{"id":79,"date":"2009-05-11T23:30:46","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T03:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=79"},"modified":"2009-05-11T23:30:46","modified_gmt":"2009-05-12T03:30:46","slug":"izakaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/izakaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Izakaya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Izakaya (<span class=\"t_nihongo_kanji\"><span><strong>\u5c45\u9152\u5c4b<\/strong><\/span><\/span>) is a place that serves food and drinks. I wouldn&#8217;t go so far as to call an izakaya (<span class=\"t_nihongo_kanji\"><span><strong>\u5c45\u9152\u5c4b<\/strong><\/span><\/span>) a restaurant. It&#8217;s more of a mini bar that serves food. It&#8217;s a place frequented by a lot of office workers called saraii man (<strong>\u30b5\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc\u30de\u30f3<\/strong>) or salary man. It&#8217;s packed in the evenings. Workers go there to unleash all the stress they&#8217;ve repressed at work. Sometimes co-workers go there to complain about their boss and some heavy drinking may follow afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Izakayas (<span class=\"t_nihongo_kanji\"><span><strong>\u5c45\u9152\u5c4b<\/strong><\/span><\/span>) are noticeable by the paper lanterns that hang just outside the store. Some of the lanterns are red, and are called akachoochin (<strong>\u3042\u304b\u3061\u3087\u3046\u3061\u3093<\/strong>) or red lanterns. The lanterns are meant to attract people to the store.<\/p>\n<p>Some izakayas (<span class=\"t_nihongo_kanji\"><span><strong>\u5c45\u9152\u5c4b<\/strong><\/span><\/span>) are traditional and have tatami (<span class=\"match\"><strong>\u305f\u305f\u307f<\/strong><\/span>) mats as seating. A tatami (<span class=\"match\"><strong>\u305f\u305f\u307f<\/strong><\/span>) is a mat made\u00a0by strips of straw woven together. Others are more Western and have stool chairs seen in Western bars.<\/p>\n<p>Before you order, you&#8217;ll be offered a oshibori (<span class=\"t_nihongo_kanji\"><span><strong>\u304a\u3057\u307c\u308a<\/strong><\/span><\/span>). An oshibori (<span class=\"t_nihongo_kanji\"><span><strong>\u304a\u3057\u307c\u308a<\/strong><\/span><\/span>) is a moist white towel to wipe your hands before you eat. It&#8217;s a standard service offered at many izakayas (<span class=\"t_nihongo_kanji\"><span><strong>\u5c45\u9152\u5c4b<\/strong><\/span><\/span>). Typically a steaming,\u00a0hot oshibori (<span class=\"t_nihongo_kanji\"><span><strong>\u304a\u3057\u307c\u308a<\/strong><\/span><\/span>) is served in the winter, and a cold one is offered in the summer. Here&#8217;s an etiquette tip: don&#8217;t use the oshibori (<span class=\"t_nihongo_kanji\"><span><strong>\u304a\u3057\u307c\u308a<\/strong><\/span><\/span>) to wipe the sweat off your forehead. I know it can get really hot in the summer, but it&#8217;s considered bad manners to wipe your forehead when you&#8217;re about to eat. If you really have to wipe off some sweat, bring your own handkerchief and dab your forehead gently.<\/p>\n<p>Before I go, I just want to mention how convenient the menus are for foreign customers. The menus have pictures of the dish. This way, you know what you&#8217;re getting. A lot of the dishes are offered in larger quantities at discount prices. It&#8217;s a great place to go with a group of friends and share a large bowl of each food you&#8217;ve ordered.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, got to go. Jaa ne\u00a0(<strong><span class=\"match\">\u3058\u3083\u3042<\/span>\u306d<\/strong>)! See you then!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Izakaya (\u5c45\u9152\u5c4b) is a place that serves food and drinks. I wouldn&#8217;t go so far as to call an izakaya (\u5c45\u9152\u5c4b) a restaurant. It&#8217;s more of a mini bar that serves food. It&#8217;s a place frequented by a lot of office workers called saraii man (\u30b5\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc\u30de\u30f3) or salary man. It&#8217;s packed in the evenings. 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