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Family Restaurant

Family restaurants are, as the name suggests, restaurants for families, but of course you can go there alone or with friends. Japanese people often shorten it to fami-res. Many family...

Nihonshu (日本酒)

The main ingredients of nihonshu (sake) are rice, koji, and water. It is made by fermenting rice with koji. Most sake sold has an alcohol content of about 15%. Sake...

Gyudon (牛丼)

Nowadays, gyudon (beef bowl) restaurants can be found almost everywhere in Japan, and many people eat gyudon. Gyudon has long been known for being cheap, fast, and delicious. The ingredients...

Soba (蕎麦)

Soba is made by grinding buckwheat seeds, grinding them into flour, and then processing them into noodles. People in Japan have been eating soba since ancient times. Buckwheat (蕎麦の実) Soba...

Ramen (ラーメン)

Ramen was originally a Chinese food, but it developed uniquely in Japan. About 50 years ago, there were mainly three types of ramen in Japan: soy sauce ramen, miso ramen,...