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Nishijin Hatsuki Kuten Hakata Branch
西新初喜くうてん博多店
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew),Japanese / General / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew)
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坂口 存澄Masazumi Sakaguchi
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Mr. Sakaguchi is a chef with a bright smile who started his culinary career after an impactful encounter.
He was born in 1977 in Miyazaki. While living in Hokkaido for work, he was struck by the delicious taste of soup curry. Wanting to spread soup curry in the Kyushu area, he decided to pursue a career in the culinary field. He has studied at various places, including izakaya (Japanese-style pubs), and even opened his own restaurant. He is the head chef at Nishijin Hatsuki Kuten Hakata Branch, which opened in August 2023. Always with a smile on his face, he welcomes guests while cooperating with those around him.
坂口 存澄Masazumi Sakaguchi
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TOC-TOC
トクトク
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake
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小林 真太郎Shintaro Kobayashi
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He warmly welcomes the guests like welcoming his best friends.
He was born in 1979 in Fukuoka prefecture. He entered the restaurant field in his teens and got a live-in job where he learned cooking techniques and hospitality for serving the guests. Then he actively worked at an izakaya (Japanese pub), yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) restaurant, sake (Japanese alcohol) shop, etc. Currently, he is actively working at [TOC-TOC] in [JR HAKATA CITY], where he makes efforts to warmly welcomes the guests like welcoming his best friends at his home party.
小林 真太郎Shintaro Kobayashi
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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
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西垣 良太Ryota Nishigaki
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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
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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)
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藤本 竜司Ryuji Fujimoto
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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
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Hitsumabushi Japanese Cuisine Bincho Nakasu-kawabata branch
ひつまぶし和食備長 中洲川端店
- Kawabata/Gion, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)
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小川 浩次郎Kojiro Ogawa
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He had a dream of becoming a chef as a child. After a long period of training and experience, his dream came true.
He was born in Fukuoka in 1981. His fascination towards cooking started after he read a manga about a sushi chef when he was an elementary school kid. Later, he decided to become a chef after watching a chef on a TV program. After graduating from school, he was trained at several well-established restaurants, and learned cooking techniques and how to judge ingredients. These restaurants include a well-established traditional Japanese cuisine restaurant of Kyoto [Nanzenji Hyotei], and [Teianryo Negami] and [Sushi to Wa no Shoku Seikichi] of Fukuoka. In 2013 he started working for [Bincho Co., Ltd.], demonstrating his skills at [Hitsumabushi Japanese Cuisine Bincho Nakasu-kawabata branch].
小川 浩次郎Kojiro Ogawa
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Sushi Kappo Yamanaka
鮨割烹 やま中
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi
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中山 健一Kenichi Nakayama
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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
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Hakata Shato Hanten
博多 華都飯店
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Chinese,Chinese / General / Yum Cha/Dim Sum / Szechuan
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戸嶋 一成Kazunari Toshima
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He keeps offering simple savory dishes.
He was born in 1979 in Fukuoka prefecture. In his teens, he entered the restaurant field to be a chef and started his career at a Chinese restaurant in Hachioji, Tokyo. He worked there for 8 years to obtain knowledge and the know-hows to giving service to the guests. After returning to Fukuoka, he also learned about Japanese cuisine once, then started to work at the current restaurant. He feels happy himself with continuously satisfying the guests by offering [simple savory dishes].
戸嶋 一成Kazunari Toshima
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Hakata Mizutaki Hamadaya
博多 水たき 濵田屋
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Nabe (hot pot) / Mizutaki (chicken hot pot)
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西村 信昭Nobuaki Nishimura
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Seeking for people's happy smile saying [tasty].
He was born in 1978 in Fukuoka prefecture, and raised by his parents who operated an izakaya (Japanese pub). After learning cooking on a full scale at the age of 23 years old, he was scouted by a large restaurant chain through an introduction by his acquaintance. He accumulated experience for 10 years as a chef and manager to manage restaurants, then he became impressed by savory mizutaki (chicken hot pot) at [Mizutaki Hamadaya] and entered this shop. His motivation as a chef is to see people's happy smile with his dishes saying [tasty], which is his goal.
