Being Vegetarian in Tokyo / Japan | Tokyo
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How to survive as a vegetarian on holiday in Tokyo, Japan. Before I first went to Tokyo I was really worried about whether there'd be vegetarian food, because I'd read so many stories on the internet about everything containing fish. So I've made this video to share my experiences of being vegetarian in Japan, to share what it was like for me, with a few tips and Japanese phrases to help you survive. I really hope you find it useful - if you have any questions just put them in the comments! SUBSCRIBE for more videos about Japan, and you might also like these videos: Planning a trip to Tokyo: https://youtu.be/4Qk07iYo1hA Vegetarian ramen in Tokyo (this restaurant has now shut down, but there's another branch in Shimokitazawa): https://youtu.be/XICjyebLvzs Making okonomiyaki in Shinjuku: https://youtu.be/nz4a96CyIz4 Genki Sushi: https://youtu.be/ZGTEzu3xnuk VISIT MY WEBSITE to see my t-shirts and gifts inspired by Japan and kawaii style, and my comic book about how to make delicious fresh sushi at home (lots of veggie options): http://www.cakeswithfaces.co.uk FOLLOW Cakes with Faces: https://www.facebook.com/cakeswithfaces http://www.twitter.com/cakeswithfaces http://instagram.com/cakeswithfaces https://www.google.com/+CakeswithfacesCoUk The music is royalty free, from Ben Sound.
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I went there last month with my son who is not vegetarian and it was extremely difficult. Every single place only offered meat options. I lived off of cakes and desserts and McDonald's and pizza. Oh and Toppo. Super healthy 😕
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Many thanks for the video!! I'm a vegetarian living in Taiwan (many many vegetarian places here!) and go to Japan every year and always struggling to find food....specially cheap one!
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Thank you for your lovely smile and clear diction, the video was very helpful. I am off to Tokyo in a couple of days with my grown up son, and we are both vegetarian. I have downloaded the Happy Cow app, which also looks useful. Last time I went to Tokyo, I mostly had Indian and Italian. This time who knows!
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Fish is meat
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Thank you so much for this! Got a new subscriber in me :-D
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what? difficult... I really thought that it would be easy since like 30% of the population is vegetarian
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thanks
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Great and helpful video ;)
Btw do you think it is easy to avoid meat and alcohol if you eat fish? -
why are you vegetarian ?
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phuu i think you safe my life. I go this october for 2 weeks to tokyo and i am a vegetarian ! How is the price for vegetarian food there?
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Thank you! This is so helpful because I'm a very picky eater and vegetarian so this really helped :)
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Thank you so much, it's very, very helpful ! I was really worried to go to Japan as a vegetarian, even if I'm only there for a month of vacations. <3
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How long did it take to learn Japanese?
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This is a really helpful resource for people visiting Japan! I'll be sure to share it with my friends when they visit :)
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My other recommendations:
Brown Rice Cafe in Harajuku and there is another place with an almost fully veggie/vegan menu not far away from that street, but unfortunately I forgot the name of it. The name was something about farmers if that helps, sorry!
Any of the 'Ain Soph' resturaunts. I went to the Ikebukuro one but they have other locations too. -
Wonderful video, I only wish I saw this before I went to Japan! I ate the vegetarian curry at CoCo Ichi tons of times because it was near my hotel and the curry was delicious, I really recommend it.
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actually, being a vegan or vegetarian in Tokyo is easy! Just get the "Happy Cow" app an you'll find many specialised vegan and vegetarian restaurants. Tokyo actually has more than other big cities because the Buddhist religion suggests followers to be vegan.
only if you search for vegetarian options in regular restaurants you will have the challenges mentioned in this video. -
is it posiible to find a place where they sell soy meat(in packet, maybe)?
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Google in Japanese and you will find more vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Tokyo than you will ever need to, and this can be said about anything else in Japan, seriously.
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Your advice is good for anyone with food restrictions or allergies. I highly recommend printing out the Japanese phrases for food issues on cards for those who are not confident in learning the spoken phrases.
Next time, we should coordinate our trips! I would love to see your version of Tokyo. We should go before my son gets too old to get you into Legoland! :-)