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Jion Shoja
慈恩精舎
- Okayama, Okayama
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Shojin Ryori (Buddhist cuisine)
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草野 潤KUSANO MEGUMU
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Kusano brings his experience from a Japanese restaurant in Austria to the table
After achieving his childhood dream of becoming a cook at the family-oriented restaurant "Tenmaya", he moved on to Vienna, where he worked at a Japanese restaurant for six years. After returning to Japan and working at French and sushi restaurants in hotels, he has been putting his skills to use at his own shop for the past six months.
草野 潤KUSANO MEGUMU
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Kagura
神楽‐kagura‐
- Higashi-Shinsaibashi/Shinsaibashi-suji, Osaka
- Japanese,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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小西 健太KONISHI KENTA
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He brings all of the culinary skills he's cultivated to life here at Kagura
He entered the culinary world at the age of 18. First, he built up experience at authentic Japanese restaurants all around Osaka. He then offered his skills to the owner of Kagura in 2012, where he was promoted to head chef.
小西 健太KONISHI KENTA
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Waso Hayashida
和創はやしだ
- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Local Japanese Cuisine / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / General
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林田 雄一HAYASHIDA YUICHI
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It all started back when I used to help my mother in the kitchen.
He started training in traditional Japanese cuisine at age 18. He endeavors to ascertain exactly what his guests want by chatting with them as he prepares their delicious meals.
林田 雄一HAYASHIDA YUICHI
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Monja Mugi
もんじゃ 麦
- Tsukishima, Tokyo
- Okonomiyaki/Monjayaki (savory pancakes),Japanese / Okonomiyaki (savory pancakes) / Monjayaki (okonomiyaki pancakes using diluted batter) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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坂巻 剛SAKAMAKI TSUYOSHI
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Took the path to become a chef naturally.
The chef loved to cook since he was young. Naturally, he chose the path of becoming a chef.
坂巻 剛SAKAMAKI TSUYOSHI
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Motsunabe Mizutaki Yonbankan
もつ鍋・水炊き四番館
- Tenjin, Fukuoka
- Motsu Nabe (offal hotpot),Japanese / Motsu Nabe (offal hot pot) / Mizutaki (chicken hot pot) / Yakiniku (grilled meat)
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梅野 富宮子UMENO FUMIKO
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A childhood spent watching the backs of mum and dad that naturally lead to following this path.
Having helped out at her family home and restaurant since childhood, the world of food was always close to her. She was taught the joy of participating in a meal by her parents, and it was natural that she should set out to be a chef. At present, as the proprietress-to-be, she helps with the flavors and service of the Motsunabe Mizudaki Yombankan, and with a warm smile and attentiveness, she makes food to delight the taste buds and hearts of the people who visit each day.
梅野 富宮子UMENO FUMIKO
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Yakitori Tori Ryori Toritatsu
焼き鳥・鶏料理・鳥辰
- Shinjuku West Exit/Tochomae, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / General / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers)
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吉川 公一YOSHIKAWA KOICHI
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With food hygiene his top priority, he is a chef who appraises his fresh ingredients
Born on February 24th, 1951, he hails from Tokyo. He mastered the foundations of Japanese cuisine primarily through small restaurants. He has been involved with Yakitori Toriryori Toritatsu since 2010. Because the food he cooks is for his customers, it is understandable when he says, "More than anything else, I pay attention to my judgement of the ingredients."
吉川 公一YOSHIKAWA KOICHI
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Sushidokoro Koya Sendai Ekinaka
寿司処 こうや 仙台駅中店
- Sendai Station West Exit, Miyagi
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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服部 洋HATTORI HIROSHI
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Our chef feels it's his true calling to provide excellent service to his customers at the counter
Born in 1977 in Fukushima Prefecture. He worked at a sushi shop in Sendai for 14 years before becoming a chef at Sushidokoro Koya, and now he's the owner of Sushidokoro Koya Sendaisushidori Store. He loves to sell sushi over the counter and see all of his customers' faces - he feels that it is his calling.
服部 洋HATTORI HIROSHI
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Sushi Sakana Hideto
鮨 酒菜 秀人
- Numazu, Shizuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sushi / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood
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岩崎 多加志IWASAKI TAKASHI
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Always obsessive about fish.
Seafood direct from the Port of Heda, Numazu. Every morning we head to Numazu port to buy our stock. Normally the fishermen bring in their afternoon catch to the Port of Heda to put out at market the next day. But we go directly to buy our fish so by that evening we can serve it in our restaurant. Our customers get to experience a freshness they would normally not be able to do.
岩崎 多加志IWASAKI TAKASHI
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Nanohana
なの花
- Okaido/Gintengai, Ehime
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Local Japanese Cuisine
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高橋 邦親TAKAHASHI KUNICHIKA
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I like eating nice food. That's why I became a chef.
I want to eat quality food, I want to make quality food, and I want people to eat quality food. Because I felt this way, I entered the world of cooking. I am still learning everyday and I make my food with passion.
高橋 邦親TAKAHASHI KUNICHIKA
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Oshio Ataru
おしお ATARU店
- Tsukishima, Tokyo
- Okonomiyaki/Monjayaki (savory pancakes),Japanese / Okonomiyaki (savory pancakes) / Monjayaki (okonomiyaki pancakes using diluted batter)
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松野 雄太MATSUNO YUTA
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We want our favorite foods to become our customers' favorites too.
I have always loved making okonomiyaki pancakes at home, so I started working here part time in the second year of high school. And then, falling in love with the taste of monjayaki, I decided to work here full time. I want to serve monjayaki to the customers and have them love it as much as I do!?
