Originally Posted by
mwalsh
I'll be dining mostly in heavy tourist areas like Shinjuku and I'll have an idea of what I want already (Tonkatsu/Gyunkasu, Tempura, Teppanyaki, Yakiton, Japanese Curry, Udon, etc...)
Arigatou gozaimasu!
If you already know all this about Japanese food, these words and what they are, you'll be fine, between the plastic foods and the pictures on the menus.
Often, restaurants specialize in one sort of dish (like ramen restaurants, sushi restaurants, soba restaurants, etc), which makes it easier to know what you are going to get.
Tips:
- It is tricky is to find a place a restaurant from its address, it is best to locate the place with your phone.
- It is not polite to tip staff in Japan.
Enjoy your trip!