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Toriya Otori
鶏屋 鳳
- Otaru/Yoichi/Shakotan, Hokkaido
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Chicken / Nabe (hot pot) / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers)
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八木 裕史Hirofumi Yagi
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A chef with passion entered the cooking field to realize his dream since he was young.
He was born in June 1973 in Hokkaido. He wanted to be a chef since he was young, as he liked to please people with his food. To realize this dream, he entered the restaurant industry. While operating a bar and serving alcohol and delicious food there, he started thinking about opening a restaurant specializing in chicken, and the thought got stronger. In 2008, being fully prepared, he opened [Toriya Otori]. This restaurant has become popular serving delicious chicken dishes elaborated in their own ways, and many guests return as repeaters. He is always searching for dishes that the guests will become addicted to.
八木 裕史Hirofumi Yagi
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Uni Senmonten Yoichiya Hakodate Asaichi Branch
うに専門店世壱屋 函館朝市店
- Hakodate, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Donburi (rice bowl)
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五十嵐 秀平Syuhei Igarashi
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Mr. Igarashi uses his dexterous hands to create beautifully presented dishes.
He was born in 1997 in Aomori. He wanted to find a career that would allow him to utilize his dexterity. Among the different options, he discovered the potential in cooking and started a career as a chef. As he continued his training, he began to feel the depth of the art of cooking and pushed himself even further. Appointed manager of Yoichiya Hakodate Asaichi Branch, which opened in April 2023, he has been creating his specialty dishes.
五十嵐 秀平Syuhei Igarashi
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Restaurant Cote D'or
レストラン コートドール
- Maruyama Park, Hokkaido
- French,Italian/French / French / Wine / General
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藤谷 圭介Keisuke Fujiya
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Enjoyed reading cookbooks ever since he was a child
Born in 1983 in Esashi town, Hokkaido. Grew up in a fisherman's household, and has been preparing fish and loving cooking since childhood. Went to culinary school after graduating from high school, and entered the world of French cuisine. Trained in well-established restaurants such as [Apisius] and [Le Bouchon], and then travelled to France. Conducted apprenticeships in Paris and Monaco, and worked in Sapporo restaurants after returning home. Currently, he is working as the third chef of this restaurant.
藤谷 圭介Keisuke Fujiya
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Yakiniku Horumon Jingisukan Sakaba Lemon
焼肉ホルモンジンギスカン酒場 れもん
- Susukino, Hokkaido
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Genghis Khan (grilled mutton) / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat)
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木村 果寿美Kasumi Kimura
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Ms. Kimua is attracted to the food and beverage industry as she can closely engage with guests.
Ms. Kasumi Kimura was born in 1994 in Hokkaido. At 18, she started working at the GAJA Otaru branch as a part-time worker. After that, she contributed to the GAJA Eniwa branch as an opening staff member. She was attracted to a job at a restaurant because of the opportunity to engage closely with guests, then eventually joined the same company as a full-time employee after graduating. In February 2020, she was transferred to Yakiniku Horumon Jingisukan Sakaba Lemon when it opened. She is a manager striving to warmly welcome the guests with her smile cheerfully and lively.
木村 果寿美Kasumi Kimura
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Sushi Hanayoshi
鮨 花吉
- Niseko/Kutchan/Rusutsu, Hokkaido
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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吉岡 亮平Ryohei Yoshioka
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A skillful chef who offers exquisite seafood from Hokkaido.
Born in 1972 in Niseko-cho, Hokkaido. As his family ran a soba (buckwheat noodles) restaurant, naturally he entered the cooking field. After training at a sushi restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo for 13 years, he learned how to select fish at a wholesale company in Chiba prefecture. In 2006, he went independent and opened [Sushi Hanayoshi] in his hometown Niseko-cho. He is still making efforts to offer exquisite seafood from Hokkaido to the guests and many from overseas as well.
