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Kappo Aoyagi

割烹 青柳

  • Ashiya, Hyogo
  • Japanese,Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)

青柳 竜良Tatsuro Aoyagi

The Chef's Recommendations

Raised watching his father provide in-flight meals for VIPs, becoming a chef was a natural path for Mr. Aoyagi.

Born in 1971 in Chiba prefecture, he was the son of a chef providing in-flight meals on airplanes. As a child, Mr. Aoyagi saw his father board government airplanes as the head Japanese food chef and provide meals for the emperor and other VIPs, so becoming a chef was a natural path for him. After graduating, he joined Tsukiji Tamura and worked at Tokyo Tamura in Kobe (now known as Kobe Tamura) for 15 years as vice head chef. After gaining further experience at a Japanese restaurant in Sannomiya, Osaka, he opened his own restaurant in December 7, 2011. He currently works as the owner and head chef of Kappo Aoyagi.

青柳 竜良Tatsuro Aoyagi

THE TASTE

THE TASTE

  • Shichijo/Tambaguchi, Kyoto
  • Bistro,Italian/French / General / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Cake

星野 貴大Takahiro Hoshino

Mr. Hoshino is a chef who utilizes various skills and knowledge to cook dishes that enchant guests.

He was born in 1991 in Kanagawa. His experience working in the kitchen as a part-time cook led him to begin his career as a chef. The joy of cooking he felt at that time, and the desire to have a profession became his motivation, and he has been striving for it every day. After accumulating experience in general Western cuisine, including Italian and American cuisine, he was appointed the head chef of THE TASTE. With the depth and diversity of his cultivated cuisine, he prepares dishes that shine with originality.

星野 貴大Takahiro Hoshino

Enji

煙事

  • Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
  • Dining Bar,Dining bar / Curry / General / General

尾花 敬史Keishi Obana

Mr. Obana pours his heart into food and drink and welcomes his guests in the restaurant daily as a service staff.

Mr. Obana was born in Ibaraki in 1976. After graduating from high school, he worked in a factory. After turning 20, he became interested in the restaurant business while patronizing a nearby bar. At around 25, he started working at a local bar and continued to train in food and drink, saying, "I want to open my own restaurant someday." At around the age of 26, he began working at Enji. He considers himself a customer service rep and continues to refine his food and drink ideas based on the motto of truly satisfying customers.

尾花 敬史Keishi Obana

Steak & Wine Style  Budounoki

ステーキ&ワインスタイル ぶどうの樹

  • Hakata Station, Fukuoka
  • Teppanyaki,Yakiniku/Steak / General / Steak / Wine

阿部 大祐Daisuke Abe

He offers to the guests, wonderful moments with steak and wine.

He was born in 1987 in Fukuoka prefecture. He has been helping people's [auspicious days] with the field of restaurant & bridal ever since he entered the [Budounoki Group] in 2007. Currently, he actively works as a chef at [Steak & Wine Style Budounoki] at [AMU PLAZA], to offer wonderful moments to the guests with carefully-cooked steak, and wines that go perfectly with steak, with his motto [offering tasty, happy, and fun moments].

阿部 大祐Daisuke Abe

Hakata Motsunabe Shoraku

博多もつ鍋 笑楽

  • Hakata Station, Fukuoka
  • Motsu Nabe (offal hotpot),Japanese / General / Motsu Nabe (offal hot pot) / Local Japanese Cuisine

田中 優希Yuki Tanaka

The chef who was born and raised in Hakata treats the guests with the taste of his hometown. 

He was born in Fukuoka prefecture. Since he was very young, he watched his mother's back while she worked at a small Japanese restaurant, wishing that [I want to cook dishes to please people, someday], so he decided to be a chef. Being born and raised in the middle of Fukuoka, [Motsu-Nabe (hot pot with offal and vegetables)] is the exact soul food to him. Making his dream come true, he horns his cooking skills at [Shoraku], where he is actively working as the master chef. 

田中 優希Yuki Tanaka

Nihonshu Bar Komeya Inazuma

日本酒バル・米屋 イナズマ

  • Sannomiya, Hyogo
  • French,Italian/French / Kaisen Nabe (seafood hot pot) / French / Sake

名倉 幸治Koji Nakura

Specializes in charcuterie cuisine. This head chef is Inazuma's bread and butter

Born in 1978, a native of Hyogo Prefecture. Koji Nakura began training in the restaurant industry, starting with Italian restaurants in Osaka, when he was a university student. After graduating from culinary school, he buckled down and placed himself on his current path. He refined his skills at Italian and French restaurants in the vicinity of his hometown, Kobe, and Osaka. At Nihonshu Bar Komeya Inazuma, which opened in 2014, he has been fully committed to the shop as the head chef since the launch stage, beginning with the concept for the restaurant. He spares no troubles whatsoever and specializes in charcuterie style cooking.

