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Easy Japanese Recipes for Everyday Home Cooking

Namiko Hirasawa Chen

Konnichiwa, I’m Nami!

Born and raised in Japan, I’m the founder and recipe creator behind Just One Cookbook, the largest English-language website for Japanese recipes. Since 2011, I’ve tested and shared 1,200 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes with step-by-step photos to help anyone cook delicious Japanese food at home.

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A Japanese grocery store showing the rice shelf.
Ingredient Guides
Japanese Rice Guide: Types, Where to Buy, and How to Store It

Discover the different types of Japanese rice, where to buy the best brands, how to choose high-quality rice, and how to store it properly.

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Summer Recipes

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  • A white Japanese bowl containing cold miso soup (hiyajiru) with tofu, cucumber, and salmon).
    Soups & Stocks
    Cold Miso Soup (Hiyajiru) 冷や汁
    21
    15 minutes
  • Chopsticks pulling noodles from a black bowl containing Soba Noodle Salad topped with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro and green onions.
    Salads
    Soba Noodle Salad (Video) 蕎麦サラダ
    212
    15 minutes
  • A Japanese donburi bowl containing Yakiniku Don, where pan-grilled well-marbled beef is coated with Japanese BBQ sauce and served over a bed of steamed rice.
    Dinner
    Yakiniku Don (Japanese Grilled Beef Bowl) 焼肉丼
    3
    10 minutes
  • A donabe pot containing Japanese Corn Rice (Butter Shoyu Flavor) topped with melted butter.
    Side Dishes
    Japanese Corn Rice (Video) バター醤油とうもろこしご飯
    95
    1 hour 20 minutes
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Seasonal Ingredients

Japanese Cooking Guides & Tips

A temaki hand roll sushi spread on the dining table, consisting of plates and bowls containing sushi rice, sashimi, vegetable fillings, and nori seaweed.
The Ultimate Sushi Party Guide: Tips, Recipes, and Ideas

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  • A bowl containing ahi tuna and salmon poke along with edamame, avocado, sushi ginger, and radish over bed of steamed rice.
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    Dinner
    Poke Bowl Recipe
    61
    15 minutes
  • Donburi rice bowls containing gyudon, simmered beef and onions over steamed rice.
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    Dinner
    Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl) (Video) 牛丼
    508
    20 minutes
  • A Japanese meal consisting of small dishes or bowls, each plating Teriyaki Salmon, steamed rice, miso soup, pickles, tamagoyaki, and green bean gomaae.
    3
    Dinner
    Teriyaki Salmon (Video) 鮭の照り焼き
    377
    15 minutes
  • A blue plate containing Japanese-style Tuna and Cabbage Pasta.
    4
    Dinner
    Miso Butter Pasta with Tuna and Cabbage キャベツとツナの和風パスタ
    155
    15 minutes
  • Japanese bowls containing Classic Udon Noodle Soup called Kake Udon or Su Udon, topped with sliced green onion, onsen tamago (poached egg), and fish cake slices.
    5
    Lunch
    Udon Noodle Soup (Kake Udon) (Video) かけうどん
    93
    15 minutes
  • A Japanese donburi bowl containing Oyakodon, chicken and egg rice bowl.
    1
    Dinner
    Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl) (Video) 親子丼
    638
    25 minutes
  • A ceramic bowl containing Japanese Chicken Curry along with steamed rice and fukujinzuke pickles.
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    Dinner
    Japanese Chicken Curry (Video) チキンカレー
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    1 hour 10 minutes
  • Beautiful Japanese plates containing karaage, Japanese fried chicken, garnished with lemon wedges and kewpie mayo dollop sprinkled with shichimi togarashi.
    3
    Appetizers
    Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) (Video) 唐揚げ
    409
    30 minutes
  • A white rectangular plate containing yakitori, Japanese grilled chicken and scallion skewers, coated with savory yakitori sauce and served with shichimi togarashi on the side.
    4
    Appetizers
    Yakitori Recipe 焼き鳥
    227
    1 hour
  • A plate of crispy breaded chicken cutlets drizzled with sauce, served with shredded cabbage, tomato wedges, and dipping sauce. Chopsticks rest in front of the plate on a wooden table.
    5
    Dinner
    Chicken Katsu (Video) チキンカツ
    139
    30 minutes
  • A Japanese rice bowl containing Soy Glazed Eggplant Donburi topped with julienned shiso and toasted sesame seeds.
    1
    Dinner
    Soy-Glazed Eggplant Donburi 茄子の甘辛丼
    238
    20 minutes
  • A bowl of Vegetarian Ramen topped with ajitama (soy marinated egg), spicy bean sprouts, corn, and a green veggie.
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    Dinner
    Vegetarian Ramen (Video) 豆乳味噌ラーメン
    397
    30 minutes
  • Black and white round plates containing colorful vegetarian sushi rolls.
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    Dinner
    Vegetarian Sushi Rolls
    11
    1 hour 45 minutes
  • A taquoise bowl containing teriyaki tofu and broccoli over steamed rice.
    4
    Dinner
    Pan-Fried Teriyaki Tofu Bowl 照り焼き豆腐丼
    21
    1 hour
  • Kitsune udon in a Japanese bowl.
    5
    Lunch
    Kitsune Udon (Video) きつねうどん
    171
    20 minutes
A white plate containing cold ramen (Hiyashi Chuka) with julienned cucumber, ham, egg, and more!

Cold Noodle Recipes You’ll Need All Summer

From soba noodle salad to dipping ramen to cold curry udon, these Japanese-style cold noodles are going to be your new summertime favorites!

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Nami’s Pick: Japanese Fruit Sandwich (Fruit Sando) フルーツサンド

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