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Read the table setup
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A casual restaurant has placed a rolled oshibori and chopsticks at your seat before the meal.
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Dining Etiquette in Japan
Practice reading a restaurant's table setup, sharing food with chopsticks, and checking the bill without treating one dining custom as universal.
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What you will learn
- Use an oshibori for your hands and ask when an instruction or utensil is unclear
- Move shared food to your own plate with the serving utensil provided
- Avoid passing food directly from chopsticks to chopsticks or leaving chopsticks upright in rice
- Check stated charges and do not assume a routine restaurant tip
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Share food considerately
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A serving dish, serving chopsticks, individual plates, rice bowls, and chopstick rests are on the table.
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Understand the check
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At an izakaya, the itemized check includes a small table charge associated with an appetizer served after you sat down.
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