Once again back in Arashiyama, exploring and showing family members the charm of this district in Kyoto. We left them in a restaurant and needed to grab something for ourselves – a common issue you could come across when travelling with a mixed group of people with different diets in Japan. We decided to visit …
Japan isn’t known for its vegan offerings but a few times a year, across different parts of the country, Japan’s biggest plant-based festival gets held! Vegan Gourmet Festival is a 100% plant-based festival held in Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto: showcasing food companies, small businesses, as well as different vegan and vegan-friendly companies across Japan. With …
Back in 2018, Jonny and I were lucky enough to stumble upon this fully vegan cafe in Nikko. We had such an unexpected and lovely meal in a relaxed atmosphere! So, planning our trip to this small city once again, we knew where we were having lunch! Serving delicious vegan food since 2009, Yasai Cafe …
In Japan, konbinis (convenience stores) are literally everywhere! With over 57,000 stores across the country open 24/7, not only are they highly convenient, but also incredibly cheap. In Konbinis you can do pretty much anything. From buying food, drinks, and skin care, to household products, as well as paying your bills, picking up parcels, using …
There are a number of locations around Japan that are on any cinephile’s bucket list when they visit. A couple of months ago, we visited one of those movie locations in Tokyo. The “Kill Bill” restaurant otherwise known as Gonpachi is a large restaurant in Tokyo famous for inspiring the fight scene, “The Bride vs …
Being “vegan” is still seen as a health trend in Japan, so I’ve noticed a lot of food from plant-based cafes and restaurants is often on the healthier side. Although there is nothing wrong with that and I actively enjoy those dishes, sometimes you just NEED junk food! That was certainly the case earlier on …
Travelling around with our family, we wanted to go on as many forms of transport as possible. On top of the transport list was going on the last regularly running sleeper train in Japan which we could get from Okayama to Tokyo. After doing a bit of research and realising the vegan options were a …
Updated October 2025 When planning and researching for your trip to Japan, you’ll probably discover a lot of different Japanese foods to try. Amongst them, most likely at the top of your list is ramen, and the good news is that I found one of the best places to have vegan ramen in Tokyo! T’s …
Unlike other countries, Japan isn’t so vegan-friendly which means we can’t walk into any restaurant or cafe and expect to eat off their menu. As there is a slim chance of walking by somewhere that has vegan-friendly food (but it does happen! We stumbled upon this restaurant in Nikko), the key is to research beforehand …
