How we check
We report what each restaurant says, what we checked, and what's still unknown. We don't rate safety, and we don't decide what suits you.
Said, checked, unknown
- What the restaurant says: the restaurant's own words, for the dishes and the branch they cover, with a link to the source.
- What we checked: the date we read the source, and whether we visited.
- What's still unknown: anything we couldn't confirm. Unknown means unknown. It's never a yes or a no.
Map positions: filled pins are buildings we matched to the address using the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan's map tiles (standard map and aerial photos), reading the building's position from them (GSI tiles, edited by us to read positions). Outlined pins are still being checked: the address's block from the GSI address search, which uses the CSIS Simple Geocoding Experiment. Neither is the entrance.
What the labels mean
- Gluten-free: dishes the restaurant describes as gluten-free. Not tested or certified by us.
- Only with cross-contact info: places where the restaurant explains its kitchen, including shared kitchens or fryers. Info doesn't mean no risk.
- GF swaps: one part of a dish, like the noodles or the soy sauce, is swapped. We don't list these as gluten-free dishes.
- From the restaurant: restrictions the restaurant itself states. We always show them first and never soften them.
Rules we keep
- We don't apply one dish's information to another dish, or one branch's information to another branch.
- "No wheat on site" is not the same as a dedicated gluten-free kitchen. We use the restaurant's own words.
- We don't list closed places or places we couldn't confirm are open.
- We only write about taste after an actual visit.
AI drafts, a person signs off
AI tools help us collect sources and draft entries. A person reviews the wording and approves every place before it appears here.
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Corrections
Tell us when something has changed: every place page has a correction form, and so does this page. We list every correction to a published place, with the date and the reason, in our corrections log.
Your call
How strictly to avoid gluten is your decision, with your doctor. This site isn't medical advice or a safety certification.