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Niku to Sakana to Kaki OYSTER Bar & Bistro ~UOHIDE~ Shibuya Sakuragaoka Branch
肉と魚とカキ OYSTER Bar&Bistro 魚秀 ～UOHIDE～渋谷桜丘店
- Dogenzaka/Shinsen, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese
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中井 信之Nobuyuki Nakai
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After 20 years, Mr. Nakai teamed up with his senior apprentice.
He was born in June 1978 in Kyoto. Started cooking at the age of 17, and after experiencing independence once in 2005, he worked as a head chef at various restaurants. In 2021, he joined KayaGroup at the invitation of the current vice president, Mr. Omata, who was his senior apprentice when he entered the culinary world. They reunite in new circumstances after 20 years and work together for the company on the master and disciple relationship. He loves his wife, incidentally, so he is nicknamed the "wife-loving manager."
中井 信之Nobuyuki Nakai
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Shutei Hokura
酒亭穂椋
- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake
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村田 京介Kyosuke Murata
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Mr. Murata offers dishes that preserve tradition while incorporating seasonal ingredients to cater to contemporary tastes.
He was born in 1982 in Tokyo. During his student years, he worked part-time at Tempura Yamanoue, where he discovered the allure of Japanese cuisine and sake. This experience inspired him to enroll in a culinary school, motivated by his determination. After graduating, he honed his skills and knowledge at a kaiseki restaurant in Tokyo. He then worked for many years at Kanda Shinpachi, building a career as a chef. In 2015, he opened Shutei Hokura in Shimbashi.
村田 京介Kyosuke Murata
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Teppanyaki Roppongi P.T.T.
鉄板焼 六本木P.T.T.
- Roppongi, Tokyo
- Teppanyaki,Yakiniku/Steak / Okonomiyaki (savory pancakes) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Steak
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御山 恭三郎 Kyosaburo Onyama
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Mr. Onyama is passionate about caring for people, making his dream possible, and protecting and sustaining it.
He was born in 1951 in Chiba. In 1983, he opened the Teppanyaki specialty restaurant, Devant des P.T.T., in front of the former Defense Agency. It was loved by many celebrities as a long-established teppanyaki restaurant in Roppongi, but he developed a desire to spend more time with every customer. Seeking an environment that would fulfill his ideal, he relocated along Roppongi Dori Street. The new restaurant, renamed Roppongi P.T.T., offers a space where one can enjoy the live atmosphere of teppan-yaki with all five senses.
御山 恭三郎 Kyosaburo Onyama
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Matsusakagyu WHAT'S Kyoto Muromachi Branch
松阪牛 WHAT’S 京都室町店
- Shijo Karasuma/Karasuma Oike, Kyoto
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi) / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Yakiniku (grilled meat)
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石原 彰大Akihiro Ishihara
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Involved in all aspects of setting up restaurants and butcher stores, and currently supervising restaurant operations.
Mr. Ishihara was born in 1987 in Kyoto. Loving to eat since childhood, he entered Tsuji Gakuen Culinary & Confectionery College after graduating high school. After graduation, because of his love of yakiniku and horumon (offal meat), he found a job at a major yakiniku restaurant. Then, he came to Matsusakagyu WHAT'S Kyoto Muromachi Branch by chance and further improved his knowledge of beef, including butchering processing. Following store manager duties, he was involved in the overall start-up of restaurants and butcher stores. He is currently in charge of supervising restaurant operations.
石原 彰大Akihiro Ishihara
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Koshitsu Yakiniku Mikakuen Minami Sanjo Branch
個室焼肉 味覚園 南3条店
- Susukino, Hokkaido
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Genghis Khan (grilled mutton) / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat)
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佐藤 健太郎Kentaro Sato
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Mr. Sato was deeply moved by the cuisine and presentation for wedding ceremonies, which inspired him to pursue a career in the culinary world.
He was born in 1969 in Hokkaido. Impressed by the cuisine and presentation at weddings, he entered the culinary world with a desire to work as a chef at a hotel. After graduating from school, he started working at a hotel and dedicated himself to training as a Western cuisine chef. Later, he further honed his skills at a yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) restaurant and an izakaya (Japanese pub). In 2021, he joined Mikakuen Minami Sanjo Branch. As head chef, he now creates healing moments for guests, sometimes from the kitchen and sometimes behind the counter.
