alisoninjapan

I have put a few short videos on YouTube with tips for gluten free living in Japan. Just look under Gluten-free Japan. Hope I can be of some assistance!

Hi everyone. I have Ceoliac Disease (pretty obvious) and I live in Japan (also obvious given the title). I have been here for many years now and have gradually worked my way to becoming a very proficient user of all things gluten-free in Japan. I am discovering new products all the time though and so will share these with you too. In this blog I hope...

Hi all, This is my second post. I have good news for all you Ceoliac people... we can drink beer in Japan! The brand is called NODOGOSHI. It is cheaper than most beers because the company has produced it with no barley, which is highly taxed. It is a Daisan Beer which means it is not 'real' beer, not Happoshu (which uses less barley) but is the third...

Hi all again, Just a warning. I have been reading people saying that sushi is safe. However, sushi vinegar usually contains wheat. So if you want to eat raw fish, go ahead but just eat it as sashimi (no rice). Of course you need to BYO gluten free soy sauce.

I'm in Tokyo too. Hi Joanna, I live here too and found out I had Coeliacs Disease when I went back to Australia for lots of tests. Since then I have learnt a lot this year and have been getting better. One thing I can recommend is the Foreign Buyers Club on the internet. I buy lots of gluten-free pasta on it. Do you know the kanji for all of our...