We went to one in Kanayama with Mahou, Akari, and some other friends, some of which we met at Coe. after a walk up a narrow flight of steps, we took off our shoes at the door and were shown to a small, lounge-like, japanese/floor-seated room.
we used a button in the center of the table (bin-bon bin-bon! much like the one at sushi-lo) to summon a server. one of our hosts was a very attractive, かっこいい (kakkoii, cool/atractive) young man. anyway, one of our hosts would come and kneel at the doorway (there was no door, just a cloth) and take our order, then bring it in a similar fashion.
there was much sharing of appetizer-like food and drinks (mostly alcoholic...). overall it was great fun. it's official, i actually had my own drink for once; some apple something or other, i made amy get it for me. we were there for about 3 or 4 hours and several rounds. we talked (anywhere between 2 and 5 languages were used), laughed, and all in all had a really good time.
on sort of a technical note, Izakaya are known for being a little expensive. in proper japanese fashion, we all shared and split the bill at the end. it came out to about 1700 yen, or a little under $20 a person. so a little, but for a once-in-a-while gathering it's not bad.also, last night, for the first time, i was the official babysitter of a drunk friend. mostly because my room was the cleanest, and i was the most sober. i had quite a bit of help though, so thanks guys. i won't go into much detail, except that it was her first time being so drunk. it isn't needed, but for anyone wondering, she's fine and even went to work this morning.
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