5 Must-Try Japanese Food Experiences in Tokyo
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- Japanese Food is awesome, and the overall dining experience is just as fun. If you are looking for places to eat in Tokyo, here are five great Japanese food experiences that I love while living in Tokyo.
1. Japanese Grill (Robata) - You sit around a few men who cook all of the meat and vegetables right in front of you on a grill. You just point to what you want and they grab it with their giant wooden spatulas.
2. Ramen - My favorite Japanese food, and perhaps the most well recognized Japanese dish apart from sushi. There are hundreds of places to choose from in Tokyo, each with their own rendition of the classic. One spot where you can get a large variety of options is on "Ramen Street" in the lower level of Tokyo Station.
3. Yakitori - Meat and veggies on sticks, cooked over a similar grill as the Robata, Yakitori is a favorite among Tokyo residents because it's fast and goes great with beer. The most famous area for Yakitori in Tokyo is down "Memory Lane" or "Piss Alley" just outside the Shinjuku Train Station.
4. Chanko Nabe - The ultimate in gluttony for a normal civilian, but a necessary bulking strategy for up-and-coming sumo wresters in the Ryogoku neighborhood of Tokyo. There are many different versions of this massive stew, and they are all aggressive and delicious.
5. Conveyor Belt Sushi - As I mention in the video, there are a million different ways sushi is served in Tokyo. One of the most fun methods is by way of the conveyor belt sushi.
Bonus - Convenient stores such as FamilyMart, Lawson's, and 7 Eleven are a major part of Japanese Food culture in Tokyo. People are busy and need a quick meal, so I wanted to take you around real quick and show you what's inside!
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Gareth Leonard
Love you vids 💕 great contents, keep up the great work! - from your new fan (subscribed)
Gareth Leonard New subscriber. Loved the little trip you took us. Can't wait to see more of your videos, and you .
Gareth Leonard come to philippines hehe
Gareth Leonard show price cost you after each experience , rate 1-10 each meal
One thing I love about Japanese culture is their work ethic. They always put absolutely 100% into what they're doing. Quality > quantity.
I completely agree, and it definitely shows in their food!
Its why the Trains are on time to the Second.
@@markplott4820 Not always. Errors happen everywhere, even in Japan;
Shogo 昇剛 Well an error has nothing to do with worth ethic does it?
@@markplott4820 they usually have to apologize for being too early
日本の食にこんなに興味を持ってもらって嬉しいね～
When I lived in Tokyo, I ate convenience store food almost daily! Great little bento boxes, steamed filled savory meat & vegetable buns, onigiri, etc. Lol fast, healthy, and tasty.
I am so enamored with japanese culture and cuisine; specifically their reverence towards food. It's admirable.
If I had something to offer the Japanese people I would there in a heartbeat, what an amazing place. That system with the little sushi monorail is so awesome, and the Japanese 7-11 is light years ahead of ours. Modern Japan and its' people are a model of how humanity should be, free, yet disciplined, and happy too. I wish I could afford to go there just once, just once.
People are miserable everywhere dude
Please do not make Japan sound like an utopia. It deals with an aging population, bullying and one of the highest suicide rates in the world.
炉端焼きですね😊
とてもいい店をしっておられるんですね✨私も勉強になりました。
ありがとうございます♪
Thank you Gareth, for sharing your food experience in Japan! It's an excellent video. I chose this video to show to my English students in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), we are talking about experiences in our class. I have tried Japanese food but not in Japan, but I do agree with you that Bangkok and Istanbul has some of the best food in the world. I lived in both cities and thoroughly enjoyed the culture and the food. I am an English teacher and over the past 22 years I have worked in 6 countries: Singapore, Malaysia, China, Kazakhstan, the country of Georgia and Turkey and now my 7th country, Mongolia. Hope you keep travelling and keep sharing your videos!
マイコラス選手！？スゲー。応援してます！
Mr.Mikolas! I'm big fan of Tokyo Giants. Keep up the good work! Thank you.
野球見ないから知らないけどマイコラスて名前は知ってる この人がその選手なの？
azuki2 マイコラスはちゃんこ屋に連れてってくれたイケメン
This video is awesome!!
I'd say that the real food culture today in Japan is introduced through this video. Actually, I'm Japanese and also a volunteer guide for tourists from abroad to Tokyo. This video helps me to learn what they like and what they are interested in . Thanks.
Japanese food is among the best in the world. Thank you for showing and sharing some ideas 👍
On my bucket list
Crab, Ramen,and entertainment. Perfect.
Kim Snedeger cheers!
+Gareth Leonard Hi
I'm absolutely addicted to these kinds of channels. It's incredible the different varieties of foods that exist!!
