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05 - Japanese Portable Bars - Lesson Notes Lite
05 - Japanese Portable Bars - Lesson Notes Lite
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Japanese Portable Bars
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Mina-san, kon'nichiwa.
Yuri no
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eki chikaku o hajime, k""!"
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Hi everyone! And welcome to Yuri's audio blog.
Today I'll be talking about the portable stall taverns called yatai.
These portable stalls can be found near stations along Tokyo's Yamanote
train line, as well as below a number of suburban overpasses.
Yatai have long been popular with salary men as a good place to stop for a
quick drink after a long day at work. But in recent years they are being
frequented by more and more young OLs (Office Ladies.)
Most stalls are built around large wooden handcarts. But in most cases
"large" means a stand that is packed full when the total number of
customers reaches about seven. Inside the stands are countertops for
preparing food and a service counter for the customers, who sit on round
wooden stools. The offerings on the menu range from foods like oden,
okonomiyaki and grilled chicken to go with your drink, all at very
reasonable prices.
I had drinks at a yatai once in the middle of winter. At first, I thought
to myself,
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expected. I sat shoulder to shoulder with the other customers, warming my
hands in the steam rising from the boiling oden as the click and clack of
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the trains echoed overhead. There were of course no walls around the stall
mind and body curiously felt just a little bit warmer. I spent about two
hours there eating and drinking with friends. And for all we had, konnyaku,
ganmo, thick deep fried tofu, minced chicken meat balls, white daikon
radish, egg and four or five drinks, we managed to have our fill for a mere
2000 yen.
One of my friends told me that in the summertime yatai have such an open
and comfortable atmosphere that it is easy to drink a bit more than you
5 probably should. Drinking outside with the wind on your face
that this is more relaxing than drinking inside a concrete building? I
already have plans to visit all the yatai I can next summer.
Today's blog was about the portable stall taverns called yatai. I hope you
enjoyed it!
See you all next time on Yuri's audio blog.
Vocabulary
Kanji
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t Romaji English
.- Ô ¦ yatai stand, stall
56 N F ensen
along the ~ line
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k"!
suburb
underneath the
OL
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by
a woman office
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carriage
cooking table,
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6 ^N F okunai
yos
indoor, inside
beyond expectation,
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expectation
to hold over, to
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both mind and body
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~ meguri
open
a tour of ~