Japan food guide

Must-try

• Sushi / sashimi — from conveyor belts to omakase
• Ramen — tonkotsu, shoyu, miso and more
• Teishoku / donburi — value lunches; depachika helps
• Yakiniku, yakitori, izakaya
• Regional icons: Osaka takoyaki, Hiroshima okonomiyaki, Sapporo seafood, Okinawa soba, Nagoya miso katsu

City cues

• Tokyo — Shinjuku/Shibuya izakaya; Toyosu-area sushi; search Maps for 「ラーメン」+ station
• Osaka — Dotonbori (busy), Shinsekai kushikatsu, Kuromon Market
• Kyoto — yudofu, kaiseki, Nishiki Market
• Fukuoka — Nakasu yatai, Hakata tonkotsu
• Sapporo — Nijo Market, miso ramen