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Sakura-chaya was founded in Showa 8 — 1933 — and is the third-oldest established ryotei, a traditional Japanese restaurant, in Mukojima, a district…
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Sakura-chaya was founded in Showa 8 — 1933 — and is the third-oldest established ryotei, a traditional Japanese restaurant, in Mukojima, a district…

Sakura-chaya was founded in Showa 8 — 1933 — and is the third-oldest established ryotei, a traditional Japanese restaurant, in Mukojima, a district…

Sakura-chaya was founded in Showa 8 — 1933 — and is the third-oldest established ryotei, a traditional Japanese restaurant, in Mukojima, a district…

Sakura-chaya was founded in Showa 8 — 1933 — and is the third-oldest established ryotei, a traditional Japanese restaurant, in Mukojima, a district…

These are served together on one plate. The tilefish is marinated in a sake-soy marinade and finished rikyū-yaki style — a sesame-crusted grilling…

Let's move on to the simmered dishes. This is alfonsino hakata-ni. The alfonsino is salted, its moisture drawn out with a dehydrating sheet, then…

I did feel that using onjaku (a course named for the warm stone that gave kaiseki cuisine its name) here might make it a bit heavy, but I went with…

Sakura-chaya was founded in Showa 8 — 1933 — and is the third-oldest established ryotei, a traditional Japanese restaurant, in Mukojima, a district…

Sakura-chaya was founded in Showa 8 (1933) and is the third-oldest established ryotei (traditional Japanese restaurant) in Mukojima, a district lined…

Sakura-chaya was founded in Showa 8 — 1933 — and is the third-oldest established ryotei, a traditional Japanese restaurant, in Mukojima, a district…

First is the hashizuke (opening appetizer) course, the egg-yolk dressed dish. At my restaurant, we vacuum-seal abalone and octopus before cooking…

Sakura-chaya was founded in Showa 8 — 1933 — and is the third-oldest established ryotei, a traditional Japanese restaurant, in Mukojima, a district…

This is shiba shrimp shinjo with chrysanthemum. Winter melon is peeled into a thin continuous sheet, wrapped around the shinjo, and topped with…

Sakura-chaya was founded in Showa 8 — 1933 — and is the third-oldest established ryotei, a traditional Japanese restaurant, in Mukojima, a district…