First of all, Japanese people say "itadakimasu" (いただきます) before every meal. It's a form of the verb "receive". After meals everyone says "gochisousama (deshita)" to give thanks for the food. People usually put their hands together palm to palm (like when your hands are together when clapping) in front of themselves when they say these phrases.
Typically during meals there may not be just one big plate. Everyone may have numerous smaller dishes and plates instead, though this is not always the case (it depends on the food).
Also, when I ate with my host family there were never any napkins. Tissues were used once in a while to wipe mouths, or small wet towels for hands, but no actual napkins.
In restaurants, everyone receives a small towel wipe thing to clean their hands with before the meal.
A lot of things can come in the flavor of green tea. I've seen ice cream, cakes, and donuts, all appropriately in the color green too.
I hope I'm making sense... It's hard to concentrate right now. I still have jet lag.
Anyway, here are some pictures:
This is udon, which are noodles.
This is soba (buckwheat noodles).
These are dango (very delicious!) I think they're made from rice and flour.
These are rice balls.
This is my bento, or lunch box, from the first day at the language school. My host mom made me my bento box everyday. Sometimes it had food like this in it.
There are often wax or plastic models of food on display at restaurants and such.
This is a machine for food. You put in your money, pick which dish you want, and a little paper comes out. Then you bring the paper to the counter and receive your food.
At bakeries, there are plastic trays and metal tong things, so you go around and pick the bread and pastries you want. Then you bring your tray to the cashier to pay and to have it wrapped up.
That's pretty much all I can think of right now.
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