12:35 酢いか(Not スイカ)
12:42 さきいか
12:44 ポカリスエット
12:48 アロエヨーグルト
12:51 柿ピー
12:53 ウィダーインゼリー 195 yen
12:59 つぶつぶコーンスティック
13:05 和風幕の内弁当 500 yen
13:06 じっくり煮込んだミートソースパスタ 369 yen
13:08 肉まん 112 yen
13:08 ごまあんまん
13:08 濃厚チーズカレーまん
13:09 辛子明太子
13:13 濃厚チーズ🧀
13:21 いちごサンド🍓
13:23 たっぷりツナ&たまご🥚
13:25 シャキシャキレタス🥬
13:26 照焼チキンとたまご🥚
I went to that conveyor belt Sushi in Shibuya in 2017 end of September. It's around the same time you uploaded this video. We came upon it while walking in Shibuya. There were people (mostly locals) lined up all the way to the outside waiting their turn. When you see locals waiting to enter a restaurant then don't miss the opportunity. The sushi was delicious but the most fun part was the experience. Affordable prices too.
Oh yes! The convenience store food is awesome. I've never seen such a elaborate meals from 7 Eleven.
That convenience store brings back so many good memories from when I was stationed over there. What an awesome place japan is.
This video really helped. My wife and I are going to Tokyo for the first time this March . We are really excited and will visit these places while there. Thanks for the vid everything looks good!
I 'm very glad you introduce not only foods but culture in Tokyo.
You could also go eat to Kansai (Osaka,Kyoto,Nara).
Because Kansai has a much longer history. It's been the capital of Japan for 1000 years before Edo(Tokyo) period.
There are variety of dishes, from deluxe one to Class B gourmet.
Talking about Ramen, you should really go to Kyushu for Tonkotsu , using pig bones soup stock.
We miss Japan so much! Thank you Gareth for making this video and for showing us the best places to go and experience good food in Tokyo. Umai!!!
I like you
you are really welcomed here in japan!
@@akasatana6408 Thank you!
I was pleasantly surprized at the conveyor belt sushi when I was in Tokyo. I didn't expect to have quality, fresh and delicious sushi there and the food at 7-11 was tasty as well. Thanks for transporting me back to Japan via this video.
Japan has the Best food of any kind and anywhere
I appreciate your honest reaction when eating. Most people will say "oh awesome" or "oh good" when their face say "omg it was not a good bite."
I'm an adult Japanese, but I don't like Otoro (fatty-tuna) that much in Sushi.
Because it is too bloody for me.
Thought it's thought to be the most luxurious topping of Sushi.
ちゃんとラーメンすすってるところ感動した
ぷりんの妖精 海外だと麺類すするのってマナー悪いからね
やまな
当たり前やろ
日本で特にマナーではないやろ
ぷりんの妖精 そうか
やまな
草
昨日ワイ酔っ払って文字打ったんやが、納得してくれたんやな
おー怖。
ガイジなんて久しぶりに聞いた。
まだ使ってる人いるんだね
A wonderful example of delicious food. You brought back many special memories... i hunger to return. Thank you 😊
Beautiful woman with a beautiful smile, I wish you all the best this year, how is the weather over there now
Thanks for sharing! I’m in for trying anything new. Had a short stopover on one of my military excursions and stopped in a market where everyone was eating Udon soups and they were so delicious. Had three one year tours in Korea and the food there is just as fascinating; often I had no clue what I was eating but never found myself to be disappointed by any of these adventures with food.
Hi
How are you doing
If you are on hangouts send me your email address let me add you up
I wanna try all. I miss Japan. I love Japanese food. Oishii kara. Thank you for this video.
I am Japanese! I'm not good at English and I don't know what you are saying, but for some reason this video feels funny! As a Japanese, I am very happy to make such a video! (This sentence is written using a translator)
You did good!
dam and ppl say translator are cap GOOD JOB
"Tastes a little bit like poison" - how do you know what poison tastes like?
wait...
Alcohol is poison.
Zardu Haslfrau WAIT SO U DRINK ALCOHOL!?!
Hahahaha
This is an explanation remarks that nobody can answer for him....for he dislike the taste very much. It is the same like my late father who got his lunch prepared by my late sister and not my late mother...they all passed away already....and my father commented that her cooking taste like the ghost F**** and my mother got upset and asked him......have you taste one?
I really missed all those fantastic washoku. I used to drive all over Tokyo for their variety of tasty eateries. My favorite washoku to eat for breakfast are raw egg, natto, and rice. Thank you for sharing your awesome videos. Honto ni domo arigattogozaimasu Leonard san. Gambatte kudasai.
