Soup is consumed by lifting the bowl with two hands and sipping. With a challenge like that, of course we are. We've had dinner at KotoBuki on a weekend night, when it was busy, and early in the week, when only a few tables were filled. Both nights there were tables with children who seemed to be enjoying the experience as much as the grownups. Large groups of six or eight diners order a variety of dishes, pass them around and seem to have a lot of fun.
Many diners seem to be unfamiliar with Japanese food, but interested in trying it.
The restaurant is BYOB and we did, of course. Wine bottles seemed to be on most of the tables. If you don't drink wine or beer, try the hot ginger tea. I've had the ginger tea cold, too, and I think hot is better. For an entree, tempura is a good choice.