Aji

05.29.2015 Aji. The popular Japanese fish whose name says it all.

Japanese horse mackerel (aji) is extremely popular year-round in Japan, but tastes best in spring and summer. Its name was derived from the Japanese word for taste (aji), reflecting its flavorful nature. Harvested in abundance along the coastlines of Japan, aji is nutritious, full of vitamin B1 and quite affordable except when purchased from prestigious fishing grounds and served as sushi. It can also be simmered in soy sauce, marinated in vinegar, grilled with salt (shio-yaki), dried (himono), or minced and mixed with miso paste in "fishermen’s soul food" (namerou).

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Japanese Restaurant Miyabitei Sheraton Grand Hotel Hiroshima 日本食「雅庭」　シェラトングランドホテル広島

Hiroshima/Shintenchi/Nagarekawa, Hiroshima

Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / General / Sushi

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Japanese Restaurant Miyabitei Sheraton Grand Hotel Hiroshima

Average price: 3,000JPY

Open: Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm/ Dinner 5:00pm- 10:00pm. Also in business at the end and beginning of the year.

Closed: None

English services: English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Access: One minute walk from Shinkansen exit of JR Hiroshima station.

Address: 7F Sheraton Grand Hotel Hiroshima , 12-1 Wakakusa-cho, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima

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Kitashinchi Hechimon-ya 北新地へちもんや

Kitashinchi, Osaka

Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Japanese Sosaku (creative)

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Average price: Dinner: 5,500JPY / Lunch: 1,000JPY

Open: [Weekdays / Saturday] Lunch 11:30-13:30 (Lunches are limited, we recommend that you book in advance.) / Dinner 17:00-00:00 (last order 23:00) Drink last order 23:30

Closed: None

English services: English menu available.

Access: Take the JR Tozai line to Kitashinchi Station, and leave from exit 3. It is on the second floor of the building located two buildings to the left of Daikoku Drug.

Address: Matsuki Kosan Bldg. 2F, 1-5-21 Sonezaki Shinchi , Kita-ku,Osaka-shi, Osaka

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Bishokudokoro Sakuji Nishishinjuku 美食処　作治　西新宿店

Nishi-shinjuku, Tokyo

Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sake

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Average price: Dinner: 3,500JPY / Lunch: 850JPY

Open: [Weekday/Saturday/Holiday/Day before holiday] Dinner 17:30 - 23:00 [Weekday/Day before holiday] Lunch 11:30 - 14:00 Closed on holidays and Saturdays.

Closed: Sundays

English services: Unknown.

Access: Three minute walk from Toei Oedo Line Nishi-Shinjuku-gochome Station or five minute walk from Tocho-mae Station.

Address: Sakai Bldg. 1F , 6-16-10 Nishi Shinjuku , Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

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Kizushi 喜寿司

Hamacho/Ningyocho, Tokyo

Sushi,Japanese / Sushi

Reservation 3 recommendations

3 recommendations

Average price: Dinner: 15,000JPY / Lunch: 5,000JPY

Open: [Weekdays, Sunday] Lunch: 11:45 - 14:30 [Weekdays] Dinner: 17:00 - 21:30 [Saturday] Normal hours: 11:45 - 21:00

Closed: Sundays, Holidays

English services: English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Access: Two minutes walk from Ningyocho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Toei Asakusa Line.

Address: 2-7-13 Nihombashi-Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Kasane かさね

Akasaka, Tokyo

Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Sake / Shochu

Reservation 3 recommendations

3 recommendations

Average price: 15,000JPY

Open: [Weekdays/the day before a holiday] Normal hours 6:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.

Closed: Sundays

English services: English-speaking staff available.

Access: 7 minutes walk from Exit 2 of [Nogizaka Station]. 10 minutes walk from A3 Exit of [Akasaka Station]

Address: Hama Bldg. B1F, 6-16-11 Akasaka , Minato-ku, Tokyo

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Shizuku 雫

Hiroshima/Shintenchi/Nagarekawa, Hiroshima

General,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / Sake

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Average price: 4,800JPY

Open: Normal hours: 5:30pm - 1am

Closed: None

English services: English menu available.

Access: A one minute walk from Hacchobori's Fukuya Dept. Store, go north from Hacchobori Station, turn left at Chugoku Ginko (Bank of China), then right at the next corner, and as you go along it'll be on your left.

Address: 13-3 Hatchobori , Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima

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Jitokko Kumiai Matsue Ekimae じとっこ組合　松江駅前店

Matsue, Shimane

General,Taverns / Yakitori (grilled, skewered chicken) / Chicken

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Average price: 3,500JPY

Open: Normal hours: 5:00 p.m.- 12 midnight (last order 11:30 p.m.)

Closed: Wednesdays

English services: English-speaking staff available.

Access: A less-than-10-minute walk from JR Saninhonsen "Matsue" Station

Address: 501-32 Isemiya-cho , Matsue, Shimane

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Sansen さんせん

Odawara, Kanagawa

Seafood Izakaya (bar/pub),Taverns / Yakitori (grilled, skewered chicken) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Nabe (hot pot)

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Average price: Dinner: 2,800JPY / Lunch: 980JPY

Open: Lunch: 11:30am - 3pm/Normal hours: 5pm - 12 midnight

Closed: Tuesdays

English services: Unknown.

Access: Exit JR Odawara Station through the east exit and pass the bus rotary. We are on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building immediately on the left.

Address: Shoei-do Sakae-machi Bildg. 2F - 3F, 2-1-29 Sakae-machi, Odawara, Kanagawa

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Kokera こけら

Shimokitazawa, Tokyo

Seafood Izakaya (bar/pub),Taverns / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Japanese Sosaku (creative)

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Average price: 4,000JPY

Open: Normal hours: 17:00 - 00:30 (Last order: 23:30)

Closed: Sundays

English services: English-speaking staff available.

Access: Five minute walk from the South Exit of Shimo-Kitazawa Station on the Odakyu Line. Head southeast from in front of the McDonalds, then turn left at the Shimo-Kitazawa Station entrance intersection. On the second corner.

Address: Tomokazu Bldg. 102, 2-3-12 Kitazawa , Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

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Takenawa たけなわ　闌

Jinbocho/Ochanomizu, Tokyo

Japanese Izakaya (bar/pub),Taverns / Oden / Motsu nabe (offal hotpot) / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood

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Average price: Dinner: 3,000JPY / Lunch: 800JPY

Open: [Weekdays, including days before holidays] Hours: 17:30-00:00 (last order 22:30; last drink 23:00. Extended hours on Fridays.) Lunch: 11:30-14:30 (last order 14:00) No smoking before 12:30.

Closed: None

English services: Unknown.

Access: A very quick 3 minute walk from Jimbocho Station exit A5, or a short 9 minutes from Suidobashi Station east exit. Next to Shinden Kitajinbocho post office.