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McDonald's   Tokyo

McDonald's, Tokyo

 14 Reviews  Mc Donalds might be the world's largest burger chain (due to the enterprenurial abilities of founder Ray Croc) but is not the most tasty but they have lots of branches here competing with the local... 

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Pontocho district   Kyoto

Pontocho district, Kyoto

 15 Reviews  Kappa sushi is a Japanese rotating sushi chain, they do however also have this EXTREMELLY popular restaurant on Pontocho. There is usually a line-up on Friday or Saturday evening. We went on a... 

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Dotonbori Street   Osaka

Dotonbori Street, Osaka

 16 Reviews  I could give you a long list of recommended places to eat but I'm afraid they would be useless to you. The action at the street level is so thick that a tourist has little chance of being able to... 

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Yoshinoya   Tokyo

Yoshinoya, Tokyo

 16 Reviews  It's a typical fast food in japan,every body loves yoshinoya..the place is usualy not so wide..and it's located almost anywhere in the cities of japan so it's easy to find one.They offer rice bowls... 

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Kaiten zushi   Kyoto

Kaiten zushi, Kyoto

 15 Reviews  There is a Kurazushi conveniently located between Ryoanji and Kinkakuji Temple. It features a variety of sushi, drinks, and desserts all rolling by on the conveyer belt for you to grab. If you want... 

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Okonomiyaki   Osaka

Okonomiyaki, Osaka

 6 Reviews  I've tried lots of Japanese food in my life, but Mangetsu Okonomiyaki has to be one of the BEST I've ever tasted. They have so many delicious original recipes, and one of my hands down favorites, is... 

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Sushizanmai   Tokyo

Sushizanmai, Tokyo

 5 Reviews  This is a big sushi restaurant chain and hosts around 20 restaurants in Tokyo area. However the style and atmosphere depends on the location, some are bar/counter type of fast sushi place others like... 

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Inoda Coffee House   Kyoto

Inoda Coffee House, Kyoto

 2 Reviews  This one is an interesting establishment that appears to have been running for some time as a coffee house. The front area facing the street is all loungey looking with neat displays in the... 

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Takoyaki   Osaka

Takoyaki, Osaka

 7 Reviews  After eating hundreds of Takoyaki, this is the only one that made me go back for more. They have a couple of stands, There's one on Tenjinbashi Shoutengai entrance via Tenjinbashi-6-chome... 

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Mo~Mo~ Paradise   Tokyo

Mo~Mo~ Paradise, Tokyo

 4 Reviews  The people who run MoMo Paradise also run this chain of restaurants called "Na Be Zo". The food is the same - shabu shabu or sukiyaki. We opted for shabu shabu (hotpot) and chose 2 kinds of meat,... 

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Yoshinoya   Kyoto

Yoshinoya, Kyoto

 2 Reviews  As soon as we arrived in Kyoto, my sisters and I were starving so we headed to Yoshinoya Restaurant where the locals go. It was early in the morning and there was nobody on the streets yet. Once and a... 

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McDonald's   Osaka

McDonald's, Osaka

 3 Reviews  Does this place really require a review? C'mon REALLY? Do your self a favour and skip it.... if you are in Japan and not Japanese, I assume that your arent there for the crappy burgers. Go get a... 

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Hard Rock Cafe   Tokyo

Hard Rock Cafe, Tokyo

 5 Reviews  In all my 13 years in Japan, I have never found a place that offers better food the American way with true American style than the Hard Rock Cafe. Not to mention the Hard Rock also has style going for... 

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Sweets Paradise   Kyoto

Sweets Paradise, Kyoto

 1 Review  A famous and unique restaurant in Japan, Sweets Paradise offers a buffet featuring a variety of cakes, fondue, brownies, and other sweets. Once you pay, you have about 70 minutes (times may vary... 

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65.

shopping complexes   Osaka

shopping complexes, Osaka

 5 Reviews  This is a rather high class restaurant and rather pricy. The food here has a clear Italian feel but also a strong Japanese undertone. It is split in two parts: the bar and the restaurant. The... 

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Starbucks   Tokyo

Starbucks, Tokyo

 6 Reviews  Starbucks in japan is commonly crowded...i think it's because japanese loves coffe shops..They always love to hang out and usualy stay here for a chat with friends.The shop is not that wide uit it... 

