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A quarter of the world’s population, total 1.9 billion people are Muslims. Accordingly, more Muslims visiting Japan recent years. A common problem among Muslim people who visit Japan is finding right foods complying Islamic criteria. Most of them experience a hard time to find right grocery shops or restaurants in Japan. If you are having the same problem, this column is for you: a list of searching tools for halal foods and restaurants in Japan.
About halal foods
“Halal” means “permissible” in Arabic. Halal foods are any foods or drinks which are permissible for Muslims to eat or drink under Islamic law. The criteria specifies even haw the food must be cooked or processed as well as what foods are allowed to be consumed.
”HALAL GOURMET JAPAN”: Restaurant search engine
On this website, you can search restaurants by categories: Indian, Japanese, and Turkish etc. Also, an advanced search narrows your search by details: Halal certified, halal meat dishes available, chef is Muslim, no alcohol is served, separate kitchens and dedicated cutleries for halal food and more.
HALAL GOURMET JAPAN
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”JAPAN MUSLIM GUIDE”: a search engine for restaurant, hotel and mosque
Halal certified hotels and restaurants and even mosques can be searched on this website. One downside is that it covers only Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hokkaido at the moment. Further development in information content of the website is awaited.
”zabihah”: a search engine for restaurants, grocery shops and mosques
”zabihah” is a widely known search engine for all Muslim people that covers restaurants, grocery shops and mosques all over the world. You can search halal shops and restaurants in Japan, of course. Reviews of visitors also helps you to choose a right one for you.
”islamap”: a search engine for restaurant and grocery shop
Halal restaurants and grocery shops can be searched on this website. The information on this website is rather limited. Further development in information content of the website is awaited.
“HALAL DELI”: Lunch delivery and catering services
“HALAL DELI” is a search engine for halal meal deliveries and halal catering services. This website is dedicated to halal caterers and halal friendly caterers for Muslim people. This is very helpful when your accommodation is not halal corresponding, or in case a large number of halal meal is required for any occasions (e.g. a meeting or conference).
”Taste & Discover Japan”: Lunch delivery and catering services
“HALAL DELI” is a search engine for halal and vegetarian meal deliveries and catering services. You can pick one or more categories such as Japanese, Italian, French and Ethnic etc. Further development in information content of the website is awaited.
Enjoy your meal!
The number of halal restaurants, caterer and hotels are expected to increase in the future. Hope this column will be helpful when you search for halal complying food suppliers.
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