Eat with a plan

Food Trails

Don't just read one dish — follow a trail. Each one is a curated eating journey, in the order we'd send you.

Land in Japan and eat like you've done this before. Safe, beloved, hard to get wrong.

Japan is not a ramen country. It is many ramen countries pretending to be one.

Crispy, juicy, regional chicken worth chasing across the country.

Japan's kitchen. Loud, greasy, glorious — eat standing up and start an argument.

For the brave. Dishes that look strange, sound stranger, and haunt you forever.

The deep north's local heroes — worth the train ride alone.

Japan's convenience stores are a food destination. Fight me.