1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogteafour2https://www.happycow.net/blog/author/teafour2/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="20ucxtMCkN"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/eating-vegan-tokyo-can/">Eating Vegan In Tokyo: You Can Do It!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/eating-vegan-tokyo-can/embed/#?secret=20ucxtMCkN" width="600" height="338" title="“Eating Vegan In Tokyo: You Can Do It!” — HappyCow" data-secret="20ucxtMCkN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2016-03-28-at-11.31.38-PM-1024x681.png1024681In what seemed like a fool hardy plan I booked a last minute trip to Tokyo with no prior experience of Japan and speaking no Japanese. As a long term strict vegan the prospect of spending two weeks in a country renown for their fish and inflexibility, rather than their vegan friendly cuisine, was a little daunting. I’m not the most adventurous of travellers, but I managed to eat, eat well and eat vegan. I thought my experience might help others, so here’s how I managed it and what I learned: 1) Online resources Don’t be daunted; like this article, there is a wealth of online information already out there that can really help you. HappyCow is always my first stop, but many others including ‘Is it vegan Japan‘ and ‘Barnivore‘ for food and drink, as well as useful cultural information such as ‘Experience Japan with Yuka‘. In Tokyo there’s also free Wi-Fi offered for tourists. 2) Avoiding fish Speaking to friends with Japanese contacts I found out that fish is in so much Japanese food and even the most basic miso soup or rice balls in omnivorous restaurants will likely contain bonito. Even if my Japanese language skills were up […]