Thank you for watching Jose! I have a love/hate relationship with natto! haha
I have been watching so many Japan related videos lately. My trip there is coming up so I am pretty excited
Impurse00 Same here. I've been watching so many over the last few months. My trip.is coming up late Oct.
TravelerPat thank you. Have done a search but can't seem to find the insta page. Only Ishikawa comes up, not Ishiwaki.
TravelerPat that's awesome. Thanks very much :)
Can i come
a genre Only if you are attractive.
I've been in japan 4x and this is my 2nd home,i love the place,the food,the weather,the culture and the people of japan ❤. I want to go there again for travel 😍
Beautiful woman with a beautiful smile, I wish you all the best this year, how is the weather over there now
Man that ramen looks out of control, I’d travel there just for that! Love the 7/11 peek too, those are one of my favorite spots to check out while traveling
These kind of videos always make me hungry!! :) You had some great food experiences :)
Angela Vlogs thank you!! 😋
Angela Vlogs ㄱ
Angela Vlogs ややややや
I hate japanise food
Beautiful woman with a beautiful smile, I wish you all the best this year, how is the weather over there now
Omg I love every single one of them! They all look so delicious! Even the food sold in convenience stores looked ridiculously delicious to me! Awesome video
28歳の日本人だけど、こんな料理の出し方する店行ったことないわ😂
日本の中でもかなり特殊な店だと思う
料理の内容は日本食で良くあるものだし、すごく美味しいそうだけどね
Mate, followed your advice. Went to Inakaya Robata. Enjoyed the experience but was not expecting a 25,000 Yen bill for a small feed. Luckily I asked for the menu half way through ordering. Be warned for those who choose to visit a Robata without any knowledge on how expensive these restaurants can be. A single king prawn was 5,000 Yen or roughly $50 USD
The cost isn't for food itself, it's for the actual service...and the new tax for sitting in a restaurant.
They don't allow tipping, they just put it into the price.
Price for price it's cheaper to go to a higher end restaurant...better quality food, more food, relatively same price tag.
Just found your channel and watching this I completely forgot I had something in the oven! Still partly edible but the baking dish is going to be a major clean-up undertaking!
I was surprised to see the yakitori bar looking almost identical to one in my town, including the stairs and the narrowness. Will have to wait a week before paying it a visit, but seeing all these great restaurants is just mouth-watering! Thanks for sharing the experience!
Your videos are very well-done actually. Not too long, straight to the point, no nonsense talks or shots, I'm sure your channel is about to get much bigger with time. Glad I found it, you definitely won me a new subscriber. Keep going 🌸
That slow-mo music sequence at 3:43 just made this place feel surreal lol
Wow so my fevorite seafoods😋😋😋
Hi beautiful woman with a beautiful smile, I wish you all the best this year, how is the weather over there now
Everything looks so yummy. People always think about French food as the peak of culinary, but I think from what I've just seen that Japanese food looks so aesthetic and tasty. I would love to taste the ramen and the Sushi bar. Amazing!
I love food so much that I couldn't pick just one type of cuisine, but Japanese is most definitely at the top of my list... along with Mexican, Indian, Thai, French, Italian, Mediterranean, oh man! 😃
I totally resonate with this... although I never ate Japanese food... I think I never did...
Sharol40 sushi bar is not a great thing ...
you should watch Japanese people eat Spagetti , they Slurp it like Ramen.
@@markplott4820 Slurping is considered polite in Japan.
3:37 anybody else notice that the dude was strait up reading hentai?
what a mad lad
whats the name
I mean....
A man of culture
lol I noticed it and i was gonna see if anyone noticed that
Im Japanese, but what i was impressed about your video was the part you slurped ramen better than I usually do. Great video!
Hello. I wish I could visit your beautiful land, specially Hokkaido island. Would love watching the panorama and those monkeys that live in the snow! I want to share this with all Japanese people, so I am placing the message here. イエスは命のパン それ神はその獨子を賜ふほどに世を愛し給へり、すべて彼を信ずる者の亡びずして、永遠の生命を得んためなり。John 3:16.
All of these are very good things for anyone to add to their checklist for Japanese food, so great job! I'm only sad that unagi didn't make the list.
Tokyo really is an amazing place. Thanks for showing us these incredible cultures.
Great footage I want to go there so bad and enjoy japan's culture and food. Always been on my bucket list
I had dinner at Inakaya with my family back in the 90's. Delicious! One of the most unique dining experiences I had in Asia.
Wow. My mouth is watering. I always want to go to Japan and try all of those food.
When you make the mistake of watching this video on a fasting day.
