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Eating in Japan
Non Japanese style restaurants
Japan
has
some
of
the
best
food
on
the
planet.
Foreign
cuisine
is
very
popular,
particularly
Korean,
Chinese
and
Italian,
and
foreign
restaurants
abound
everywhere
and
are
much
the
same
as
the
restaurants
you
would
get
home.
Often
the
menu
will
be
in
Japanese
only,
so
you
may
need
to
get
help
from
the
waitress
as
to
what
each
dish
on
the
menu
is.
There
are
also
plenty
value
for
money
family
restaurants
such
as
the
Gusto's
and
Denny's
chains.
With
these,
although
the
"home
cooking"
element
is
certainly
NOT
there,
neverthless
they
are
cheap
and
you
can
usually
get
unlimited
tea/coffee
for
a
few
hundred
yen.
Lastly,
there
are
the
fast
food
restaurants
such
as
Macca's
and
KFC,
basically
the
same
as
what
you get back home, albeit with somewhat smaller portions.
Japanese style restaurants
This
is
what
you
come
to
Japan
for,
not
to
eat
that
crappy
fast
food.
So
break
out
of
that
comfort
zone
and
try
something
new!
There
are
many
different
styles
to
the
ones
below,
but
this
will
give
you an idea.
Izakaya
More
like
a
bar/restaurant
hybrid,
Izakaya
are
probably
the
most
popular
type
of
restaurant
for
Japanese
people,
and
foreigners
usually
can't
keep
away
once
they
have
discovered
them.
With
an
izakaya,
all
of
the
dishes
are
small
and
are
designed
to
be
shared
between
all
the
people
at
the
table,
so
rather
than
ordering
one
dish
each,
you
order
lots
of
small,
dishes
and
try
as
many
as
you
can.
You
usually
have
the
choice
of
normal
table/chair
seating,
or
you
can
be
brave
and
eat
Japanese
style
where
you
sit
on
the
floor
around a long, low table.
Sushi bars
In
Japan,
sushi
bars
are
often
much
cheaper
than
overseas
(often
only
¥100
per
dish),
and
the
sushi
is
fresher.
You
can
either
sit
at
a
normal
table,
or
at
a
counter
where
you
order
as
you
go.
There
are
also
many
"kaiten
zushi"
restaurants,
where
the
sushi
goes
around
on a conveyer belt and you pick off the ones that you want.
Noodle restaurants
There
are
3
major
types
of
noodles
in
Japan;
udon,
soba
and
ramen,
and
if
you
get
the
chance
you
should
try
them
all.
They
are
usually
served
as
a
soup,
with
various
flavours
and
add
ons
in
the
bowl. Many Japanese people have noodles for lunch.
Yakiniku
Actually
originally
a
Korean
dish
which
the
Japanese
have
modified
and
some
would
some
improved,
Yakiniku
is
basically
Japanese
style
BBQ.
You
sit
around
a
table
which
has
a
grill
built
into
it,
order
your
meat
(thinly
sliced
so
cooks
quickly)
and
vegetables
and
cook
them
yourself.
Needless
to
say
Yakiniku
goes
great
with
beer.
It
can
work
out
expensive
as
you
will
find
yourself
ordering
more
and more as you just cannot get enough of the exquisite taste.
Sukiyaki
A
“hot
pot”
dish
where
you
are
given
a
large
bowl
filled
with
a
soupy
stew.
As
in
Yakiniku
it
is
placed
on
top
of
a
gas
burner
on
your
table,
and
you
are
given
your
prepared
ingredients
such
as
thinly
sliced
meat,
vegetables,
mushrooms,
tofu
and
noodles.
You
then
put
these
yourself
into
the
put
and
you
take
them
out
and
share
them around as they are cooked.
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