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IKKYU 19HITOYASUMI Takaoka Toide branch
一休 19HITOYASUMI 高岡戸出店
- Takaoka, Toyama
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi) / Coffee
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山崎 愛Ai Yamazaki
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Making use of her attentive hospitality, she became a barista.
She was born in 1989 in Inami, Nanto city, Toyama prefecture. After graduating from high school in her hometown, she entered a confectionery school in Kyoto, where she obtained a certificate as a confectionery hygiene master. After accumulating experience at several cafes and restaurants, she went back to her hometown of Toyama with the aim of opening a restaurant there in the future. To improve her skill, she entered [19HITOYASUMI] where she obtained the knowledge of the latte art, coffee, tea, and herbs, and mastered brewing good coffee and tea. Currently, as a skilled barista and service staff, she welcomes the guests day and night with great hospitality.
山崎 愛Ai Yamazaki
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Sushi Rebo
鮨 令歩
- Nishiki-sanchome, Aichi
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi / Sake
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佐々木 英師Eiji Sasaki
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Seeing the smiles of all guests is the best part of being a sushi chef.
Mr. Sasaki was born in 1985 in Aichi. At the age of 16, he chose to become a sushi chef and began his training. He changed his job to another industry to "try something different," but returned to sushi chef because he still loved the happy smiles on the faces of his guests when they ate his sushi. At 26, he was chosen as a store manager, and at 27, he set up an affiliated store in Malaysia. Then in January 2021, he was appointed manager of Sushi Rebo at the time of its opening. He provides smooth service to foreign guests with about six and a half years of overseas experience.
佐々木 英師Eiji Sasaki
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Matsusaka Ushi Yakiniku Ittetsu
松阪牛焼肉 一徹
- Takaoka, Toyama
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Yakiniku (grilled meat)
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田上 圭介Keisuke Tagami
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Bringing smiles to customers by insisting on "speciality" rank quality Matsusaka beef.
Born in 1974 in Toyama prefecture. While he originally worked in a completely seperate industry, he joined the staff at "Ittetsu Takaokahonten" due to a love of yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) and now manages the restaurant. The restuarant only uses "Matsusaka beef." He insists on serving the "speciality" rank, which allows one to enjoy the pure umami (pleasant savory taste) of the red meat itself, something that one cannot do when eating a shimofuri (high-quality marbled) cut. This carefully selected "Matsusaka beef" is always cut and served in the best way that will delight all customers.
田上 圭介Keisuke Tagami
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Ishiya
いしや
- Kanazawa Station, Ishikawa
- Japanese,Japanese / General
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宮川 説保Tokiyasu Miyakawa
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Mr. Miyakawa is a chef who carries on the tradition, carefully creating a space for enjoying meals.
He was born in 1971 in Ishikawa. His family owned a long-established kappo restaurant, Ishiya, which has been in business since 1866. He entered the culinary field to follow in his family's footsteps. After graduating from college, he trained at "Naniwa Kappo Kigawa," led by Mr. Shuzo Ueno. After seven years of experience, he joined Ishiya. As well as taking the time and effort to cook, he carefully creates a space where guests can fully enjoy their meal and welcomes them to a blissful moment.
宮川 説保Tokiyasu Miyakawa
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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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Shiki No Gochisou Mitsuiwa
四季のごちそう みつ岩
- Hida/Takayama, Gifu
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Sushi / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)
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三ツ岩 昇Noboru Mitsuiwa
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A chef fascinated by Japanese cuisine who faces his ingredients sincerely with his rich knowledge
Chef Mitsuiwa was born on May 24th, 1956, and is from Takayama city in Gifu prefecture. He has been interested in cooking since childhood. He joined the Buddhist vegetarian cuisine restaurant Kakusho after graduating from school. He moved to Kyoto after this as a result of starting Japanese tea ceremony. He trained for about 5 and a half years at Kawakami in Gion. After gaining further experience at a Japanese style restaurant in Osaka and an eel restaurant in his hometown of Takayama, he opened Mitsuiwa at its present location in 1982 at age 26.
三ツ岩 昇Noboru Mitsuiwa
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Sushi Daimon
鮨 大門
- Uozu/Kurobe, Toyama
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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大門 太郎Taro Daimon
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He was fascinated with the master chef of a sushi shop he visited in his childhood days.
He is from Toyama prefecture. Being fascinated with the master chef of the sushi shop he was taken to by his father, he started working part time at a sushi shop when he was a high school student, then accumulated training at Japanese restaurants. At the age of 22, he moved to Otaru city in Hokkaido and visited sushi restaurants without appointments to ask to let him work. During his 4 year training at a sushi shop in Otaru, far away from his home town, his thoughts towards sushi and his hometown changed. In 2012, he opened [Sushi Daimon] in Toyama, to serve sushi that can be made only in Toyama.
大門 太郎Taro Daimon
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Saitobi Hireya Bakuro Ichidai Nagoya EAST
最飛びヒレ家 馬喰一代 名古屋EAST
- Nagoya Station, Aichi
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Korean
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深尾 将大Masahiro Fukao
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He was brought up being influenced by his father who was the company president, and naturally decided to enter the cooking field.