Oh man, everything looks so gooood xD
I love how you are open to trying anything new!
Jamjam thank you, it's truly what drives me to explore the world! I love the unknown!! 😊
L.D - R.H - You can NEVER know everything in your lifetime.
日本人です。日本を紹介してくれてありがとうございます。動画楽しめました。
very nice video
thank you from Japan
My 10-year-old boy and I really enjoyed your video-awesomeness! My son found the sandwiches from 7-Eleven the best especially the strawberry and cream sandwich I think it blew his mind away. Loving it from the UK. 👍❤️
Your editing makes everything look so cool and authentic
Thank you! And I appreciate the feedback, both positive and constructive.
I have to say it had a little of the wasted ti.e that most youtubers have. aka check this out but mostly content was all interesting no filler. You made me really miss Japan. Great work
What a great video. My oldest son lived in Tokyo for a minute. I feel he'd still be there had the military not made him move on.
Japan is Simply The best !
I agree! 🤗
you make me want to visit Japan SO BADLY!!!!!! so jealous.
William Dow-Yuzawa I want to go but I’m scared I won’t like any of the food as I am a very picky eater
I would love to experience those foods!
I hope you have the opportunity one day!
That is serious money there.
Buy a plane ticket and have money to do it. Now that you have the answer, make both of those things happen. You’re welcome.
Beautiful woman with a beautiful smile, I wish you all the best this year, how is the weather over there now
Ga kan kebayar ama lu mah
Thanks for your vids, inwould never have the chance to sample these so it's cool to watch someone else enjoy it so much, thanks again for the experience.
5:00 I've always wanted to eat at those tiny restaurants that serve like one dish. I just love the environment and ambiance. If I ever open up a restaurant it would definitely be something like this.
When Scooby finds some clue 8:30
Hahahahahaha 😂😂😂
LMAO
I thought the same thing
I died xD
😆😆😆😆😆
I'm so glad to have stumbled onto this channel what fun!
1bush053 thanks for watching!
Thank you for always showing us around!
Discovered your Japan videos of Eygpt!
Just starting to watch this series and I think you ordered a Shio ramen (salt base ramen) instead of tonkotsu ramen...
Do come back to Japan as there are many more hidden gems in this country!
Wow I would love to go to Tokyo Japan for vacation.. Well I have been in Tokyo but only in the airport I was couple hours lay over there when I was on my way to Philippines 🇵🇭 thank you much for your video really entertaining, 👍👍👍👍
Beautiful woman with a beautiful smile, I wish you all the best this year, how is the weather over there now
Wow.. Mouth watering food. 😍😍😍 keep it up, your vlogs are awesome. 💪👍
Nami ナミ thank you so much!! 👍
Wow, great video!! Expecially the food in the first Izakaya looks great and really yummy!
Thanks!!
econnectTV thank you! It was delicious!!
Gareth Leonard .. Hi Gareth , can you let me know the name and place of the first place on this video , cheers
I want to go back to Japan so badly after watching your show. 🇯🇵🎒✈️
Thanks for the clip, really helpful for the first time visitor.
Cheers! 🍻
Good Lord I wish 711 was like that in the states
Chuk Flanagan haha, me too!
Thinking the same. Awesome 7-11
Chuk Flanagan we have great Japanese restaurant s in the states
13:21 "you got tuna * points egg salad* and egg salad * points tuna*
Ahahah I'm having fun watching this video
I have ALWAYS wanted to visit Japan. I LOVE the culture and people. Is Japan as fun and exciting as it looks?
i love the fact that hes so honest
starts off video : -tokyo has amazing food
ends video: -go to seven eleven to get your breakfast
lol wat
When I went to Japan last year -- for a sumo tournament, so I was staying in Ryogoku -- I didn't try Kirishima's place, because the still-active rikishi Aminishiki had two chanko restaurants of his own right nearby and I wanted to eat at one of them. He has a large place across from the train station, and a smaller place in the nearby yokocho. (Kirishima is a retired sumo wrestler now serving as a sumo "elder" under the name of Michinoku.)
Rikishi don't actually eat there, though. If they want chanko, they can stay home and eat for free at the heya. But we did see a lot of rikishi eating at a Mongolian restaurant on the next block. Which wasn't too surprising, since many of the top sumo wrestlers are Mongolian these days, although some of the Eastern Europeans were there too.
My personal favorite at 7-11/Lawson would be the fried chicken strips, also Japan's rice & noodle are unbeatable even comparing with my hometown Taiwan. But anyway, great video and keep up the good work!
7-11 Lawson's egg salad sandwich is the world's best!
