Food and drink in Kansai
Discover Kansai cuisine: Osaka street food, Kyoto kaiseki, izakaya crawls, sake tasting and the best restaurants in the region.
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Osaka: Osaka daytime Dotonbori food tour
Osaka: Osaka kuromon market food tour 6 stops
Osaka: Osaka okonomiyaki takoyaki cooking class
Kyoto: Kyoto Nishiki market walking food tour
Kobe: Kobe Osaka private tour optional Kobe beef lunch
Nara: Nara kakinoha sushi making
Uji: Uji private matcha tasting Tokaan
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Dotonbori food guide
A block-by-block guide to eating in Dotonbori — what's worth the wait, what's priced for the photo, and where to eat one street back from the canal.
Kobe beef guide
What actually makes beef "Kobe beef," how to tell certified Tajima cattle from marketing-only wagyu, and honest prices for a proper meal in Kobe or Osaka.
Kobe beef — where to eat it
Specific neighborhoods and restaurant types for certified Kobe beef in Kobe and Osaka, with realistic prices and how far ahead to book.
Kushikatsu guide — Shinsekai's fried skewers
How to eat kushikatsu properly, the no-double-dipping rule explained, and which Shinsekai counters are worth the wait versus which are tourist-priced.
Kyoto kaiseki dining guide
What kaiseki actually is, how a Kyoto multi-course meal is structured, realistic prices from casual to formal, and how to book without overpaying.
Nada sake tasting guide
How to taste sake properly in Kobe's Nada district — brewery differences, grading terms explained, and realistic prices for a half-day tasting circuit.
Nishiki Market guide
What to actually eat at Kyoto's Nishiki Market, stall-by-stall prices, and how to visit before the tour groups turn the arcade into a slow shuffle.
Okonomiyaki guide — Osaka's savory pancake
How Osaka-style okonomiyaki differs from Hiroshima's, where to eat it in Dotonbori and Umeda, and how to cook it yourself at a teppan table.
Affordable Michelin dining in Osaka
How to eat at a Michelin-recognized restaurant in Osaka without a four-figure bill — lunch strategy, Bib Gourmand picks, and honest price ranges.
Osaka street food guide
Where to eat Osaka's street food without overpaying — Dotonbori, Kuromon Ichiba Market, Shinsekai, and Umeda, with real prices and tourist traps to skip.
Takoyaki guide — Osaka's octopus ball snack
How takoyaki is made, where it started, and which Osaka stalls are worth queuing for versus which ones exist just to catch tourists near Dotonbori.
Uji matcha guide
How to actually taste and understand Uji matcha — grades, tea houses, prices, and the difference between matcha and gyokuro before you book a tasting.