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Niku Kappo Katsumata
肉割烹かつまた
- Ebisu, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Japanese Beef Steak
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芳賀 信彦Nobuhiko Haga
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Mr. Haga is an artisan chef of Japanese cuisine who appreciates all the people involved and strives to do his best every day.
He was born in 1983 in Miyagi. Since childhood, he has loved delicious food and cooking and entered the world of food at 18. After honing his skills at several famous restaurants, he became the head chef at Katsumata in June of 2023, where he tries not to be too assertive in his cooking. His motto is to spend every effort to bring out the best ingredients and make no compromises in preparation. He values "people" above all else, including his guests, and he never forgets to thank the people he works with and the producers who deliver the ingredients to him.
芳賀 信彦Nobuhiko Haga
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Wagyu Seihousya
和牛 西豊舎
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)
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Hanbe Garden
庭園と料亭 半べえ
- Minami-ku/Ujina, Hiroshima
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)
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川村 満Mitsuru Kawamura
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He makes people smile with his gorgeous and beautiful kaiseki (traditional Japanese course) cuisine, bringing out the original tastes of carefully-selected ingredients.
He was born in 1963 in Hiroshima prefecture. As he wanted a professional skill on something, he chose to enter the cooking field. After having training at Hanbe Garden for about 10 years, he worked at various restaurant as the master chef, then returned to Hanbe Garden as the executive chef. With the motto [local production for local consumption], he fascinates many people with his beautiful kaiseki (traditional Japanese) cuisine using an abundance of ingredients directly sent from local farms.
川村 満Mitsuru Kawamura
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Himeji Sushi-Ichi
姫路 すし一 （スシイチ）
- Himeji, Hyogo
- Japanese,Japanese / Sushi / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Fugu (blowfish)
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久宗 隆一Ryuichi Hisamune
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A chef who is passionate about the flavor of ingredients
Chef Hisamune was born in Himeji on January 22nd, 1975. He was born into his current position as a second generation chef at Himeji Sushi-Ichi. He was raised looking over his father's shoulder as he worked. His parents' home was in Yamasakicho, Shiso, a town in Hyogo Prefecture surrounded by mountains and rivers, where he was in close touch with nature. That experience influenced him to strive to use techniques that highlight, rather than mask, the essential flavors of his ingredients. After graduating from university, he learned at restaurants in Kyoto, Kobe, and elsewhere before returning to his family restaurant, where he continues to work diligently to build upon his 20 years of experience to become an even better chef.
久宗 隆一Ryuichi Hisamune
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Toriyaki Hajime
とり焼 一
- Suidobashi, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken / Oyakodon (chicken and egg bowl)
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上山 和巳Kazumi Kamiyama
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Mr. Kamiyama is a chef who serves skewers individually with care for customers.
He was born in Saitama. With an interest in the restaurant business and having been exposed to the depth and enjoyment of the industry through part-time work, he began his career as a chef. He decided to pursue a career as a skewer chef and has been honing his culinary skills, intending to become an authentic chef. Currently, he is a chef at Toriyaki Hajime. Using carefully selected ingredients, he cooks them in a way that brings out the best of each part. Once you taste the hot yakitori, you will be impressed by the spread of deliciousness. He continues to provide customers with pleasant experiences.
上山 和巳Kazumi Kamiyama
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Sumibi Kushiyaki Ando
炭火串焼き あんど
- Shinjuku East Exit/Kabukicho, Tokyo
- Yakitori/Kushiyaki (grilled skewers),Japanese / Chicken / Duck / Mizutaki (chicken hot pot)
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峰 やすのぶYasunobu Mine
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A chef with a long career at French restaurants. Mr. Mine's strength is showing the appeal of various ingredients.
Mr. Mine works as a chef atSumibi Kushiyaki Ando. He has had a long career as a chef, mainly focused on French restaurants in Tokyo. While he primarily focuses on French food, he is also well-versed in Italian and other cuisines. He is not bound by food genre, and his strength shows the appeal of various ingredients.
峰 やすのぶYasunobu Mine
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Sengokuhara Yuzen
仙石原・游膳
- Hakone/Gora, Kanagawa
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Shochu
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生野 雄介Yusuke Ikuno
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He wants the guests to enjoy the original tastes of the ingredients.
Born in Yokohama in 1980. He liked making things and having trips since he was small. That is why he was naturally interested in cooking and decided to be a chef. When visiting Hakone, people enjoy visiting many places, including his restaurant. It has been his pleasure if they remember his restaurant as one of the fun memories, on their way home in a train or a car.
