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Takiniku Ryochan

炊き肉 りょうちゃん

  • Miebashi, Okinawa
  • Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew),Japanese / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Horumon (offal meat)

金城 光司Koji Kinjo

This restaurant head delivers the charms of Takiniku, which is unfamiliar in Okinawa.

Mr. Kinjo was born in 1981 in Okinawa. Initially a company employee, he became attracted to the world of cuisine as he became a regular at a particular restaurant. Through his relationship with the owner, he was appointed restaurant head of Takiniku Ryochan, which opened in January 2025. His motto is to provide heartfelt customer service so that guests who choose this restaurant can have an enjoyable time. He pours his heart into customer service so that guests can fully enjoy the charms of Takiniku, which is not yet well known in Okinawa.

金城 光司Koji Kinjo

Motoyu Yamadaya Ryokan

元湯 山田屋旅館

  • Hitachi/Hitachiota, Ibaraki
  • Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / General

小林 康昭Yasuaki Kobayashi

Mr. Kobayashi wants to offer dishes that are relaxing and not overbearing.

He was born in 1978 in Ibaraki. Grew up as the heir to a long-established inn, Motoyu Yamadaya Ryokan, he naturally decided to become a chef. He began his career at a ryokan in Kanagawa, and after studying at various places, including a Japanese restaurant, a pike eel restaurant, and a restaurant specializing in pufferfish, he became the 20th generation in 2008. His specialty is colorful and delicate cuisine that uses his wealth of experience. His innovative dishes, which use abundant local ingredients from Ibaraki, are very popular, and he has many repeat customers who come back for his cuisine.

小林 康昭Yasuaki Kobayashi

Teppanyaki Ginmeisui GINZA

鉄板焼 銀明翠 GINZA

  • Ginza, Tokyo
  • Japanese,Japanese / General / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Wine

綾部 誠Sei Ayabe

In Ginza, enjoy the brilliant techniques of a chef who has worked at renowned hotels inside and outside Japan.

He was born in 1975 in Hyogo Prefecture. He decided to be a chef as he was impressed with the dishes served at hotels during the Kobe Expo. At the age of 18, he entered [Kobe Portopia Hotel] and worked actively at the teppanyaki (grilled on iron griddle) restaurant while having training for western and Japanese cuisines. In his 20's, he worked actively at a renowned hotel with 5 stars in the Netherlands for 3 years, and made achievements as the master chef. After returning to Japan, he improved his skills and qualified as an instructor at the Teppanyaki Association and was approved as a sommelier by J.S.A. In 2010, he became the general master chef at Mars Garden Wood GOTEMBA. In 2014, he opened [Ginmeisui Ginza branch].

綾部 誠Sei Ayabe

Ryokichi

漁吉

  • Otaru/Yoichi/Shakotan, Hokkaido
  • Kaisendon (seafood bowl),Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Tendon/Tenjyu (tempura bowl) / Donburi (rice bowl)

平本 清忠Kiyotada Hiramoto

Mr. Hiramoto offers superb dishes that make the most of Hokkaido ingredients with techniques honed in the world of sushi artisans.

He was born in 1969 in Chitose, Hokkaido. He is an experienced chef who has been honing his skills in the world of artisan chefs since his teenage years. After working as a chef at a sushi restaurant in Otaru for 20 years, he has worked at many restaurants in Hokkaido, mainly sushi restaurants. Currently, he is the chef at Ryokichi, serving a varied menu that makes the most of Hokkaido ingredients, including those from Yoichi.

平本 清忠Kiyotada Hiramoto

Waketokuyama

分とく山

  • Hiroo, Tokyo
  • Japanese,Japanese / General / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Sake

阿南 優貴Yuki Anan

Mr. Anan was deeply impressed by the smiling faces of his family and friends when they enjoyed the food.

Mr. Anan was born in 1984 in Fukuoka. Through his part-time job at a dining establishment, he experienced the joys of entertaining with food and then aimed to become a chef. After graduating from Nakamura Culinary School, his career as a chef came to a full-blown start in restaurants within Fukuoka. Later, he began working at Waketokuyama, a restaurant he admired, where he continued to build up training experience. In 2018 he was appointed as head chef of the restaurant. On the front lines, he works hard to make cuisine that combines tradition and innovation. 

