Maggie Beer's - Japan On A Plate

On the eve of her new TV series, Aussie food icon Maggie Beer takes Samantha Trenoweth on a tour of its setting, one of her favourite foodie destinations.

- Samantha Trenoweth

Maggie Beer has visited Japan 10 times in the past two decades “I love it,” she says. “I love the culture, the culinary ingredients, the energy of Tokyo and the calm beauty of the Noto Peninsula.” When Maggie was given the opportunity last year to explore any country and make a TV show there, she chose Japan. “It was always at the top of my list.”

Up all night in Tokyo

Maggie’s favourite city is Tokyo. “Everybody has to go there,” she insists. “It’s a buzz of a city. Even Shinjuku Station – the busiest railway station in the world – is an adventure. Department stores in Tokyo are incredible, too, and I go straight to the food section,” with its painstakingly displayed produce and bento boxes that are works of art.