佐藤 健太郎Kentaro Sato
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Japanese Cuisine Shingetsu
日本料理 新月
- South Otsu, Shiga
- Japanese,Japanese / Fugu (blowfish) / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)
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和田 知子Tomoko Wada
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The proprietress of the traditional Japanese restaurant, treating guests with a warm and gentle heart.
Ms. Wada was born in Kyoto. She grew up as the eldest daughter in a family that ran a 360 year-old traditional Japanese restaurant in Higashiyama, Kyoto called [Harise]. She met and married her husband while refining her cooking skills at the restaurant. She then began to work as the manager and proprietress of his family's inn, [Shingetsu], located at his family home. Later, changing her business focus to kaiseki (traditional Japanese course cuisine), she opened the [Japanese Cuisine Shingetsu] restaurant. Using the knowledge she gained from her own family, she treats each of her guests with warm hospitality as a manager, with a brief that she was born to be a proprietor.
和田 知子Tomoko Wada
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Shin-Okubo Kankoku Yokocho Hongdaepocha
新大久保韓国横丁 ホンデポチャ
- Okubo, Tokyo
- Korean,Other Asian / Korean / Makgeolli
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ソンスキSonsuki
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Offers dishes that suit Japanese tastes while respecting authentic Korean flavors.
She was born in 1959 in Busan. Came to Japan after working as a chef in Korea for a long time. She joined the kitchen at the opening of the Hongdaepocha Shin-Okubo main branch. Since then, she has worked at a total of 13 branches. Since January 2021, she has been serving dishes that suit the Japanese people's tastes yet still respects the authentic Korean flavor at Shin-Okubo Kankoku Yokocho Hongdaepocha.
ソンスキSonsuki
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Restaurant BudoonoMori Les Tonnelles
レストランぶどうの森 レ・トネル
- Uchinada/Kanaiwa, Ishikawa
- French,Italian/French / French / Wine / Soup
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Marco SantoscoyMarco Santoscoy
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Mr. Santoscoy pursues a new French cuisine style by weaving his ideas into Japanese ingredients.
He was born in 1992 in Guanajuato, Mexico. After studying the basics of French and other cuisines in Argentina, he moved to the United States. While gaining experience at Napa Valley and Scottsdale restaurants, he became familiar with traditional Japanese crafts such as Japanese kitchen knives and Noh masks. In 2016, he moved to Japan because he wanted to "see Japan with his own eyes, where many things he feels his sensitivity sympathizes with." Enchanted by abundant food, beautiful nature, and warm-hearted people, he relocated to Ishikawa.
Marco SantoscoyMarco Santoscoy
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TAJ NIKKO
タージ日光
- Nikko/Kinugawa, Tochigi
- Indian,Other Asian / Indian / Indian Curry / Beer
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Vinod ChhetriVinod Chhetri
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Mr. Chhetri brings authentic taste to Japan with his rich experience and solid skills.
He was born in 1982. Over many years in Japan, he honed his skills as a chef of Indian and Nepalese cuisine. He started working as a chef at TAJ NIKKO, which opened in April 2024. He is expanding new food possibilities using the skills accumulated over the years.
Vinod ChhetriVinod Chhetri
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Sushi Dokoro Mitsumoto
寿し処光本
- Moji, Fukuoka
- Sushi,Japanese / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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光本 健二Kenji Mitsumoto
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With skill and passion inherited from his parents, Mr. Mitsumoto shows artisan techniques born of tradition and experience.
He was born in 1975 in Fukuoka and was raised in an environment surrounded by sushi since he was young. Inspired by the sushi restaurant run by his parents, he naturally resolved to walk the path of cuisine. First, he trained for 10 years in the family business. Then, to further improve his technique, he also gained experience at two different restaurants, one year at each. He opened his own restaurant, Sushi Dokoro Mitsumoto, 19 years ago. With his refined technique and careful judgment, he continues to provide amazing sushi to his guests.
