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Sumibi Yakiniku Himawaritei
炭火焼肉 ひまわり亭
- Kawaguchi Lake/Fuji Yoshida/Yamanaka Lake, Yamanashi
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat) / Korean
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梶原 直人KAJIWARA NAOTO
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The chef strives everyday to make his restaurant an energizing place for his customers.
Born in1971, in Yamanashi prefecture, the chef has always loved cooking since his childhood. With his experience working at a yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) restaurant, he came to think, "If I were to have a job for life, I'd like to become a chef who makes people happy." As he was especially charmed with yakiniku, which seemed to invigorate people, he decided to work at a yakiniku restaurant in Yokohama when he was 20. After that, he opened up his own restaurant, Yakiniku Himawari Tei. He makes his own tare (sauce) and kimchi (pickled cabbage), and provides delicious meat for a reasonable price.
梶原 直人KAJIWARA NAOTO
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Japanese Restaurant Kodama
日本料理 児玉
- Hatchobori/Noboricho/Hakushima, Hiroshima
- Japanese,Japanese / General
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児玉 一幸KODAMA KAZUYUKI
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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
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Restaurant Aida
レストラン 間
- Ebisu, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French / Wine
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表 成治OMOTE SEIJI
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Created the now popular "Vegetable course" at [Bistro Aida], and opened his own restaurant
Born in Ishikawa, 1972. After graduating from culinary school, he began working at a local hotel to begin his career as a chef. At 25 years old he moved to Tokyo, and worked in a French restaurant, training 2 years in pastries and 3 years in cuisine. Later he learned the culinary arts at [Chez Matsuo], and worked as a head chef in restaurants in Tokyo and Yokohama. He has been part of [Restaurant Aida] from the start, and laid the groundwork for its fame with the currently popular "Vegetable course." In June 2012, his own restaurant [Aida] was opened.
表 成治OMOTE SEIJI
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Trattoria Siciliana Don Ciccio
トラットリア シチリアーナ・ドンチッチョ
- Shibuya East Exit/Miyamasuzaka, Tokyo
- Italian,Italian/French / Italian / Wine
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石川 勉ISHIKAWA TSUTOMU
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His love of the film The Godfather brought him to Sicily
Tsutomu Ishikawa is a native of Iwate prefecture, born in 1961. After coming to Tokyo, he began down the path towards becoming a chef at the age of 19. Also a big fan of The Godfather, he headed to Palermo in Sicily. After that, he also spent 3 years training in Firenze and Bologna before returning to Japan. After working in restaurants such as Cucina Hirata and La Benzina, he became independent in 2000 at Trattoria da Tommasina. In 2006, that restaurant closed, and Chef Ishikawa opened Trattoria Siciliana Don Ciccio in the same year.
石川 勉ISHIKAWA TSUTOMU
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Aroma Fresca
アロマフレスカ
- Ginza, Tokyo
- Italian,Italian/French / Italian
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原田 慎次HARADA SHINJI
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The chef who combines arrangement, scent, and flavor into one dish
Born on July 28, 1969, in Tochigi prefecture, the owner has been interested in cooking since the age of 15. In high school, he worked part time at a restaurant and felt intrigued by the field of cuisine. While studying at Hattori nutrition college, he worked part time at Jino in Roppongi, where he later became a full time worker. He trained under chef Hiroshi Satake for 5 years and then worked at Jino no.2 for 4 years. In 1998, he opened Aroma Fresca in Ginza with Hiroshi Tazawa. Since then, he has been working as both a cook and an entrepreneur who manages multiple restaurants.
原田 慎次HARADA SHINJI
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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)
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亀山 昌和Masakazu Kameyama
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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
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Teppan Steak Pur
鉄板ステーキ ピュール
- Minamimorimachi, Osaka
- Teppanyaki,Yakiniku/Steak / General / Steak / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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中村 武実NAKAMURA TAKEMI
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Watching Teikoku Hotel's head chef Nobuo Murakami cook on television moved me
Born in 1959 in Taima City, Nagasaki. His mother's dishes always used fresh, local vegetables and fish, highlighting those ingredients but having flavors that you never tired of and that got him to understand the complexities of cooking. After graduating high school, he trained at hotels and restaurants, and worked as head teppanyaki grill chef at the Hilton International, Moriguchi Prince Hotel, and the Hyatt Regency Osaka. In 1996, he was hired on as both head chef and manager of Teikoku Hotel Osaka Kamon. In 2012, he opened Teppan Steak Pur.
