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I Tried Being Vegan in Japan for a Day
I Tried Being Vegan in Japan for a Day
The creator attempts to go vegan for a day while traveling through Okayama, Kurashiki, and Onomichi, highlighting the challenges and limited options for plant-based eating on the go in Japan.
1 plan · 5 places
Plan · 5 places · Chugoku, Japan
Vegan Day Trip: Okayama to Onomichi via Kurashiki
“This journey across Japan involved traveling from Okayama to the port town of Onomichi, with a stop off at Kurashiki, all while attempting to eat vegan for the day.”
1JR Okayama StationTrain station · Okayama3.7 (523)Okayama Station, 1-1 Ekimotomachi, Kita Ward, Okayama, 700-0024, JapanCreator's voice
2Okayama Fruit ShopFarmers' market · Okayama4.0 (820)Open · until 6 PMOkayama Fruit Farm, 545 Saidaiji Monzen, Higashi-ku, Okayama, 704-8123, JapanCreator's voice- Persimmons — Sweet and juicy persimmons, offered for taste testing at the fruit shop. The creator found them very nice.
- Mochi — Rice cakes given as a gift by the shop owner. The creator found them very nice.
3Kurashiki Bikan Historical QuarterTourist attraction · Kurashiki4.4 (3,283)ClosedKurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, 4 Central, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0046, JapanCreator's voice- Fresh grapefruit juice · ¥500 — Pure grapefruit juice made by scooping out the insides of a grapefruit and crushing it with a machine. The creator found it 'bloody good' and enjoyed the 'mouthfeel'.
4Lawson OnomichiConvenience store · Onomichi4.2 (57)ClosedLawson Onomichi Toyohi Motomachi, 2-18 Toyohi Motomachi, Onomichi, Hiroshima 722-0034, JapanCreator's voice- Oatmeal biscuits — Biscuits made with wheat and oatmeal, which the creator found to be a suitable vegan option after discovering Soyjoy bars contained eggs and milk.
- Fruit smoothie — A fruit smoothie, one of the many good fruit drinks and smoothies available in convenience stores that were suitable for a vegan diet.
- Banana — An individually wrapped banana, a simple and reliable vegan option. The creator noted the irony of Japan's pride in not wasting things, contrasted with individually wrapped fruit.
- Salted potato chips — Plain salted potato chips, chosen after many flavored rice crackers were found to contain dashi or pork extract. The creator was not going to complain about them.
- Fried potatoes — Fried potatoes with ketchup, the only hot food item the creator found to be vegan-friendly at the convenience store. He was looking forward to them the most, despite them being cold by the time he ate them.
5Onomichi PortFerry terminal · Onomichi3.7 (192)Onomichi Port Terminal, 9-1 Higashigoshocho, Onomichi, Hiroshima 722-0036, Japan
5 extraction issues
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- collection "Vegan Day Trip: Okayama to Onomichi via Kurashiki": member in a shape the assembler does not write: {"poi":"Lawson Onomichi","placeId":"ChIJtY4hugQBUTURsxpUVSkGsPM"}
- collection "Vegan Day Trip: Okayama to Onomichi via Kurashiki": member in a shape the assembler does not write: {"poi":"Onomichi Port"}