光本 健二Kenji Mitsumoto
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The New World
ザ・ニューワールド
- Higashi-Shinsaibashi/Shinsaibashi-suji, Osaka
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Cookshop / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / General
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鳥羽 周作Shusaku Toba
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The owner-chef of The New World.
Mr. Toba was born in 1978 in Saitama Prefecture. He has a unique background, having quit his job as a J-League trainee and worked as an elementary school teacher before entering the world of chefs at 32. He trained for 3 years at DIRITTO in Kagurazaka, 2 years at Florilege in Aoyama, and 2 years as a sous chef at Aria di Tacubo in Ebisu before becoming the chef at Gris in Yoyogi Uehara in March 2016. He then became the owner-chef of the same restaurant, which reopened as sio in July 2018.
鳥羽 周作Shusaku Toba
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Mahoroba Teppan Okinawa
mahoroba 鉄板 沖縄
- Matsuyama/Kume/Wakasa, Okinawa
- Teppanyaki,Yakiniku/Steak / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Okinawa Cuisine / Steak
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新垣 淑也Yoshiya Arakaki
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Mr. Arakaki was fascinated by the world of French cuisine, which he could produce in total.
He was born in 1977 in Okinawa. His parents are confectioners who run a cake shop. The two of them inspired him to enter the food industry. He began his career in French cuisine, where he could learn not only about desserts but also all of cooking. At the age of 20, he went to France to train at a two-star restaurant, Jean Bardet, where he was deeply exposed to the authentic taste of France. After returning to Japan, he worked in a restaurant in Tokyo. He encountered teppanyaki at The Busena Terrace in Okinawa and became the chef at Mahoroba in 2015.
新垣 淑也Yoshiya Arakaki
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Amiyakitei Sakae Branch
あみやき亭 栄店
- Sakae, Aichi
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat)
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都竹 明Akira Tsutake
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To have customers keep coming back to the restaurant.
Mr. Tsutake was born in 1971 in Aichi. After graduating high school, he worked in the manufacturing industry for two years. At age 20, he changed his career to the restaurant industry because he wanted to work interacting with people. He experienced the joys and difficulties of serving customers in the restaurant business. In 2010, he decided to join Amiyakitei after being impressed by its delicious food and customer service. In his fifth year with the company, he experienced the launch of a new restaurant. He was then appointed to a newly opened Sakae branch in 2020. Aiming to be a restaurant where even first-time customers can enjoy delicious food and service and say, "I'll definitely visit again."
都竹 明Akira Tsutake
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LOW-NON-BAR #RTS
LOW-NON-BAR #RTS
- Karuizawa, Nagano
- Bar/Cocktails,Bars (pubs) / Whisky / Cocktail / Spirits
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宮澤 英治Eiji Miyazawa
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Providing a BAR where both drinkers and non-drinkers can enjoy a fascinating cocktail.
Mr. Miyazawa was born in 1977 in Tokyo. He became fascinated with bartending at his part-time job as a college student and aspired to become a bartender. In 2003, he won the top prize in the Suntory Cocktail Award category, and in 2005 and 2007, he was a prize winner. In 2009, he won the Healing Cherry Cocktail Competition World Championship. Then, in 2010, he opened Bar Orchard Night in Awaji-cho, Kanda. In 2012, he established Orchard Night Inc. As of 2024, he manages 10 bars and is also working to promote non-alcoholic cocktails.
宮澤 英治Eiji Miyazawa
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Kitsune
きつね
- Nara, Nara
- Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew),Japanese / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)
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木田 翼Tsubasa Kida
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A man who inherits the passion of Mr. Shusaku Toba.
Mr. Kida was born in 1992 in Chiba. He reconsidered his career path after being passed over for a recommendation at the university he had been aiming for since entering high school. Despite his parents' opposition, he went on to a culinary school. After graduation, he worked at hotels and famous restaurants in Tokyo before becoming sous chef at sio in April 2019. In December 2019, he became o/sio chef after experiencing the launch of Parlor Ohashi. From April 2021, he represents sio's ism as the chef of the new sukiyaki restaurant Kitsune in Nara.
