Food to try

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1. Katsu, gyoza, curry?

2. Okonomiyaki, monjayaki, yakitori, udon, soba, different styles of ramen, omurice, teppanyaki, traditional breakfast, tempura, kushikatsu, tonkatsu, gyukatsu, izakaya experience just off the top of my head

3. Tamagokake gohan

4. Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き).

5. Between my favourites: Sukiyaki, Mochi, Dango, Okonomiyaki ( the south variant is made with yakisoba) , Natto ( with soya sauce), Yakitori in some izakaya, Yoshinoya breakfast menu.
   If they still have Mellon Fanta with cream at McDonald’s (weird on various levels)
   Be brave and enjoy the unique food experience, try literally everything.

6. I’m going back next month. Besides a ton of ramen, otoro, and wagyu, I’m also planning on eating: nikuzushi, bonjiri, chicken nanban, chicken karaage, nikuzushi, tempura, nikuzushi, famichiki, croquettes, and nikuzushi.

7. Weird thing to say but would also recommend Chinese restaurants. But specifically a genre of restaurants people call 町中華 (machi chuuka). Translates to “city chinese” but really means “local chinese”. Usually would have the Japanified version of classics like fried rice and gyoza dumplings and the basic soy-sauce based ramen. These places are really good in terms of cost performance. Also, the oilier and the dirtier the place is, the better.

8. Kushikatsu

9. Visit a Shabu Shabu restaurant.

10. Bukkake udon

11. Washoku