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Day in the Life of a Japanese All-Night Izakaya Restaurant Worker



This is a Day in the Life of a Japanese All Night Izakaya Drinking Restaurant Worker in Tokyo Japan. In Japan she is called an Okami, the head lady in charge of the restaurant, in this case a Japanese Izakaya. This is the typical day of a Japanese night worker or a Japanese person who works all night at an all-night restaurant in Tokyo. She works at Ginza Karin, an all-night Izakaya restaurant that offers traditional home-style Japanese cuisine with a wide selection of alcohol in one the most opulent areas of Tokyo, Ginza. She built this shop from nothing and now she’s serves as the Okami. The early-shift workers start the prep beforehand, just in time so she can check the dishes when she arrives, ensuring that each dish created meet the high quality standards she’s put in place. Her restaurant is located in the heart of the Ginza 7 chome / 8 chome district, renowned for its abundance of Japanese hostess clubs, with many of the hostesses in the area either wearing dresses or Kimonos just like Yuka. The Izakaya serves Obanzai, which are everyday Japanese side dishes made with seasonal ingredients, originating from traditional Kyoto-style home cooking. The dishes are usually served in large bowls lined up on the shop’s countertop for customers to able to see and choose. We follow her from her morning routine all the way until the end of her work night.

Ginza Karin – 銀座 花りん
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32 Comments

  2. Martin Thomas

    Watching videos like this makes me want to live in Tokyo and raise a family there! ❤ Keep up the great work!

  5. Ol Slimy

    Damn, this Izakaya is pretty fancy (I mean it is Ginza, after all)… the Izakayas I used to frequent are just Japanese pubs where you go get beers and a bunch of fried/grilled stuff (tempuras, yakitori, takoyaki, etc.)

  10. Michał Sidoruk

    She must have some ancestors from Poland 🙂 drink with customers all evening and keep a clear mind, bravo! The coolest thing about this restaurant is that it gives the impression that it was a party organized by friends in their own apartment. Everyone is having a great time, the owner joins in the fun instead of standing there with a sad face and tapping her foot when they leave. I would like to have such a place near my place of work or residence.

  13. Larry Canupp

    I really enjoyed watching that. I was an English teacher (JET Program) in the early 90s and loved my time in Japan.

  18. xMrRasec

    i love these day in the life videos but this one was special. the way she works and puts everything into it wow

  25. Anna H.B

    Yuka is such a strong, classy, intelligent and hard working woman. Really admire her. She is so well rounded in all areas

  27. poki

    She really loves what she do, smilling from ears to ears in a day. Dang she's cool

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