生野 雄介Yusuke Ikuno
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Ryoan Aritomi
料庵 有とみ
- Sannomiya, Hyogo
- Japanese,Japanese / Suppon (soft-shelled turtle) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Wine
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有冨 巧治Koji Aritomi
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His long-held love of food and dining led him to where he is today
He was born in July of 1976 and grew up in Akashi. His love for restaurants and dining out stems back to a part-time restaurant job he took on during his student years. After spending time sampling different foods and getting to know the culinary world, he decided to put his experience to use and start a cooking career of his own. He worked at a restaurant for seven years in Kobe and eventually worked his way up to serve as head chef. He says that his career has been fostered by his guests, and to this day he uses his long-held passion for food to develop a place that everyone in the area can enjoy.
有冨 巧治Koji Aritomi
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TOYOUKE Organics Restaurant
豊受オーガニクスレストラン
- Futako-Tamagawa/Yoga, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General
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本多 勝彦Katsuhiko Honda
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The maestro of Japanese cuisine sincerely faces organic vegetables.
He was born in 1966 in Niigata prefecture. After graduating from high school, he accumulated training at a kappo (traditional Japanese) restaurant, then moved to Tokyo where he actively worked in the field of Japanese cuisine including a kaiseki (traditional Japanese) restaurant, then became the master chef at the current restaurant when it opened in 2014. His daily routine is to wash muddy vegetables from the field with his own hands. He carefully prepares ingredients, as he places importance on checking their conditions. His way of cooking to bring out the original taste of safe organic ingredients to their maximum and his dishes with a simple yet deep taste are highly received.
本多 勝彦Katsuhiko Honda
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Sumibi Jidori Bishu Ayamuya
炭火地鶏・美酒 あやむ屋
- Fukushima/Noda, Osaka
- Japanese,Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken / Wine
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永沼 巧Takumi Naganuma
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An experienced chef who uses well-honed techniques to present guests with delicious yakitori (grilled chicken skewers).
He was born in 1966 and grew up in Sapporo, Hokkaido. His love of food encouraged him to pick up a job at a yakitori restaurant in Osaka and start building up experience. After that, he decided to spend six months at a time working at different restaurants in order to develop a wide-ranging knowledge of yakitori. He then moved on to open Sumibi Jidori Bishu Ayamuya, where he devotes each day to preparing food with strict adherence to traditional preparation methods.
永沼 巧Takumi Naganuma
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Azabujuban Shimoi
麻布十番 しも井
- Azabu-Juban, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Basashi (horse meat sashimi) / General
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直井 三千輝Michiteru Naoi
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His passion for cooking led Mr. Naoi to this career.
He was born in 1972 in Tokyo. With his parents running a restaurant, he discovered the joy of cooking. While experiencing a variety of cuisines, he found the depth of Japanese cuisine interesting. Started working at Shimoi before it moved to its present location. He is currently spending his busy days as an executive chef.
直井 三千輝Michiteru Naoi
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Kagaya Hakata branch JR HAKATA CITY KOOTEN 9F
加賀屋 博多店 JR博多シティくうてん9F
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Local Japanese Cuisine
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平川 泰司Taiji Hirakawa
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He transmits Japanese traditional food cultures through his cuisine, to please many people.
He is from Osaka prefecture. Entered the field of Japanese cuisine to acquire a trade in a new world. In this strict field, he sometimes felt like quitting. However, the more he knew about cooking, the more he wanted to acquire knowledge. He has been attracted by the deepness of the cooking world. Currently, he is devoting himself to spreading Japanese traditional food cultures to many people through cuisine, wishing to offer Japanese cuisine that can be enjoyed by everyone.
平川 泰司Taiji Hirakawa
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Sushi-Dokoro Kurosugi
寿し処 黒杉
- Kita-Shinchi, Osaka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sushi / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi)
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黒杉 章宏Akihiro Kurosugi
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With a love of eye-catching presentation, he set out to showcase handcrafted sushi for guests
Mr. Kurosugi was born in 1975 and grew up in Hiroshima Prefecture. With a long-held love of cooking, along with a vibrant personality, he knew that crafting sushi right in front of guests would be the perfect job for him. With that in mind he headed out to work at a sushi restaurant franchise immediately after his high school graduation. He spent a total of 12 years training as a sushi chef at four different restaurants owned by the same franchise. After that at age 30, he felt ready to head out on his own and in July of 2015 he opened Sushi-Dokoro Kurosugi, where you can find him today exercising his philosophy of tireless hard work.
黒杉 章宏Akihiro Kurosugi
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Japanese Restaurant Kyokabutoya
日本料理 京甲屋
- Shijo Karasuma/Karasuma Oike, Kyoto
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Kyoto Cuisine
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池田 泰優Yasumasa Ikeda
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A subtle sense of beauty, audacious methods and well-honed techniques go into creating every dish.
