Kaiseki・Kappo

Special Edition on Kyoto's Young Chefs #1 - The Next-Generation Star Top Candidate, Yoshiro Kiyama

We have a hunch that this is the birth of a new star in Kyoto's cooking world. "On-par with Ogata (Kyoto's most famous Japanese restaurant. Tabelog score of 4.62)" "As soon as it ope...

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Special Edition on the Next Generation of Young Chefs #1 ~Shotaro Hara of "Haramasa"

This is currently one of the most enjoyable Japanese restaurants to visit. The owner, Shotaro Hara, is 36 years old. After studying at an Osaka restaurant for 6 years and a Tokyo res...

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Special Edition on the Next Generation of Young Chefs #2 ~Kazuhito Fukuda of "Azabu-Juban Fukuda"

This is one of Tokyo's most exclusive restaurants right now. Only a scant 3 groups (6-8 customers each) are allowed in each day. Supposedly all of the available seats are filled by r...

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35 Best Restaurants in Tokyo You Can Visit Without a Reservation

If you think that all of the best restaurants in Tokyo require an advance reservation to get in, you'd be wrong. As long as you can stand a bit of a wait, there are plenty of amazing...

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An Introduction to Matsukawa, Tabelog's #1 Restaurant in Japan

I found this building, with its impressively elegant white walls, around a 3-minute walk from the long-standing hotel "Okura," where I had gotten out of my taxi. An elegant lady hold...

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Iron chefs who once conquered the world, today

The Japanese TV show Iron Chef focuses the spotlight not on restaurants, but on the chefs that work there. The Japanese TV show Iron Chef focuses the spotlight not on restaurants, but...

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