注文の多い料理店

by Kenji Miyazawa

おじさん二人が料理店に入りました。なんだか、あやしい感じがするのですが、おじさんたちは自分たちに都合よく考えてしまいます。
　本のサイズが大きく、文字も大きいので、読んでいるほうも、店の奥に入っていくようです。

　お話の最後に、おまけの注文があって、ますます物語にリアル感がでてきます。ほんとうに、おじさんたちが気の毒で苦笑いです。

　落ちついた色合いで、迫力のある絵に引き込まれました。（どくだみ茶さん　40代・秋田県　女の子13歳、 ）

Genres: Japanese Literature, Short Stories, Japan, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Childrens

46 pages

First published January 1, 1921

About the author

His name is written as 宮沢賢治 in Japanese, and translated as 宮澤賢治 in Traditional Chinese.

Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) was born in Iwate, one of the northernmost prefectures in Japan. In high school, he studied Zen Buddhism and developed a lifelong devotion to the Lotus Sutra, a major influence on his writing. After graduating from an agricultural college, he moved to Tokyo to begin his writing career but had to return home to care for a sick sister. He remained in his home in Iwate for the rest of his life. One of his best-known works is the novel Night on the Galactic Railroad, which was adapted into anime in the late twentieth century, as were many of his short stories. Much of his poetry is still popular in Japan today.

Reviews

[Tobi ﾄﾋﾞ · Rating 4 out of 5]

very studio ghibli

[Gertrude & Victoria · Rating 2 out of 5]

Miyazawa Kenji, a Japanese poet, writer, devout buddhist, and humanitarian left us with a collection of poems and short stories when he died prematurely at a young age. The Restaurant of Many Orders is a children's story with an universally important message. It teaches a respect for the natural world as the key to live happily and harmoniously.

The story is about two hunters in the mountains looking for game. When suddenly they are left freezing in the wind and without their trusted dogs who have died without reason. They come across a mysterious restaurant. Having gone the day without food, they enter expectantly to satisfy their hunger. However, there is no one to seat them, only a door, and next to it a sign with instructions. They hastily follow the instructions only to find another door and more instructions. Eventually, they come to realize that they will not be the ones doing the eating, but rather the ones who will be eaten, and ironically by animals. Fortunately, they are saved when their faithful dogs, alive again, come crashing into the kitchen to frighten off the animals.

The title of this book and one of the signs inside the restaurant reads, "Resturant of many orders", which is a play on words. The two hunters think that the restaurant has a wide selection of dishes on the menu. Of course, we know that "many orders" means something quite the opposite. Because this book is primarily intended for children I recommend it for Miyazawa admirers or readers who love children's stories.

[Pan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Considering it was written for children, I think it is fair to say that the story has the potential to be quite charming, especially, I imagine, if it is read in picture book form. Unfortunately I was reading it through the lens of a normal short story for adults and so I found it to be slightly predictable and less shocking than I initially anticipated.

[Noramof · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an enjoyable little story. I don't know if you're supposed to laugh but i did. I guess it was also supposed to be inspirational or that's what i gathered from reading about it. But that seems to have been lost in translation as it's not the vibe i got while reading it. Highly recommend it to everyone.

[Leah Webber · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the classic bent of a Twilight Zone episode, two hunters get lost in a wood, and stumble upon a mysterious restaurant. It's a fun story, and much shorter than I would have imagined. Miyazaki led me here, so expect some whimsy with a dash of horror.

[Luca · Rating 4 out of 5]

“It's no good. They've worked it out. I don't think they are going to rub in the salt.”

bahahahaha. this one was clever. a whimsical children’s comedy-horror tale that evades any potentially gruesome endings.

[R⭐ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leído el 14/05/2022.

Pues estuvo interesante. Ojalá hubiera sido un relato más largo, estuvo súper cortito.

[Indy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Japanese style tales with the theme of forests, animals and humans.