阿南 優貴Yuki Anan

Tempura Ryori Sakura

天ぷら料理さくら

  • Kushiro, Hokkaido
  • Japanese,Japanese / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Tendon/Tenjyu (tempura bowl)

朝日 隆仁Takahito Asahi

The Chef's Recommendations

Enjoy our tempura using proud ingredients of Hokkaido that is fine for even senior and delicate stomach.

He is from Hokkaido. His dream has come true to be the owner chef of a restaurant specialized in tempura using ingredients from Hokkaido where he was born and raised, as such a restaurant was rare. He harvests ingredients himself in the mountains and ocean by boat, then cooks them into crispy tempura using high-quality oil.

朝日 隆仁Takahito Asahi

Yakitori Miyagawa Toyosu branch

やきとり宮川 豊洲店

  • Toyosu, Tokyo
  • Yakitori/Kushiyaki (grilled skewers),Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken / Sake

杉浦 健司Kenji Sugiura

The young chef keeps the tradition of the old-established historical restaurant.

He was born in 1989 in Tokyo. Having relatives working in the restaurant field, he was interested in this field since he was very young. After graduating from a culinary school, he worked for French and Italian restaurants in Tokyo. Currently he manages the kitchen of [Yakitori Miyagawa Toyosu branch] with the largest number of seats among their branches. His careful preparation, which decides the quality of the skewers, gains high trust from other employees. He makes thorough efforts everyday for better management to offer the most impressive food experience the guests ever had and to be [the No.1 restaurant in the area].

杉浦 健司Kenji Sugiura

Kaisen Ryori Hama no Ie

海鮮料理浜の家

  • Onna-son, Okinawa
  • Japanese,Japanese / General / Local Japanese Cuisine / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood

長浜 厚史Atsushi Nagahama

The Chef's Recommendations

He began his career as a chef by helping out at home

Born in Okinawa on November 15th, 1972, he has been helping out in Hama no Ie, the restaurant that his parents established, since he was a child. He decided to become a chef because he always wanted to make the food with which he was most familiar with. While working in the restaurant, he developed a solid foundation in cooking. He is particularly skilled at cooking all kinds of fish dish. He is a known authority on ikezukuri (preparing sashimi made from live seafood).

長浜 厚史Atsushi Nagahama

Ipponyari

一本槍

  • Fushimi/Daigo, Kyoto
  • Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Fugu (blowfish)

山中 宏明Hiroaki Yamanaka

Mr. Yamanaka is the 2nd generation of the family to maintain the same taste and dedication inherited from his father.

He was born in 1969 in Kyoto. His family initially ran a sushi restaurant but changed it to a fugu restaurant. His love of cooking and the fact that he had a vague longing to become a chef after watching his father's back led him to pursue a career in the culinary arts. He trained at kappo restaurants in Jiyugaoka, Tokyo, and Tochigi. As the restaurants served fugu depending on the season, he honed his skills in handling the fish. Currently, he is the 2nd generation chef at Ipponyari.

山中 宏明Hiroaki Yamanaka

Shabuzen Shibuya Branch

しゃぶ禅 渋谷店

  • Dogenzaka/Shinsen, Tokyo
  • Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew),Japanese / General / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew)

福嶋 優太Yuta Fukushima

Mr. Fukushima shows Shabuzen's hospitality in a relaxed atmosphere.

Mr. Fukushima was born in 1990. Upon graduating from college, he entered the culinary world. In 2013, he joined Diamond Dining Co., Ltd. Then, he was assigned to a creative Japanese restaurant, where he continued to hone his skills for the next 6 years. Afterwards, he started working for Shabuzen Co., Ltd. and obtained his chef's license and fugu (pufferfish) preparation certificate. He currently works at the Shabuzen Shibuya Branch, where he trains more daily.

福嶋 優太Yuta Fukushima

Yurakucho Kakida

有楽町かきだ

  • Shinjuku Station South Exit/Yoyogi, Tokyo
  • Sushi,Japanese / Sushi / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Japanese Beef Steak

蛎田 一博Kazuhiro Kakida

Mr. Kakida wants to bring the happiness of dining at a high-class restaurant without worrying about the price.

