Japan has a long and extensive history of food with every region in the country claiming at least one food product or dish as their own. From the dairy products of Hokkaido, to the apples of Aomori and the ramen of Fukuoka, there is a huge variety of top quality food available to try in Japan.
Amazing Japanese street food is no exception to this, and is an ingrained part of the Japanese food culture.
Any summer festival, new years celebration, or traditional day of celebration will have the streets of Tokyo lined with stalls of delicious Japanese street food.
The thing that is perhaps most surprising about the street food in Tokyo is that some of the most popular dishes are traditional Japanese specialties from other regions. Which ones should you try? Use our list of Top 10 Japanese street foods and try as many as you can while you’re out seeing the sights of Tokyo.