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Nishiazabu Kappo Takumi
西麻布 割烹 たくみ
- Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Suppon (soft-shelled turtle) / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)
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木村 巧KIMURA TAKUMI
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A seasoned cook devoted to Japanese cuisine with a load of training.
After 10 years working on his craft at Osaka's renowned Kagairo, he would later move on to Hotel Hatsuhana and the Hyatt-Regency Tokyo, among others, working as head chef. Then, in 2011, he opened Nishiazabu Kappo Takumi, marking the culmination of his exploits thus far. He still runs the shop today.
木村 巧KIMURA TAKUMI
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Sushi Kanesaka
鮨かねさか
- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi
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金坂 真次KANESAKA SHINJI
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We are energetic sushi craftsmen, always leading the race.
Born in Chiba prefecture, he single mindedly pursued baseball until graduating high school. After graduating culinary school, he began gaining experience at a local sushi restaurant. After gaining experience at well known stores in places like Ginza, he set up independently at age 28. Now, with 11 years of experience, he has expanded and even set up several branches overseas, and his restaurants have earned 2 stars in the Michelin Guide.
金坂 真次KANESAKA SHINJI
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Teruzushi
照寿司
- Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka
- Sushi,Japanese / Sushi
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渡邉 貴義Takayoshi Watanabe
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He has transformed an ordinary old sushi shop in the town into a high-end one, popular among overseas guests.
He was born in 1977 in Fukuoka prefecture. He wanted to be a French chef when he was very young but entered the field of Japanese cuisine after graduating from a university. After three years of training, he joined [Teruzushi] run by his father to work as a sales staff, then became a chef of which they were shorthanded. In 2013, he became the third generation of [Teruzushi] and started its innovation. He upgraded the seafood quality and raised the prices. The restaurant became in a slump at first, but he did not change his beliefs and kept using the highest-grade ingredients, which has transformed this ordinary town sushi shop with more than 50 years of history, into a famous sushi restaurant even among guests from overseas.
渡邉 貴義Takayoshi Watanabe
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Nishiazabu Sushi Shin
西麻布 鮨 真
- Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi
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鈴木 真太郎SUZUKI SHINTARO
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I love sushi so much that I simply had to make it my career. I am constantly striving to improve my skills as a sushi chef.
Originally from Tokyo, he has been making sushi ever since he finished high school. After training at a sushi restaurant in Setagaya, he honed his skills and experience at two other restaurants. Then in 2003, he independently opened his own place, Sushi Shin. He moved to the current location 2 years ago.
鈴木 真太郎SUZUKI SHINTARO
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Sapporo Modern Restaurant Erimotei
札幌モダンレストラン えりも亭
- Sapporo Station, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi) / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood
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尾崎 貴幸OZAKI TAKAYUKI
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Inadvertently became interested in cooking
Doing part-time work gave impetus for Mr. Takayuki Ozaki to embark on a path to becoming a chef. He started out with serving customers and worked his way up to be a chef. Working at Erimo-tei enables him to gain experience in many genres of food. This impetus that occurred at the right timing still fascinates him and spurs him on to continue down his path as a chef.
尾崎 貴幸OZAKI TAKAYUKI
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Japanese Restaurant Miyabitei Sheraton Grand Hotel Hiroshima
日本食「雅庭」 シェラトングランドホテル広島
- Higashi-Ku/Shinkansen entrance, Hiroshima
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / General / Sushi
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石田 洋輝ISHIDA HIROKI
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Made with all my heart, the taste of traditional Japanese cuisine
I was born in Muroran City, Hokkaido. After working at the Westin Hotel Tokyo, I refined my skills at well-established traditional Japanese restaurants in Tokyo's Ginza district and the Tokyo metropolitan area. In 2011, when the Sheraton Hotel Hiroshima opened, I was brought in as head chef at its Japanese restaurant, Miyabitei. I try to always provide the best service and present dishes that exceed the expectations of not only the Japanese customers but the customers from abroad who have come from a different culture. I feel that it is my personal mission to hand down the traditions of Japanese cuisine to the young people of today.
石田 洋輝ISHIDA HIROKI
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Awabi Japanese Restaurant Nishikiryu
あわび日本料理 錦りゅう
- Nagoya Station, Aichi
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables)
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杉戸 滋典SUGITO SHIGENORI
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Admiring his grandfather and father, he did not hesitate to embark on the path of a chef
Shigenori Sugito was born on June 21st, 1969, in Nagoya, Aichi. He graduated from Nagoya Bunri University's junior college. His family has run restaurants for generations, and it seemed natural to help his parents ever since he was a child. He did not waver in his choice to succeed the family business, and to become a chef. Since then, he has not looked back, dedicating himself to following the path of a chef.
