What can I eat?
Pick your diet. See the Japanese dishes that are safe bets, the hidden traps to watch for (dashi, mirin, wheat in the soy), and the exact words to order a safe version or show the staff.
Food prepared under Jewish dietary law. Fully kosher restaurants are very rare in Tokyo (Chabad provides options); many travellers manage with pescatarian/vegan choices and sealed certified products.
What to watch for in Japan
- Shellfish, eel and squid are not kosher
- Meat must be certified; assume restaurant meat is not
- Mixing meat and dairy
Safe bets to order0
No safe bets tagged for this diet yet — use the phrases below to ask staff.
How to order it safely
Show this to staff
Kosher
私はコーシャの食事を守っています。
Watashi wa kōsha no shokuji o mamotte imasu.
I keep kosher.
Always confirm your own dishes with the staff — our useful phrases make it easy.