Originally Posted by
weltfrieden
We've watched
too many food shows about Japan where they said the Japanese don't let
women prepare sushi because of...(no need to go into details)
"The Japanese don't let ..." you mean "The Japanese men don't let the Japanese women ..." After all, then who would serve your tea in appropriate costume.
As you said the restaurant was very expensive and fancy, I would expect that the ownership would be hiring people very qualified in their craft.