松野 雄太MATSUNO YUTA
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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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Kasane
かさね
- Akasaka, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Sake / Shochu
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柏田 幸二郎KASHIWADA KOJIRO
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A chef who layers the flavors of the four seasons and the encounters between people
Kojiro Kashiwada is a native of Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu. Because he had a dining hall for a home, he naturally chose the path of the chef. After training at a ryotei (traditional Japanese restaurant) in Osaka that specialized in catering, he worked for five years at Gyozantei in Miyazaki before moving to Tokyo in order to establish the second branch of that restaurant in the Akasaka neighborhood. He worked for about seven years at the Akasaka store before setting out on his own. It has been 16 years since he first opened Kasane.
柏田 幸二郎KASHIWADA KOJIRO
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Kappo Sushi Umeda
割烹・寿司うめだ
- Tokaichi/Funairi/Yoshojima, Hiroshima
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Fugu (blowfish) / Basashi (horse meat sashimi)
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梅田 真志UMEDA SHINJI
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Realising his father's greatness and his own culinary aspirations on leaving Hiroshima.
Shinji Umeda was born on March 17th, 1982. He learned much while working a part-time job at a restaurant. The izakaya (Japanese pub) he worked in at that time had an open kitchen, and during everything he did there, from the difficulty of conversing with customers to gaining more knowledge about cooking, he thought to himself "Dad did it like this, and at that time he spoke about this," and the image of his father's face was constantly on his mind. Shinji is currently training at his father's restaurant, studying the culinary arts so that he may one day open his own restaurant full of smiling, satisfied customers.
梅田 真志UMEDA SHINJI
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Japanese Cuisine FUKUSHIMA
日本料理 福しま
- Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Fugu (blowfish) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)
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福嶋 忠幸FUKUSHIMA TADAYUKI
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He continues to strive down the path of cuisine to fulfill his dream of owning his own restaurant
Born in 1959. A native of Saga Prefecture's Karatsu City. His memories of a local Japanese food restaurant led him to enter the world of cuisine, deciding to make food that could move people. After acquiring experience at Hakata hotels and Japanese restaurants, he became head chef of Japanese cuisine at the Yachiyo Royal Hotel in Kumamoto. After that, he worked as head chef of the Yamaguchi Grand Hotel's Japanese Restaurant Miyabi for 12 years. He opened WA FUKUSHIMA in September of 2009, and this is his fifth year with us. He's never satisfied with his own cooking, striving for excellence each day.
福嶋 忠幸FUKUSHIMA TADAYUKI
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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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Shinkiro
蜃氣楼
- Gion, Kyoto
- Japanese,Japanese / General
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島田 涼SHIMADA RYO
The Chef's Recommendations -
He continues to perfect his skills in a traditional geisha district in order to create food that delights his customers
He loves delicious food and wanted to be able to serve it to customers, so he made the decision to become a chef. Since graduating from culinary college he has spent 13 years working in Japanese restaurants, learning the trade from the basics and building up experience. He is particular about drawing out the innate flavor in ingredients that contain a sense of season and provenance, while at the same time adding an extra touch to simple food. The taste of his food is loved by people of all different ages, and he continues to display his skills, encouraged by expressions of appreciation for his cooking.
島田 涼SHIMADA RYO
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Yakitori Fukuzumi Main Store
やきとり 福住 本店
- Iwaki, Fukushima
- Japanese,Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers)
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齋藤 義雄SAITO YOSHIO
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Treating customers to carefully prepared dishes that follow in the traditional spirit of this long-established restaurant.
He was born in 1948 in Fukushima Prefecture. Chef Saito was born into the third generation of the family-owned Fukuzumi Ryokan, established in 1912. In in order to inherit the family business, he set his heart on becoming a chef. In 1979, he devoted himself full-time to running a restaurant specializing in yakitori (grilled chicken) while running a hotel, which he continues to do into the present. Chef Saito prizes highly the feeling of "gratitude to one's customers", and has opened three Yakitori Fukuzumi restaurants within Iwaki city. (The Hirono shop is currently closed)
齋藤 義雄SAITO YOSHIO
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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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Hinaizidori-Yakitori Maekawa
比内地鶏 maekawa
- Ginza, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken / Wine
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前川 治MAEKAWA OSAMU
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Since deeply enjoying chicken as a child, he headed straight on the path to being a chef.
A chef with strong roots, his father worked as head chef of Tokyo Kaikan and cooked chicken roasts on his days off. Because of his enjoyment of chicken, he set out to be a yakitori (chicken skewer) chef from the age of 19. Since leaving home he spent 20 years leading his siblings at the famous "Kushi Ginza," before opening "Hinaizidori-Yakitori Maekawa" in 2011. Since then he has only used Hyuga Dori and Nagoya Kochin chicken from the best hand-rearing farms in the country. He continues to search for new ways to use the best ingredients.
前川 治MAEKAWA OSAMU
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Japanese Restaurant Kisei
日本料理樹勢
- Hiratsuka/Oiso/Ninomiya, Kanagawa
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Fugu (blowfish)
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小山 直樹KOYAMA NAOKI
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Fascinated by the delicate cuts, he was drawn to the world of traditional Japanese cuisine.
Koyama wanted to be a Western-style cook when he was small, but when he attended culinary school his eyes were opened to the finesse required of the knife work in traditional Japanese cooking, and after graduation he went to to work at a Japanese food restaurant. After 12 years of experience, he opened Kisei in 1997.
小山 直樹KOYAMA NAOKI
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