名倉 幸治Koji Nakura

Iwahiba

岩桧葉

  • Hamamatsucho/Daimon, Tokyo
  • Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Chinese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

北川 友透Tomoyuki Kitagawa

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

Korean Restaurant Bariton

韓国食堂 バリトン

  • Hakata Station, Fukuoka
  • Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Okonomiyaki (savory pancakes) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ)

カルロスCarlos

He entertains the guests with his show-like performances.

Carlos, from Spain, is actively working as a chef at [Ganso Tonbee JR HAKATA CITY branch]. His show-like performances stimulate the five senses of the guests. His performances, filled with a live feeling, make full use of an iron griddle and sounds, aromas, and tastes to amuse the visitors.

カルロスCarlos

Momoyaki Bancho

もも焼き 伴鳥

  • Hakata Station, Fukuoka
  • Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Chicken

菊池 由朗Yoshiro Kikuchi

He offers savory high-quality chicken to many people.

He was born in 1980 in Fukuoka prefecture. After learning kaiseki (traditional Japanese cuisine) at restaurants/hotels in Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka prefectures, he participated in [World Skills International] as a Kyoto prefecture's representative in 2003. Currently he is actively working as a chef at a restaurant in Hakata City, offering savory high-quality chicken to many people.

菊池 由朗Yoshiro Kikuchi

Koshitsu Dining Kakehashi Higashi Bypass Main store

個室ダイニングかけはし 東バイパス本店

  • Kumamoto, Kumamoto
  • Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Local Japanese Cuisine

井村 武広Takehiro Imura

The Chef's Recommendations

The vision of his father standing in the kitchen inspired him to be chef.

Chef Imura was born on January 10th, 1982 in Kumamoto Prefecture. He grew up watching his father cook at the ryokan (Japanese style inn) that was also his childhood home. That scene which he observed from early on became like a guidebook for his own journey to becoming a chef. He started training to make his interest in cooking a professional reality. He began his career working at a traditional Japanese restaurant in the city, and then moved on to a ryokan in Aso. To further devote himself to training, he worked at another ryokan in Kyoto. In 2014, he returned to his hometown of Kumamoto and opened Koshitsu Dining Kakehashi Higashi Bypass Honten, where he acts as chef-owner.

井村 武広Takehiro Imura

19HITOYASUMI Nanto A-MIEUX branch

19HITOYASUMI 南砺アミュー店

  • Tonami/Gokayama, Toyama
  • Cafe,Cafe/Sweets / General / Cake / Coffee

南部 愛莉香Arika Nambu

She works busily with three roles; the manager, patissier, and barista. 

She was born in 1996 in Toyama prefecture. Her motivation, which brought her to her current position, comes from her childhood graduation yearbook, where she wrote her dream to be a patissier to make delicious cookies and confections. She obtained a cooking license immediately after graduating from the cooking course of Takaoka Ryukoku High School and entered 19HITOYASUMI. In 2016, she was approved as a coffee meister by the Specialty Coffee Association of Japan. Currently, she works  busily every day as a manager, a patissier, and a barista at [19HITOYASUMI Nanto A-MIEUX branch].

南部 愛莉香Arika Nambu

Yakitori Bonzo Shinsaibashi Branch

焼鳥 ぼんぞ 心斎橋店

  • Higashi-Shinsaibashi/Shinsaibashi-suji, Osaka
  • Yakitori/Kushiyaki (grilled skewers),Japanese

市山 幹和Mikikazu Ichiyama

Mr. Ichiyama continues to hone and improve his skills with a focus on Japanese cuisine.

He was the manager of a Japanese restaurant in New York for many years and trained at the owner's restaurant for 3 years. Later, after working as a manager at a yakitori restaurant opened by that owner, he trained for four years at a popular yakitori restaurant in Osaka at the time and then opened his own restaurant. He works hard to create a restaurant where guests are impressed not only by the food but also by everything about the restaurant, making them want to come back again.

市山 幹和Mikikazu Ichiyama

Sushi Kappo Yamanaka

鮨割烹 やま中

  • Hakata Station, Fukuoka
  • Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi

中山 健一Kenichi Nakayama

He decided to be a chef by the strong influence of a very popular Japanese TV program where chefs had cooking battles. 