Man Coco's and Pepper Lunch are really good to! Quick meals nothing fancy just good
I ate at Robata last year. What an fun experience and such good food. Thanks for sharing!
Cooking Japanese nice! I want to try this setup at home!
How fun would that be! Good idea for an original summer BBQ with friends 😀
wait what? the shop named Robata in yuraku-cho or the one that he showed in the video called Inakaya? XD
Such Great Videos, I’m heading too Japan October 2018, Can’t wait
Your Videos always make me Hungry lol
How is Japan?
Wow～,Mikolas now just being a MLB superstart❗️
I tried tokyo steakhouse and I loved it I loved the Japanese people 24/7!!!
These foods makes me hungry, so hungry. 🤤🤤🤤🤤
Me too!
Ohh YESS! Tokyo is such a interesting, crazy, wild and beautiful place - thanks for taking me back there for a moment with your fascinating videos :):)
You are going to hate the fish ball... LOL great show.
I saw your video 2 years ago that year i missed my flight did not have a visa.
now getting my Visa found u again after 100s people I subscribed , Inaka is the one brought to my memory cant wait.
Thanks for the videos and keep the good work.
Peace!
coming from a native Japanese.....that was a pretty good video actually. next time, I'd recommend a few other niche genres: unagi, tonkatsu, soba, izakaya, curry, etc. BTW, ramen pork bone broth is tonkOtsu, TonkAtsu is something entirely different fyi
alexsakon thank you so much for the recommendations, I definitely want to return and do a part 2! Also, thank you for the correction, I am still working on my Japanese pronunciation. 🤦🏻♂️
I literally just had japan style curry and rice a week ago, home made. And it is my new favorite food. Chicken curry not beef curry
I don't think that tonkatsu has much to offer for someone from europe or the states...
But I would definitely recommend going to a good tempura place, a good izakaya (like uokin for example) and a good kaiten sushi (genki sushi got pretty bad, try midori kaiten sushi, they are worlds apart). Udon is also a must eat. Oh, and go to a good tantanmen place. I'd recommend usagi ramen in shibuya.
Great video Gareth! The 7Eleven fascinates me....I have been in one there. Thanks for the suggestion on the egg salad/pork suggestion. Sounds really good. I'll have to watch your video on Istanbul.
Cheers Daniel!
Wow! It looks delicious, i want to try it! Great video
No interaction over a meal at the last place in Tokyo. Good food, good company and good conversation are what a great meal is all about. It reminds me of night clubs in Japan where people danced with themselves from a reflection in a mirror. The dance floor was like any other....except one or two walls were mirrors. Japanese patrons danced with their own reflections....not speaking a word.
That's not all clubs in Tokyo dummy, lmao. Typical American experiences 1 thing and thinks that's how the entire race of people are.
Ramen soup is my favorite.
Me too William!
I still haven't gotten to try it. Love Taiwanese beef noodle soup, bun ba hue, and pho though so should
Its just Ramen, Noodles + Soup base.
6:30 church lady from SNL. Amazing
Love your content! I enjoyed watching your videos. Thanks!
Beautiful woman with a beautiful smile, I wish you all the best this year, how is the weather over there now
I'm watching this because I'm hungry and Japanese food always looks so good
That's why I always get hungry while editing these! 😋
@@GarethLeonard 😂
Mate, try the cream puff from 7-11! One of the best I've tasted, anywhere in the world!
Timothy Khoo I've had it and you are absolutely right!! I should have featured it at the end.
that dude at 3:39 straight looking at hentai in public XD
deza42 I know right
deza42 but y would the guy put it in the video
It's not hentai, it's a manga comic. Would you call a movie "porn" if it had a sex scene in it?
Dimitris Sfounis it's called hentai manga. and yes they called it that. hentai manga have sex in them while ecchi manga show some boobs and mostly teasing not a full show
no we don't lol just seijin comic that is. do you call any movie as porn if there is a naked scene of some girl.
The way the automated subtitles said "barbecue basterds" while you were talking about the first restaurant made my day
I would've liked a few great non-seafood options. Great video regardless.
Great vlog on Japanese food. And I totally agree with your mentioning of Istanbul and Bangkok. But please don't forget India. Any city in India is a melting pot of very different food cultures. It doesn't need to be Delhi or Mumbai. For instance, I had a taste of the most delicious Tibetan food in Bangalore. Keep going!
3:39 wait ?! What ! Hentai 😂
Whats a hentai
@@zxera9702 Is a anime porn lmao...
@@zxera9702 yea it could mean porn or pervert
I'm japanese. From my perspective, it's definitely hentai.
The way you hold the chopsticks is priceless.
quality, fresh and delicious sushi