Japanese Cookbooks

Some people want to bring back a cookbook as a sourvenir. I went to one of the largest bookstores in Tokyo today and were looking at some Japanese cookbooks in English. There are so many! Here are 4 cookbooks I liked:

Recipes of the world’s most popular Japanese dishes
Japanese Cooking Recepes
Japanese Home Cooking
Recipes of Japanese Cooking

All 4 books are written by Japanese. They are bilingual books (English and Japanese) so if you are learning the language, this is helpful, too. They all have photos so it is easy to follow. They all have popular and basic Japanese recipes.

  1. Recipes of the world’s most popular Japanese dishes
    • Title in Japanese　世界で人気の和食　英訳つき（Sekai de ninki no washoku）
    • Author:　Mayuko Matsumura（松村眞由子）
    • ISBN　97842621139248
    • Publisher: Ikeda Shoten（池田書店）
    • Price: \1,870
    • First Published:October, 2016
    • This book has most popular and basic recepes including: sushi, tempura, and nikujaga (simmered meat and potatoes), decorative sushi, garlic edamame, and matcha tiramisu.
  2. Japanese Cooking Recepes
    • Title in Japanese　英語で作る和食
    • Author:　Fumiyo Kawakami（川上　文代）
    • ISBN　9784405012905
    • Publisher: Shinsei Shuppansha（新星出版社）
    • Price: \2,420
    • First Published:March, 2026
    • This book is thicker and so has more recipes than No.1. Also includes photos of how to hold knife and how to sharpen knife. Recipes including:
  3. Japanese Home Cooking
    • Title in Japanese：英語でかんたん和食（Eigo de kantan washoku）
    • Author:　Yoshihiro Murata（村田　吉弘）
    • ISBN　9784770041364
    • Publisher: Kodansha（講談社）
    • Price: \1,320
    • First Published:Oct, 201
    • This book is written by a famous Japanese chef. His restaurant “Kikunoi（菊乃井）” has Michellan 3 stars. He appears in Japanese TV program often and had written many Japanese recipe cookbooks. Also, this is the most compact.
  4. Recipes of Japanese Cooking
    • Title in Japanese：英語でつくる和食（Eigo de tsukuru washoku）
    • Author:　Yuko Fujita（藤田　裕子）/Navi International
    • ISBN　9784816336775
    • Publisher: Natsume sha（ナツメ社）
    • Price: \2,035
    • First Published:March, 2004
    • This book is the largest (and the heaviest) of the 4 books. It has more recipes and also manners.

To buy these Japanese cookbooks in English, try large bookstores such as Kinokuniya, Maruzen, or Junkudo. The largest English bookshops are Kinokuniya bookstore in Shinjuku (one connected to Takashimaya Shopping Center) and Maruzen Oazo near Tokyo Station.

If you enjoyed Japanese food, why don’t you try to make them at home?

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