{"id":178,"date":"2020-03-10T15:37:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japanrailplanner.com\/blog\/?p=178"},"modified":"2020-12-22T13:43:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T13:43:10","slug":"the-9-delicious-japanese-foods-you-need-to-try-on-your-trip-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/japanrailplanner.com\/blog\/the-9-delicious-japanese-foods-you-need-to-try-on-your-trip-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"The 9 delicious Japanese foods you need to try on your trip to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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If you’re into your food, then Japan is definitely the place for you. With an abundance of Michelin star restaurants, there are so many must-try Japanese foods. Even Unesco recently added Japanese cuisine to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. While Tokyo has everything you could ever want to eat, there are so many other places to try when it comes to washoku (which is what Japanese cuisine is known as in Japan) while traveling around with your JR pass.\u00a0
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Sushi in Tokyo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of course, we should start with the most common Japanese foods and most popular and well-known place, and while Tokyo has loads of different food to offer, it is definitely the place where you should go for sushi. Tokyo has the most Michelin starred restaurants than any other city in the world, but long before that, it was known for inventing the famous dish named as sushi, however in Tokyo, it is known as Edomae-zushi, after Edo, which is the old name for Tokyo. If you want to have the best sushi Tokyo can offer, then try the different stalls within Tsukiji, the famous fish market which you will find in Tokyo Bay.\u00a0
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Takyoyaki in Osaka<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Takyoyaki, also known as \u2018octopus balls,\u2019 is what people mainly travel to Osaka<\/a> for. Although there\u2019s a lot going on in Osaka, but it\u2019s the Takyoyaki that people love to have on the go, when they\u2019re drinking, after drinking or just whenever they feel like it. Osaka is where the recipe for these golfball-shaped bites, covered in fried crispy batter and containing tiny chewy pieces of octopus, covered in sauce and mayonnaise comes from.\u00a0Other Japanese foods to try here are okonomiyaki and yakiniku.
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Takoyaki is a delicious octopus dish (Koukichi Takahashi<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kobe Beef in Kobe <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Probably the most famous beef in the world, Kobe Beef is a prized Japanese delicacy. It is one of the many breeds of Wagyu and is always tender. The most common way that people enjoy Kobe beef is in shabu shabu, which is a soup filled with boiled meat, sukiyaki, which is a Japanese hot pot or teppanyaki, where the chef grills the meat in front of you.
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Ramen in Yokohama<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yokohama is only 40 minutes from Tokyo, so if you\u2019re visiting the capital, then it\u2019s definitely worth a visit, even if it\u2019s just for a bowl of ramen. Legend has Yokohama was the first place to have a Japanese ramen shop, and it is now home to the most food museums in the country, one of which includes the ramen museum. Over time, the city\u2019s ramen scene has developed a lot, and now there\u2019s not just a museum but also a dedicated ramen festival every year.
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Yuba in Nikko<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re travelling to Nikko on Japan Rail, then one food that you must try is yuba, which is a version of tofu. It is technically tofu skin, as when soy milk gets hot, it forms surface skins and this is what yuba is made from. It might not sound too appealing but it tastes delicious and even better in a bowl of hot noodles.
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Fugu in Fukuoka<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A bit of an urban legend, Fugu is a blowfish and is one of the specialty foods of Fukuoka which is one of the main cities of the southern island of Ky\u016bsh\u016b. Fungo is best eaten in a hot pot, sashimi-style, or fried at a yatai which is a street stall and you\u2019ll find them dotted all over Fukuoka. This is one of the Japanese foods to try if you’re very adventurous!
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