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Gion Nishikawa

祇園 にしかわ

  • Maruyama Park/Kodaiji Temple/Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto
  • Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kyoto Cuisine / Sake

西川 正芳NISHIKAWA MASAYOSHI

Our spirited chef started with a yearning for beautiful, delicious food

He was born in 1975 in Muromachi, Kyoto. His grandfather was a craftsman who painted ceramics in the Yuzen style, and he says, "He'd often take me to restaurants and art galleries when I was young." Having been raised around so many beautiful and delicious things, he longed to become a chef of Kyoto-style cuisine, and after graduating from high school, he headed down that path. He trained at famous restaurants like "Gion Sasaki", worked as head chef of "Warabi no Sato", and in 2008 opened "Gion Nishikawa". His motto is to be open and welcoming, and he serves his guests with a friendy smile and candid voice.

西川 正芳NISHIKAWA MASAYOSHI

Torito Branch

鳥藤 分店

  • Tsukiji, Tokyo
  • Japanese,Japanese / Chicken / Oyakodon (chicken and egg bowl)

久保 真亮Masaaki Kubo

The Chef's Recommendations

He used to be one of customers of this restaurant. Impressed by the signature oyakodon (rice bowl dish with chicken and eggs), he decided to join this restaurant.

He was born in Ibaraki in 1979. After graduating from high school, he started working at a restaurant in order to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming the owner of a restaurant. After that, he worked in Tsukiji market at a wholesale store selling fresh fish, fruits and vegetables, in order to expand his knowledge of ingredients. He joined "Torifuji" in 2010. He used to be one of the regular customers of "Torifuji", and describes himself falling in love with the taste at the restaurant as the motivation for joining. "Chicken is a profound ingredient," he says, as he works wholeheartedly to make his dream come true.

久保 真亮Masaaki Kubo

Momofuku

百福

  • Shin-Sakae/Higashisakura/Izumi, Aichi
  • Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Fugu (blowfish) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / General

百瀬 敢司MOMOSE ATSUSHI

This chef has devoted himself to the art of preparing fugu (pufferfish) for 28 years, and continues his exploration of the most delicious fugu dishes

Born on April 8, 1967, in Gifu Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he studied in a culinary school, before joining a fugu (blowfish) restaurant in Osaka, where he would work for 20 years. In 2007, he opened his Momofuku restaurant in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He is committed to making his restaurant a place his customers invite their loved ones to, and long to visit again.

百瀬 敢司MOMOSE ATSUSHI

Hagi no Chaya

萩の茶屋

  • Niihama, Ehime
  • Soba (noodles),Japanese / General / Soba (noodles)

井原 和武IHARA KAZUTAKE

Quality ingredients are essential for soba. A soba artisan who ignores profit in order to serve up delicious soba

He was born in 1967 in Ehime Prefecture. The family's soba restaurant had been founded by his father. Growing up watching his father at work, he knew as a young child that he wanted to succeed his father at the restaurant. In order to hone his skills, he left home for years to train at renowned soba restaurants in Chiba Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, and at Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture. He then returned home to take over "Hagi no Chaya". Using only the finest ingredients to serve up the best soba, he pays no attention to profit-a true soba artisan.

井原 和武IHARA KAZUTAKE

Sushi Fujita

鮨 ふじ田

  • Ginza, Tokyo
  • Sushi,Japanese / Sushi

藤田 真一郎FUJITA SHINICHIRO

The Chef's Recommendations

Our chef is the 3rd generation son of a family married to the world of cuisine

Our chef was born on June 11th, 1979, in Yokohama City. He's been interested in cooking since childhood, and always dreamed of having a job in the world of to cuisine. Although they were already retired, both his father and grandfather had been chefs, and he felt himself strangely drawn to the profession and nothing else. He obtained his chef's license in high school and went on to culinary school afterwards. Upon graduation, he trained at a sushi shop before going to work at the sushi restaurant of a large-scale foreign-owned hotel. In the summer of 2014, he realized his dream of opening a restaurant in the Ginza with Sushi Fujita, where he works to this day.

藤田 真一郎FUJITA SHINICHIRO

Yumehana Genkido

夢花 げんき堂

  • Hakata Station, Fukuoka
  • Japanese,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Motsu Nabe (offal hot pot)

奥 英祐OKU EISUKE

Following in his father's footsteps.

Eisuke was born in 1963 in Fukuoka Prefecture. As a child he watched his father work in the restaurant business. After graduating high school, he learned the trade as he worked 12 years at restaurants specializing in sushi and traditional Japanese cuisine. At age 30, Eisuke got into the izakaya business. He opened Yumehana Hakata in 1996, becoming head chef. He specializes in traditional Japanese cuisine.

奥 英祐OKU EISUKE

Sushidokoro Kouya Kokubun-cho Branch

寿司処 こうや 国分町店

  • Kokubuncho/Ichibancho, Miyagi
  • Sushi,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi)

村上 耕次MURAKAMI KOJI

A chef who continues to demonstrate the wonderful techniques and spirit of a sushi master.

