Sushi is of course the most famous of Japanese foods.  But there are many other types as well.  You will enjoy everything from elegant and subtle vegetarian delights (don't like tofu?  Guess again!) to fried pork cutlets and a wide variety of noodle dishes.  Most guest fall in love with tempura, veggies and seafood lightly battered and fried.  (In Hamamatsu, be sure to try Tenkin and Mimatsu, two of the finest tempura restaurants in the country.)  The world's best and most expensive beef is Japanese and some of the biggest and juiciest fruits.  The Japanese cuisine is highly seasonal in nature, so be prepared to sample some of Hamamatsu's famous barbecued eel (we recommend Unagi Fujita) in the summer (pictured here) and special mountain vegetables and mushrooms in the fall.

Last updated on 10月 16, 2009 by Joe Libby