Born in Hokkaido. Started working at his grandmother’s restaurant -- which specialized in Akita prefecture cuisine -- while in his second year of high school. At that time, he happened to catch a popular cooking show on TV, which inspired him to become a chef. The program featured the Osaka Abeno Tsuji Culinary Institute, in which he chose to enroll. Following his graduation, he received further training in Osaka and Kyoto. In 2010, he finally opened "Japanese Restaurant Kyokabutoya" in Shijo Karasuma.
池田 泰優Yasumasa Ikeda
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Kinosuke
喜之助
- Hakone/Gora, Kanagawa
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sawa (cocktail of spirits and soda) / Highball
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永井 孝司Takashi Nagai
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Always making efforts to please the guests with his dishes.
He was born in 1971 in Kanagawa prefecture. He got interested in cooking for the first time in his middle school days when he made sunny side up eggs and was told [delicious]. He has accumulated trainings and improved his knowledge and skills, only to serve delicious food. He sticks to using high-quality ingredients to bring out the original tastes of the ingredients to their maximum. Now he is devoting himself in studying about ingredients, especially to increase his repertory with [boiled fish with soy sauce].
永井 孝司Takashi Nagai
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SHIROSAKA - Sumibi Kappo
炭火割烹 白坂
- Akasaka, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Wine
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井伊 秀樹Hideki Ii
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He attracts the world with his sophisticated cuisine respecting the spirit of the Japanese.
He was born in 1976 in Tokyo. He trained at a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo and obtained cooking and sommelier licenses. With the encounter with Mr. Tetsuya Wakuda as a turning point, he went to Australia to work at [Tetsuya's], a worldwide renowned restaurant in Sydney. He became the first Japanese sous chef there. He also went to the U.S. to work as a chef exclusively for the residence of UN ambassador in N.Y., then returned to Japan. He opened [SHIROSAKA - Sumibi Kappo] in November 2014.
井伊 秀樹Hideki Ii
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Jushu
寿修
- Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Sake
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先崎 真朗SENZAKI MASAAKI
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An encounter with Japanese-style cuisine in Osaka changed his life afterwards on a grand scale
He was born in Saga prefecture in 1976. After graduating from high school, he set his sights on the path of Western cuisine at first in culinary school. However, he was so deeply impressed by the Japanese-style cuisine at "Totoya" in Kitashinchi, Osaka, that he decided to change his focus to Japanese cuisine. He then entered and trained at "Totoya" for nine years before moving to Tokyo to hone his skills at restaurants such as Japanese restaurants and sushi restaurants. Subsequently, he opened "Jushu" in a quiet residential area in Nishi-Azabu in 2010. His unwavering hard work and research allowed him to finally obtain two Michelin stars in 2012.
先崎 真朗SENZAKI MASAAKI
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Ajiyushin Nakaya
味遊心 中屋
- Yotsuya, Tokyo
- Soba (noodles),Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Soba (noodles)
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大渕 修司Shuji Obuchi
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The fourth generation to work in this long-established soba restaurant
This young chef tells us that he entered the world of soba-making after he graduated from university. Under the tutelage of his father, who is a third generation soba chef, he works hard every day to preserve the traditional flavors of the restaurant.
大渕 修司Shuji Obuchi
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Soshu Torigin Main Branch
相州 鳥ぎん 本店
- Odawara/Minamiashigara, Kanagawa
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken
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瀬戸 清乃Kiyono Seto
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Unable to ignore her passion for cooking, she changed her profession to become a hardworking chef
She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Although her former profession was completely unrelated, she was unable to contain her interest in the restaurant industry and her passion for cooking, and became a chef. Her career as a chef began at [Soshu Torigin,] a restaurant that she had often come to ever since she was a child, and a place that she felt had delicious food. She studies hard on a daily basis in order to create food that brings joy to customers. She now serves kushiyaki (grilled skewers) that have been grilled to juicy perfection.
瀬戸 清乃Kiyono Seto
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Shunsaiten Tsuchiya
旬彩天つちや
- Esaka, Osaka
- Japanese,Japanese / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Wine
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土阪 幸彦Yukihiko Tsuchisaka
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His culinary dreams were fueled by a chance encounter with a future mentor and beautifully crafted food
Born in Shiga Prefecture in 1971, Mr. Tsuchisaka found his passion for cooking after witnessing a sushi chef prepare a vivid display of handcrafted food. After enrolling in culinary school, he took on a part-time job and ended up meeting the chef who would prove to be a professional mentor throughout his career. From there he took on jobs at various restaurants that specialized in Japanese cuisine in order to learn all that he could. At age 27 he moved up to work as a head chef, and then 10 years after that at age 37 he set out on his own to open Shunsaiten Tsuchiya in the Esaka area of Osaka. Mr. Tsuchisaka prepares tempura (deep fried foods) with fresh, seasonal ingredients that are fried with perfect timing. He also devotes himself to providing his staff with exceptional training.
土阪 幸彦Yukihiko Tsuchisaka
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