Born in 1957 in Miyagi. When he was a high school student, his father took him to a sushi restaurant, where he was moved by both the techniques of the chefs and the welcome he received. Because of this experience, he set his heart on becoming a sushi chef. He trained at Ota Sushi at Iizaka hot spring for five years. After that, he worked at a Japanese restaurant in Sendai under master chef Hiroshi Atami, learning Japanese cuisine, how to handle himself in the kitchen, and the art of hospitality. At the age of 29 he became a chef at a Japanese restaurant, and after three years, he became the acting manager at the Sendai branch of Ginza sushi dono. At the age of 40 he opened Sushidokoro koya. There are presently eight branches, and he also runs the store in Kokubun.

村上 耕次MURAKAMI KOJI

Ginza Ibuki

ぎんざ一二岐

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

吉澤 定久YOSHIZAWA SADAHISA

A cornerstone of eight years of training in Kyoto

Sadahisa Yoshizawa was born in Tochigi Prefecture in 1977. At 19 years old, he set his sights on becoming a chef, and stepped into the world of Japanese cuisine. He devoted himself to training at three restaurants over eight years in Kyoto, and then passed through three more Japanese restaurants after returning to Tokyo. He opened Ginza Ibuki in August 2010. The restaurant has received stars from the Tokyo Michelin Guide three years in a row.

吉澤 定久YOSHIZAWA SADAHISA

Sushi Saiko

鮨 西光

  • Susukino, Hokkaido
  • Sushi,Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers)

西牧 光浩NISHIMAKI MITSUHIRO

The Chef's Recommendations

Staying true to his own style

Please feel free to talk to me during your visit.

西牧 光浩NISHIMAKI MITSUHIRO

Mutsukari

六雁

  • Ginza, Tokyo
  • Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Shojin Ryori (Buddhist cuisine)

秋山 能久AKIYAMA YOSHIHISA

The Chef's Recommendations

Our stoic chef incorporates his life philosophy into every dish

A native of Ibaraki Prefecture, he moved to Tokyo after graduating from high school. He studied culinary arts at Tokyo Liberal Arts College's Kappo Suzuki restaurant and honed his skills for ten years. Afterwards, he undertook a stint at the restaurant "Gesshinkyo" and learned about vegetarian cuisine. In 2005, he became Mutsukari's head chef.

秋山 能久AKIYAMA YOSHIHISA

Tenshige

天茂

  • Akasaka, Tokyo
  • Japanese,Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables)

高畑 粧由里TAKABATAKE SAYURI

The Chef's Recommendations

She works to preserve the flavors of Tenshige

Born in 1964, a Tokyo native. She was working as a teacher at a combined middle and high school when at the age of 30 her father and predecessor, Tomio Kurashige, fell ill, and started helping him out in the evenings with the frying at Tenshige. After that, she resigned from the school in order to succeed her father, and began to study cooking in earnest. Roughly two and a half years later, under the careful guidance of her father, she became the head chef here at the age of 33.

高畑 粧由里TAKABATAKE SAYURI

Ginza Wakuta

銀座 和久多

  • Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
  • Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kyoto Cuisine / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)

亀山 昌和Masakazu Kameyama

The Chef's Recommendations

The chef expresses the sense of the season through his cuisine.

After training at small Japanese restaurants which are ideal to learn the fundamentals of Japanese cuisine, he accumulated further experiences at restaurants in Osaka and Kyoto to learn about the gourmet food of the Kansai area. After improving his cooking skills at Chiso Sottaku in Ginza, Tokyo, he became the master chef at Ginza Wakuta in July 2003, where he later became the owner until now. Currently he is creating dishes respecting the original tastes of the ingredients and the sense of the season.

亀山 昌和Masakazu Kameyama

Kizushi

喜寿司

  • Ningyocho/Kodenmacho, Tokyo
  • Sushi,Japanese / Sushi

油井 隆一YUI RYUICHI

The Chef's Recommendations

A Renowned Chef, Whose Career Began With Western Food

Mr. Yui was born in 1942 and grew up in Tokyo. Because he was acquainted with French food from a young age due to his mother's influence and also because he is left-handed, which is unusual for a sushi chef, his professional cooking career started with Western food at "Tokyo Kaikan." After completing his training, Mr. Yui returned to his birthplace and parents' home, "Kizushi" in Tokyo's Ningyocho, where he started from the lower ranks, acquiring the skills to become a sushi chef. Supplementing the traditions of Edo-style sushi with his skills in Western cuisine, Chef Yui is a leader in Tokyo's culinary scene.

油井 隆一YUI RYUICHI

Hassho

八昌

  • Nagarekawa/Yagembori, Hiroshima
  • Okonomiyaki/Monjayaki (savory pancakes),Japanese / Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki (savory pancakes)

片山 義邦KATAYAMA YOSHIKUNI

The Chef's Recommendations

After finishing his job as a businessman, decided to make living with Okonomiyaki.

