Styles of Japanese Dishes

Plates:

Small plate is about 10 cm (4 in). Use a small plate for each person to take their side dishes from a large plate. Or use to put some sauce in it. Seach by Google Image

 

Middle plate is about 17 cm (6.7 in). Use a middle plate for serving a side dish (for example, sashimi, baked fish) to each person. Seach by Google Image

 

Plate is about 23 cm (9 in). Use a plate for serving some side dishes (for example, pasta, curry and rice, etc.) to each person. Seach by Google Image

 

Large Plate is about 30 cm (11.8 in). Use a large plate for serving plenty of dish on the center of a table. Seach by Google Image

 

At a tea time, small plates are called "Meimei-zara", and used to put sweet treats. As for "Meimei-zara", small plates usually sell in a five plates set. Seach by Google Image

 

Bowls:

There is a specific type of a small bowl called "Cha-wan", meaning a rice bowl. It is used for eating rice in the daily life. Seach by Google Image

 

 

There is a specific type of middle bowl called "Donburi". It is used for eating "Katsu-don", "Una-don", etc. Seach by Google Image

 

 

 

Cups:

Yunomi is about 7 cm (2.7 in). Use Yunomi for drinking green tea. Seach by Google Image

 

 

 

Sencha-wan is about 8 cm (3.1 in). Use Sencha-Wan for drinking green tea. It is more formal than Yunomi. A cover and a teacup holder will make it more formal. Seach by Google Image

 

Ochoko is about 5 cm (2 in). Ochoko is a very small cup for drinking sake. Seach by Google Image

 

Guinomi is larger cup than Ochoko, and is also for drinking sake. Seach by Google Image

Pots:

Teapot for green tea is called Kyusu. Seach by Google Image

 

Pot for sake is called Tokuri. Seach by Google Image

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