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Hi all,

I was hoping to find other people who have been in this situation and could help me make sure I'm not forgetting anything. I am very, very allergic to all kinds of seafood and am going to be spending 10 days in Tokyo and Nikko in October. I have gotten a prescription for 2 epi-pens to bring (and filled out the permission to import form for Japan), I ordered allergy cards from selectwisely.com and they sent an emergency form as well to ask people to call a doctor if necessary.

After googling, it appears that Japan might be a tricky place to eat in my situation. I've heard that seafood appears everywhere - I even heard someone had a reaction at a McDonald's. I always love to eat the local food, but in this situation obviously my safety has to come first and I will eat anywhere that is safe.

What I haven't been able to figure out is if I stick to vegetarian restaurants, if I'll be okay - there's conflicting information on this online. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? We are travelling on a strict budget so will be limited to inexpensive places. Are there any regularly available dishes that you can recommend that I can get if I'm stuck? I have travelled all around Europe with no problems but I'm incredibly nervous about this trip.

Thanks a lot for any help.