Guides
Cheap Eats in Yokohama: 8 Top-Rated Spots by Tabelog
Cheap eats in Yokohama, picked by Tabelog rating: iekei ramen, Chinatown beef brisket rice, tonkatsu, curry and ¥200 yakitori, mostly under ¥3,000.
The TabeDog Blog
Eating in Japan, the way locals do
Guides
Soup Curry in Sapporo: 7 Best Bowls by Tabelog
Soup curry in Sapporo, ranked by Tabelog: seven top-rated bowls from a ¥900 chicken curry to lamb and crab, with spice tips, queues and how to pay.
Guides
Beer in Sapporo: 4 Spots to Drink Like a Local
Beer in Sapporo, four Tabelog-rated spots: a red-brick beer garden, Hokkaido's oldest beer hall, a craft taproom and a lamb counter, with prices and payment.
Food culture
Kobe Beef vs Wagyu: Where to Eat Each in Japan
Kobe beef vs wagyu explained: the certification rules, which to order, and the top two places in Kobe, Osaka and Tokyo with prices and payment.
TabeDog HQ
How to Use TabeDog: 7 Ways to Find Where Locals Eat in Japan
How to use TabeDog to find great food in Japan: search near you, filter by card and open now, read a restaurant page, search by vibe, and plan by city. With real screenshots.
Travel
Mental Health in Japan: Where to Get Help as a Traveler or Expat
Mental health in Japan for visitors and expats: English helplines, how therapy and insurance work, finding an English-speaking therapist, and bringing your medication.
Tabelog explained
How to Read Tabelog Scores by City and Cuisine
How to read Tabelog scores: what 3.5 really means, why a ramen 3.5 and a kaiseki 3.7 can match, and a city-by-cuisine table of live cutoffs.
Food culture
How to Eat Ramen Like a Local in Japan
How to eat ramen like a local: the ticket machine, slurping, noodle firmness and kaedama refills, with three top-rated shops in Fukuoka and Tokyo.
Food culture
How to Eat Sushi Like a Local in Japan
How to eat sushi like a local: hands or chopsticks, dipping fish-side down, wasabi and ginger, plus counter manners and three rated places to try.
Food culture
How to Eat Soba Like a Local in Japan
How to eat soba like a local: cold or hot, how much to dip, when to slurp and what to do with sobayu, plus three top-rated soba shops to try.
Food culture
How to Eat Okonomiyaki Like a Local: Osaka vs Hiroshima
How to eat okonomiyaki like a local: the hera spatula, how to cut it, and how Osaka differs from Hiroshima, with four top-rated griddles to try.
Food culture
How to Eat Hitsumabushi Like a Local in Nagoya
How to eat hitsumabushi like a local: the four portions, the condiments and the dashi, plus three top-rated Nagoya eel houses with real wait times.