中村 武実NAKAMURA TAKEMI
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Kushikoma Main Store
串駒 本店
- Otsuka, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Basashi (horse meat sashimi) / Nabe (hot pot) / Sake
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大林禎OBAYASHITEI
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An Encounter with the Master of a LongStanding Sake Shop, a Journey to Discover the Choicest Sake
Born in 1955 in Kumamoto prefecture. At the age of 18 he bought a one-way ticket to Tokyo and began his live-in training to be a chef. He opened "Kushikoma", which was originally just a normal izakaya (Japanese-style bar), at around 25 years of age. After that, he discovered a new-born love of sake (Japanese rice wine) upon meeting Mr. Mitsuhisa Kodama of the legendary "Koshuya" bar in Ikebukuro. The foundations were then laid for the present incarnation of "Kushikoma", which he realized through subsequent pilgrimages to breweries all over Japan to gather up the very best sake.
大林禎OBAYASHITEI
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Sushi Gion Matsudaya
寿し 祇園 松田屋
- Gion, Kyoto
- Sushi,Japanese / Sake / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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松田 和憲MATSUDA KAZUNORI
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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
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ete - French cuisine
フランス料理 ete（エテ）
- Kamakura/Zushi, Kanagawa
- French,Italian/French / French
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藤本 恵史FUJIMOTO SATOSHI
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Serving authentic French cuisine at affordable prices
Born in Osaka in 1982, he set his sights on becoming a chef after watching a movie about it in high school. After graduating from Tsuji Culinary Institute, he gained experience in the kitchen and in service at several restaurants in Tokyo. In 2008, he entered Ogino as part of its staff when it opened in Ikejiki-Ohashi. Then in 2011, he set out by himself to open "ete" in Kamakura, near his wife's old home.
藤本 恵史FUJIMOTO SATOSHI
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Sakanaya Ichiba Shokudo
さかなや 市場食堂
- Kitasenju, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Kaisen Nabe (seafood hot pot)
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中島 郭子NAKAJIMA HIROKO
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Wishing to give everyone a taste of fish from a marketplace store
Helping out in the restaurant her parents managed ever since she was young, she developed an interest in preparing food and providing service. Afterwards, she gained experience from various businesses, and opened Sakanaya, a company store with her older brother who works at the market.
中島 郭子NAKAJIMA HIROKO
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Teppanyaki Ousaka
鉄板焼 逢坂
- Juso/Tsukamoto, Osaka
- Teppanyaki,Yakiniku/Steak / Steak / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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上手 義久KAMITE YOSHIHISA
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Challenging the taste of simple ingredients and new menu ideas to make a Teppanyaki grill you will never grow tired of
Born in Kyoto, June 1966. Helping out with his family's restaurant, he naturally began to aspire to becoming a chef. After graduating culinary school, he worked in restaurants and hotels in Osaka. Since being appointed the head chef at [Ousaka] in April 2014, he has been incorporating other cuisine genres and creating special dishes. As such, he pursues the happiness of his customers by breaking the boundaries of Teppanyaki cuisine.
上手 義久KAMITE YOSHIHISA
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Kawajin Main Store
川甚本店
- Susukino, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Hokkaido Cuisine / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)
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本間 勇司HOMMA YUJI
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A Japanese professional chef with attention to using safe ingredients.
He was born in 1970, Wakkanai city, Hokkaido. He got a job working at a sushi restaurant where he worked for two years at the recommendation of one of his junior high school teachers. After working there, he further polished his skills at a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo, and he has been the head chef at Kawajin Main Store since 2006. These days, as consumers become more aware of what they are eating, we take prudence in insuring the safety of our ingredients, and we only use ingredients grown locally with low amounts of agricultural chemicals.
本間 勇司HOMMA YUJI
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Yakitori Oden Zen
やきとり おでん 然
- Sapporo Station, Hokkaido
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers) / Oden
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浅野 雅次ASANO MASATSUGU
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Transformed from a westernstyle restaurant to Japanese 'izakaya' (barrestaurant), with the aim of creating a place where a group of regulars gather around the bar area.