吉岡 亮平Ryohei Yoshioka
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Kita no Donburiya Takinami Shokudo
北のどんぶり屋 滝波食堂
- Otaru/Yoichi/Shakotan, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Crab / Donburi (rice bowl)
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小路 哲憲Tetsunori Shoji
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There are no regrets if you do what you love, so Mr. Shoji always keeps moving forward.
Mr. Shoji was born in 1976 in the City of Otaru, Hokkaido. After graduating from high school, he worked for a company but left because he loved sushi and wanted to make it himself. After 10 years of training at a sushi restaurant in Otaru, the opportunity arose. He took over the store where his mother had worked(now the Takinami Store). He began helping out in the family business. For 5 years, he learned about selling seafood, purchasing, and insisting on fresh and delicious ingredients. Then, in July 2009, he opened the Kita no Donburiya Takinami Shokudo at the store in the same market.
小路 哲憲Tetsunori Shoji
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Sushi Niebana
鮨にえばな
- Susukino, Hokkaido
- Sushi,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi)
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小倉 一夫Kazuo Ogura
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With a strong passion for food since childhood, Mr. Ogura has been active both domestically and internationally.
He was born in 1967 in Hokkaido. Since his family was a caterer, he has had a strong interest in food since childhood. It naturally occurred to him that his future dream was to become a chef, and he entered the culinary world after graduating from school. He honed his skills mainly in Japanese restaurants and sushi restaurants. Since then, he has worked overseas, in Singapore and Germany, as well as in Niseko, Otaru, and Sapporo. Currently, he is active at Sushi Niebana, which opened in February 2023.
小倉 一夫Kazuo Ogura
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Sushisai Wakichi
鮨菜 和喜智
- Maruyama Park, Hokkaido
- Sushi,Japanese / Sushi
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田村 光明Mitsuaki Tamura
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Encounter the world of sushi greatly chenged his life
Born 1970 in Otaru, and grew up in Sapporo. Dropped out of college, and went to Tokyo. For a quick job, he started working as a dish washer at a mass-production sushi store as a part-time job. There, he was promoted from part-timer to employee. He discovered sushi here, and then trained at [Sushi Hisashi] in Seta. After six years of training, he returned to his hometown Hokkaido. He opened [Sushisai Wakichi] at 32 years old. The restaurant was renovated in 2007, and he started the current Omakase-only style.
田村 光明Mitsuaki Tamura
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Asahikawa Jingisukan Daikokuya Hakodate Goryokaku Branch
旭川成吉思汗 大黒屋 函館五稜郭店
- Hakodate, Hokkaido
- Genghis Khan (grilled mutton),Yakiniku/Steak
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手塚 慎太郎Shintaro Tezuka
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Mr. Tezuka has loved Jingisukan ever since he was a child.
The first time Mr. Tezuka went to eat Jingisukan at Daikokuya, he was so impressed! The employees worked hard and were lively, the restaurant atmosphere was energetic, and the fresh lamb was delicious. From that experience, he knew he wanted to work there, so he conveyed his passion for Jingisukan to Daikokuya's owner and joined the company. He currently serves as head of the Asahikawa Jingisukan Daikokuya Hakodate Goryokaku Branch, which opened on October 29, 2021.
手塚 慎太郎Shintaro Tezuka
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Tokachi-butadon Ippin Sapporo Station Stellar Place Branch
十勝豚丼いっぴん 札幌駅ステラプレイス店
- Sapporo Station, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Donburi (rice bowl) / Hokkaido Cuisine
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中村 貴紀Takanori Nakamura
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The phrase customers say how delicious the food was, is everything the chef works for
While still a student, he discovered the joy of cooking while working part-time at an Izakaya (Japanese pub). After that, he managed a number of restaurants for “Muroran Yakitori Yoshidaya” and “Tokachi Butadon Ippin” before assisting in the opening of a branch restaurant at Stellar Place. With his creed of making each and every dish with the greatest of care, he goes about his daily preparations. He says that hearing customers tell him that his food was delicious is particularly moving. The butadon (pork bowl) prepared by Mr. Nakamura is infused with the gratitude he has for his customers, and people throng to the shop every day in search of that delicious taste.