He was born in 1991 in Gifu prefecture. He learned the fundamentals of cooking at Ecole Tsuji French branch, while having training at a restaurant with the 3 stars in France. After graduating from Ecole Tsuji French branch, he accumulated further training at French restaurants in Tokyo and Gifu. In 2013, he entered [Bakuro Ichidai] and started working in Nagoya. Since May 10, 2017, when [Hireya Bakuro Ichidai Nagoya EAST] opened, he has been working as the area general manager in charge of this branch and others. Currently, he is actively working as the second generation to adapt Hida Beef into French cuisine, making good use of his experience in France.
深尾 将大Masahiro Fukao
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SAYS FARM
SAYS FARM
- Himi, Toyama
- Italian,Italian/French / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / French / Cake
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渡邉 隆二Ryuji Watanabe
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Entered the cooking field at the age of 25.
After working at popular restaurants in Ginza and Shibuya, he accumulated further training at a restaurant in Napa Valley, California, USA and a restaurant with the stars in Helsinki, Finland. Then he encountered [SAYS FARM] that sticks to using local ingredients to combine and arrange, and became their head chef in 2016. Currently he is serving Italian-based dishes, but created using his own sensibility.
渡邉 隆二Ryuji Watanabe
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Men Urayama Sakae Main Branch
麺うら山 栄本店
- Fushimi, Aichi
- Ramen,Ramen (noodles)
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青山 耕士Koji Aoyama
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The leader of Men Urayama, serving delicate flavors piping hot.
After obtaining a chef's license, Mr. Aoyama started working as a manager at Men Urayama. He offers beautiful and delicious ramen every day, using the broth created by the chefs at Sushi Urayama, carefully boiling the noodles, and delicately arranging the toppings. He is passionate about one of Men Urayama's specialties: providing "a bowl of soup that can be eaten hot to the last" with great care and attention to detail.
青山 耕士Koji Aoyama
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Gotemba Restaurant Kuishinbogomi
御殿場レストラン くいしんぼ五味
- Gotenba/Susono, Shizuoka
- Creative,Sosaku (creative) / General / French / Italian
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五味 正博Masahiro Gomi
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The influence of his father, who worked in the food industry, led him to become a chef
He was born in Tokyo on October 25th, 1956. When he was a child, his bread factory manager father told him, "You never miss a meal if you work in a job related to food." This prompted him to take an interest in food-related jobs. He decided to try and become a chef because he liked eating and cooking. He built up experience by working at restaurants and hotels in Odawara, Hakone, and Kariya. He set up Gotemba Restaurant Kuishinbogomi in 1996, where he displays his talents as chef-owner.
五味 正博Masahiro Gomi
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Ryoutei Kakuemon
料亭 覚右衛門
- Tonami/Gokayama, Toyama
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Local Sake
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高畠 文夫Fumio Takabatake
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A chef with a fighting spirit who respects tradition, and values reform.
Born into the third generation, he learned the ABC's and details of cooking from a young age. At the same time, he learned the happiness of making people smile with his food, and idolized the cooking of the world. In 1987 he graduated from a cooking specialty high school, and started at the main location of "Gomangoku" that same year. In 1994, he opened "Ryoutei Kakuemon." He works to send the memories of his predecessors forward to the coming days.
高畠 文夫Fumio Takabatake
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Teppanyaki Atsu-Atsu
鉄板焼き あつあつ
- Korinbo/Katamachi, Ishikawa
- Teppanyaki,Yakiniku/Steak / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / General
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多川 滋樹Shigeki Tagawa
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He mastered tappanyaki (grilled on iron griddle) cuisine in his own style, after accumulating training in Kanazawa and Osaka.
He was born in 1981 in Ishikawa prefecture. After working in various fields, at the age of 27 he started training at a teppanyaki (grilled on iron griddle) restaurant in Kanazawa for 2 and a half years, and at a high-end teppanyaki restaurant in Osaka for 3 years. In February 2015, he opened [Teppanyaki Atsu-Atsu] in Kanazawa to offer reasonable teppanyaki which is generally considered high-budget. His dishes served in his own style receive high reputation, such as steak with A5-rank Hida Beef, and a teppan (iron griddle) Chinese menu cooked on an iron griddle.
多川 滋樹Shigeki Tagawa
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Hidagyu Tabedokoro Tengu
飛騨牛食処 天狗
- Hida/Takayama, Gifu
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Japanese Beef Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat)
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田川 徹平Teppei Tagawa
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A naturally-born chef taking over his long-standing family business.
Born in 1985, a native of Gifu prefecture. Raised in a family that manages an established meat shop Tengu Sohonten founded in 1927 in Hida Takayama area, it was natural for him to pursue a career in cooking. After training himself in the culinary art, he started working as a chef at Hidagyu Tabedokoro Tengu from 2014 which is under the direct management of Tengu Sohonten located next to the restaurant. This main shop is designated as one of Takayama city's important architecture.
