How to say "Golden Chopsticks" in japanese (pronounciation for an opening sushibar)

kokosnoten · (#1 (**permalink**))

My aunt is opening a sushi bar and is planning to name it "Golden Chopsticks", but in japanese of cource (though only the pronounciation).

A friend of mine said "Kin no Hashi". Kin no = gold, and Hashi = chopsticks. But my question is: if put together, will it be grammatically correct?

Regards/ Anh

MMM · (#2 (**permalink**))

That would be correct, and there is a restaurant of the same name in Fukuoka, Japan.

http://rp.gnavi.co.jp/sb/3016572/

Edit:

Actually there are more

http://kinno-hashi.com/

金の箸�-

金の箸/店舗情報・クーポンのホットペッパーFooMoo

She may want to reconsider. I am not sure if these are chain stores, but they all are yakiniku places.

kokosnoten · (#3 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMM

That would be correct, and there is a restaurant of the same name in Fukuoka, Japan.

http://rp.gnavi.co.jp/sb/3016572/

Edit:

Actually there are more

http://kinno-hashi.com/

金の箸�-

金の箸/店舗情報・クーポンのホットペッパーFooMoo

She may want to reconsider. I am not sure if these are chain stores, but they all are yakiniku places.

Thank you very much! :-)

MasterOfPuppets · (#4 (**permalink**))

Also note that just "Kin" is gold, not "Kin no".

Sashimister · (#5 (**permalink**))

Since it doesn't look like anyone is going to mention this, I will.

As a Japanese person, Kin No Hashi is a pretty strange name for a sushi bar because the "more refined" sushi-eaters don't even use chopsticks to eat sushi.

TalnSG · (#6 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Sashimister

Since it doesn't look like anyone is going to mention this, I will.

As a Japanese person, Kin No Hashi is a pretty strange name for a sushi bar because the "more refined" sushi-eaters don't even use chopsticks to eat sushi.

I just saw this topic and that was my first tought too.
In English it sounds like the name for a Chinese restaurant trying to cash in on the trend and I would expect really poor quality sushi.

Seeing it in Japanese would be slightly more promising, but would leave the impression that their sushi was an afterthought.

Also, why "golden"? It seems like an equally odd choice for even elegant chopsticks, regardless of any association with gold for good fortune.

chryuop · (#7 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by TalnSG

I just saw this topic and that was my first tought too.
In English it sounds like the name for a Chinese restaurant trying to cash in on the trend and I would expect really poor quality sushi.

Seeing it in Japanese would be slightly more promising, but would leave the impression that their sushi was an afterthought.

Also, why "golden"? It seems like an equally odd choice for even elegant chopsticks, regardless of any association with gold for good fortune.

Usually commerce-wise speaking, golden shows a higher quality. The same way diamond can show quality and lasting products. I guess it is something that with time started delivering a standard message to people.

TalnSG · (#8 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by chryuop

Usually commerce-wise speaking, golden shows a higher quality. The same way diamond can show quality and lasting products. I guess it is something that with time started delivering a standard message to people.

I thought that would be the reson for the choice, but somehow it just conflicts in my mind. Its just my strange way of thinking. I eat with Korean metal chopstick all the time, but the idea of gold ones almost sets my teeth on edge.... literally.