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USHIGORO Bambina Ginza Branch
うしごろバンビーナ 銀座店
- Ginza, Tokyo
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat) / Wine
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佐藤 健Takeshi Sato
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Mr. Sato has worked in a Western-style hotel restaurant in Tokyo and a French restaurant before coming to his current position.
When he was 19, he started his career at a hotel in Yokohama. After that, he gained a lot of experience with Western cuisine at a hotel in Tokyo and a French restaurant. In 2015, he joined Sangue company, which continues to lead the Japanese BBQ industry. Now he is involved in product development for the USHIGORO Bambina line of restaurants.
佐藤 健Takeshi Sato
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Azabu-juban Hatano Yoshiki
麻布十番 秦野よしき
- Azabu-Juban, Tokyo
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi
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秦野 よしきYoshiki Hatano
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A spirited craftsman honoring traditional Tokyo-style sushi, with a background in French and Italian
Chef Hatano was born in Tokyo in 1984. He took an interest in cooking thanks to his mother who was a home economics teacher. By the time he was in middle school, he yearned to become an Italian chef. When he enrolled in university, he also started training as a sushi chef, gaining experience working in restaurants in Akasaka and Ginza. He then travelled to Kona, Hawai'i where he got a chance to apply what he had learned. After returning to Japan, he started his own business, performing sushi catering and sushi shop concept design, and at age 28, he opened Sushi Michi in Azabu-juban. In June 2015, he changed restaurant name to [Azabu-juban Hatano Yoshiki].
秦野 よしきYoshiki Hatano
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GRIDDLE FORCE Itsuraku
GRIDDLE FORCE 逸楽
- Shijo Karasuma/Karasuma Oike, Kyoto
- Creative,Sosaku (creative) / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Wine / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine)
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吉田 真也Shinya Yoshida
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Through experience in a variety of restaurants, he has honed his culinary and arrangement skills
He was born in Shiga Prefecture in 1979. As he had always loved eating, he started working part-time at a restaurant when he was student. There, he experienced the joy of cooking and decided to seriously aim for a professional culinary career. After graduation, he started working at the same restaurant. Following that, he honed his culinary skills at a variety of restaurants, hotels, and izakayas (Japanese-style bar). He says that his experience of that period comes in useful for things like cooking techniques and arrangement. Under the motto, [A restaurant that brings smiles to customers' faces.] he works tirelessly on menu development.
吉田 真也Shinya Yoshida
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Daiki-Suisan Kaiten-Zushi
大起水産 回転寿司
- Kyoto Station, Kyoto
- Kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi),Japanese / Sushi
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林 盛Shigeru Hayashi
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His career started when he became interested in serving guests.
He was born in 1988 and grew up in Osaka. While working a part time job at a yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) restaurant during his high school days, he decided to become a professional in the restaurant field. After graduating from high school, he entered [Taiki-Suisan]. With experiences as a server, chef, and background staff, he found that working at a restaurant was more fun and deeper than he had thought. He is currently working hard as the manager to support the whole restaurant to make as many guests as possible happy.
林 盛Shigeru Hayashi
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Fish Bank TOKYO
Fish Bank TOKYO
- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Tokyo
- General,Western / General / French / Wine
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脇坂 龍太Ryota Wakisaka
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Mr. Ryota Wakisaka decided to become a chef as he was fascinated with craftsmanship, and has aggressively mastered each country's cuisine.
He was born in 1972 in Tokyo. He has experienced various genres of cuisine, including French, Italian, Hawaiian, Mediterranean, Spanish, Asian-French, and molecular cuisines. In addition to the basic cooking methods, he also actively uses the latest techniques, such as [espuma] to create mousse. This chef has a strong hungry spirit for developing new tastes and expressions. Currently, he works as the executive chef at [EDGE. LTD.], a company developing restaurant/wedding businesses.
脇坂 龍太Ryota Wakisaka
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Gyoza-Dokoro Sukemasa Kyoto Tower Sando branch
ぎょうざ処 亮昌 京都タワーサンド店
- Kyoto Station, Kyoto
- Gyoza (dumplings),Chinese / Gyoza (dumplings)
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今西 貴広Takahiro Imanishi
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His restaurant serves only gyoza (dumpling). That is why he really seriously works at it.
He was born in 1980 in Osaka. After working as a server for 17 years, he is currently working in the kitchen. As his restaurant offers only gyoza (dumpling), he sticks to serving it in a perfect condition with a beautiful brown color to meet the expectations of the guests visiting the restaurant for special [Wa-Gyoza (Japanese style dumpling)] made with local ingredients from Kyoto. He is working hard every day to serve his gyoza to many guests.