[gtbym · Rating 4 out of 5]

це подарунок роксолані
сподіваюся тобі сподобається ця збірка 💙

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мені було дуже приємно знайти такий якісний український переклад міядзави, сподіваюся, це стане частішою практикою для наших видавництв! дуже дякую кальварії за можливість доторкнутися до цих коротких оповідань!

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нижче додаю записи, які робила протягом прочитання (спойлери):

болотяник і лис: 2\5 ну таке якесь, символічна гетеро треуголка

веселик і жоржини: 2\5 ватахел алюзія на згв@лтування ??? 0_0 дивно коротко і неприємно не знаюю

віолончеліст гош: 4\5 чарівно! праця і терпіння, практика, завзяття! нагадування, що будь-чому можна себе навчити! оооооо! я теж так хочу!!!

ведмеді з гори наметоко: 3\5 нейтрал я навіть не знаю. цикл життя та смерті, віддачі і прийняття енергії

нерет Індри: 4\5 чарівний сон у зоряну ніч, магія, божественне проведіння уяви, дуже приємне, ніжне мов весняний вітер

тюльпани-чародії: 3\5… толіки вилекали по чарці на роботі, та хай їм грець, аби тіки не буянили

ресторан, де виконують побажання: 5\5 зірочка, іменем якої названа ця чарівна збірка. дуууже подобається. архетип хитрого кота, зникаючоі будови, загадкова писанина на табличках, тупість мужиків-мужланів, ну все самий смак, вершки та й сіль, сіль та й вершки… так би й з`їла.

лісовий кіт і жолуді: можливо найулюбленіша моя історія тут. 10\10. дуже приємна дуже сподобалася, подарувала усмішку на обличчя. мій улюблений вид розповідей

ґадольфові лілеї: 3.5/5 свято натуралізму!

зірка нічний сокіл: 4/5 створення зірок

кипарис і маки: нейтральчик фольклорчик натуралізм дуже класично відносно того що і як любить цей автор

дикий виноград і веселка: 5/5 "ніщо й ніхто не гине назавжди"

майстер жапп: 3/5 історія про толіків

хованчик: 4/5 от вже хованчик!

[Shelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a result of crying my way through Father of the Milky Way Railroad at the Japanese Film Festival last week, I had the urge to read the stories of Miyazawa Kenji. Unfortunately our city library doesn't carry any of his books, but this one is in the public domain and available on Aozora Bunko.

First, in terms of enjoyability, I always appreciate a good pun. The premise of this story is essentially built around one massive pun and it relies on the reader slowly making that realisation. The characters are a bit silly and the plot resolves itself rather too neatly, but all in all I enjoyed the simplicity of the narrative for what it was.

In terms of language learning, Miyazawa wrote at the turn of the century so this story uses an older style of Japanese that might be a bit challenging to decipher. On the other hand, if you want to see the features mentioned in these three articles in action, it's a lot of fun. I personally enjoy linguistics, so I found it fascinating comparing some of the more antiquated forms of expression with what you might find in more modern Japanese.

The film I went to see included excerpts from some of his stories and emphasised his use of onomatopoeia, which is extensive even by Japanese standards apparently.

There were some lovely turns of phrase: 「風がどうと吹いてきて、草はざわざわ、木の葉はかさかさ、木はごとんごとんと鳴りました。」-- translated naturally into English we might say "the grass swished and the leaves rustled", but more literally Miyazawa writes, "The wind blew in douto-ly, The grass rang out zawazawa, the leaves rang out kasakasa, the trees rang out gotongoton". Oof, what an active sentence! Even just the choice of verb 鳴る / to ring out builds on the cacophony of sound created here. This phrase is used twice: at the start before the madness and we return to this line at the end, making for an evocative bookend.

