Rice ita ce matsakaicin kayan abinci na kasar Japan. Rice da wuri (mochi) ma yawanci cinye. Mutanen Japan suna kira kowane abinci "gohan" wanda yawanci yana nuna steamed shinkafa. Alal misali, ana kiran karin kumallo "asa-gohan". Gishiri na shinkafa ne da aka sa a cikin kayan abinci na kasar Japan . Ana kiran gurasar da ake kira okazu kuma an yi amfani da shinkafa da miya.
Kyarancin karin kumallo na kasar Japan yana kunsa shinkafa , miso (soya wake) da kuma gurasa na gefen, irin su kifi gishiri, mangoyaki (omelet), pickles, nori (dried seaweed), natto, da sauransu.
Gurasar shinkafa daban-daban da kuma naman alade suna da kyau ga abincin rana. Alal misali, ramen, soba, udon, gyudon beef bowls ne sananne. Mutane da yawa suna daukar kwalaye na abincin rana a makarantar ko aiki. Abincin dare shine yawancin abincin rana. Kayan jita-jita na zamani na Japan suna da rinjaye sosai da wasu kayan abinci na Asiya da yamma.
Yawan mutanen Japan suna bambanta jita-jita na gargajiya na Jafananci kamar "wa-shoku" (ma'anar japancin Japan da kuma nuna alamun abinci) kamar yadda ya saba da abincin yamma, wadda ake kira "yo-shoku". An yi amfani da abinci mai suna "chuuka", da kuma chuuka da aka yi dafa a Japan. Ya yi kama da kwararru na Sinanci, amma yana da bambancinta.
Bayan shinkafa, abincin teku yana cike da yawa a Japan tun lokacin da teku ke kewaye da ita. Gudun ruwa, kifi, kifi, kifi da wuri shine shahararrun kayan shafa a cikin kayan abinci na Japan. Dashi mai dafa da aka yi amfani da shi a cikin jita-jita na yau da kullum an yi shi ne daga katsuobushi (dried bon fla flags) ko / da kombu (kelp).
Ayyuka masu muhimmanci suna soya miya, mirin, miso, da sauransu.
Japan ne ƙananan ƙananan ƙasashe, amma kowane yanki ko ma birnin yana da kwarewa. Mafi mahimmanci, akwai yankin Kanto (gabashin tsibirin tsibirin) abinci da yankin Kansai (yankin yammacin tsibirin) abinci. Kullum, Kanto abinci yana da dadin dandano, kuma Kansai abinci ne lightly seasoned.
Yawancin jita-jita suna dafa shi daban a tsakanin yankin Kansai da yankin Kanto.
Don cin abinci na kasar Japan, ana amfani da tsalle-tsalle da yawa. Har ila yau, mutanen Japan suna amfani da kaya, wukake, ko cokali, dangane da irin abincin mutane suke cin abinci. Tsibirin tebur na gargajiya na gargajiya na Japan shine sanya wani shinkafa a gefen hagu ka kuma ajiye tulu na miso a gefen dama a kan teburin. Sauran yin jita-jita an ajiye su a bayan wadannan tasoshin. Ana sanya shafuka a kan mariƙin katako a gaban shinkafa da alkama.