西村 信昭Nobuaki Nishimura
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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
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田中 優希Yuki Tanaka
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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
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Niku-zushi Teppanyaki Shabu-Shabu - ZUISHO-
肉寿司・鉄板焼き・しゃぶしゃぶ 瑞祥 (ずいしょう)
- Daimyo, Fukuoka
- Teppanyaki,Yakiniku/Steak / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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山下 新吾Shingo Yamashita
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Being attracted by a chef of the restaurant where he had a meal, he pursued his career as a chef as well.
Born in Fukuoka in 1975. He was attracted by the cook of the restaurant where he had a meal, and pursued his career as a cook. After training in a Japanese restaurant for 17 years, he was further trained in a teppan-yaki (grilled on iron griddle) restaurant for 5 years. With an extensive experience, he opened restaurant [Zuisho] in July 2016 as the owner chef. He cooks and serves dishes where he is particular about the local ingredients from Kyushu.
山下 新吾Shingo Yamashita
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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)
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カルロスCarlos
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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
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Din Tai Fung
鼎泰豊（ディンタイフォン）
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Dim Sum,Chinese / Gyoza (dumplings) / Yum Cha/Dim Sum / Taiwanese
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羽田野 正法Masanori Hatano
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The dim sum chef brings life into each xiaolongbao (Eastern Chinese steamed bun).
He was born in 1984 in Fukuoka prefecture. In his school days, he worked part time at a restaurant and found that it was fun to impress people with food. After entering the cooking field, he has been working at [Din Tai Fung] since 2011. He mastered xiaolongbao (Eastern Chinese steamed bun) through his training at the main branch in Taiwan, then has actively worked as the master chef since 2016. He respects each of the procedures to make xiaolongbao, such as size, shape, and thin dough, to bring them life.
羽田野 正法Masanori Hatano
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Ningyocho Imahan
人形町 今半
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Steak
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松尾 裕二Yuji Matsuo
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He offers exquisite dishes to color the special moments of the guests.
He was born in 1977 in Fukuoka prefecture. In his teens, he entered the cooking field to be a chef and learned the techniques for giving service to the guests at [Ningyocho Imahan]. Currently, he is actively working as the master chef at the KOOTEN branch in JR HAKATA AMU PLAZA. This restaurant is popular not only for business purposes but also for special occasions such as family anniversaries and dates. He offers special moments to the guests with elegant, exquisite dishes using seasonal ingredients.
松尾 裕二Yuji Matsuo
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Sushi no Jirocho
寿しの次郎長
- Kurume, Fukuoka
- Sushi,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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勝野 良治Ryoji Katsuno
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This well-respected, skillful, and athletic chef comes from a family with three generations of chefs and connects customers to flavors with an 80-year history.
He was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1974 into a sushi-making family. He was brought up playing in the kitchen. His grandfather bought him his own knife when he was in third grade at elementary school. This sparked a natural interest in cooking. As a student, he pursued athletics and even considered going to a sports college. However, he decided that he ought to follow in his father's footsteps and become a chef. He built up 17 years of experience at sushi shops and traditional Japanese restaurants in Fukuoka. Later, he took over at Sushi no Jirocho-the third generation of chefs from his family to work there-and has been there ever since. He is an instructor of the National Japanese Chefs' Association. He is also a lecturer in Japanese cuisine at Fukuoka School of Culinary Arts.
勝野 良治Ryoji Katsuno
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L'ECAILLER OYSTER BAR
レカイエ オイスターバー
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Oyster Bar,Dining bar / General / Steak / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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長尾 聖Takashi Nagao
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This rich-experienced chef prepares oysters into exquisite dishes
He was born in 1983 in Fukuoka Prefecture. After graduating from NAKAMURA CULINARY SCHOOL, he entered a hotel in Fukuoka Prefecture, then experienced various genres at a French restaurant, wine bar, and teppanyaki (Japanese BBQ) restaurant. After working as the master chef at [Hakata Station Oyster Bar AMU PLAZA HAKATA branch], he started actively working at the current [L'ECAILLER OYSTER BAR] preparing oysters into various exquisite dishes, backed by his various experiences as a chef.
