarian in Japan, but dashi fish stock hides in soups and sauces. How to ask, plus halal, shojin ryori and the 9 labelled allergens.
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Japanese Convenience Store Food: 9 Must-Try Konbini Picks
Start with an onigiri, the egg sandwich and a machine coffee. Most konbini are open 24 hours, take-away food is taxed at 8% and eating in at 10%.
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- Breakfast in Japan: Where to Eat, From Teishoku to Kissaten — イーストハーバーホテル 根室市 (27780446459).jpg by inunami (CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped), via Wikimedia Commons.
- Nishiki Market vs Kuromon vs Tsukiji: Hours and Eating Rules — Nishiki Ichiba by pokpok313 in Kyoto.jpg by pokpok313 from Nishiki Ichiba, Nakagyo, Kyoto (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
- What Is Kobe Beef? A5 Grades, Rules and Where to Eat It — 4 Kobe Beef, Kobe Japan.jpg by Orlando G. Calvo (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
- Types of Ramen in Japan: 6 Styles From Tonkotsu to Tsukemen — Ramen with eggs.jpg by Douglas Paul Perkins (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons.
- Conveyor Belt Sushi in Japan: How to Order, Plates From ¥100 — Conveyor belt sushi by MissionControl in Kyoto.jpg by MissionControl from Kyoto (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
- Izakaya Guide for Beginners: Otoshi, Ordering and Golden Gai — 4 Chome Koyasumachi, Hachiōji-shi, Tōkyō-to 192-0904, Japan - panoramio (74).jpg by 運転太郎 (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
- Best Japanese Snacks to Bring Home (and the Customs Rules) — Sweet Snack (41957536).jpeg by Victor Cormier (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
- Ekiben Guide: Where to Buy Shinkansen Bento at Tokyo Station — Box lunch sold at Kanazawa station (27865979835).jpg by pelican from Tokyo, Japan (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
- Is Japan Vegetarian-Friendly? A Vegan and Halal Food Guide — JapaneseBuddhistCuisineInSpring ShojinRyouri.jpg by サフィル (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
- Japanese Convenience Store Food: 9 Must-Try Konbini Picks — Onigiri (6959188603).jpg by Brice Argenson from Paris, France (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.