中村 貴紀Takanori Nakamura
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Hokkaido Yakiniku Kitaushi
北海道焼肉北うし
- Susukino, Hokkaido
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Wine
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木谷 喬Takashi Kiya
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Mr. Kiya entered the yakiniku industry at 16, admiring the senior chef at his part-time job.
He was born in 1987 in Hokkaido. Inspired by a senior chef at his part-time job, he aspired to become a chef. At 16, he entered the yakiniku industry and honed his skills as a chef. He has mastered cutting techniques according to the part and marbling of the meat that brings out the best flavor. In August 2021, he opened Kitaushiwith the desire to make the best yakiniku restaurant in Sapporo by combining the finest ingredients only Hokkaido can offer with the best cooking techniques.
木谷 喬Takashi Kiya
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Tempura Takeuchi
天婦羅たけうち
- Nishi 11 Chome/18 Chome, Hokkaido
- Tempura (fried seafood and vegetables),Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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竹内 収Osamu Takeuchi
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Mr. Takeuchi decided to become a chef because he thought hotel staff also needed culinary knowledge and skills.
He was born in 1973 in Hokkaido. After graduating from high school, he started working as a hotel staff. He decided to become a chef because he thought that the person in charge of service also needed culinary knowledge and skills. He moved to Canada and became a Teppanyaki chef at a Japanese restaurant. After serving as a sous chef, he returned to Japan and continued his studies at Sapporo Nadaman Garden. There, he was in charge of Teppanyaki and Tempura and served as sub-chief (sous chef). In 2007, he became independent and opened Tempura Takeuchi.
竹内 収Osamu Takeuchi
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Sushi Takuma
鮨 匠真
- Susukino, Hokkaido
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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伊藤 太久真Takuma Ito
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Mr. Ito is a borderless modern Japanese chef who has mastered various genres of cuisine.
He was born in 1965 in Hokkaido. Having been exposed to food from an early age, he entered the culinary world after graduating high school. He learned various genres of cuisine, including French cuisine. In November 2024, he opened a borderless modern Japanese food and sushi restaurant, Sushi Takumi, using his previous experience.
伊藤 太久真Takuma Ito
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Sushidokoro Kihara
鮨処 木はら
- Hakodate, Hokkaido
- Sushi,Japanese / Sushi
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木原 茂信Shigenobu Kihara
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40 years of devoted sushi career creates Hakodate special sushi.
He was born in Hokkaido in 1960, and became an apprentice at a sushi restaurant when he was 15 years old. He learned the basic of Edomae sushi from the senior staff. Relatively young at the age of 34, he started his own restaurant [Sushidokoro Kihara] in Hakodate. 4 years later, fell in love with the location overlooking the Tsugaru Strait, he moved to the current location. Keeping Hakodate special sushi as his creed, he serves sushi using the best local fish.
木原 茂信Shigenobu Kihara
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Otaru Masazushi Zenan
おたる政寿司 ぜん庵
- Otaru/Yoichi/Shakotan, Hokkaido
- Sushi,Japanese / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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西岡 秀美Hidemi Nishioka
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Hidemi Nishioka transformed himself from a fisherman into a sushi artist making the most of the great taste of fish
Born February 13th, 1961, Hidemi Nishioka is a native of Hamanaka-cho, Hokkaido. After graduating from vocational school, he joined his father, who was a fisherman, to go fishing out at sea for two years. When the fishing season came to an end and he went for a meal at a sushi restaurant, it struck him that if he cooked the fish he caught in a similar way, they would be delicious. He then aspired to be a sushi artist and began his training at Omi Sushi Sohonten in Kushiro. Afterwards, he refined his skills at sushi restaurants, hotels, and other establishments in Yoichi and Kushiro. In 1989, he joined Masazushi and worked at the main store, becoming manager of Otaru Masazushi Zenan in 2010.
