Join National Geographic photographer Jonathan Irish on a journey through Tokyo, Japan, capturing the city's vibrant food ...

“But Japan ... Tokyo. For any given night of shooting in Tokyo, Aikawa’s locations team could count as many as 20 staff members — well over double what would be required in any other city.

A bar in Ueno area of Tokyo. This is a city in which you could eat every meal ... Dining is more than mere food in Tokyo, and in fact in all of Japan. It's theatre. It's performance.