田川 徹平Teppei Tagawa
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Yakiniku Tokugawaen Hisaya-odori branch
焼肉 徳川苑 久屋大通店
- Marunouchi, Aichi
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Naengmyeon (Korean cold noodle) / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Korean
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中島 惇平Junpei Nakashima
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Mr. Junpei Nakashima surprises and impresses guests with his splendid cuisine, space, and service.
Mr. Junpei Nakashima was born in 1995 in Saga Prefecture. He grew up near a ranch and his relatives ran a meat processing plant, so he was familiar with beef and naturally decided to become a chef. He graduated from a culinary school and then joined Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel. After that, he actively worked at Teppan Dining Shu Sakae & Meieki branches, and also became the manager of Steak Taka. Currently, he is active at Yakiniku Tokugawaen Hisaya-odori branch, working hard to create the best space and offer exquisite cuisine that continuously surprises and impresses the guests.
中島 惇平Junpei Nakashima
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Cave Yunoki
カーヴ・ユノキ
- Toyama City, Toyama
- French,Italian/French / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / French
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柚木 栄樹Eiju Yunoki
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He is exclusively in French cuisine, to spread the local food culture of Toyama.
After learning about French cuisine for approximately 3 years in Toyama prefecture, he worked at the French restaurant [Shido] in Omotesando, Tokyo for 3 years. Then he actively worked as a chef at an ANA hotel for 6 years, then as the master chef there for 8 more years. At the age of 36, he took part in a French cuisine contest [FFCC] to compete in the total ability of modern and classic French cooking skills, using basic French cooking techniques to create modern style French, and won the second place. In 2009, he started working as a chef at the current [Cave Yunoki] to transmit the local food culture of Toyama.
柚木 栄樹Eiju Yunoki
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Aroma Fresca Nagoya
アロマフレスカ名古屋
- Sakae, Aichi
- Italian,Italian/French / Italian / Pasta / Wine
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飯尾 大輔Daisuke Iio
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A chef who combines ingredients' flavors in a masterly way to bring out the finest flavors.
Born in 1979, Mr. Iio grew up in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and was influenced by his cooking-loving grandmother to go into the culinary world. He explains that taste, surprise, and stirring deep emotions are the things he thinks about while he is cooking. With his masterly skill, he has delighted many customers who visit his restaurant.
飯尾 大輔Daisuke Iio
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Sumibiyaki Unagi Uotora
炭火焼 うなぎ 魚寅
- Gujo, Gifu
- Japanese,Japanese / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers) / Unagi (eel)
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村井 俊之Toshiyuki Murai
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A third generation chef who carries on his family’s legacy with culinary passion.
He was born in October of 1975 and grew up in Gifu Prefecture. His parents managed Uotora during his childhood, and he knew that one day he would take over the restaurant as the third generation heir. At age 18, he started an apprenticeship under his father to start learning the family business, and then eventually he took over for his family and turned the restaurant into Sumibiyaki Unagi Uotora to focus on making dishes with unagi (eel) in the Gujo area of Gifu Prefecture. With his deep love for unagi cuisine, so much so that he is capable of visiting no fewer than three eel establishments a day when on holiday. He spends each and every day training hard to master and learn all there is to know about unagi.
村井 俊之Toshiyuki Murai
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Aquatic Garden and Kyo Kaiseki Cuisine, Yakiniku, Nabe Cuisine - Isshin
水上庭園と京懐石・焼肉・鍋料理 一心
- Ichinomiya, Aichi
- Japanese,Japanese / Nabe (hot pot) / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)
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下田 心也Shinya Shimoda
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The third owner of the restaurant has been cherishing its tradition passed down from his grandfather
Born in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, in 1975. The predecessor of the current store was opened by his grandfather in 1971, and later, under his father, became the thriving Hida-gyu beef specialty store that it remains today. In the image of his grandfather and father, he grew up surrounded by both cooking and nature and later studied at the "kaiseki cuisine" (Japanese multicourse haute cuisine) restaurant Sueki. He then returned to his family at the age of 27 to further improve his skills. In 2015, he became company president. Currently, he is working hard every day along with the head chef to improve the experience of the restaurant's customers.
下田 心也Shinya Shimoda
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Otaru Masazushi Sakae
おたる政寿司 栄
- Sakae, Aichi
- Sushi,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi / Sousaku Sushi (creative sushi)
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小川 純平Junpei Ogawa
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Mr. Ogawa is attracted to the simple but profound world of sushi and aspires to become a chef.
He was born in 1986 in Ibaraki. He's been interested in cooking since childhood and moved to Tokyo to enter a culinary school at 19. Attracted by the simple but profound world of sushi, he decided to become a sushi chef. After graduation, he got a job at Ginza Kyubei and served for 6 years. Then, he worked as a chef at Otaru Masazushi Shinjuku Branch and was later appointed deputy restaurant manager. In June 2022, the opening of Otaru Masazushi Sakae was decided, and he moved to Nagoya. He is currently working as a store manager.
小川 純平Junpei Ogawa
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