As Japanese restaurants are often specialized to offer only one sort of dish, cuisine is focused primarily on dishes found within three distinct types of restaurants: Ramen restaurants, Dim sum houses, and standard Chinese-style restaurants.
æz dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɹˈɛstɹɑːnts ɑːɹ ˈɔfən spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd tʊ ˈɔfɚɹ ˈoʊnli wˈʌn sˈɔːɹt ʌv dˈɪʃ, kwᵻzˈiːn ɪz fˈoʊkəst pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ˌɔn dˈɪʃᵻz fˈaʊnd wɪðˌɪn θɹˈiː dɪstˈɪŋkt tˈaɪps ʌv ɹˈɛstɹɑːnts: ɹˈɑːmən ɹˈɛstɹɑːnts, dˈɪm sˈʌm hˈaʊzᵻz, ænd stˈændɚd tʃaɪnˈiːzstˈaɪl ɹˈɛstɹɑːnts.