Japanese Food Blogs

List of blogs about Japanese food

This is a list of blog dealing with Japanese food. They cover traditional food, modern Japanese (fast-) food as well as western food in Japan.

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Japanese food blog directory

Japaninas Food Corner – Japanina really is into Japan and into cooking.  Since returning from Japan she has been experimenting with Japanese cookery in an attempt to recreate certain foods in both flavour and presentation. This blog provides recipes of Japanese dishes that can be prepared overseas.

Japanese Snack Reviews – Japan has a large variety of sweet and salty snacks. Competition is heavy and the industry launches new products all the time to keep the Japanese consumer interested. This blog reviews new snacks as they come out and the author will sometimes taste the most interesting combinations of flavors and share this experience in well written posts and photos. Learn more…

Just Hungry is a food blog, established in 2003. It has received several mentions on main stream media sites including the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Epicurious, Gourmet Magazine, Saveur, The Japan Times, Cooking Light and Food and Wine, and is the top ranking Japanese recipe blog on Google. Learn more…

Adventures in Bentomaking is about Japanese style bento lunch boxes , providing bento novices and bento experts alike with a structure that makes it easy to search for ideas for your own bento lunches. Without a doubt, one of the best parts of the online bento community is its openness to the sharing of food creativity. Many members of the bento community look to each other for inspiration and recipes, with copying being a most sincere form of flattery. Learn more…

Tokyo Restaurant Guide – Reviews of Japanese and foreign cuisine restaurants in Tokyo and organized by restaurant type and ward.

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Tokyo Food Files – Robbie Swinnerton is restaurant reviewer for the Japan Times and this is his food blog on Tokyo. Learn more…

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Japan Food Addict – This is blog of Mai who lives in Kyoto and shares Japanese recipes that do not take more than 20 minutes with us.

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Foodelica –  A bilingual blog about food and eating from Kyoto, Japan and beyond.
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Japan Dish – Lori from Hawaii often comes to Japan and loves writing about Japanese food.

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Gaijin Tonic– On this site you’ll find reviews and information about weird watering holes, and true stories of booze-induced bad-behaviour and mishaps that I’ve experienced first-hand, or been told by friends, here in the land of the rising beer glass.

Kyoto Foodie – This is a very rich blog about anything related to food in Kyoto. It introduces dishes, recipes, restaurants and chefs of the famous Kyoto cuisine. This blog also has a large forum for discussion on many topics related to Kyoto such as food and travel.

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Nonjatta has tasting notes on a wide range of Japanese whiskies, reader reviews, bar and shop reports, crib sheets, maps and loads of in-depth articles. This site is probably the most comprehensive source on Japanese single malts for English speakers. Learn more…

The Sake Chronicles  is the blog of a foreigner passionate about drinking about producing sake, the Japanese rice wine. It contains many posts about all aspects of making sake. Learn more…

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Cooking in Japan – This is a fantastic blog about Japanese cuisine with all kinds of Japanese home cooking. It covers recipes with great photos and wonderful descriptions. Recipes range from starters, mains, desserts of various difficulty. Learn more…

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In Praise of Izakaya – This blog is dedicated to the Japanese Izakaya restaurants. The author takes a big pleasure in introducing us many of the small, cozy places with great photos of the places and dishes as well as nice descriptions. Learn more…

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Urban Sake is a very comprehensive site about nihonshu, Japanese sake rice wine. It has a large sake 101 section and describes a large number of brands and breweries. Urban sake is certainly one of the best sites to understand the world of sake. Learn more…

Japanese Ice Cream reports about Japanese ice cream with exotic flavors such as green tea, sea salt, sweet potato, mochi and many many more. Learn more…

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Ramen Tokyo – There are an estimated 5000 ramen shops in Tokyo alone. We’re trying to set up this site in such a way that visitors to Tokyo, or residents who don’t speak Japanese, will be able to figure out where to go and what to do to have a good ramen experience in Tokyo. Learn more…

Japanese Cuisine tells you all you need to know about Japanese food. It covers topics such as history, recipes, restaurants any many tips around the Japanese cuisine. Is written by a Japanese cuisine chef who want to promote Japanese cuisine in the world. Learn more…

Itadakimasu Japan! My goal is to archive all video recipes about japan gastronomie. The blog is brand new but updated daily. Learn more…

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The Pudcasts Hello! We’re Rachel and Laura, two foodies currently baking, grilling, stewing, saute-ing, BBQ-ing and icing our way through life in Japan. We share Japanese and Western recipes that we hope you’ll enjoy! Learn more…

All About Japanese Food Japanese food is not just SUSHI or TEMPURA, there are many home cooking meals that are healthy and tasty! I hope this blog open doors to your interest in Japanese cooking!! I am eager to become your Japanese Food Guide. Learn more…

Bohnenhase Blog about Japanese food and bento. But also, travel and photography. Learn more…

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A Box of Kitchen A blog with delicious recipes, beautiful photos and notes on travels. Learn more…

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Little Miss Onigiri A cute blog with nice pictures about bento making and japanese recipes to realize at home. Learn more…

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Food Science Japan A blog focusing on the food industry ad its news in Japan. Learn more…

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GOURMANDE in OSAKA A blog about the daily homemade food of a European living in Osaka. With many different type of recipes and East/West mix of culture and taste. Learn more…

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Lunch Break Japan This blog is about the life of an ALT teacher in Saitama with a focus on the food, the one served at school as well as the one that can be found in Japan with its good and bad points. Learn more…

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Sushisushi
This blog is presenting recipes and news about the world of Japanese cooking abroad. With interesting articles and original tips on how to cook Japanese food abroad. learn more…

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Food for Life This blog presents some Japanese recipes but also other Asian recipes and the different aspect of life in a cross cultural environment. Learn more…

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Fiona’s Japanese Cooking This very nice blog offers delicious recipes easy to copy at home. With an original mix of Japanese and western cuisine this blog presents unexpected but great culinary experiments. Learn more…

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The Lazy Cook’s Easy and Cute Japanese Recipes A great blog for cooking Japanese anywhere not only for lazy people but also for busy ones ! Enjoy home cooking made fast and cute with lots of tips on cooking and decoration. Learn more…