Japan

The second edition of the Hokkaido guide also sees two new restaurants in the highest three-star category.

Since its one-off publication in 2012, the second edition of the Hokkaido guide unveils 22 new Michelin-starred restaurants.

We take a look at why handmade soba tastes better.

If you're an adventurous foodie with exacting standards, these 8 Michelin-starred fugu specialist restaurants might just be what you need.

How Japanese anglers and chefs prepare their fish for superior quality.

We glean rare insight into the workings of Tsukiji's famous tuna auctions - and insider knowledge you never knew about tuna

After sweetness, sourness, bitterness, and saltiness, umami is the fifth taste that is often described as a savoury or meaty flavour.

Unagi might not be the best looking of sea creatures but it has a special place in the Japanese culinary canon.

There’s nothing quite like the Japanese attention to detail. Open Door Policy and Open Farm Community’s Group Head Chef Daniele Sperindio experienced it first hand during his stint at the two-Michelin-starred Narisawa and shares more in this chef's travelogue.

Whether it’s snowing, raining or sunny outside, a celebration is about who and what is around the dinner table, says Shoukouwa’s chef Masa and owner Emmanuel Stroobant

The 2017 edition of the guide recognises a total of 542 restaurants and 43 hotels, including 66 that made the list for the first time.

You don’t have to break the bank to spoil yourself with Michelin-starred treats in Tokyo. We hunt down four affordable Michelin-recommended restaurants to indulge in.

It all began with a Facebook message.