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Kyobashi Basara
京橋 婆娑羅
- Kyobashi, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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管 武敏Taketoshi Kan
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Mr. Kan started out with an invitation from his uncle and honed his skills in the world of Japanese cuisine.
Mr. Kan was born in Kanagawa prefecture in 1963. He joined the culinary industry after being encouraged to do so by his uncle, who was a chef specializing in Japanese cuisine. He joined "International Hotel Ube" in Yamaguchi prefecture and began making a name for himself. After honing his craft at "International Hotel Ube" for four years, he moved to Tokyo. He diligently studied Japanese cuisine of different styles, ranging from Japanese cuisine in Japanese-style restaurants to Japanese cuisine served in hotels. After working at "Hyatt Regency Tokyo" and also "Kappo Bandai", which was located in Kanda, he was appointed the head chef of "Kyobashi Basara" in September 2022.
管 武敏Taketoshi Kan
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Kappou Sanchou
割烹三長
- Dogenzaka/Shinsen, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Japanese Beef Steak / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)
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村山 直樹Naoki Murayama
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His dream since he was young has come true. A chef who is always seeking delicious tastes.
He was born in 1980 in Saitama prefecture. When he was young, he was fascinated by chefs on TV and cartoons and decided to be a chef himself as well. After graduating from high school, he started training as a chef at [Kappou Tappi], since then he has been seeking for delicious tastes in the field of Japanese cuisine. Being influenced by his master chef under whom he worked, he follows the traditional ways of Japanese cuisine, however he also receives a high reputation by using western ingredients such as caviar and truffle to create more delicious Japanese dishes.
村山 直樹Naoki Murayama
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Hitsumbushi Nagoya Bincho Ikebukuro Parco Location
ひつまぶし備長 池袋パルコ店
- Ikebukuro East Exit/Higashi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Unagi (eel)
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山田 伸一Shinichi Yamada
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山田 伸一Shinichi Yamada
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Handmade Soba Makino
手打そば まきの
- Kakuozan/Higashiyama Park, Aichi
- Soba (noodles),Japanese / Soba (noodles)
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牧野 満Mitsuru Makino
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The sincere character of the restaurant head appears in these handmade soba noodles that pursue deliciousness.
Mr. Makino was born in 1970 in Nagoya. His first job was in sales, but he wanted to learn a different skill, so he aimed to become a soba artisan. He worked hard at his training for 5 years at the Nagoya restaurant Soba Taniya, laying the groundwork for his current soba making. With his motto of "serving delicious seasonal ingredients with delicious timing", he carefully makes handmade soba and tempura using carefully selected ingredients. He says he wants to give customers peace of mind in their dining experience by providing handmade dishes.
牧野 満Mitsuru Makino
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Iwahiba
岩桧葉
- Hamamatsucho/Daimon, Tokyo
- Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Chinese Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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北川 友透Tomoyuki Kitagawa
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Mr. Kitagawa's dishes help bring out the natural deliciousness of the ingredients, and he makes customers smile.
Mr. Kitagawa was born in 1986 in Nagasaki to a fishing house in that city. Ever since he was young, he grew up around fresh seafood. He was moved by and admired the nature, fishermen, and excellent fish handling he saw. After graduating high school, he joined a Sushi Kappo restaurant for training. Two years later, he returned to his family home and learned about fish while helping out with fishing. Then he brushed up on the foundations of Japanese cuisine at a certain famous Japanese restaurant in Nagasaki, later returning to Tokyo just before turning 30 years old. By chance, he joined the company Iwahiba. He was involved in the preparations for the restaurant's opening. He was appointed head chef, a position he works in today.
北川 友透Tomoyuki Kitagawa
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Otaru Takeno Sushi
小樽たけの寿司
- Otaru/Yoichi/Shakotan, Hokkaido
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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武田 賢一TAKEDA KENICHI
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A personal connection led him to leave another career and become a sushi chef
This chef was born in April 1968 in Osaka. He was working in an architect's office when an invitation from the master of a restaurant where he had worked in his student days prompted him to become a chef. In March 2013, he opened Otaru Takeno Sushi, where he painstakingly prepares fresh fish which he serves to his customers.
武田 賢一TAKEDA KENICHI
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Gotemba Eki Chikaku Unagi no Hirota
御殿場駅近く 鰻のひろ田
- Gotenba/Susono, Shizuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / General
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廣田 保Tamotsu Hirota
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He decided to become a chef when he discovered the joy of customer service while helping out at his mother's restaurant
He was born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1947. He aspired to become a chef when he started helping out at his mother's restaurant during his university years and discovered the joy of entertaining customers with food and drink. When his older brother took over his mother's restaurant, he went on to train at a long-established eel shop belonging to one of his relatives. After completing his training roughly 35 years ago, he opened his own restaurant in Gotemba called [Unagi no Hirota.] There, he has carefully preserved the secret sauce and techniques passed down since the Meiji Era, which he inherited from his place of training, and serves delicious eel dishes to customers on a daily basis with his naturally friendly smile.
