Just a few of the American items found in Japan.

Bulgogi is a common Korean dish of cooked marinated meat. Slices of marinated beef, chicken, or pork are grilled or pan-cooked with garlic, onions, mushrooms, and green peppers. Side dishes consisting of lettuce or other leafy vegetable are used to wrap a slice of cooked meat, with a touch of ssamjang or other side dishes.

This is a bento boxed lunch purchased for consumption on the Bullet train in Japan. It is customary to purchase said bentos for long travel for office lunch, but frowned upon in Japanese society if eaten on a short distance train, or eaten while walking.

When visiting Motoni Elementary school in the Okomoto Area, we were allowed to partake in the school lunch. Many times on visits we look for the best food or the most exotic. I very much enjoyed learning, seeing and eating the food that students in Japan eat in public schools. The food included pre-packaged tofu, milk, rice, fried fish and special soup in dedication of a festival. The food is served in classrooms because there are no cafeterias and students are in charge of getting the food, distributing the food to other students and then cleaning up the room after.