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Where the World Buys Japanese Food

A country-by-country map of the e-commerce sites selling Japanese food worldwide — filter by your country to see exactly what reaches you.

Updated May 2026200 services · 40+ countriesEvery store profiled
200
e-commerce services mapped
40+
countries across 6 regions
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that ship worldwide
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business models
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The four kinds of seller

Across every region, Japanese-food e-commerce falls into four recognizable types — and one pattern runs through all of it: shipping range is the great divider. Snacks and tea cross borders; sake and fresh food tend to stay regional.

01

Legacy B2B importers

The giants that physically supply restaurants and supermarkets — JFC, Wismettac, Foodex, Mutual Trading. Deepest catalogs, often trade-first.

02

Supermarket online arms

Established Japanese or premium grocers that digitized — Mitsuwa, Don Don Donki, Meidi-Ya, city'super, ISETAN.

03

Digital-native e-grocers

Venture-backed, direct-to-consumer, curation-led — Weee!, Bokksu, Umamicart, Japanese Taste.

04

Category specialists

Deep in one lane — sake, tea, wagyu or snack boxes: Palate Project, Yunomi, Crowd Cow, TokyoTreat.

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Sourcing products to import or wholesale? → What the World Buys from Japan — a B2B catalogue of 1,185 source-verified Japanese food & drink products with certifications, MOQ, pack formats and export rules.

