{"id":7230,"date":"2021-12-12T06:25:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T06:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eatlao.com\/?p=7230"},"modified":"2021-12-13T04:28:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T04:28:03","slug":"experiencing-lao-food-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eatlao.com\/experiencing-lao-food-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiencing Lao food in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I had the chance to go on a short trip to Japan for the annual “Laos Festival in Japan<\/a>.” It took place from May 25 to 26, 2018 in Tokyo (Shibuya), Japan at the Yoyogi Park (however, I was only able to attend on Saturday the 25th).
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Because the Lao population is small in numbers and Lao culture is not well-known, seeing any references to Laos in Japan was totally an eye-opening experience for me. This blog post will include certain highlights around the theme of “My ‘Laos’ Experience in Japan.”\u00a0
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Side note: Prior to the festival, I did spent a few days exploring different districts of Tokyo (Harajuku, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Akihabara, Asakusa, and others), Yokohama, and Kyoto. Those experiences (Japanese food\/dining, shopping, site seeings, etc) are worthy of a blog post on its own.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I know people can travel to Japan without knowing a word of Japanese. Some have even lived there for months or years without bothering to learn the language. However, I wanted to better understand the culture and phrases spoken to me. I did dabble in Japanese years ago, but never got the incentive to continue until revisiting it for my trip.<\/p>

To prepare for my trip to Japan (from March to May), I’ve engaged in the following<\/p>