Every guide tagged food, for a trip to Japan.
Wagyu is the breed, Kobe is a brand, and A5 is not automatically the best meal. How Japanese beef grading works, the regional names worth knowing, and how to eat it well without the dinner bill.
One dish and dozens of versions: tonkotsu in the south, miso in the north, shoyu in Tokyo, how to order from a ticket machine, and the etiquette of a counter you eat at alone.
The city with more restaurants than anywhere on earth is also the easiest to eat badly in: how to read a Tokyo restaurant, what needs booking, and what does not.
What to eat in Japan and how to eat it: sushi and conveyor belts, ramen, izakaya, convenience-store gold, plus the table manners and ordering tricks that make it all easy.
Japan's loudest, friendliest and least polished big city: what to see beyond the castle, why the food is the point, and how many nights it actually deserves.