- 7 Tasty Reasons To Visit Japan. As if you needed an excuse, but just in case, here are our top foodie experiences that’ll get you packing your bag to Japan, stat (courtesy of a former gaijin). Itadakimasu! 1. Chill with the locals at an izakaya (ee-zah-ka-yah) Basically Japan’s answer to the gastropub, tavern or after-work drinking haunt you frequent at home. Izakayas […]
