Old-fashioned eats: Japan's soul food

by Robbie Swinnerton

We know it?s obvious, but Tokyo is home to the best Japanese restaurants on the planet. Countless thousands of them, in fact.

So many, it?s hard to know where to start. From the outside everything seems so sleek and modern, you feel you could be anywhere.

Behind its modern fa�ade, though, Tokyo still has many restaurants where tradition rules, both inside and out -- in the kitchen, on the table and in that unmistakable ethos that you can only find in Japan.

Here are five all-time classics to try if you want to sample Japan?s true soul food.

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