After training mainly in French and Western cuisine from the age of 18, he switched over to what he's wanted to do from his 20s, and that's working in an izakaya Japanese bar. He is currently entrusted with the cooking at Yakitori Oden Zen. Taking special care to note the seasons, he makes classic oden (winter vegetable soup) as well as other original dishes.
浅野 雅次ASANO MASATSUGU
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Temma Ramen Ako Main branch
天馬らぁめん 赤穂総本店
- Ako, Hyogo
- Ramen,Ramen (noodles) / Gyoza (dumplings) / Miso Ramen (miso sauce ramen) / Tonkotsu Ramen (pork broth ramen)
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井上 裕令INOUE HIROYOSHI
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He entered the ramen (noodles) business with his brother
Mr. Inoue entered the ramen (noodles) business along with his elder brother. At one time, he left and worked in a completely different job for four years, but he then returned to the ramen business. He went on to win a magnificent first place in the "Noodle King Final 2012" competition.
井上 裕令INOUE HIROYOSHI
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Hakata Chuka Soba Marugen
博多中華そば まるげん
- Hirao/Kiyokawa, Fukuoka
- Ramen,Ramen (noodles) / Gyoza (dumplings) / Tantanmen (tantan ramen) / Tsukemen (noodles served separately from dip soup)
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鈴木 克学SUZUKI YOSHITAKA
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Aiming for a new, loved flavor in his native Hakata
He's loved eating since the beginning, and, a few years into being a cook after collecting experience in western and Italian restaurants, he had a fateful meeting with a certain bowl of ramen. From there, his course was decided. Returning to his native Hakata, he succeeded in developing through repeated trial and error a hitherto-untasted brand new flavor. Since then, he's earned the affection of many customers, and not just locals at that.
鈴木 克学SUZUKI YOSHITAKA
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Yakitori Abe
やきとり阿部
- Meguro, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken / Wine
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阿部 友彦ABE TOMOHIRO
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From Italian food to yakitori, he closed his own shop to train at a famous restaurant
He was born in Niigata prefecture in 1984. After graduating from culinary school, he began his culinary career as a chef at "Kihachi". When he was just 23 years old, he opened an Italian dining restaurant in Akabane, but a turning point suddenly reached him. While he was casually imagining his future, what surfaced clearly in his head was, as he says, "The image of a yakitori (grilled chicken) craftsman standing diligently in front of a small grill." He worked as an apprentice at "Torishiki" when he was 28. After about a year and a half years of training, he opened "gallus" in June 2013 and has been in charge of it since then.
阿部 友彦ABE TOMOHIRO
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Okonomiyaki Monjayaki Asakusa Tsurujiro
お好み焼もんじゃ焼浅草つる次郎
- Asakusa, Tokyo
- Okonomiyaki/Monjayaki (savory pancakes),Japanese / Okonomiyaki (savory pancakes) / Monjayaki (okonomiyaki pancakes using diluted batter) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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浜田 圭二HAMADA KEIJI
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An encounter with subtle yet profoundly complex Japanese cuisine
His fascination with the delicate yet complex flavors of the Japanese cuisine he encountered during his part-time job at a Japanese restaurant led him down the path to becoming a chef. He studied pure, authentic Japanese cuisine before coming to work with us. Our establishment serves not only okonomiyaki and monjayaki (savory pancakes with fillings), but also full course meals that bring genuine Japanese cuisine to life. He cooks each day with the belief that he should pour his all into every meal he makes.
浜田 圭二HAMADA KEIJI
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Oryori Shunso
お料理 春草
- Sangenjaya, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Sake
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今井良和Yoshikazu Imai
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Japanese cuisine - the more you know, the deeper you find it. He researches daily in search of its quintessence.
He was born in Chiba prefecture in 1972. He entered the culinary world when he was 19, and polished his skills at places such as an old, well-established inn at Hakone, and luxurious, traditional Japanese restaurants in Tokyo. After that, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to Japanese cuisine and put 20 years of experience under his belt before setting out on his own. When he was younger, he thought, "Knife skills are like sports. I will become proficient according to how much effort I spend practicing them," but he says that as he gained more experience, he hit upon a new realization of the profundity of Japanese cuisine. Now, the driving force behind Mr. Imai's dishes is precisely his humble approach, as he says, "Even now, I'm learning new things every day."
今井良和Yoshikazu Imai
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Yumehana Genkido
夢花 げんき堂
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Motsu Nabe (offal hot pot)
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奥 英祐OKU EISUKE
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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
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