Japan Bucket List

Eat sushi in Japan

Eat sushi in Japan, the birthplace of this iconic dish, known for its fresh ingredients and traditional preparation

Eat an authentic sushi

Experience traditional sushi preparation

Eat Kobe beef in Japan

Enjoy authentic Kobe beef, a premium Japanese delicacy known for its tenderness and flavor, in Japan

Attend a Japanese tea ceremony

Participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, a cultural activity centered around the preparation and presentation

Drink sake

Experience the traditional Japanese rice wine, sake, known for its unique flavors and brewing process

Experience a tea ceremony

Participate in traditional tea ritual

Drink matcha tea

Experience traditional Japanese matcha tea, a finely ground green tea powder used in tea ceremonies

Eat miso soup

Try miso soup, a traditional Japanese soup made from fermented soybean paste

Eat tonkatsu

Enjoy tonkatsu, a Japanese dish of breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet, often served with cabbage and tonkatsu sauce

Eat yakitori

Enjoy yakitori, Japanese grilled chicken skewers, often served with various seasonings and sauces

Eat unagi

Try unagi, a traditional Japanese dish of grilled freshwater eel, often served over rice

Drink umeshu

Enjoy umeshu, a traditional Japanese plum wine often served as an aperitif or dessert drink

Eat shabu-shabu

Enjoy shabu-shabu, a Japanese hot pot dish where you cook thin slices of meat and vegetables in a simmering broth

Eat okonomiyaki

Try okonomiyaki, a savory Japanese pancake with various ingredients, often cooked on a griddle

Visit the Tsukiji fish market

Experience the world's largest fish market in Tokyo

Drink shōchū

Try shochu, a traditional Japanese distilled spirit made from various ingredients like sweet potatoes, barley, or rice

Eat dashi soup

Try dashi, a fundamental Japanese soup stock made from kombu seaweed and katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)

Visit the sake brewery

Tour traditional sake production