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Sushi Restaurant

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This page helps foreign residents and long-term visitors handle "Sushi Restaurant" with daily Japanese phrases for living in Japan, practical examples, and common mistakes to avoid.

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This page focuses on Sushi Restaurant and teaches useful Japanese phrases for daily life in Japan, including natural replies, polite alternatives, and practical wording for foreigners living in Japan.

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Practice Phrases (10 Total)

โ—‹ๅใงใ™

โ—‹ใ‚ใ„ใงใ™

Party of โ—‹.

POINTCommunicate the number of people first

ใŠใ™ใ™ใ‚ใ‚’ๆกใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹

ใŠใ™ใ™ใ‚ใ‚’ใซใŽใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹

Could you serve your recommendations?

POINTOmakase course order

ใƒžใ‚ฐใƒญไธญใƒˆใƒญใ‚’2่ฒซใใ ใ•ใ„

ใƒžใ‚ฐใƒญใกใ‚…ใ†ใจใ‚ใ‚’2ใ‹ใ‚“ใใ ใ•ใ„

Two pieces of tuna medium-fatty, please.

POINTCount as โ€œ1 pieceโ€ and โ€œ2 pieceโ€

ใˆใ‚“ใŒใ‚ใ‚’ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™

ใˆใ‚“ใŒใ‚ใ‚’ใŠใญใŒใ„ใ—ใพใ™

Engawa (flounder fin), please.

POINTFlounder fin

ใ‚ใ•ใณๆŠœใใงใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™

ใ‚ใ•ใณใฌใใงใŠใญใŒใ„ใ—ใพใ™

Without wasabi, please.

POINT"Sabinuki" is also OK

ใ‚ฌใƒชใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—ใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹

ใ‚ฌใƒชใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ†ใ™ใ“ใ—ใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹

A little more ginger, please.

POINTpalate cleansing ginger

ใŠ่ŒถใฎใŠไปฃใ‚ใ‚Šใ‚’ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™

ใŠใกใ‚ƒใฎใŠใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Šใ‚’ใŠใญใŒใ„ใ—ใพใ™

More tea, please.

POINTSushi restaurants are also called "Agari"

ๆ™‚ไพกใฏใ„ใใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ‹

ใ˜ใ‹ใฏใ„ใใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ‹

What's the market price?

POINTHigh-quality fish are priced that day.

ๆกใ‚Šใ‚’ๅทป็‰ฉใซๅค‰ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‹

ใซใŽใ‚Šใ‚’ใพใใ‚‚ใฎใซใ‹ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‹

Can I change nigiri to rolls?

POINTSame topic, format change

ใŠไผš่จˆใฏใƒฌใ‚ธใงใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹

ใŠใ‹ใ„ใ‘ใ„ใฏใƒฌใ‚ธใงใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹

Is check at the register?

POINTConfirm payment location

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What type of sushi restaurant?
A. Conveyor belt sushi (100-600 yen/plate), standing sushi (around 500 yen), Edomae sushi (10,000-30,000 yen), and high-end restaurants (30,000 yen and up).
Q. Do you eat sushi with your hands? chopsticks?
A. Either is OK. Traditionally, nigiri is made with the hands, and sashimi is made with chopsticks. It's not a violation of manners.
Q. How to add soy sauce?
A. Apply lightly to the topping side. If you put it on the sushi side, the topping will fall apart.
Q. Is a reservation necessary?
A. Conveyor belt sushi is not required; reservations for high-quality Edomae sushi are recommended 1 to 2 weeks in advance.
Q. What is the omakase course?
A. A total of 10 to 20 pieces of course selected by the chef. The average price is 10,000 to 30,000 yen. A staple of high-end stores.