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Can I get away with hutatsu, futatsu/ mitsu… and hitori / hutari / san nin when ordering for things and saying how many in my party, while traveling in Japan?
Those are basically the only counters I know. I know i pon, ni pon, for large things tho.…
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I love yuzu so much but outside of japan it’s hard to find
I love yuzu so much but outside of japan it’s hard to find
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<looks around my Japanese house>
<looks in the middle of the floor>
<goes to in-laws’ house, goes to friend’s house>
They don’t. Perhaps in the past, when a fire was the best way to keep a house warm and putting a kettle atop the fire just makes sense… but not now.
You’re referring to the irori. Traditional Japanese houses have had it in one or more rooms, mostly for heating or for light cooking outside the main stove (the okudo-san).
Modern houses don’t have it anymore.
If you want to know more:
Irori:
* [https://matcha-jp.com/en/1534](https://matcha-jp.com/en/1534)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irori)
Okudo-san:
* [https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/corekyoto/20210513/2029153/](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/corekyoto/20210513/2029153/)