The newly released Japan Gourmetpedia entices users with specialized Japanese cuisine information

Jan. 31, 2016 - PRLog -- Frembassy (headquartered in Tokyo) has released a service aimed at foreign visitors to Japan, providing them with information about various Japanese foods. The service, called “Japan Gourmetpedia,” started on January 7th, 2016. The site boasts descriptions of not only familiar Japanese dishes such as sushi and tempura, but also niche Japanese cuisine, ingredients and regional specialties, all professionally drafted in English.

The service aims to serve the increasing number of foreign visitors coming to Japan, helping them enjoy Japanese food in a richer, more multi-faceted way.

Site URL: http://tokyodinner.com/japangourmetpedia/

Recent years have seen a rapid increase in foreign visitors, with 2015 bringing in over 19.7 million people (an approximately 147% year-on-year increase). These visitors to Japan come with an interest in Japanese food not only limited to classics such as sushi and tempura, but also to Japanese food culture as well. However, until now, there has been no English language resource conveying the depth and multifaceted nature of Japanese food in such a realistic, easy to use, enticing format.

“No double dipping in the sauce!” and other customs and guidelines
Japan Gourmetpedia introduces culinary customs and cuisine enjoyment guidelines that, while obvious to Japanese people, have until now been somewhat a mystery to foreign visitors relying only on guidebooks and travel websites. Information is communicated in an upbeat, easy to use, appetizing format. For example, articles like these:

・Sukiyaki is for Meat Lovers
・Kushiage: Fear of the Double Dip
・Fugu the Famous Poisonous Pufferfish
・Otoshi: There exists a Japanese “Coperto”

Information is linked to a foreign visitor-oriented restaurant reservation site
For those interested in trying the foods discussed on the Japan Gourmetpedia site, there are links to suitable restaurants at which you can make a reservation using the Tokyo Dinner Ticket online service. This allows those readers exclaiming “I’ve gotta try this!” or “I want to give this challenge a try!” to profit from an authentic experience.

Frembassy, Inc. is a startup focused on providing services to the foreign tourist market in Japan. The company launched the English language “Tokyo Dinner Ticket” (http://tokyodinner.com/) site in November, 2015. Frembassy has an eye on developing even more services aimed at the foreign tourist market.