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Misoka-An Kawamichiya   Kyoto

Misoka-An Kawamichiya, Kyoto

 3 Reviews  This charming Kyoto restaurant has been in business for 300 years. What sets it aside from other restaurants in Kyoto is the great, authentic atmosphere. You enter through a small garden area into a... 

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Hard Rock Cafe   Osaka

Hard Rock Cafe, Osaka

 3 Reviews  The HRC Osaka is no different from any of the dozens of others all over the world. The gaudy, lavish decorations are comprised of music memorabilia, rock & roll music plays loud, and the menu features... 

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Matsuya   Tokyo

Matsuya, Tokyo

 4 Reviews  Matsuya is a fast food outlet where you drop coins into a vending machine and choose the food you want. for those who can't read Japanese (like me), make sure you select an outlet that has vending... 

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70.

Mos Burger   Kyoto

Mos Burger, Kyoto

 1 Review  Moss Burger is a japanese burger chain, that does all kinds of hamburgers, pork burgers, fishburgers, stir fry burgers, rice burgers and anything else that can be burger'd. For anyone not feeling too... 

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The Pig & Whistle   Osaka

The Pig & Whistle, Osaka

 2 Reviews  I lived 5 months in London, and have had a fondness for British pubs since. I try to locate one whenever I'm travelling more than a couple of days, and here, in a foreign land of a different language,... 

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Gonpachi   Tokyo

Gonpachi, Tokyo

 3 Reviews  One of the most expensive restaurants in Tokyo, former Japanese president Koisumi once treated G.W. Bush a dinner on the 2nd floor. The food was very well prepared, however, a mixture of both... 

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Kinkakuji's Sekka-tei   Kyoto

Kinkakuji's Sekka-tei, Kyoto

 1 Review  Sekka-tei is a small tea house built in honor of a visit by Emperor Go-Mizuno-o in the 17th century. The simplicity of the tea house is meant to focus the attention of the guest on the tea... 

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Ninniku-ya!!   Osaka

Ninniku-ya!!, Osaka

 2 Reviews  NINNIKU-YA (THE GARLIC RESTAURANT) Atmosphere - ***** Price - ***** This is a great place for a group dinner because then you can order a lot of meals and then share. It is not really the kind of... 

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Tsukiji Sushi-Iwa   Tokyo

Tsukiji Sushi-Iwa, Tokyo

 4 Reviews  all over the fish market there are places that serve the freshest sushi - they literally scoop the fish out of the tank, skin, gut it, cut it, throw it on some rice and serve it to you. you're eating... 

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Many restaurant in japan display

by cheesecake17

mock-ups of their dishes in the window of the restaurant, or in a glass display cabinet. The beauty of this for the Gaijin is that you don't have to read Kanji to understand what's on offer in the restaurant. Even better, many low- to mid-range restaurants also have photos of their food on the actual menus.A story goes that it was the Gaijin who are responsible for this plastic food display in the first placeHistorically, when Westren foods were first introduced to Japan, the locals were completely dumbfounded by the descriptions on the menu. So, to smooth the introduction of new foods, and to drum up more interest and business, the restaurant owners displayed wax versions of their new Western dishes. Eventually, this changed to plastic, and encompass the entire range of foods, not just the Western ones. Plastic foods also make a unique souvenier from Japan - it's not exactly...

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Okonomiyaki, is a type of pancake

by gogonicetrip

Okonomiyaki is a type of pancake, and literally means "grill as you like".At the restaurant, you can select the ingredients from the menu such as meat(beef, pork), sea food ( shrimp, squid) and mochi(rice cake) and cook the pancakes themselves, on the hot plate in your table.How to make OkonomiyakiThe ingredients what you selected including egg and shredded cabbage are put into paste made combining flour and mixed together well.Pour the mixture onto the plate and cook it on both sides. When it is ready, brush it thickly with Okonomiyaki source, sprinkle it with aonori and cut into small pieced and enjoy it.