He was born in 1990 in Hiroshima. While working as the president of an employment agency, his hobbies of fishing and making seafood bowls for his employees led him to become a Sushi chef. In 2022, he opened Yurakucho Kakida as a restaurant where people can experience "the pleasure of eating and drinking as much as they want without worrying about the price" that he enjoyed when he became president. As a restaurant where customers can enjoy "free refills" of high-end sushi items that Mr. Kakida himself purchases at the Toyosu market, it has become a popular spot with reservations filled up to six months in advance. Has made many media appearances.

蛎田 一博Kazuhiro Kakida

Hakodate Asaichi Aji no Ichiban

函館朝市 味の一番

  • Hakodate, Hokkaido
  • Japanese,Japanese / Hokkaido Cuisine / Donburi (rice bowl) / Shio Ramen (salt-flavored ramen)

日下 隆二Ryuji Kusaka

As his parents originally ran a ramen shop in Chitose, Hokkaido...

The thing that prompted his interest in cooking was the fact that his parents ran a ramen shop in Chitose, Hokkaido and the fact that he could closely observe them from a young age. After graduating from high school, he went on to culinary school, after which he opened [Aji no Ichiban,] a restaurant that is now popular with both tourists and the working people Asaichi!

日下 隆二Ryuji Kusaka

Sushi Nagayoshi

鮨 永吉

  • Fukushima/Noda, Osaka
  • Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi

永吉 昭夫Akio Nagayoshi

Mr. Nagayoshi polished his skills at a long-standing restaurant headquartered in Tsukiji and adheres to Edo-mae techniques and essence. 

Mr. Nagayoshi was born in 1967 and is a native of Osaka. Longing to be a sushi artisan since he was a boy, he trained at a long-standing restaurant with its main ranch in Tokyo Tsukiji outdoor market after graduating high school. He started by learning at a Umeda restaurant, and his 26 years of experience expanded all over Japan, from Tokyo to Nagoya, Osaka and Kyoto. After serving as store head in Osaka and Kyoto, he struck out on his own at age 45 and opened Sushi Nagayoshi. His carefully done work that values Edo-mae techniques and his informal style has gathered a lot of support for him. 

永吉 昭夫Akio Nagayoshi

Tarikino Kappou

他力野割烹

  • Ginza, Tokyo
  • Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Wine / Sake

他力野 慶太Keita Tarikino

Challenging the Shuhari (follow the rules, break the rules, transcend the rules) of Japanese cuisine, Mr. Tarikino fascinates guests with various "freshly prepared" dishes that embrace the seasons.

He was born in 1974 in Nagasaki. Attracted by the way a chef finishes skewers behind the counter at a yakitori restaurant in his hometown, he decided to pursue a career in the culinary field. After training at kappou and Japanese restaurants in Nagasaki City, he studied at a Japanese restaurant in Yokohama City. Then, he got to work with the Ukai Group and became the head chef at kappou ukai in Ginza Roppongi. As the culmination of his efforts, he founded his current restaurant in July 2022 and became independent. Serving dishes at the counter, which is his starting point, he serves " freshly prepared" dishes with creative and unique arrangements.

他力野 慶太Keita Tarikino

San Bettei Kitashinchi Branch

燦別邸 北新地店

  • Kita-Shinchi, Osaka
  • Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew),Japanese / General / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew)

井上 学Manabu Inoue

Mr. Inoue values the relationships and bonds with people in his life.

Learning the importance of connection with others through baseball, he entered the food and beverage industry at 18. It was 19 years ago that he first met the owner of San Bettei. Due to the company's rapid growth, which started as a Kushikatsu (deep-fried skewers) restaurant, he was separated from the owner and left the company. He studied service in Italian and French restaurants, then worked in construction and as an executive at a ramen restaurant. However, he could not forget the owner whom he respected and connected with him via SNS. When San Bettei from Onna-son, Okinawa, was opening in Kitashinchi, he joined the restaurant as a manager, realizing his wish to work with the owner.

井上 学Manabu Inoue

Doikatsuman Gion Yasaka Branch

土井活鰻 祇園八坂店

  • Maruyama Park/Kodaiji Temple/Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto
  • Unagi (eel),Japanese / Unagi (eel)

土井 貴史Takashi Doi

Mr. Doi converted his grandfather`s river fish store, established over 100 years ago, into an eel restaurant.

