What Itadakimasu Means

The Japanese word can impact the way we all eat

Justin Cox
2 min readMar 22, 2021

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My wife and I visited Japan in 2016. We spent 10 whirlwind days exploring Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, and their surrounding areas. It was a wonderful trip, and someday, we hope to return, exploring more of the rural areas.

Some evenings I watch NHK World, the English-language version of Japan’s NHK News channel. It’s similar…

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Justin Cox

I help writers and nonprofits grow. Editor of The Writing Cooperative. Contact at JustinCox.com