[Martin Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I snagged this book, "The Restaurant of Many Orders," at the book fair this summer in its Chinese version. It's a bunch of short fairy tales, and one of them, "The Restaurant of Many Orders," is a wild ride. Picture two soldiers having an adventure in the wild, ending up in front of this random restaurant in the middle of nowhere.

But heads up, these stories are a bit out there—like, bizarre, weird, and not always making sense. But here's the twist—they're trying to drop some wisdom on you, kind of like sneaky moral lessons.

I found it interesting, you know, with all its quirks. If you're in the mood for something short and sweet, or maybe just not ready to commit to a big book, this one's a cool pick. Quick, to the point, and a bit quirky—just what the reading doctor ordered.

[Vladyslav Ieliashevskyi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Яка ж ця збірка прекрасна. Такі дитячі, але й водночас не дитячі історії. А які тут красиві описи природи - читаєш та уявляєш картинку з фільмів Хаяо Міядзакі. Я аж розтягнув задоволення на кілька вечорів, хоч самих казок тут не так вже й багато.
Неймовірними є і ілюстрації в стилі суміе від Неоніли Єфімової, та акварельні доповнення від Михайла Євшина.

Видавництво "Кальварія" видало прекрасну книгу, котра претендує стати улюбленою не лише в поціновувачів японської культури.

[Annabelle Higgins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro contiene cinco cuentos muy lindos, todos relacionados con el respeto a la naturaleza y con un toque de misticismo oriental. El que da título al libro es divertido, pero el último me hizo llorar porque GATO.
D':

[Lailatun Nadhirah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Penceritaannya sangat menarik, cuma aku tak dapat menghayati sebab baca buku asalnya yang bertulisan Jepun. Agak lama nak cari buku ni di kedai, tapi tak jumpa-jumpa lagi. Baca bertulisan Jepun pun melalui ebuku arkib.

Andai dapat buku yang dah diterjemah ke Bahasa Inggeris, aku akan baca semula.

[Heni · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the title.
The story just feels like fairy tale to me, and I couldn't grasp the moral value. Maybe it's basically "do not enter into a restaurant in the middle of the wood" or something 😂
Anyway it's a nice short story.

[Dwight Penny · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the author of the classic Night on the Galactic Railway.

Two hunters lost in the forest stumble on a mysterious restaurant which promises them comfort and a delicious meal -- if they just follow all the odd and strict rules. What will become of them?

[John the Obscure · Rating 3 out of 5]

short, interesting, strange, enigmatic

[Noah · Rating 3 out of 5]

薦められたのでよみましたが、まあまあ良かったかな。星新一のSF短編集に似てたが、主にファンタジーでした。岩手県のストリーがほとんど、方言もう使われていて、中々面白かった。

[Aseel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intriguing and eccentric. I think I'll be reading more Miyazawa

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty interesting story!

[Jeremy Kitchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly a really challenging read. Had to look up more words than I would like to admit, but in this collection of short stories Miyazawa really beautifully and nostalgically brings nature alive.

[Ekaterina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hm, I thought it would be a lot more interesting.

[Nicole Lai · Rating 4 out of 5]

溫暖既童話故事

[Mar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I quite liked this story it is a fun spin on the restaurant idea.

[Diana Lupu · Rating 3 out of 5]

It probably works much better as a children's story, especially if read in picture book form. Reading it as an adult, I was rather underwhelmed.

[Yuriko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice short read, kind of predictable but still see me in

[Oliver Oshima · Rating 4 out of 5]

Restaurant with Many Orders was a mysterious and interesting story. Two customers enter the store, surprised by the wired rules. At the end, there was an ending that made me laugh.

[Zahraa Maytham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why on earth is this considered a children's book? It creeped the hell out of me

[Carissa Sometimes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how darkly funny, uncanny, and creepy this short story is. it feels both like a creepy pasta story and comedy sketch at the same time.

[Teodora Gheorghe · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who loathes hunters and hunting, I found this story...deliciously odd. :) It satisfied my hunger for justice.