Makimura is a three star restaurant kaiseki restaurant located in a small neighbourhood near Oomori. Continue reading
Category Archives: Japanese Cuisine
Tempura Motoyoshi (天ぷら 元吉), Tokyo
Spring in Japan is not just for sakura, it’s also the best season for tempura. Perhaps that’s the time when most Japanese get their tempura fix on foraged Sansai. Sansai, translated as “mountain vegetables”, are often beautifully laid on the tempura counter. Continue reading
Seto (とり料理 瀬戸), Kyoto
My first visit to Seto is was amazing. But I guess everyone’s palate changes after you have gained more eating experiences. Continue reading
IDEA (イデア銀座), Tokyo
Idea once had a higher rank than Kawamura on tabelog and it’s something that I did’t quite understand. Continue reading
Jidoriya Onza (じどりや穏座), Shiga
Jidoriya Onza is restaurant owned and run by a chicken ranch. It’s located just in front of the ranch, where they get fresh chicken every day straight from the farm. Jidori means local chicken. Continue reading
Miyamasou (美山荘), Kyoto
Miyamasou is perched on top of the remote mountain in northern Kyoto. It’s a two Michelin star restaurant as well as a ryokan. The cuisine that they serve is Kaiseki, but to be more specific, they called it tsumikusa (摘み草), “freshly picked”. Continue reading
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