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Bokksu→US · NYSubscriptionWorldwidePremium snack subscription spotlighting small heritage makers, plus an à-la-carte market. Ships 100+ countries.TokyoTreat→Japan · ICHIGOSubscriptionWorldwideThe best-known trend-snack box — limited candy, drinks and dagashi to 120+ countries.Sakuraco→Japan · ICHIGOSubscriptionWorldwideTraditional wagashi, tea and handmade homeware, curated around the seasons.Yunomi.life→JapanSpecialistWorldwideB2C+B2BA marketplace of artisanal tea connecting 200+ small family farms to 90+ countries.Japanese Taste→Japan · AmagasakiGroceriesWorldwideB2C+B2BExport-first store shipping groceries and more direct from its warehouse to 100+ countries.Ippodo Tea→KyotoSpecialistRegionalA Kyoto tea house since 1717; matcha, gyokuro and sencha worldwide.Kokoro Care Packages→LA · TokyoSubscriptionWorldwideFreedom Japanese Market→JapanSubscriptionWorldwideJapan Candy Box→HK · JapanSubscriptionWorldwideSugoi Mart→JapanGroceriesWorldwideJapanHaul→Japan · ICHIGOGroceriesWorldwideKurashu→+10Japan · sakeSpecialistRegionalSakaya.co→+4Hong Kong · sakeSpecialistRegionalWASO→UK · LondonGroceriesDomesticThe UK's largest online Japanese grocer — fresh, frozen and chef-built meal kits, same-day in London.Japan Centre→UK · LondonGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BThe original (since 1976): 3,000+ products, three London stores, and the Ichiba food hall.Tazaki Foods / Yutaka→+6UKWholesaleRegionalB2C+B2BTakara's UK arm; supplies hundreds of restaurants and runs the Yutaka consumer brand.Foodex Group→+9France · B2BWholesaleRegionalB2BTakara-owned wholesaler serving 10,000+ trade customers from nine countries.Japan Food Express→+9UK · B2BWholesaleRegionalB2BMitsubishi-backed; airfreights fresh fish and wagyu weekly to Michelin kitchens in 11 countries.MYCONBINI→+11Germany · BerlinGroceriesRegionalPremium, founder-curated artisan groceries with a Berlin store.Tengu Sake→UK · sakeSpecialistDomesticB2C+B2BMore Sake→UK · sakeSpecialistDomesticSake Collective→UK · sakeSpecialistDomesticJapan Wholesale Market→UK · B2BWholesaleDomesticB2BLe Marché Japonais→FranceGroceriesRegionalKIOKO→+21FranceGroceriesRegionalB2C+B2BiRASSHAi→+11FranceGroceriesRegionalWorkshop Issé→+5France · ParisSpecialistRegionalB2C+B2BSatsuki→+15France · LyonGroceriesRegionalNANUKO→+24GermanyGroceriesRegional1mal1japan→+15GermanyGroceriesRegionalJsake→+26Germany · sakeSpecialistRegionalUENO Gourmet→SwitzerlandSpecialistRegionalB2C+B2Bshizuku→Switzerland · sakeSpecialistRegionalJapan-Shop Shirakura→+24Austria · sakeSpecialistRegionalNagomi→+11GermanyGroceriesRegionalOtsumami-Land→+10GermanyGroceriesRegionalEat in Japan→+2BelgiumGroceriesRegionalTjin's Toko→+21NetherlandsGroceriesRegionalSeikatsu→NetherlandsGroceriesRegionalPong Market→SwedenGroceriesDomesticYoshiya→DenmarkGroceriesRegionalAsia Market→IrelandGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BTokyokan→FinlandGroceriesDomesticJaponiaCentralna→+9PolandGroceriesRegionalB2C+B2BJapa Foods→CzechiaGroceriesRegionalOmiyage World→HungaryGroceriesDomesticGoyo-Ya→PortugalGroceriesRegionalSoya Athens→GreeceGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BTOKYO-YA→SpainGroceriesRegionalB2C+B2Bbean eats→SpainGroceriesRegionalDomechan→+23ItalyGroceriesRegionalIkiya→+21ItalyGroceriesRegionalUchitomi Shop→SwitzerlandGroceriesDomesticSHINWAZEN→SwitzerlandGroceriesRegionalJanax→+9Denmark · B2BWholesaleRegionalB2BWismettac Harro Foods→+2UK · B2BWholesaleRegionalB2BWeee!→USGroceriesDomesticThe largest online Asian grocer in America; over $800M raised, with the deepest Japanese assortment among e-grocers.JFC International→US · B2BWholesaleDomesticB2BThe Kikkoman-owned backbone — 15,000+ products, part of a group operating in 24 countries.Mutual Trading→US · B2BWholesaleDomesticB2C+B2BSince 1926; the deepest sake importer, with a consumer face at MTC Kitchen.Palate Project→US · sakeSpecialistDomesticFormerly Tippsy — North America's largest online sake retailer, with discovery tools and direct imports.Wismettac / Nishimoto→US + Canada · B2BWholesaleRegionalB2BA leading importer-wholesaler serving both the US and Canada.Umamicart→US · East CoastGroceriesDomesticBokksu Market→USGroceriesDomesticMitsuwa→USGroceriesDomesticNijiya Market→USGroceriesDomesticTokyo Central / Marukai→US · CA/HIGroceriesDomesticGOHAN Market→US · GAGroceriesDomesticJapan Super→USGroceriesDomesticTrue Sake→US · sakeSpecialistDomesticCrowd Cow→US · wagyuSpecialistDomesticHoly Grail Steak Co.