今西 貴広Takahiro Imanishi
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Sushi Fukuzuka
すし ふくづか
- Kagurazaka, Tokyo
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi / Wine
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福塚 寛希Hironobu Fukuzuka
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Grown up surrounded by the blessings from the ocean and warm people, he became a chef who offers happiness through [food].
He was born in 1981 in Yamagata prefecture. He grew up watching his grandparents and parents working in the restaurant and service industries in his hometown with many ryokan (Japanese-style hotels). He was also actively helping them in the restaurant field, and naturally decided to be [a chef]. He went to Tokyo to get training at high-end sushi restaurants in Tokyo, including Roppongi, for approximately 20 years. In March 2018, he opened [Sushi Fukuzuka] where he is currently offering sushi with high-quality [tuna] and savory alcohol, with Mr. Fujimori, who is a sommelier.
福塚 寛希Hironobu Fukuzuka
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Teppanyaki Sanga
鉄板焼 山河
- Nara, Nara
- Teppanyaki,Yakiniku/Steak / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Steak / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)
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中川 千春Chiharu Nakagawa
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She is a cheerful and active service staff at a hotel restaurant, making good use of her language abilities.
She was born in 1995 in Nara prefecture. After graduating from a university, she became a service staff at a restaurant. Though she was having fulfilling days, she decided to change jobs to make good use of the language abilities obtained at the university. In 2018, she entered [Teppanyaki Sanga]. Currently, she actively works as a hotel staff at [Piazza Hotel Nara] in the daytime, and as a restaurant service staff at night. She treats guests from all over the world with her original cheerful personality and sophisticated service skills obtained through her working experience at the hotel.
中川 千春Chiharu Nakagawa
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Yakiniku & Sake USHIGORO Kan Ebisu Main Branch
焼肉と和酒 うしごろ 貫 恵比寿本店
- Ebisu, Tokyo
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Horumon (offal meat) / Sake
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中西 信二Shinji Nakanishi
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Started a career as a chef working in Japanese restaurants.
Mr. Nakanishi started his career as a chef in his early 20s in a Japanese restaurant. In 2014, he entered Sangue, a company that continues to lead the Japanese BBQ industry, feeling the appeal of their cuisine and concepts that change established ideas in the industry. After working as a head chef, he took on the role of kitchen supervisor and has continued working in that position to this day.
中西 信二Shinji Nakanishi
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Torishige
鳥茂
- Shinjuku Station South Exit/Yoyogi, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers) / Wine / General
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酒巻 祐史SAKAMAKI YUJI
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Whilst looking at the figures of his grandfather and father cooking, he joined the long line of people making grilled offal dishes.
He is the third generation owner of the grilled cuisine restaurant ‘Toshige', made in 1950. He entered this world at the age of 23 and afterwards, joined the line of ‘Torishige' owners and decided on developing the art of grilling offal. His teachers were his grandfather, from the first generation and his father, from the second. Due to his father's sudden and early passing, he became the restaurant owner at a young age.
酒巻 祐史SAKAMAKI YUJI
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USHIGORO Bambina Ebisu Main Branch
うしごろバンビーナ 恵比寿本店
- Ebisu, Tokyo
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Sushi
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佐藤 健Takeshi Sato
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Mr. Sato has worked in a Western-style hotel restaurant in Tokyo and a French restaurant before coming to his current position.
When he was 19, he started his career at a hotel in Yokohama. After that, he gained a lot of experience with Western cuisine at a hotel in Tokyo and a French restaurant. In 2015, he joined Sangue company, which continues to lead the Japanese BBQ industry. Now he is involved in product development for the USHIGORO Bambina line of restaurants.
佐藤 健Takeshi Sato
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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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Sushi Urayama Nihonbashi
鮨うら山 日本橋
- Nihonbashi, Tokyo
- Sushi,Japanese / Sushi / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)
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高地 裕二Yuji Takachi
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Even though his career as a chef has advanced, Mr. Takachi continues to devote himself to improving his daily skills.
He was born in 1961 in Akita. His love of cooking led him to become a chef. Focusing on training in sushi and Japanese cuisine, he also studied Chinese and French cuisine and spread his cooking knowledge. While using the experience and knowledge he has accumulated so far, he now makes sushi at Sushi Urayama Nihonbashi.
高地 裕二Yuji Takachi
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Yakiniku USHIGORO Omotesando branch
焼肉うしごろ 表参道店
- Harajuku/Meiji-Jingumae, Tokyo
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak
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鳴海 博之Hiroyuki Narumi
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Mr. Hiroyuki Narumi, the executive chef, keeps creating better dishes to offer ultimate moments to the guests.
Mr. Hiroyuki Narumi was born in 1987 in Niigata prefecture. He started his career as a chef at a Japanese restaurant in a famous hotel in Tokyo, then entered a Japanese BBQ restaurant in Tokyo, where he became obsessed with Japan's proud wagyu (Japanese beef) and decided to pursue it. In 2016, he entered Sangue, Inc., one of the leading companies in the Japanese BBQ industry, because he deeply sympathized with its philosophy and management policy. Currently, he works as the executive chef of USHIGORO S. while developing products for Yakiniku USHIGORO.
