Tokyo
Understand the small dish served automatically at some Japanese izakaya, ask about the table charge before sitting down and handle dietary restrictions clearly.
Official sources checked 2026-10-16Japan counted 58,669 kissaten in the 2021 economic census, against 154,630 in 1981. Two of the three official series break in 2021, and here is how to read each.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingTokyo ramen and set-meal chains make you pay at a machine before you sit down. Decode the sequence, the customisation call, and which chains take which payment.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingTsukiji Outer Market sells to the public 9:00–14:00 and follows the wholesale market's closed days, mostly Sundays, holidays and some Wednesdays. Dates, rules and access.
Official sources checked 2026-10-25