→US · wagyuSpecialistDomesticWagyuman→US · wagyuSpecialistDomesticThe Wagyu Shop→US · wagyuSpecialistDomesticUmami Insider→USSpecialistDomesticB2C+B2BKonbiniya→CanadaGroceriesDomesticOzawa→Canada · TorontoWholesaleDomesticB2C+B2BFujiya→CanadaGroceriesDomesticSanko→Canada · TorontoGroceriesDomesticSuzuya→Canada · BCGroceriesDomesticJFC Online→AU + NZ · B2B/B2CGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BKikkoman group; 5,000+ lines across Australia and New Zealand with state-by-state sites.Don Don Donki→SingaporeGroceriesDomesticThe Don Quijote group's 24/7 mega-stores, with a cross-border online store across SE Asia.city'super→HK + TaiwanGroceriesDomesticPremium grocer with a deep Japanese section, including wagyu and prepared foods.Zairyo→SingaporeGroceriesDomesticAir-flown fresh fish and wagyu; a premium grocer with a halal range.Meidi-Ya→SingaporeGroceriesDomesticA long-standing institution for expats, with online home delivery.Ichiba Junction→AU · MelbourneGroceriesDomesticMaruyu→AU · SydneyGroceriesDomesticJun Direct→AUGroceriesDomesticTokyo Food Co. / Japan Mart→New ZealandGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BThe Art of Sake→Singapore · sakeSpecialistDomesticB2C+B2BTealife→Singapore · teaSpecialistWorldwidePapaya Fresh Gallery→IndonesiaGroceriesDomesticShojikiya→MalaysiaGroceriesDomesticISETAN The Japan Store→MalaysiaGroceriesDomesticWARAYA→Hong KongGroceriesDomesticPECOPECO→TaiwanGroceriesDomesticJASONS→TaiwanGroceriesDomesticSakuko→VietnamGroceriesDomesticFUJI Market→VietnamGroceriesDomesticNishikiken→PhilippinesGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BMaKoRu→ThailandGroceriesDomesticIchibanhouse→South KoreaGroceriesDomesticNihonmart→South Korea · B2BWholesaleDomesticB2BJapan Food Mall→South KoreaWholesaleDomesticB2C+B2BSummit Webstore→UAEGroceriesDomesticPremium grocer in Abu Dhabi & Dubai that also runs its own Japanese restaurant.JapanSouq→+3UAEGroceriesRegionalAuthorized Japanese retail across the Gulf (UAE + GCC), sourcing brands like Ito En, Calbee and S&B.Japanese Food Store KSA→Saudi ArabiaGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BGo Japan→IsraelGroceriesDomesticSuper Nikkei→Peru · LimaGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BSince 1996; a subsidiary of LA's Mutual Trading serving Peru's large Nikkei community.Sake House→Mexico · sakeSpecialistDomesticB2C+B2BGochiso→ArgentinaGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BCasa Japonesa→ChileGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BMercado Japonés→ColombiaGroceriesDomesticSun Sun Asian Food Market→South AfricaGroceriesDomesticMercearia Kampai→BrazilGroceriesDomesticLoja Miki→BrazilGroceriesDomesticHachi8→BrazilGroceriesDomesticAsia Shop→BrazilGroceriesDomesticLa Boutique du Japon→+15FranceGroceriesRegionalUmami Paris→+27France · ParisGroceriesRegionalNishikidori→France · ships worldwideSpecialistWorldwideB2C+B2BIMAJAPON→FranceGroceriesWorldwideMIAM ASIA→FranceGroceriesWorldwidetavato→+21GermanyGroceriesRegionalFrischeParadies→GermanyGroceriesDomesticYumiHana→SwitzerlandGroceriesRegionalThunGourmet→SwitzerlandSpecialistRegionalUmami Snack→SwitzerlandSpecialistRegionalWashoku Japan Shop→Switzerland · ZurichGroceriesDomesticNippon-Ya→Austria · ViennaGroceriesDomesticMochiron→UKGroceriesDomesticOriental Mart→UKGroceriesDomesticFine Food Specialist→UKSpecialistDomesticTodoku Japan→ItalyGroceriesDomesticKissashop→Italy · PadovaGroceriesDomesticShop Longino→ItalySpecialistDomesticOishii Planet→+25ItalyGroceriesRegionalJaponshop→SpainGroceriesRegionalOriental Market→SpainGroceriesRegionalOKIDOKI Asian Market→SpainGroceriesRegionalJapon Market 24H→SpainGroceriesDomesticRuzz→PortugalWholesaleDomesticB2C+B2BKuri Kuri→PortugalGroceriesDomesticKeta Foods→PortugalSpecialistDomesticB2C+B2BYeschef→+1DenmarkGroceriesRegionalPandasia→DenmarkGroceriesRegionalJapansk Mat→SwedenGroceriesDomesticYamaFoodShop→NetherlandsGroceriesRegionalTargetMart→NetherlandsGroceriesRegionalSAKAMOTO-YA→+24PolandSpecialistRegionalSushi-Sklep→PolandGroceriesDomesticMala Japonia→PolandGroceriesDomesticHarro.pl→PolandGroceriesDomesticSusi.cz→Czechia · PragueGroceriesDomesticSambalShop→CzechiaGroceriesRegionalJapanStore.ro→RomaniaGroceriesDomesticTokyo Style→RomaniaGroceriesDomesticIkigai Japanese Market→Greece · AthensGroceriesDomesticOriental Pantry→Ireland · DublinGroceriesDomesticUmami Mart→USA · CASpecialistDomesticSakeOne→USA · ORSpecialistDomesticSAKEZEN→USASpecialistDomesticSaketaro→USASpecialistDomesticThe Meatery→USASpecialistRegionalMeat N' Bone→USASpecialistDomesticMiyazakigyu→USASpecialistDomesticMizuba Tea Co.→USA · PortlandSpecialistWorldwideNaoki Matcha→USA · ships worldwideSpecialistWorldwideazumatei→Canada · ON/BCSpecialistDomesticAburi To-Go→Canada · VancouverGroceriesDomesticDokkoi Japan→MexicoGroceriesDomesticKokeshi Market→MexicoGroceriesDomesticCasa Bueno→BrazilGroceriesDomesticLoja Ikebana→BrazilGroceriesDomesticJapan Foods→BrazilGroceriesDomesticEmporio Daruma→BrazilGroceriesDomesticLojas Kaito→BrazilGroceriesDomesticMarket Kyodai→PeruGroceriesDomesticFuku Store→PeruGroceriesDomesticMiyako Foods→ChileGroceriesDomesticTokyo Fresh Direct→SingaporeGroceriesDomesticHoneydaes→SingaporeGroceriesDomesticumamill Singapore→SingaporeGroceriesDomesticSakuru Japanese Mart→SingaporeGroceriesDomesticNS MALL→Hong KongGroceriesRegionalFoodCraft→Hong KongSpecialistDomesticSakekami→MalaysiaSpecialistDomesticMAIN DISH→IndiaGroceriesDomesticGoJapanned→IndiaSpecialistDomesticAsuku India→IndiaGroceriesDomesticB2C+B2BWAKABA→IndiaGroceriesDomesticGenki Mart→Australia · BrisbaneGroceriesDomesticTokyo Mart Sake Online→AustraliaSpecialistDomesticJapanese & Korean Mart→Saudi ArabiaGroceriesDomesticTKI Wagyu→UAE · DubaiSpecialistDomesticHelloAsia!→South AfricaGroceriesDomesticHommi→Japan · ships worldwideSpecialistWorldwideHibiki-an→Japan · UjiSpecialistWorldwideNakamura Tokichi→Japan · UjiSpecialistWorldwideSazen Tea→Japan · KyotoSpecialistWorldwideMarukyu-Koyamaen→Japan · UjiSpecialistWorldwideB2C+B2B
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Sourcing at scale (B2B)

