Japanese cuisine Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
culinary traditions of Japan
About Japanese cuisine
Meal times generally follow the Western standard, with breakfast from 06:00 to 09:00, lunch from 12:00-14:00 and dinner from 18:00-20:00. Most establishments close by 22:00 (or earlier in rural areas), while there are exceptions such as bar or izakayas that closes later and convenience stores and fast-food restaurants that stay open around the clock in urban areas. In small establishments, it is advised to make a decision of your meal ahead of time. Your meal will then usually be served in a single tray and you are expected to be out within 30 minutes, so as to accommodate other patrons. The main influence before modern times came fromChinese cuisine. As Buddhism had also been the official religion of the country and the dynasty since the 6th century, killing and eating animals was prohibi
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