Essential allergen information and phrases for safe dining in Japan.
Always carry your allergy medication. Japanese staff may not understand allergy severity.
ใ ใ
Traditional dashi uses bonito (fish) or kombu (seaweed)
้คๆฒน (ใใใใ)
Present in almost all Japanese dishes
ๅณๅ (ใฟใ)
Common in soups and marinades
ใใณใใฉใผ
Used in Thai and some Japanese dishes
ใชใคในใฟใผใฝใผใน
Common in Chinese-Japanese dishes
I have a food allergy
้ฃ็ฉใขใฌใซใฎใผใใใใพใ
Shokumotsu arerugฤซ ga arimasu
I cannot eat [X]
[X]ใ้ฃในใใใพใใ
[X] wo taberaremasen
Is [X] in this dish?
[X]ใฏๅ ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ๏ผ
[X] wa haitte imasu ka?
Please check the ingredients
ๅๆๆใ็ขบ่ชใใฆใใ ใใ
Genzairyล wo kakunin shite kudasai
This is very important
ใใใฏใจใฆใๅคงไบใงใ
Kore wa totemo daiji desu
I could die if I eat this
ใใใ้ฃในใใจ้ๅคงใชใขใฌใซใฎใผๅๅฟใๅบใพใ
Kore wo tabetara shinu kamo shiremasen
EatSafe Japan creates a digital allergy card with your specific allergens in clear Japanese โ including hidden ingredients like dashi and shared-oil warnings. Show it to any restaurant staff.