On this Wikipedia hibachi vs teriyaki language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. For the Japanese restaurant concept, see Teppanyaki. It is a brazier which is either round, cylindrical, or box-shaped, open-topped container, made from or lined with a heatproof material and designed to hold burning charcoal. It is filled with incombustible ash, and charcoal sits in the center of the ash.

It heats by radiation, and is too weak to warm a whole room, often disappointing foreigners who expected such power. A traditional charcoal hibachi, made c. Hibachi’ Probably Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does”. Japan: Its architecture, art, and art manufactures. Collection of heating and lighting utensils in the United States National Museum”. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. Japan as seen and described by famous writers.

New York: Dodd, Mead and company. This article related to the culture of Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Hibachi is a catch-all word for any style of Japanese grilling. Now a common name, hibachi is especially popular among those with a soft spot for Japanese cuisine and enjoy dining out or trying their own hand at cooking at home. Hibachi-style has come to signify grilled Japanese-style cuisine, the grills they’re cooked on, and even the restaurants themselves. Interestingly though, none of these usages of hibachi are correct.