杉戸 滋典SUGITO SHIGENORI
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Hishinuma - Japanese cuisine
日本料理 菱沼
- Roppongi, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Suppon (soft-shelled turtle) / Wine / Fugu (blowfish)
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菱沼 孝之HISHINUMA TAKAYUKI
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30 years after opening his restaurant, he opens up the world of Japanese cuisine with his own unique sensibility
Born in Kawagoe, Saitama in 1956, he was charmed by the way Japanese cuisine reflects the seasons, which inspired him to pursue becoming a chef. After graduating from the Kagawa College of Culinary and Confectionary Arts, he trained at a number of Japanese restaurants in Tokyo, such as Tsurunoya in Ginza, and then went on to open Nihon ryori Hishinuma in Mita, Minato in 1985. Then in 2005, he moved to Roppongi, Minato. Over the course of 20 years, he has proposed new ways to pair wine as well as rice to suitable dishes, and continues to do so now. He has obtained stars for 8 consecutive years ever since the Michelin Guide to Tokyo was launched. Also, he is passionate about having a good diet, and is active in publishing books and delivering talks as well.
菱沼 孝之HISHINUMA TAKAYUKI
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Kenko Bishoku Hakata Mizutaki to Sumibi Yakitori Bijindori
健康美食 博多水炊きと炭火焼き鳥 美神鶏
- Ebisu, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Mizutaki (chicken hot pot)
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小柳 賢一郎KOYANAGI KENICHIRO
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Enjoy dishes waterboiled to perfection, served by a head chef from Kyushu
He was born in 1968 in Nagasaki Prefecture. He was deeply moved by the exceptional food served to him at the Japanese-style restaurant of an acquaintance, which set him on the path to becoming a chef. He polished his skills at a number of restaurants all over Nagasaki and Tokyo, before working at Fried Giblet & Giblet Stew Specialists - Koganeya in 2006. After 10 years of experience, he opened a new store in the franchise, Kenko Bishoku Hakata Mizudaki to Sumibiyakitori Bijindori and is now the head chef.
小柳 賢一郎KOYANAGI KENICHIRO
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Kyoshoku Fuji-ya
京色 Fuji屋
- Shijokawaramachi/Teramachi, Kyoto
- Japanese,Japanese / Kyoto Cuisine / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)
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藤原 崇史FUJIWARA TAKASHI
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The parttime job that he had at an izakaya when he was a high school student inspired him to become a chef.
The reason why he decided to get a part-time job in an izakaya (Japanese pub restaurant) was that he wanted to eat the free food. It may not have been the most romantic reason, but this is what led to his career in the restaurant business. Through his part-time job he learned how much fun cooking was, and decided to attend catering college. At college he met fellow students who would play an important part in shaping his future career. After graduating, he spent time working in three different Japanese restaurants. After working for ten years, he and his friends from college opened "Jounetsu Shokusai Kyoshoku". Later, in 2014, they opened "Kyoshoku Fujiya".
藤原 崇史FUJIWARA TAKASHI
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Gyutan Sumiyaki Rikyu Nakakecho
牛たん炭焼 利久 名掛丁店
- Sendai Station West Exit, Miyagi
- Japanese,Japanese / Gyutan (beef tongue) / Curry
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小野寺隆ONODERATAKASHI
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Nothing says Sendai like gyutan (beef tongue)!
Nothing says Sendai like gyutan (beef tongue)! Interested in local ingredients, he took a job at Rikyu where he is now in charge of the grill. His motto is to take high quality ingredients and carefully grill them to perfection. "Grilling gyutan is fairly straightforward, and yet the flavor differs with each chef. I find that fascinating," Takashi remarks, as he affectionately tends the grill.
小野寺隆ONODERATAKASHI
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Fujinomiya Wa no Shokusai Tendo
富士宮 和の食彩 天道
- Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / Soba (noodles) / Tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet) / Sake
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井出 健作IDE KENSAKU
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He's been coming home to the shop where his parents cooked at since he was young.
Chef Ide was born in 1976 in Shizuoka Prefecture. Having always been good at making things and working with his hands from the time he was young, upon graduating high school, he returned home to inherit his family's soba shop. The more he learned about cooking, the more it appealed to him. He studied hard and steadily began taking on new challenges. In lieu of training elsewhere, he adopted the attitude of always challenging himself to continually learn. Continuing to preserve the flavors created by his parents while adding his own style, he works on creating new flavors he can be proud from here on into the future.
井出 健作IDE KENSAKU
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Kushi Agemono Shun's Ginza
串あげもの 旬s 銀座店
- Ginza, Tokyo
- Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / General / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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和田 隆WADA TAKASHI
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Enjoy "Kushiage" (fried skewers), have fun with the chef, and understand its depth.
After graduating from culinary school, he hoped to become a patissier, so he began working at a French restaurant through an introduction from the school. Following that an acquaintance introduced me to a steakhouse. Ultimately, he wound up working at several different restaurants. When he turned 30, he began thinking about the chef he wanted to become. He started at a kushiage (fried skewers) restaurant. It was his first time interacting with customers at a counter. As a chef, there was nothing better than directly seeing a customer's reaction. 15 years has since passed and he has continued working as a kushiage chef.
和田 隆WADA TAKASHI
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Yakitori no Ippei Main Store
やきとりの一平 本店
- Muroran, Hokkaido
- Japanese,Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers) / Chicken
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加藤 英哲KATO HIDEAKI
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He pours 100% of his effort into every skewer to offer you his best every time.
