Guest guest Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I lived in Japan in 1981 for six months. I was a lacto-vegetarian at the time-not vegan. It was really hard to be out. I carried food with me from grocery stores. I lived off tupperware containers of white rice, miso soup, tofu, veggies, and fruit. For dinner outings, it was cucumber sushi or cheese pizza. Best is to carry your food with you at all times. Salads are made with eggs and little dried fish flakes or the actual fish. Even miso in restaurants has fish flakes. It's really hard there but if you have a kitchen, prepare your own food. I was with a Japanese friend who explained " vegetarian " to a few local noodle shops and they were really good about accomodating me. Find a place that will get to know you and accomodate you. Maybe you can go or write to Cha Ya in Berkeley and ask them to write out a note in Japanese explaining your food choices. Good luck. I know today if I was going back to Japan, it would be white rice and pears. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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