I cannot think of a single “tourist trap” beyond Imahan that tastes better than any random place in the same category in Tokyo. Different story outside the city but Tokyo generally has pretty high standards, and places that focus on matching what tourists expect rather than just being good rarely come out well
Granted I guess I like stuff here so I’m not the target audience!
I meant relative to tourist traps in other countries, wherein all the tourist traps in Japan are still edible whereas there have been places abroad I simply just discarded. I would consider the tourist traps in Japan to be below average compared to same-category restaurants but they tend to have some experiential bit or decor that makes up for the lower food quality. It could be as simple as having an English menu.
Granted I guess I like stuff here so I’m not the target audience!