If you are a restaurateur, retailer or distributor, the names to know are the importer-wholesalers: JFC International and Mutual Trading in North America; Foodex and Japan Food Express in Europe; JFC Online in Australasia; and regional houses like Wismettac, Ozawa (Canada) and Nihonmart (Korea). Filter the directory by B2B to see them all — connecting buyers with Japanese suppliers is exactly what Japonity does.

What this means for Japanese makers

The most interesting businesses here are not the biggest — they are the ones built to give small Japanese producers a way out to the world. Yunomi.life began by rescuing a single Kyoto tea farm; ICHIGO sources from regional confectioners; Japanese Taste proves a maker can reach a hundred countries from a warehouse in Kansai.

For a Japanese food company that has never sold abroad, the channels now exist. The bottleneck is no longer logistics — it is being discovered. That is the gap Japonity exists to close.

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Frequently asked

Which Japanese-food sites ship worldwide?

The most reliable worldwide shippers are subscription boxes (Bokksu, TokyoTreat, Sakuraco) and Japan-based specialists (Japanese Taste, Yunomi.life for tea, Ippodo). Most grocery stores ship only within their own country. Use the country filter to see what reaches you.

Where can I buy authentic Japanese groceries in the UK?

WASO and Japan Centre are the two largest online options, both delivering nationwide; Tazaki's Yutaka brand is a third.

Can I buy Japanese sake online internationally?

Sometimes — alcohol is the most restricted category. In the US, Palate Project (formerly Tippsy) is the largest online sake retailer. Cross-border, Kurashu (Japan) and Sakaya.co (Hong Kong) ship to selected countries, but the US, Canada and others are often excluded.

Who supplies Japanese food to restaurants?

The major importer-wholesalers: JFC International (North America), Foodex and Japan Food Express (Europe), JFC Online (Australia/NZ), and regional distributors elsewhere. Filter the directory by B2B to see them all.

Landscape as of May 2026; availability, ownership and shipping ranges change — verify current details with each retailer before ordering. Method: multi-source desk research, primary-source verified. Japonity is not affiliated with the companies listed.