Falling for Sakura
Some ten minutes later, the rest joined them and they were ready.
The place was set as a traditional Japanese dining area with Tatami mat, low tables connected together to fit everyone in, and cushions. On the tables, dining sets were arranged elegantly with designer plates in the middle, chopsticks to the right, a bowl of miso soup per person to the left, and various assortments of dishes in the middle. There were gyoza, salads with ginger dressing, sushi of various sorts cutely decorated and shaped into panda bears as well as the basic traditional type, karaage, tonkatsu, yakizakana, yakitori, onigiri, sashimi of various sorts, and of course, tempura and pickled vegetables.
Conrad, with To