I was born 1968, in Kagawa. When I quit being a salaryman, I chose the early retirement option of the company I was working for and decided to make my living making "okonomiyaki". After going around to try many restaurants, I chose to train at "Hassho", which was the most delicious. I continuously worked and gained experience under my strict teacher, and in the end, I inherited the restaurant from him when he retired. Under the teaching of "Never forget to concentrate on making delicious dishes, rather than to earn a lot of money", I dedicate myself to the grill for the many guests who kindly line up in front of my restaurant today.

片山 義邦KATAYAMA YOSHIKUNI

Sushi Gion Matsudaya

寿し 祇園 松田屋

  • Gion, Kyoto
  • Sushi,Japanese / Sake / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi

松田 和憲MATSUDA KAZUNORI

The Chef's Recommendations

Our chef has an excellent command of both traditional techniques and his own unique twists. Every piece of sushi is a little taste of heaven

He was born in 1964 in Shiga prefecture. His parents ran a sushi shop for over 40 years. Taken with the Edo-style techniques and flavors, he often visited Tokyo, and learned the skills of a number of famous restaurants, before fulfilling his desire to open his own restaurant in Gion in 2007. He preserves traditional techniques, letting his signature eggs sit overnight after frying them, and he uses his own tricks to perfect his pickles and boiled-down sake, offering the Matsudaya version of Edo-style sushi. His motto is "make the people of the world smile with sushi". He spent a year in New York and made the best of that experience, and is now a well-respected authority on how to serve foreign customers.

松田 和憲MATSUDA KAZUNORI

Saryo Takinoya

茶寮 瀧乃家

  • Nakajima Park, Hokkaido
  • Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables)

松林 康和MATSUBAYASHI YASUKAZU

The Chef's Recommendations

A chef in continuous pursuit of the origin of Japanese cuisine.

He was born on March 13th, 1957 in Ashibetsu city. Raised under the wings of his working parents, he set his sights on the path of culinary arts and nature. While attending culinary school, he worked hard part-time at the ryokan (Japanese inn) that he was living in. He realised that the origin of the Japanese palate lay in Japanese cuisine and started work at a ryotei (traditional Japanese restaurant). Subsequently, he assumed the role of head chef at a ryokan in Sapporo. Since 2007, he has been displaying his cooking prowess as the head chef of Saryo Takinoya.

松林 康和MATSUBAYASHI YASUKAZU

Bishokudokoro Sakuji Nishishinjuku

美食処 作治 西新宿店

  • Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo
  • Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

安藤 孝司ANDO TAKASHI

Leave the hospitality of Japanese cuisine up to this chef.

At Ichukyo, a kaiseki (traditional Japanese banquet) restaurant in Tokyo's Omi, he trained under the former director and head chef of Nadaman. "Let me serve you a feast in which you will sense the passage of the seasons in the ingredients and the arrangements," he tells us.

安藤 孝司ANDO TAKASHI

Japanese Restaurant Kodama

日本料理 児玉

  • Hatchobori/Noboricho/Hakushima, Hiroshima
  • Japanese,Japanese / General

児玉 一幸KODAMA KAZUYUKI

The Chef's Recommendations

Inherited DNA of a cook and opened his own restaurant. Obtained Michelin two stars.

He was born in 1951 in Yamaguchi. Since childhood he was interested in making things and painting, but the motivation to become a cook came from his father. He was fascinated by stories about cooking from his father, who used to be a cook in the marines, and subsequently started down the road leading to the culinary world. Since 18, he has trained at various places like wedding sites, hotels, and traditional Japanese restaurants, and in 2007, he opened "Japanese restaurant Kodama". In 2013, he obtained two stars in the Michelin Hiroshima Guide.

児玉 一幸KODAMA KAZUYUKI

Ginza Koju

銀座 小十

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

奥田 透OKUDA TORU

The Chef's Recommendations

His diligent studies at famed restaurants have unlocked the essence of Japanese cuisine

Born in 1969, in Shizoka Prefecture's Shizuoka City. After graduating from high school he studied at traditional Japanese restaurants in Shizoka. After that, he trained in Kyoto and Tokushima, before opening the restaurant Shunkashuto Hanamikoji in Shizuoka in 1999. In 2003 he opened Ginza Koju in Ginza, Tokyo, and in 2007 that restaurant earned a 3-star rating in the Michelin Guide to Tokyo-Yokohama-Shonan. He continues to earn those stars seven years later.

奥田 透OKUDA TORU

Akasaka Kitafuku

赤坂きた福

  • Akasaka, Tokyo
  • Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Crab / Kyoto Cuisine / Wine

川崎真人KAWASAKI MASATO

A Chef Who Handles Various Delicacies Such as Live Crab, Blowfish, and Chinese Softshell Turtle

Chef Kawasaki was born on January 24th, 1982 and is from Hokkaido. He studyied about store designs in high school, and wanting to eventually own his own store, he decided to become a chef. After graduating, he moved to Tokyo, where he first trained for five years at "Tsunahachi". With a desire to gain further experience, he trained for another five years at "Kyofuji". He then gained further experience at "Japanese Restaurant Ono Ginza" and a number of other stores with a desire to learn about wines. At its opening in November 2012, he entered "Akasaka Kitafuku", where he continues to work today.

川崎真人KAWASAKI MASATO

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