He was born in 1978 in Saga prefecture. He decided to enter the restaurant field and become a cool chef, by the strong influence of a TV program which created a social trend all over Japan in those days, where chefs compete for their cooking. After graduating from high school, he entered a culinary school where he was fascinated with a sushi chef who gave special lessons and got interested in the sushi field. Working as an intern at a sushi shop during summer vacation, he found the charms of sushi more deeply and became a sushi chef after graduation.

中山 健一Kenichi Nakayama

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)

水谷 正行Masayuki Mizutani

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

Izakaya Kushiroya

居酒屋 九四六屋

  • Dogenzaka/Shinsen, Tokyo
  • Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Hokkaido Cuisine

鵜沼 憲宏UNUMA NORIHIRO

A spirited chef who walks the path that he had once dreamed of.

Born in Kushiro, Hokkaido on June 29, 1974. He had a white-collar job after graduating college, but he left the corporate life to work in his uncle's restaurant "Izakaya Taimu." After thoroughly learning the basics of cooking, he fulfilled his dream of creating a restaurant that serves foods from his homeland of Hokkaido with the opening of Izakaya Kushirokuya where he is to this day.

鵜沼 憲宏UNUMA NORIHIRO

Mentai-ryori Hakata Shobo-an

めんたい料理 博多 椒房庵

  • Hakata Station, Fukuoka
  • Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Sake / Shochu

西垣 良太Ryota Nishigaki

He entered the field of Japanese cuisine by being fascinated with his cousin who was a Japanese chef.

He was born on April 26, 1983, in Fukuoka prefecture. In his elementary school days, he became fascinated with a Japanese chef,  when he saw his cousin, a Japanese chef, preparing fish. He decided to be a chef and accumulated experience at [Ikesu Taikichi] of Ikesu kappo (traditional Japanese seafood) restaurant for 5 years, and [Kaiseki (traditional Japanese) Cuisine Katsuki] for 5 years. Now he has been working as the master chef at [Gohan-ya Shobo-an] for 8 years. 

西垣 良太Ryota Nishigaki

Kagoshima Kurokatsu-tei

鹿児島 黒かつ亭

  • Hakata Station, Fukuoka
  • Japanese,Japanese / General / Tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet) / Miso Katsu (pork cutlet in miso sauce)

藤本 竜司Ryuji Fujimoto

He creates exquisite dishes with high-quality ingredients, through experience he accumulated.

He was born in 1988 in Fukuoka prefecture. He entered the restaurant field around 2007, then accumulated experience as a chef at a restaurant in Tokyo for 7 years. After returning to Fukuoka and working at [Ore-no-Kappo Hakata Nakasu], he entered the current company in 2017. [Kurokatsu-tei] uses various high-quality ingredients, such as black pork from Kagoshima. He elaborates dishes everyday, while considering how to make use of the experience he accumulated to cook these exquisite ingredients.   

藤本 竜司Ryuji Fujimoto

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

青木 康正AOKI YASUMASA

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

le Bistro Montmartre

ビストロ モンマルトル

  • Shin Toshin, Okinawa
  • French,Italian/French / General / French / Pasta

植村 慎太朗Shintaro Uemura

The Chef's Recommendations

He opens his door to his own world of cooking than his father's.

Born in 1973 in Tokyo. His father was a Chinese chef. He wanted to create his own life and started his French cuisine career at 18 years old. After 7 years of experience at restaurants in Ginza and Aoyama, he left for France in 1999 and widened his experience at [La Regalade], which was the most difficult restaurant to secure a reservation from in those days, [Beauvilliers] as a chef de partie, and 3-star [Pierre Gagnaire]. Returning to Japan, he expanded his experience as a chef at [Auxamis Tokyo], and a main dining chef at [THE BUSENA TERRACE] in fall, 2009. In December, 2012, he opened [le Bistro Montmartre].

植村 慎太朗Shintaro Uemura

Eau-De-Vie

オー・ド・ヴィー Eau-De-Vie

  • Higashi-Shinsaibashi/Shinsaibashi-suji, Osaka
  • Dining Bar,Dining bar / General / Cocktail / Whisky

西村 佳佑Keisuke Nishimura

Water of life" that gives healing to daily life. Mr. Nishimura provides a moment of contentment.

He was born in 1991 in Osaka, the manager of Eau-De-Vie. The bar's name comes from the French word meaning "water of life (sake)." It started as a bar that provides healing to people's daily lives through a drink. It has now been renewed as a dining bar offering drinks and food. He aims to create a place where not only those who have supported the bar but also more guests can enjoy a moment of contentment.

西村 佳佑Keisuke Nishimura

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