木田 翼Tsubasa Kida
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Charcoal-grilled Yakiniku -shintan-
炭火焼肉 胤舌 -shintan-
- Susukino, Hokkaido
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat) / Korean
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田村 史也Fumiya Tamura
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Mr. Tamura never forgets to handle the ingredients carefully because he believes in their potential.
Mr. Tamura was born in 1980 in Hokkaido. He had many chances to make food ever since he was a child and came to like cooking more over time as he saw how happy his family was when they ate his cooking. To become a chef, he entered a culinary institute. After graduation, he built up his experience at various restaurants. He has been involved in Charcoal-grilled Yakiniku -shintan- since its opening in October 2022.
田村 史也Fumiya Tamura
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Shinsaibashi Steak
心斎橋ステーキ
- Higashi-Shinsaibashi/Shinsaibashi-suji, Osaka
- Steak,Yakiniku/Steak / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Steak
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秦 幸治Koji Hata
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With a passion for cooking, Mr. Hata decided to pursue a career in the culinary field and opened his restaurant after waiting with full preparation.
He was born in 1966 in Fukuoka. Having loved cooking since school, he started working for a telecommunications company, but his passion for cooking was so strong that he jumped into a Japanese restaurant in Fukuoka Prefecture, where he trained for seven years. He then trained for four years at a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo, where he served as sous chef. After working as a sous chef at a teppanyaki restaurant in Tokyo and as a manager at a teppanyaki restaurant in Osaka, he opened his own teppanyaki restaurant, Oh! My Steak in Osaka. In 2024, he opened the second restaurant, Shinsaibashi Steak.
秦 幸治Koji Hata
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Jidoriya Amon
地鶏屋 亜門
- Nakasu, Fukuoka
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Chicken / Nabe (hot pot)
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岡田 良太Ryota Okada
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Aiming to ensure that guests enjoy not only the food but also the time until it is served.
Mr. Ryota Okada was born in 1987 in Kyoto. He has worked as a chef at various restaurants in Fukuoka Prefecture. His specialty is cuisine such as yakitori and robatayaki, which entertain diners not only with the food itself but also with how the dishes are prepared and served. Now, he is working as a chef at Jidoriya Amon. With various chicken-themed menus and personal space, he focuses on creating a comfortable restaurant where guests can enjoy themselves even while waiting for their food, together with excellent customer service. The restaurant meets a wide range of needs in the Nakasu area.
岡田 良太Ryota Okada
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Wagyu Kurosawa Sakaimachi-dori Branch
和牛黒澤 堺町通り店
- Otaru/Yoichi/Shakotan, Hokkaido
- Unagi (eel),Japanese / General / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Japanese Beef Steak
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兪 昌日Masahi Yu
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Running the ideal restaurant with a passion for flavor.
Mr. Yu was born in 1964 in the City of Otaru, Hokkaido. Starting in his childhood, he had many opportunities to help in the kitchen of his family's yakiniku restaurant. Although his main job is as director of an entertainment facility and a nursing care facility, he decided to open a restaurant where he would like to eat. After reading more than 300 books on food, he went out to eat both domestically and internationally. After trial and error, he created the basic taste. In 2018, he opened the Wagyu Kurosawa Main Branch, and he continues actively working.
兪 昌日Masahi Yu
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J.S. BURGERS CAFE Shinjuku Branch
J.S. BURGERS CAFE 新宿店
- Shinjuku Station South Exit/Yoyogi, Tokyo
- Hamburger,Western / American / Pasta / Pizza
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平野 巡Jun Hirano
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On the world stage, Mr. Hirano is endlessly polishing up his skills and sensibilities as a chef.
He was born in 1978 in the United States. His career as a chef began at the famous French restaurant Pinot Provence in California. He has worked at the Tokyo American Club in Tokyo, Stella Maris, a one-star restaurant in France, and Chilli Padi, an ethnic restaurant in Australia. He also served as a chef for the U.S. Ambassador. He then opened the predecessor restaurant, STANDARD DELI, in 2000 and started J.S. BURGERS CAFE in 2007.
平野 巡Jun Hirano
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