The Tokyo Traveler

Okonomiyaki are Japanese pancakes but nothing like any pancake that you have ever tasted! The basic ingredients of okonomiyaki are cabbage, flour, and eggs that are mixed together to create a pancake like batter. Other traditional ingredients like pork, shrimp and squid are the most common add-ins but you can add pretty much anything to okonomyaki and it will be delicious.
Okonomiyaki restaurants are fairly common in Japan and the dish is a popular one at festivals but what makes okonomiyaki special is not only do you choose your ingredients, but in most restaurants, you get to cook …read more

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Eating out can be a bit intimidating in Tokyo. If you can’t read Kanji then you may think that you are out of luck and will need to find a friend who can speak and read Japanese. That’s rarely the case as most restaurants offer menus with photos of the dishes served. So all you have to do is find something that looks appetizing and point!
If a picture menu is not available there are often plastic replicas of the food served in the front window and if all else fails you can take your waiter or waitress …read more

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