Born in 1976, a native of Hokkaido's Muroran City. After working at a pub as a part-time job, he decided to enter the world of the culinary arts. He worked at a pub in Sapporo for almost ten years, were he learned how to manage food preparation and instruct staff - the whole operation of a successful restaurant. In 2004, he returned to his hometown of Muroran and began working at "Yakitori no Ippei Main Store." He tells us that "there's no way you could get this kind of quality at a cheap yakitori joint - my motto is to cook every single skewer to delicious perfection before I offer it to my customers."
加藤 英哲KATO HIDEAKI
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Ajisho
味将
- Shikoku-Chuo, Ehime
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi / Oshizushi (pressed sushi)
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石川 将太郎ISHIKAWA SHOTARO
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Keeping the words "learn from the past" close to his heart and valuing the traditions of Japanese cuisine, he naturally started his career as a chef
Born in Ehime prefecture on August 20, 1975, he grew up in a family who were running Ajisho. So, from a young age, he understood from experience both the severity and joy felt as a chef. Although he had his heart set on becoming a stockbroker while studying at college, he began his career as a chef in order to succeed his father. After graduating from college, he trained in Japanese cuisine and sushi and headed to Ajisho 12 years ago. He continues with devotion every day to being the chef he visualized himself as at a young age, while valuing the traditions and the words "learn from the past" close to his heart.
石川 将太郎ISHIKAWA SHOTARO
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Dozeu Iidaya
どぜう飯田屋
- Asakusa, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Dojo (loaches)
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北川 孝Takashi Kitagawa
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After 40 years at Dojo Iidaya, he knows everything there is to know about dojo (pond loaches)
Born in Miyagi prefecture in 1951, he went to Tokyo to find a job that was different from that of everyone else. He became an apprentice at Dojo Iidaya after learning that it was a restaurant that served dojo (pond loaches), something he rarely ate back home. He has worked and studied the foundations of cooking for over 40 solid years at Dojo Iidaya, and now that he is the head chef, he supports the kitchen with his discerning taste buds, as well as techniques backed by his experience.
北川 孝Takashi Kitagawa
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Ocomo
OCOMO
- Asakusa, Tokyo
- Okonomiyaki/Monjayaki (savory pancakes),Japanese / Okonomiyaki (savory pancakes) / Monjayaki (okonomiyaki pancakes using diluted batter) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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安倍 康介ABE KOSUKE
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The smiles of his customers inspire him to spend every day trying to make the best possible food on his hot plate.
He was born in Tokyo in 1995. From a young age he was interested in cooking, and when he was a student, he gained experience in the food industry through part-time jobs. This experience led to him setting his heart upon a career within cooking. In 2010, he started work at Asakusa Monja Ocomo. He became interested in working with a hot plate, which allows for a wide range of cooking to be performed. Every day he tries out new ideas as he cooks. He also puts his heart into welcoming his customers to make them happy.
安倍 康介ABE KOSUKE
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Sushi Ko
すし耕
- Otaru/Yoichi/Shakotan, Hokkaido
- Sushi,Japanese / Sushi / Donburi (rice bowl) / Local Sake
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竹山 耕司TAKEYAMA KOJI
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Delicious sushi made using local ingredients from Otaru.
He is originally from Otaru. He became interested in cooking while working at a hotel restaurant specializing in Buddhist-style cuisine. Above all else, from a young age he felt a connection to the ingredients of Otaru and wanted to make good use of them by becoming a sushi chef. He gained experience training at sushi restaurants in Sapporo and Otaru. In 2001, he opened Sushiko in his hometown, where he works today.
竹山 耕司TAKEYAMA KOJI
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Momoya Kamimaezu
もも屋 上前津店
- Yabacho/Osu/Kamimaezu/Tsurumai, Aichi
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers)
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永井 大介NAGAI DAISUKE
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We aim for a cozy restaurant that you will feel comfortable strolling into.
Daisuke was born on August 23rd, 1976 in Toyama Prefecture. During his college days, he worked part time at the original Momoya, and that was his impetus for entering the culinary world. At first, he was working in an industry unrelated to food and drink, but his feeling of delight at cooking and serving customers was so strong that he decided to become a chef. After gaining experience at various Japanese style restaurants, he opened Momoya Kamimaezu. Presently, he is paying special attention to timing the serving of his specialty skewers just right, and he displays his abilities while greeting customers with an easy-going, inviting atmosphere.
永井 大介NAGAI DAISUKE
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Otayan
おたやん
- Kakogawa, Hyogo
- Japanese,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)
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敏森 善行TOSHIMORI YOSHIYUKI
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Living with Japanese cuisine for 25 years. Good food backed up by experience and sense.
Born in Hyogo prefecture in 1966. When he was a student, he was looking for work and became a chef. That's when he came into contact with the deliciousness and delicacy of Japanese Cuisine. He stayed with it for 25 straight years. He has very strict judgement concerning fish and takes taste very seriously. He is aiming for food that will make the customer happy with its taste and appearance, so he continues to hone his skills day and night.
敏森 善行TOSHIMORI YOSHIYUKI
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