長尾 聖Takashi Nagao
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Utsuwa Ryori Sano
うつわ料理 さ乃
- Asakura, Fukuoka
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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佐野 純子Junko Sano
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Heartfelt dishes prepared in a traditional Japanese guesthouse built over 90 years ago
Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Ms. Sano took her long-held love of food and turned it into a culinary career. The dining space she employs is a traditional Japanese guesthouse with a history that spans over 90 years, and she maintains its homelike setting to make sure everything is well-suited for dining. When Ms. Sano started Utsuwa Ryori Sano, she encountered the work of a contemporary ceramics artist, which she found to be mesmerizing. You can see these influences when you catch a glimpse of her exceptional plating style that emphasizes each season.
佐野 純子Junko Sano
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Tokyo Ebisu Kushitei Hakata Kooten
東京恵比寿 串亭 博多くうてん
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers)
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藤瀬 誠也Seiya Fujise
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Seeking for his ideal world, he entered the cooking field.
His dream in his teens was to have a job with which he could create something. While working part time at [Mitsui Green Land] in his high school days, he found that working as a service staff was fun, and that a chef would be the ideal job to communicate with people while creating something. He trained hard at a renowned restaurant to learn the fundamentals as a chef, then entered a culinary school to deepen his knowledge of cooking. After graduating from the school, he actively worked an izakaya (Japanese pub) and Japanese restaurant, then entered the current restaurant.
藤瀬 誠也Seiya Fujise
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Sushi Yoshida
鮨 よし田
- Kurume, Fukuoka
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)
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吉田 健司Kenji Yoshida
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A sushi chef who truly values the ability to socialize with guests face to face
Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1969, from a young age Mr. Yoshida knew that he wanted to work in a profession that made people feel happy and delighted. He set his sights on becoming a sushi chef in particular, since he wanted to interact with customers each day and see them smile, rather than be isolated in a kitchen. He started his career at a sushi restaurant in his hometown of Kurume, and then after 8 years there he moved on to Japanese cuisine and other styles to build up his culinary repertoire. After that in June of 2005 he was in a position to make his dreams a reality by setting out independently to open Sushi Yoshida. Today you can find him there showcasing his talents as owner and head chef.
吉田 健司Kenji Yoshida
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Hakata Udon Sakaba Wappachi
博多うどん酒場 和八 わっぱち
- Hakata Station, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / Udon (noodles) / Curry Udon (noodles)
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出光 良二Ryoji Idemitsu
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He works hard everyday to be a chef who can make people smile
He was born in 1982 in Fukuoka Prefecture. He liked communicating with people since he was a student, and decided to enter the restaurant field. While seeing many people's smile, he started wanting to offer savory dishes that will make people smile, and decided to be a professional chef. He is currently actively working at [Hakata Udon Sakaba Wappachi]. People's smile made him want to become a chef. Now he makes efforts everyday to be a chef who can make people smile.
出光 良二Ryoji Idemitsu
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Fuji
ふぢ井
- Kurume, Fukuoka
- Japanese,Japanese / General / Unagi (eel)
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筬島 浩之Hiroyuki Osajima
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He took on the family specialty of eel cuisine and earned a star with his highly regarded restaurant
Mr. Osajima was born in Fukuoka in 1958, and in 1979 his parents established an unagi (eel) restaurant named Fuji. At age 28 Mr. Osajima stepped in for his parents to start managing Fuji, and then in 2014 the restaurant earned a star from a distinguished restaurant guide covering Fukuoka and Saga. As the second generation owner and head chef, Mr. Osajima devotes his time and energy to creating a cozy restaurant for guests to enjoy fine quality unagi.
筬島 浩之Hiroyuki Osajima
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