鳴海 博之Hiroyuki Narumi
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Ajiyushin Nakaya
味遊心 中屋
- Yotsuya, Tokyo
- Soba (noodles),Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Soba (noodles)
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大渕 修司Shuji Obuchi
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The fourth generation to work in this long-established soba restaurant
This young chef tells us that he entered the world of soba-making after he graduated from university. Under the tutelage of his father, who is a third generation soba chef, he works hard every day to preserve the traditional flavors of the restaurant.
大渕 修司Shuji Obuchi
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Yakiniku & Sake USHIGORO Kan Gotanda Branch
焼肉と和酒 うしごろ 貫 五反田店
- Gotanda, Tokyo
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ)
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中西 信二Shinji Nakanishi
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Started a career as a chef working in Japanese restaurants.
Mr. Nakanishi started his career as a chef in his early 20s in a Japanese restaurant. In 2014, he entered Sangue, a company that continues to lead the Japanese BBQ industry, feeling the appeal of their cuisine and concepts that change established ideas in the industry. After working as a head chef, he took on the role of kitchen supervisor and has continued working in that position to this day.
中西 信二Shinji Nakanishi
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Gion Sato
ぎおん 佐藤
- Gion, Kyoto
- Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi / Cookshop
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佐藤龍幸Tatsuyuki Sato
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Chef Tatsuyuki Sato's experience at sushi counters in Japanese restaurants and hotels has blossomed into his “sushi kappo" (a sushi bar with the chef and customers facing one another)
Born in 1964, a native of Kumamoto Prefecture. Tatsuyuki Sato began his career as a cook in a Japanese restaurant in Kyushu, afterwards polishing his skills at hotels and Japanese restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka. After 13 years of experience working at the sushi counter at Kyoto Hotel Okura, he went independent and opened Gion Sato. He emphasizes his “sushi kappo (sushi bar)” which leverages his own experiences, attracting quite a reputation. In February 2015, he relocated his store, which had become cramped, to the south side of Gion and reopened for business.
佐藤龍幸Tatsuyuki Sato
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USHIGORO S. GINZA
USHIGORO S. GINZA
- Ginza, Tokyo
- Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ),Yakiniku/Steak / Steak / Yakiniku (grilled meat)
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鳴海 博之Hiroyuki Narumi
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This executive chef creates better products, while offering ultimate moments to the guests.
Mr. Hiroyuki Narumi was born in 1987 in Niigata prefecture. He started his career as a chef at a Japanese restaurant in a renowned hotel in Tokyo, then kept improving his cooking skills at [Aging Beef] and other restaurants. In 2016, he entered [Sangue, Inc.] as he deeply sympathized with the company's philosophy, and its operational methods that continues to lead in the field of yakiniku (Japanese BBQ). Currently he is working as the executive chef at [USHIGORO S.], while creating [Ushigoro] products.
鳴海 博之Hiroyuki Narumi
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Agu Shabu Shabu Nabe Soba Kaiseki Ryukyu Dining Touka
アグーしゃぶしゃぶ鍋・蕎麦会席 琉球ダイニング 桃香
- Onna-son, Okinawa
- Japanese,Japanese / Steak / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)
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杉浦 康生SUGIURA YASUO
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We offer you high-quality cuisine, never neglecting the basics.
Born in 1966 in Yamanashi prefecture. As a lover of cooking, he entered Tsuji cooking technical school. While at university he received his license to serve fugu, and after graduating spent 10 years working in a restaurant in Kofu City. With strong ambition, he learnt how to cook soba noodles by hand at a famous soba store in Akasaka, and also learned the art of making tea. During the height of the bubble age, he learnt the finest, most elegant cooking techniques, before opening Momoka. With carefully selected ingredients, he brings you a variety of Japanese dishes.
杉浦 康生SUGIURA YASUO
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Gion Owatari
祇園 大渡
- Gion, Kyoto
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kyoto Cuisine
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大渡 真人OOWATARI MAHITO
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Acquiring the fundamentals at a famous Osaka restaurant, then aiming for independence in his wife's hometown of Kyoto.
Born in 1975 in Fukuoka, he was enthralled by the culinary world, and went on to Tsujigakuen Japanese Culinary College after graduating from high school. Building up experience at famed Osaka restaurants like Kisetsu Ryori Tsumura, he decided to start independently at 34. While searching Kyoto, the home of his wife's family, for a location, he came across an old private home, and it was there that he opened Gion Owatari. In 2012, he earned a Michelin star.
大渡 真人OOWATARI MAHITO
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