From the chef
Mr. Kiyomoto offers Omi Kaiseki with ingredients unique to Omi, using the exceptional skills he acquired in Kyoto cuisine.
He was born in 1967 in Shiga. After graduating from high school, he entered the culinary world. At 23, he took over his family's ryokan (Japanese-style hotel) and switched to kappo (Japanese cooking). He trained under Mr. Akihiko Maruta at Kyoto Cuisine Maruta and Mr. Seiji Tone, the head chef at Biwako Hotel. Studied under Mr. Akiyuki Shingu, the head of the Seiwa Shijyoryu (the Way of Court Knives), and served as a ceremonial chef at the Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine, Omi Jingu Shrine, and Ise Jingu Shrine. In 2004, he was featured in an NHK human documentary program about the inheritance of Kyoto's Osechi cuisine, which received a great response. In 2010, he assumed the name of Kensei Kiyomoto, the 35th head chef of the Seiwa Shijyoryu.
清本 健次
Kenji Kiyomoto
Omi-Kaiseki Kiyomoto
近江懐石 清元
North Otsu , Otsu , Shiga
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