Meals requests, and views on food, are not expressed in the same way all over the world. To help travelers with special dietary needs communicate their requests to their host ryokans, the following definitions and explanations are the guidelines that Japanese Guest Houses uses when communicating with your ryokan about your meal request. We want to make sure that we understand your needs, so we can communicate them clearly to the ryokans.
If you have any special meal requirements like Celiac, allergies, vegetarian with fish, vegan, or specific foods that you cannot eat, then you must tell us when requesting availability. Please keep in mind that special meal requirements will limit the number of ryokans available to you and it may be impossible to find one for you. Of course we will do our best to find a ryokan that can prepare meals for you.