Info About Japan
Would you like to get handy travel tips for Japan and learn more about Japanese culture, food, history, subcultures, daily life, and more? This information guide will help you out!
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Japanese Baseball
While the most popular sports in many parts of the world are soccer and American Football, in Japan the most popular sport is definitely baseball.
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Kakigori Shaved Ice | Japanese Food Guide
During the summer, temperatures in Japan can be quite high and the atmosphere gets very humid. This makes finding ways to cool down indispensable, and how to better do this than with freshly shaved ice?
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Wagashi Sweets | Japanese Food Guide
Wagashi are Japanese sweets that look more like a piece of art than something to eat. Wagashi have a very long history that goes back more than 2000 years.
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Ramen | Japanese Food Guide
Ramen became one of the iconic foods from Japan, having gained a lot of popularity outside of Japan in recent years. This is no wonder as ramen noodles are affordable, quick, and delicious.
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Soba and Udon | Japanese Food Guide
Udon and soba are two lesser-known types of noodles from Japan, even though they have deeper Japanese roots than the popular ramen noodles. What are udon and soba?
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Abura Soba | Japanese Food Guide
Did you know that in Japan, there are many varieties of noodles to choose from? Abura soba is one of those types of noodles that hasn’t yet become famous in the rest of the world, but surely will one day.
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Sukiyaki | Japanese Food Guide
Sukiyaki is a typical wintertime dish in Japan featuring beef, tofu, scallions, cabbage, and mushrooms. You can eat it in restaurants, but Japanese people also eat this at home a lot.
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Gyudon Beef Bowl | Japanese Food Guide
Gyudon beef bowl is maybe not as famous as some other types of Japanese food, but it is definitely a must-try if you come to Japan and you like meat.
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Shabu Shabu | Japanese Food Guide
Shabu shabu is still a relatively new dish. It was inspired by the Chinese-style hot pot that was brought to Japan by a restaurant named Suehiro from Osaka.
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Tonkatsu | Japanese Food Guide
Tonkatsu was invented in the late 19th century and it became a very popular dish in Japan. This Japanese version of the German schnitzel was inspired by a Western food boom in the late 19th century.
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Hiroshima Style Okonomiyaki | Japanese Food Guide
Japan is a country with one of the richest cuisines in the world, with endless dishes to choose from. One of the most popular dishes is the okonomiyaki savory pancake of Hiroshima.
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Tempura | Japanese Food Guide
Many people don’t know that tempura is actually not an original Japanese food and that it has a long history. Tempura was first made in Japan in the early Edo period when foreigners could barely enter Japan.
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Onigiri | Japanese Food Guide
In Japanese culture, it is important not to waste any food, and the onigiri (rice ball) is a great example of how this goal is reached. Onigiri often features in home-made bento lunch boxes.
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Oden | Japanese Food Guide
If you want to try something new in Japan that you can likely not find in your home country, you should give oden a try! It is not only delicious but also a healthy and low-calorie option.
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Tofu | Japanese Food Guide
In Japan, tofu has been a part of the menu for many centuries. The rest of the world is now also catching up, as there are great health benefits to eating tofu.
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Kaiseki Cuisine | Japanese Food Guide
Kaiseki ryori is not just a meal, it is a quintessentially Japanese experience. Often served in ryokan as a part of your stay there, it is a multi-course high-end meal that tries to incorporate the locality and season as best as it can.
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Osechi Ryori | Japanese Food Guide
Japan’s traditional New Year’s food osechi ryori has a long history that began in the Heian era, as back in the day it was taboo to cook on the first 3 days of the year.
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Yakitori | Japanese Food Guide
Just like most Japanese dishes based on meat, yakitori also doesn’t have a long history because Buddhism made eating meat a no-no. How did this locals’ favorite develop, and which variations are there?
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Izakaya | Japanese Food Guide
Whether you go to a tiny village’s little center or to Tokyo’s most famous areas, everywhere you will be able to find izakaya. An izakaya is the Japanese equivalent of a gastropub.
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Bento Boxes | Japanese Food Guide
Bento is the Japanese word for a meal served in a box. Bentos form an integral part of Japanese food culture, which cannot be simply traced from a packed meal.