廣田 保Tamotsu Hirota
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Kanda Unomaru
神田 宇廼丸
- Ningyocho/Kodenmacho, Tokyo
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi)
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永田 浩二Koji Nagata
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A sincere chef finally goes independent after many years of training.
Mr. Koji Nagata was born in 1955 in Yamanashi Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he went to Tokyo to enter [Unomaru Main branch] and started sushi training on a full scale. For some reason, he once left the cooking field and took a different job, but he could not forget the enjoyable moments of cooking and came back to [Unomaru Main branch] 5 years later. There, he improved his skills while dreaming of being independent. In a while his master recognized his efforts and allowed him to open a branch, and opened [Kanda Unomaru] in 1992. His sincere attitude is highly received by many of his regular customers.
永田 浩二Koji Nagata
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Hitsumabushi Nagoya Bincho Esca Location
ひつまぶし備長 エスカ店
- Nagoya Station, Aichi
- Unagi (eel),Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)
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藤井 光Hikaru Fujii
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藤井 光Hikaru Fujii
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Hitsumabushi Nagoya Bincho Maru Bldg. branch
ひつまぶし名古屋 備長 丸ビル店
- Marunouchi, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)
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水谷 正行Masayuki Mizutani
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He magnificently transformed from a salary man to a chef. He is an eel professional with great skills acquired through his training.
He was born in Aichi in 1975. He worked part-time at [Hitsumabuchi Bincho Main branch] for 3 years when he was an university student and that experience made him realize the interesting aspects of cooking. After graduating university, he started off working as a businessman but he changed the job as he wanted to learn cooking. He started his training at [Hitsumabuchi Bincho Main branch]. In 2012, he moved to Tokyo when he transferred to Soramachi branch which was opening. In December 2018, He became a head chef/manager of [Hitsumabushi Nagoya Bincho Maru Bldg. branch] at the opening and has been demonstrating his skills since.
水谷 正行Masayuki Mizutani
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Sushi Somei
鮨 染井
- Ebisu, Tokyo
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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染井 誠司Seiji Somei
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A passionate artisan who has dedicated himself to Japanese cuisine and was devoted to making dreams come true.
Mr. Somei was born in 1965 in Fukuoka. Having been moved by a drama he saw in his school days, in which a mischievous child rose to the position of head chef, he longed to become a chef himself. With those passionate thoughts in mind, he dived headfirst into the world of food after graduating high school. He worked at Japanese restaurants for 15 years, and sushi restaurants for 17 years. He has continued to tirelessly refine his skills to the present day in areas that see many customers with refined tastes, such as Kioicho, Roppongi, and Nishiazabu.
染井 誠司Seiji Somei
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Rokukakutei Cafe
六覺燈カフェ
- Nipponbashi, Osaka
- Japanese,Japanese / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers) / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers) / Wine
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中山 善夫Yoshio Nakayama
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A sommelier who can find the perfect wine for every palate
He was born in March of 1974 and grew up in Osaka. His interest in wine stems from a dinner party he had with a friend who happened to be a French chef. After that he went on to work at a French restaurant and earn his credentials as a sommelier. Nothing pleases him more than finding the perfect wine, and he always keeps an eye on each guest's mood and drinking pace to make sure they are enjoying themselves to the fullest.
中山 善夫Yoshio Nakayama
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Tempura Maki
天布良 万喜
- Karuizawa, Nagano
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Tendon/Tenjyu (tempura bowl) / Local Japanese Cuisine
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青木 康正AOKI YASUMASA
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A craftsman focused entirely upon tempura.
Mr. Aoki tells us, "This was the craft I chose to learn at the age of 20." He actually previously worked at Tempura Maki for six or seven years. After that he worked for a long time at different restaurants, building up his skills, before returning once again, last April, to work at Tempura Maki.
青木 康正AOKI YASUMASA
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Hakata Mizutaki Hamadaya
博多 水たき 濵田屋
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Nabe (hot pot) / Mizutaki (chicken hot pot)
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西村 信昭Nobuaki Nishimura
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Seeking for people's happy smile saying [tasty].