西岡 秀美Hidemi Nishioka
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Sushi Isono
鮨 いその
- Odori Park, Hokkaido
- Sushi,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi / Sake
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磯野 直大Naohiro Isono
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He chose to enter the cooking field to spend his whole life doing what he likes.
He was born in Hokkaido. After graduating from a university in Sapporo, he started working at an office as a salaryman. Though he was happy with it, he decided to enter the cooking field to do what he loves. After training at a sushi shop in Otaru through the introduction of his acquaintance, he had further training in Tokyo for 2 more years to be a more confident chef. He returned to Hokkaido to open [Sushi Isono], and currently, he makes his best efforts to give excellent service to his guests, making use of his experience.
磯野 直大Naohiro Isono
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Shiki Suikatei
四季 粋花亭
- Hakodate, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / General
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岩田 建一朗Kenichiro Iwata
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He opened his own restaurant in Hakodate with his special selection of local ingredients.
He was born in Hokkaido in 1969. At the age of 19, he started his culinary career as a part-timer at the local restaurant in Hakodate. Moved to Tokyo when he was 24, he seriously started to pursuing his culinary career at a Japanese restaurant in Ginza and learned the basic. Further broadened his experience at a cuisine ryokan in Hakone, he returned to Hakodate, and opened [Shiki Suikatei] in Goryokaku town when he was 29. In 2009, the restaurant moved to the current location.
岩田 建一朗Kenichiro Iwata
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Uni Murakami Hakodate Main Branch
うに むらかみ 函館本店
- Hakodate, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood
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村上 朋子Tomoko Murakami
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Childhood with sea urchin experience. Followed her mother, she took over the restaurant.
She was born in Hokkaido in 1978. Her grandparents owned a sea urchin factory where she played as a child. Graduated from a technical school, she started working in Sapporo as a physical therapist. At the age of 24, she joined her mother's restaurant [Uni (sea urchin) Murakami Hakodate Main Branch]. 13 years have passed since she took over her mother's restaurant and passion for sea urchin, as a young owner.
村上 朋子Tomoko Murakami
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Uni Murakami Hakodate ekimae restaurant
うに むらかみ 函館駅前店
- Hakodate, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Donburi (rice bowl)
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佐々木 健一Kenichi Sasaki
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Mr. Sasaki strives everyday with the philosophy of "treasure every encounter, for it will never reoccur" in his mind.
He was born in 1980 in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Mr. Sasaki's family enjoyed fishing since he was little. He decided to become a chef as he wanted to cook the fish he caught himself. After working at a fresh seafood restaurant and a ryokan hotel in Hakodate, he demonstrated his skills working as the head chef of a hotel in Hakodate. He became the head chef of [Uni Murakami Hakodate ekimae restaurant] which opened in 2019. He strives everyday with the philosophy of "treasure every encounter, for it will never reoccur" in his mind, valuing the encounter with every guest.
佐々木 健一Kenichi Sasaki
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Otaru Masazushi Main Branch
おたる政寿司 本店
- Otaru/Yoichi/Shakotan, Hokkaido
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi)
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中村 圭助Keisuke Nakamura
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Born as the second son in the lineage of Otaru Masazushi, a well-established restaurant with a long history!
After returning home in 2006 after training at a major sushi restaurant in Tokyo for three years, Mr. Nakamura demonstrated his aptitude in multiple areas: he assumed responsibility for buying ingredients for all of Otaru Masazushi's branches, launched new businesses such as the Third Generation Otaru Nakamuraya delivery division, Rakuten online sales, and catalogue sales, and more. In 2007, he won gold in the Hokkaido Sushi Skill Competition, and in 2009 he won the Otaru Masazushi Company-wide Skill Competition, showing high skill in making sushi in addition to an entrepreneurial streak. He now is truly a sushi artisan, becoming the third generation of his restaurant.
中村 圭助Keisuke Nakamura
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