What are the best vegetarian Japanese dishes?

Vegetarians traveling to Japan may find it difficult to find food that fits their dietary lifestyle. ... Most people in Japan who eat meat also eat lots of vegetarian food–they just don't realize it! You'll ... Tempura is a perfect dish to share with your meat-eating friends because there's a little something for everybody. read more

96 Vegetarian Japanese Foods (part 4) Yakiniku, somen, kiritanpo, dango, furikake gohan, umibudo, gobo tempura, melon pan, umeboshi maki, hijiki, veggie burger, kombu onigiri, chikara udon, monjayaki, umekyu, nameko soba, zoni, abokado maki, kinpira and jaga bata. read more

I agree with what Makiko Itoh has answered with regards to dashi. Almost anything and everything contains dashi. I, being a strict vegetarian, had memorized a particular quote. read more

Tempura, deep fried vegetables in batter, is the easiest vegetarian Japanese food to find. Most tempura restaurants have a vegetable option or you can ask for vegetables only. We had tempura donburi, tempura on top of rice at Tenya a cheap tempura chain where it cost 550 yen ($5). read more