Food

Oisesan Confectionary Expo 2017 in Mie Prefecture

Yokohama Chinatown

Enjoy a variety of Chinese cuisine

by Tomoko Kamishima

Kanagawa

Yokohama Chinatown has more than 600 shops in only a 2500 square meter area. Passing through the entrance gate from any direction, you are in the middle of a passionate hot

Harajuku Gyoza Lou

Order the gyoza or the gyoza

by Mackenzie Scott

Tokyo

Harajuku Gyoza Lou is the pick for best place to eat on a budget if you’ve always wanted to walk into a restaurant and order everything on the menu.

Urajiro Restaurant in Shukuyu no Yu

Amazing Thai food tucked away in a little onsen complex

by Rufus Starbuck

Niigata

An onsen and art gallery just past Tashiro Ropeway but the real find is a little restaurant inside serving great Thai food.

Dragon

Huge portions at a small Chinese food chain

by Michael Flemming

Okinawa

Dragon serves huge portions of Chinese food at its Okinawa City, Uruma City and Chatan locations

Kazan Stonebowl Ramen, Utsunomiya

Slightly dangerous but absolutely delicious

by Stacy Kurokawa

Tochigi

Kazan is a chain restaurant. The name, Kazan, means volcano. At Kazan, your ramen cooks right in front of you in a heated stone bowl. You are given a paper placemat to hold up in front of you for protection while the server, with a flourish, pours the ramen into the bowl. “Swoosh!” a cloud of steam comes up. The ramen bubbles and steams for a minute or two, and then it's ready to spoon into a smaller bowl. Call it experiential dining.