Jerk tofu and chicken dishes served at AmaLab Jerk Center in Tokyo. All photos by the author.
Shinsuke, founder of AmaLab Jerk Center.
Guests at AmaLab must remove their shoes and put on slippers before entering the restaurant.
Jerk tofu and chicken with rice and a seafood curry at AmaLab.
Island Kitchen, a Jamaican food truck that parks up outside offices in Tokyo.
Anthony “Tony” Thomas' brown stew with chicken at Toranoko Shokudo.
Jamaican-born Thomas settled in Japan after touring as a reggae musician.
Good Wood Terrace, a Jamaican restaurant in Tokyo.
Jerk chicken served at Good Wood Terrace.
DJ and reggae enthusiast ID runs Corner Shop, a Jamaican pop-up in Osaka.
Corner Shop's jerk chicken.
The menu at JERKMAN in Osaka.
JERKMAN serves its ackee and saltfish with chopsticks.
Kotomi Jahlove, founder of Island Base Kitchen in Osaka.
A Caribbean-inspired vegan lunch at Island Base Kitchen.