Japanese cuisine

culinary traditions of Japan
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Summary

Japanese cuisine is a national cuisine[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of national cuisine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,058 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Japan[3]
  • Subclass of: East Asian cuisine[4]
  • Commons category: Cuisine of Japan[5]
  • Country of origin: Japan[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Japanese cuisine[7]
  • Described at URL: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00869[8], https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00869[9], https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00869[10]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: cuisine=japanese[11]
  • Topic has template: Template:Japanese cuisine[12], Template:Japanese food and drink[13]
  • Native label: 日本料理[14], 和食[15]
  • History of topic: history of Japanese cuisine[16]
  • Has list: list of Japanese dishes[17]
  • Culture: culture of Japan[18]
  • Intangible cultural heritage status: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[19]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[20]

Why It Matters

Japanese cuisine has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

It has been cited as an influence by Japanese Chinese cuisine[23], a cuisine by ethnic group[24], in Japan[25]; sushi pizza[26], a dish[27]; and sushi burrito[28], a dish[29], founded in 2008[30].

FAQs

Who did Japanese cuisine influence?

Japanese cuisine has been cited as an influence by Japanese Chinese cuisine[23], sushi pizza[26], and sushi burrito[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  4. [6] ↑ . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → East Asian cuisine
    Country of origin → Japan
    History of topic → history of Japanese cuisine
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