Chabudai

Chabudai (卓袱台 or 茶袱台 or 茶部台) is a short-legged table used in traditional Japanese homes. The original chabudai ranged in height from just 15 cm to a maximum height of 30 cm.[1] People seated at a chabudai may sit on zabuton or tatami rather than on chairs. The four legs of a chabudai are generally collapsible so that the table may be moved and stored easily.

Chabudai in a traditional setting

Chabudai are used for various purposes, such as study tables, work benches, or dinner tables (shokutaku (食卓、しょくたく)). In the winter, the chabudai is often replaced by a kotatsu, another type of short-legged table equipped with a removable top and a heater underneath.

Chabudai gaeshi

Chabudai gaeshi is a Japanese phrase meaning to flip [the] chabudai. It describes the act of violently upending a chabudai as an expression of anger, frustration, and disapproval. Chabudai gaeshi may also figuratively describe an analogous outburst and upheaval.

Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto "upends the tea table" whenever a game's development didn't meet his standard or needed serious reconsideration. He characterized chabudai gaeshi as an "action of old-fashioned Japanese fathers" that "would destroy the family" if attempted literally in modern Japanese society.[2][3]

A Japanese arcade game, Cho Chabudai Gaeshi, is based upon the scenario of chabudai gaeshi.[4]

See also

References
  1. Hiroshi Ogawa (ed.). "The Origins and Transition of O-zen" (PDF). Supporting Roles in Food Culture II.
  2. Serrels, Mark (2013-06-17). "When Was The Last Time Miyamoto 'Upended The Tea Table?'". Kotaku. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-09-28. Retrieved 2006-10-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2011-11-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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