Tabelog, one of Japan’s largest restaurant search and reservation services operated by Kakaku.com Inc, has announced that its multilingual smartphone app (iOS/Android) for travelers visiting Japan has reached 2 million downloads in six months.
The app also ranked #1 in downloads among Restaurant Search Apps in Japan for International Travelers in Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and the U.S., reflecting its immense popularity among global visitors.
For years, international visitors to Japan have faced two critical dining pain points.
One is an information gap. Most available resources are tailored for tourists, making it difficult to find the true local favorites where locals actually dine.
The second is the language barrier. Since many restaurants only accept phone reservations in Japanese, travelers are often forced to miss out on the restaurants at the top of their list.
The Tabelog multilingual app provides a fundamental solution to these two points. Leveraging an extensive database of genuine reviews and photos from local diners in Japan, the app is highly regarded for its ability to guide travelers to true local favorites. By facilitating instant reservations in English, Traditional Chinese and Korean, Tabelog fulfills the essential traveler desire to “Eat Where Locals Eat,” delivering a seamless and stress-free dining experience.
It has approximately 890,000 restaurant listings, over 90 million reviews contributed by local diners in Japan, and over 200 million photos of food and interiors). More than 70,000 restaurants are available for instant online booking.
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