{"id":24304,"date":"2025-02-04T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=24304"},"modified":"2025-02-21T11:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T16:55:46","slug":"vegan-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2025\/02\/04\/vegan-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAN IN JAPAN"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Russ Kaufman says: On Sunday we were in the Chiyoda-Marunouchi area of Tokyo. We went to a small typical Osaka-style Okonomiyaki (savory cabbage pancake) shop. Usually the only options in the past would be a seafood or meat option (or combination option\u2014most popular are probably octopus or pork). Now it is common at these shops for an all-vegetable option on the menu. It’ s much easier than when I lived in Tokyo decades ago. Here’s the Tokyo Vegan Ramen Center. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tokyo.vegan.ramen.center\/?hl=en<\/a>
\nThe Tokyo vegan vegan and vegetarian restaurant guide should be helpful. https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/en\/list\/5175\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Another member Steve said:
\nWhen I was in Japan way back in October-November 1987, a useful trick was to say “Shai shoku shugi shaa desu,” which roughly means “I am a Buddhist vegetarian.” If I just told them that I was a vegetarian then they didn’t take it seriously, but the Buddhist part made them believe that I was committed for religious reasons and therefore they shouldn’t sneak in something.<\/p>\n

From our former intern Hiroko from japan
\nhttps:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2003issue3\/2003_issue3_noodles.php<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj99nov\/1999_nov_japanese_holiday.php<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2001jul\/2001_jul_kyoto.php<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2000may\/2000_may_japanese_restaurant.php<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj99sep\/1999_sep_vegetarianism_japan.php<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj99sep\/1999_sep_shizuka_tsuruta.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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