Only a food lover can understand the importance of getting authentic food. An authentic food helps in telling a lot about that specific region.
Since the word authentic represents that the thing has no kind of mixture or modifications, it is the way it is supposed to be naturally. It is very important with different cuisines. Every dish that has been created and a part of their local cuisine has some kind of story attached to it.
This story and taste help in understanding the kind of person they are. It is rightly said, 'we are what we eat'. And that is very accurate in this case. Eating that genuine or authentic cuisine food helps in knowing that story, reliving that part of the story. It gives a better understanding.
Every cuisine has some other specialty. Tasting these specialty helps in knowing and acknowledging the preferences of that particular region.
When it comes to Japanese cuisine, the main thing that is widely popular there is their Sake. Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage. They even have a designated sake bar to just serve sake. Not even soft drinks or another beverage is served. Some of the bars have some kind of food option available as well.
If one wants to taste authentic food then one is needed to do thorough research. With proper searching everything can be found, and so is authentic food.
Just look for affordable food Orchard or Hokkaido ramen and you will be able to see the list of all available restaurants that are currently serving authentic food. Though just searching won't be enough, make sure to read the customer reviews it will make sure that you are going to authentic restaurants.
There are many street or local shops as well where one might get a zest of authentic food. Go and give some authentic flavor to your taste buds!