Japan: Tokyo, Osaka.
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Tamagoyaki on a stick, fresh tuna.
Takoyaki and okonomiyaki everywhere.
Where to point your plane. Numbered in the order we’d go.
The biggest food city in the world. Tiny ramen shops, giant markets and neon alleys.
Old temples, wooden streets, bamboo forests and the best matcha sweets.
Japan’s street food capital. People here say: eat until you drop.
Easy day trip from Kyoto or Osaka. Friendly deer walk around a giant Buddha.
Powerful peace museum, its own style of okonomiyaki, and the floating shrine gate at Miyajima.
Don’t leave Japan without trying these. Tap to find them on the map.
Noodle soup in endless styles: pork tonkotsu, soy, miso, salt. Try a few cities’ versions.
Find ramen nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Fresh fish on rice. Even the cheap conveyor-belt spots are great.
Find sushi nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Hot octopus balls with sauce and fish flakes. Osaka’s favorite snack.
Find takoyaki nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Savory pancake grilled in front of you. Osaka and Hiroshima make it differently.
Find okonomiyaki nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Super tender marbled beef. Try it grilled at a yakiniku spot.
Find wagyu nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Convenience-store onigiri, egg sandwiches and fried chicken. Seriously good and cheap.
Find konbini snacks nearby → (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)Hidden wonders and weird, wonderful spots worth a detour.
Walk between towering bamboo stalks that creak and sway. Go early before the crowds.
Step into the world of Studio Ghibli movies. Tickets sell out, so book way ahead.
A narrow alley of tiny smoky bars and yakitori grills near Shinjuku Station.
A centuries-old covered food street. Try baby octopus on a stick and soy milk donuts.
Wild snow monkeys soaking in hot springs. Best in winter when there is snow.
Tashirojima, a tiny island where cats outnumber people. Take the ferry from Ishinomaki.
A tunnel of hanging purple flowers at Kawachi Fujien. Only blooms in late April and May.
A huge steampunk clock on the Nippon TV building that puts on a little show several times a day.
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