Japanese Chain Restaurants

Bamiyan: Japan’s Chinese Family Restaurant Named After an Afghan City

Bamiyan is a casual Chinese restaurant chain in Japan. Its food is carefully standardized, its logo is a peach, and its name comes from an ancient city in Afghanistan.

What Yoshinoya Shows Us About Ordinary Japan

Yoshinoya is more than a Japanese beef bowl chain. Its changing image shows how ordinary dining spaces in Japan have become more open to women, students, and families.

Everyday Places