Honorific speech in Japanese word "meshi", the Japanese equivalent of Sino-Japanese "go-han", is considered rough and masculine (男性語). The honorific "o-" is also sometimes attached to of native verbs (hence native "o-") to refer to a specific item associated with the verb, as in oshibori (お絞り、絞る) "hot towel", and onigiri/omusubi (お握り、握る and お結び、結ぶ) "rice ball". In rare cases, both a base form and honorific are in use with different readings. A notable example is 利益 "ri-eki" "benefit, profit (e.g., business)" and 御利益 "go-ri-yaku" "divine favor, grace"; plain "ri-yaku" is sometimes used, but "go-ri-eki" is generally not. The former, an everyday term, uses the usual
Edo Japan (restaurant) Edo Japan (restaurant) Edo Japan is a Canadian fast premium restaurant chain specializing in Japanese traditional Teppanyaki style cooking. Its head offices are located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded by Reverend Susumu Ikuta in 1979, Edo Japan was designed to bring fresh and healthy Japanese Teppanyaki-style cooking to suburban shopping centres and food courts across Canada. The first store opened in Calgary at Southcentre Mall. Competing against predominantly burgers, subs, pizza and fried chicken establishments, the teppanyaki-style concept grew in popularity with its customers as it offered an alternative to North American cuisine. In 1986, Ikuta switched from a "mom