He was born in 1978 in Fukuoka prefecture, and raised by his parents who operated an izakaya (Japanese pub). After learning cooking on a full scale at the age of 23 years old, he was scouted by a large restaurant chain through an introduction by his acquaintance. He accumulated experience for 10 years as a chef and manager to manage restaurants, then he became impressed by savory mizutaki (chicken hot pot) at [Mizutaki Hamadaya] and entered this shop. His motivation as a chef is to see people's happy smile with his dishes saying [tasty], which is his goal.
西村 信昭Nobuaki Nishimura
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Nishijin Hatsuki Kuten Hakata Branch
西新初喜くうてん博多店
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew),Japanese / General / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew)
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坂口 存澄Masazumi Sakaguchi
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Mr. Sakaguchi is a chef with a bright smile who started his culinary career after an impactful encounter.
He was born in 1977 in Miyazaki. While living in Hokkaido for work, he was struck by the delicious taste of soup curry. Wanting to spread soup curry in the Kyushu area, he decided to pursue a career in the culinary field. He has studied at various places, including izakaya (Japanese-style pubs), and even opened his own restaurant. He is the head chef at Nishijin Hatsuki Kuten Hakata Branch, which opened in August 2023. Always with a smile on his face, he welcomes guests while cooperating with those around him.
坂口 存澄Masazumi Sakaguchi
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Hitsumabushi Nagoya Bincho Grand Front Osaka Location
ひつまぶし備長 グランフロント大阪
- Osaka Station/Umeda Station, Osaka
- Unagi (eel),Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)
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松室 孝則Takanori Matsumuro
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松室 孝則Takanori Matsumuro
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Ginnan
ぎんなん
- Shichijo/Tambaguchi, Kyoto
- Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Pizza
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伊藤 雅仁Masahito Ito
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Serving original dishes made from traditional Kyoto ingredients
Born in December 1976, he trained in French restaurants. Later, he worked as a manger and chef at the family-run Kyoto Ichoya and at Ginnan. His much-vaunted creation Yuba-don (tofu skin served over rice) helped to popularize the restaurant. The menu is richly varied, boasting anything from traditional cuisine to new and creative dishes, made with famous Kyoto ingredients, including yuba (tofu skin) and namafu (wheat starch).
伊藤 雅仁Masahito Ito
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Japanese Cuisine Shunka
日本料理 旬花
- Nagano, Nagano
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / General
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中村 義信Yoshinobu Nakamura
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He spreads the everlasting taste of Shinshu through kaiseki (traditional Japanese) cuisine through the changing of the seasons.
He was born in 1976 in Nagano prefecture. After accumulating experience at various Japanese restaurants in Nagano and Tokyo, he worked to open restaurants, and became the manager of restaurants. This rich-experienced chef trained under renowned restaurants and chefs, while continuously studying to widen his knowledge, including the tea ceremony. In 2005, He opened [Japanese Cuisine Shunka] in Nagano. In 2014, this restaurant was relocated to its current location, and [Tempura Kakure Shunka] also opened on its first floor. His restaurants serve kaiseki (traditional Japanese cuisine) using seasonal local ingredients, which is highly received.
中村 義信Yoshinobu Nakamura
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Kashiwa-ya Genjiro
かしわ屋源次郎
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / Chicken / Oyakodon (chicken and egg bowl) / Mizutaki (chicken hot pot)
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井上 喜仁Yoshihito Inoue
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He shows his skillful cooking techniques obtained through training at various Japanese restaurants!
He was born in 1966 in Fukuoka prefecture. As he loved cooking so much, he had no hesitation to enter the restaurant field after graduating from school and obtained a wide range of deep cooking skills through various types of Japanese restaurants, including sushi, seafood, and tempura. Then he entered HARBOR HOUSE Co., Ltd., which operates Kashiwa-ya Genjiro. Currently, he actively create dishes for many guests showing his skillful cooking techniques obtained throughout his career, every day.
井上 喜仁Yoshihito Inoue
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Tokyo Ebisu Kushitei Hakata Kooten
東京恵比寿 串亭 博多くうてん
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers)
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藤瀬 誠也Seiya Fujise
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Seeking for his ideal world, he entered the cooking field.
His dream in his teens was to have a job with which he could create something. While working part time at [Mitsui Green Land] in his high school days, he found that working as a service staff was fun, and that a chef would be the ideal job to communicate with people while creating something. He trained hard at a renowned restaurant to learn the fundamentals as a chef, then entered a culinary school to deepen his knowledge of cooking. After graduating from the school, he actively worked an izakaya (Japanese pub) and Japanese restaurant, then entered the current restaurant.
藤瀬 誠也Seiya Fujise
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