Mr. Doi's grandfather managed a river fish market in Kyoto's central wholesale market, so he was familiar with trade since he was a child. He trained under his grandfather after graduating high school and inherited the river fish market at the age of 26, after his grandfather passed away. In March 2018, he changed industries from the fish wholesale market, opening Doikatsuman and becoming the owner. After opening the first branch in Fushimi-Inari, he opened a second restaurant in Gion-Yasaka.

土井 貴史Takashi Doi

Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka Ohashi Main Branch

博多もつ鍋 やま中 大橋本店

  • Minami-ku, Fukuoka
  • Motsu Nabe (offal hotpot),Japanese / General / Motsu Nabe (offal hot pot) / Local Japanese Cuisine

山中 幸一Koichi Yamanaka

An advisor who has maintained a particular taste since the days just after the founding of the company.

Mr. Yamanaka was born in 1952 in Kanagawa Prefecture. He began his career by working at a dining establishment in Okayama. At around the same time, his older brother, who was staying and working in Fukuoka, influenced by a friend native to that area, established the restaurant Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka in 1984. The restaurant quickly became very popular, and his brother asked Mr. Yamanaka to help, leading to his joining the company in 1987. He then continued to show off his skills as a chef in the restaurant. Currently, he is working as an advisor for HHakata Motsunabe Yamanaka Ohashi Main Branch, taking an active role in the workplace. 

山中 幸一Koichi Yamanaka

Sushi Shihogama

鮨 しほがま

  • Korinbo/Katamachi, Ishikawa
  • Sushi,Japanese / Sushi / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / General

幸田 勝美Katsumi Koda

A chef who carries on the tradition of the long-established Shihogama while pursuing further evolution.

Mr. Koda was born in 1965 in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa prefecture. As the second-generation owner, he continues to uphold the name of Shihogama, a restaurant once renowned as a long-established kappo restaurant in Kanazawa, which his parents ran. He trained from scratch at Shihogama in Korinbo and then served as the owner of the relocated restaurant in Toriki. After that, he gained experience at various restaurants and revived Shihogama in 2018. Maintaining the flavors and skills inherited from his parents, Mr. Koda continues to captivate many regular customers with his diverse dishes that showcase the appealing ingredients of Kanazawa.

幸田 勝美Katsumi Koda

Kamakura Sukiyaki & Shabu-Shabu Restaurant Sasho

Kamakura Sukiyaki & Shabu-Shabu Restaurant Sasho

  • Kamakura/Zushi, Kanagawa
  • Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew),Japanese / General / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew)

横井 良介Ryosuke Yokoi

Cherishing the taste and space passed down from generation to generation, Mr. Yokoi connects the restaurant to the future.

He was inspired to pursue a career in the culinary world by his mother, a chef, from whom he learned how to make dashi soup, warishita (seasoned broth), and miso. His desire to have more people enjoy the long-loved taste his mother's hands produce leads him to become a chef. At the heart of his approach is to offer hospitality in a Japanese-style house and a space surrounded by a beautiful garden that evokes the atmosphere of good old Kamakura. He strives every day to provide his guests with impressions and satisfaction.

横井 良介Ryosuke Yokoi

Kyoto Stand Kiyokiyo Kiyamachi Main Branch

京都スタンドきよきよ木屋町本店

  • Kiyamachi/Pontocho, Kyoto
  • Japanese,Japanese / Local Japanese Cuisine / Sawa (cocktail of spirits and soda) / Sake

山本 由矢Yuya Yamamoto

His efforts and fate have led Mr. Yamamoto to build a career as a chef.

Mr. Yamamoto was born in 1989 in Kyoto. An acquaintance invited him to enter the world of chefs. He worked in hotel operations for about two and a half years, learning the basics of customer service and hospitality. After that, he became increasingly attracted to cooking, and his desire to make delicious food with his hands grew stronger. Amid such a situation, he had an opportunity to join Kyoto Stand Kiyokiyo Kiyamachi Main Branch. Currently, he is developing his cooking knowledge further while improving his handling of ingredients and cooking techniques.

山本 由矢Yuya Yamamoto

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