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There's many nice ones!!: Ponto-cho (restaurant street) KYOTO

by Pixiekatten

Beautiful presented sushi and it tasted better than it looked. Amazing food. To be able to enjoy your meal out on the terrace overlooking Kamogawa river, you have to order the set menu. A bit more pricy than having the meal inside but its worth it. It would be rude not to! These restaurants are all about the full experience! However I went back to this restaurant and had a meal inside, at the counter where you get to see the chefs prepare your food. That was a great experience too!! Set sushi menuSake sashimi (salmon)Miso soup - fish style. (Dont be surprised when they remove the lid and theres a huge fish head, thats the best part...)

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Ramen

by Mr.Sparkle

Although ramen is not a real Japanese food, it has evolved in such a way that it is quite different than its Chinese roots. An important thing to remember is this not the standard fare you would find in America. It is cooked differently here and taste much different. There are lots of noodle house throughout Japan, and many are sub par but there are still many, many fantastic places one can chow down on a huge bowl of noodles, broth, vegetables, and meat for under a thousand yen.

Shikoku - Tokushima: Unagi don setto

by madar

This is a quite big restaurant near the inner city of Tokushima, popular by local people. Serving traditional japanese food, fish, noodles, rice also. the days special was unagi (eel), in a set with udon noodle soup. Tasty., more than enough for a hot summer lunch and very quickly served. Actually I ate here only once..

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Soba, is a Japanese noodle

by gogonicetrip

Soba are thin brownish noodle made from a sobako ( buckwheat flour ).Some soba dishes, such as mori-soba, are served cold, with a side dish of soy-based broth into which the soba is dipped before being eating.Other soba dishes consist of a bowl of the noodles in hot broth, together with various other ingredients such as vegetables, eggs, abura-age, or meat.The broth is made from soy sauce, mirin (sweet sake), sugar, and stock.

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Monsoon: Thai like in Thailand!

by Phildy

This little gem out in Roppongi was a fantastic find in a travel book I bought. When you have had enough raw fish and rice, head out there and try the fantastic Thai food this place prepares. I've eaten Thai in all sorts of places, including Thaland, and this food rates very highly! I even did cooking classes in Chiang Mai, so I have some idea of what its supposed to be like.The Monsoon has an odd decor with palm tree styled verandah and a nice little bar you can sit at and have a pre-dinner drink or two. But how many places in Tokyo arent weird looking? The service is extra special with a bubbly waitress who posed for a photo with us when she raced out of the place as we left...just to say goodbye!It's reasonably priced (not budget, but also not too expensive), a little oddly located across the road from a cemetary, and definately worth the walk from the railway station! Enjoy a...

all retaurants are very good but expensive: japanisch food is a delicacy

by pawimzelf

There are sushi and special tempuri and beef restaurants, every thing is allways fresh and most things you can chose alive and will prepared in your way, sometimes not so nice to see when a shrimp is still alive and they put a wooden pin into it and grill it. (grrrr)But the beef of the Kobe beef is famous all over japan and the rest of the world, only very expensive. The cows are fed with beer and that makes it very tender.Also nice to see how the cooking is done, in some restaurants, if you come with a numbre of people, then you get your own cook, he is a artist, with knifes and the speed how they work is increable. Kobe beef and suhsi

Kakiya Kaiten Sushi: Choo-choo sushi!

by nihonongaku

This place is great it was the only sushi restaurant I visited twice, I usually like to explore and try new things but I found this place hard to whack! All sushi is fresh and pretty darn yummy. The plates start from 60¥ to 250¥ although they do have the ocassional special black and gold plates that are over 500¥ usually snapped up by the businessmen (I would too if it was on a company bill)If I remember correctly cheapest for around 60¥ (which is a steal) were the:cucumber makiplum makinatto makisweet egg (tamago)I took full advantage of the cheap natto rolls ;)Salmon, tuna, eel, seabream, surf clam, sea urchin, prawn etc...Were all very well priced between 100 and 200¥ per plate. The salmon was divine which surprisingly hard to find in some sushi restaurants usually it's everything else that tastes fresh and not it but hey that was just me...You can order stuff not on the menu, or you...

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Gyukaku: Great Japanese BBQ

by salisbury3933

Gyukaku is a Yakiniku chain with plenty of outlets throughout Japan.We recently visited one in Tokyo, and the standard of food and the service was excellent.Order the cuts of meat you want, and cook them yourself on the grill in front of you.Some nice sides and don't forget to wash it down with a beer or two.With drinks, we came away full as anything having spent 9000 yen.

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