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Matsutake mushroom simmered shigure-style, mackerel checkerboard pressed sushi, lily bulb with chrysanthemum fragrance, sweetfish grilled with its own roe, yam bulbils in a diced coating, mustard-stuffed lotus root, mochi and ginkgo nuts tossed with sea urchin

Pacific saury simmered with shiso, persimmon and cheese mallet-shaped roll, amber chestnut, mallard duck and kabocha in a distant-mountains presentation, chrysanthemum greens dressed with crab innards, shrimp and small sea bream chrysanthemum-style sushi, monkfish liver egg-yolk grilled

For the Pacific saury (sanma) simmered with shiso: first the head, fins, and scales are removed from the saury and it is cut into chunks. It is then…

Foie gras savory steamed egg custard, frozen konjac layered Hakata-style, monkfish set in jelly, mackerel sushi wrapped kosode-sleeve style, plum-shaped arrowhead tuber, kuruma prawn lightly simmered in dashi Edo-mae style, egg-bearing baby octopus simmered in a savory sauce, lettuce stem, Chinese yam, and crab with plum rice porridge, and rapeseed blossoms with mustard dressing

For the appetizer course's foie gras chawanmushi, the foie gras is broken up into pieces before being used.

Fillet Tataki, Loin Wrapped with Wild Vegetables, Fillet Katsu

These are the choice of main dishes. For the fillet tataki, I pay attention not only to flavor but to the meat's hygienic safety. Considering the…

Baby kuruma prawn harako-yaki, small abalone and grated yam steamed, fall-run sweetfish uruka tofu, duck baked in the traditional flat style, Daikoku shimeji mushroom nanban-zuke

This is the appetizer course. The "harako" in saimaki prawn harako-yaki refers to roe or ovaries. Since it's the season for salmon roe, whether…

Squid tossed with shuto, flounder aspic, mock foie gras of chicken white liver, aromatic fried shrimp, hydrangea-shaped fried kamaboko, young chicken and asparagus roll, thread-like sea vegetable, Japanese anchovy pressed and pickled with ginger, paper-umbrella-shaped myoga and potato sushi, cucumber cut as a tree frog with moromi miso, raindrop tapioca

The 'Sound of Rain' appetizer platter (Amaoto no Zensai) is an appetizer that expresses the June season through rain, green, polka dots, paper…

Turnip with monkfish liver in thickened ponzu sauce, red-heart daikon and herring-roe wakame, Stone-wall-style yam bulbils, celtuce with mustard, Aigamo duck nanban roll with leek, kinpira with demi-glace miso sauce, sweet potato simmered with lemon

The appetizer's turnip with monkfish liver in ponzu sauce is made by sandwiching kombu-pressed turnip around steamed monkfish liver, pouring ponzu…

Snow crab dressed with grated carrot and daikon, savory egg parcel, smoked salmon and prosciutto turnip rolls, Ishikawa taro coated with gently bain-marie-cooked, sieved sea urchin

Starting with the appetizers. For the snow crab dressed with grated carrot and daikon, the crab is boiled in salted water and removed from the shell;…

Matsusaka beef fillet shabu-shabu, May vegetable roll

This is a palate-changer course. For the Matsusaka beef fillet shabu-shabu, May vegetable roll, the beef fillet is put into a steam convection oven…

Somen-style Chinese yam noodles topped with eggplant miso, bamboo shoot shumai, oven-baked shiitake mushroom, sweetened fava bean puree

This is the appetizer course. The tricolour diamond of lily-bulb paste is made by kneading lily-bulb paste with sugar and salt, then dividing it into…

Water shield, yōrō-style jelly

This is an appetizer (sakizuke) — junsai in yōrō-style jelly. Since junsai is quite watery, it is best to drain it well before setting it into the…

Winter melon steamed dumpling

This is a chilled dish. For the winter melon manjū, the winter melon is peeled, salted, then blanched and refreshed in hot water. After that, it is…

Persimmon and turnip in a binro-style dressing, kabosu-shell cup with seared kombu-cured pufferfish, chestnut-burr mound of white-puffed deep-fried sweet chestnut paste, crab cake baked with a poppy-seed-studded cracked top, roe-bearing ayu kelp roll, stone-wall-arranged yam bulbils, skewered

For the appetizer's seared kombu-cured fugu, I take fugu that has been kombu-cured in the usual way, sear the surface, and serve it together with a…

Abalone and Plum Zenzai

This is an exquisite dish combining the gentle sweetness distinctive to azuki beans, brought out by the plum's acidity; the umami of large pieces of…

• Serves 3 · ¥1,200

• Cook time 4 hr

Lean beef with seafood dashi

This is the appetizer course. As for the lean beef with seafood dashi, these days one often sees dishes with raw uni placed on top of beef. Beef and…

Blanched pike conger

This is a vinegared course. For the blanched hamo, what is laid underneath is grated yamato yam mixed with pickled-plum flesh, so it can be enjoyed…

Tomato chakin bundle filled with rich cream, sweet potato morning-glory-shaped dumpling, eel yawata-maki, chilled duck with decorative garnish, physalis egg, seared barracuda sushi, sweetfish grilled with tade

This is the appetizer course. As for the tomato in a rich custard bundle — 'aka-nasu,' literally 'red eggplant,' is the term used here for tomato…

Eel steamed with lotus root

This is a steamed dish. June is the season when lotus root is at its best, so we steamed it together with eggplant and eel, which pair well with it…

Deep-Fried Conger Eel with Burdock and Yuba

The fried course is deep-fried conger eel with burdock and yuba. I cut the burdock, bake it dry in a convection oven, wrap yuba and conger eel inside…

Yuzu-shell grilled dish, carrot castella, pine-needle-skewered ginkgo nuts, yellowtail wrapped in daikon and grilled, simmered abalone

The appetizer course is plated in the same dish as the grilled course, each item served separately. For the yuzu-shell grilled dish: the milt is…

Roast wagyu, ebi-imo oranda-style, apple miso

This is the grilled course. For the ebi-imo oranda-style, the ebi-imo — a torpedo-shaped Kyoto taro — is peeled and cut into suitable pieces…

Steamed Monkfish Liver, Yuzu-An Style; Walnut Tofu; Persimmon and Pear with Omi Konjac, Rikyū-fu and Ricotta

This is the appetizer course. Ideally, monkfish liver is best served simply steamed, but after two or three days its fattiness starts to smell, so at…

Kanoko-scored butterfish grilled with saikyo miso, nanban-style grilled duck, bamboo-shoot-core and scallop sandwich grilled with sansho leaf, Omi turnip red-and-white checkerboard, mackerel tazuna-style sushi, Sanzan lemon-cup shira-ae, shrimp and sieved-egg fan skewer

In place of the appetizer course, the kanoko-scored butterfish grilled with saikyo miso was inspired by kanoko-mochi, a rice cake often used at New…

Sesame Tofu-Vinegar Dressing, Simmered Tendon Aspic, Basil Miso Dressing

This is a set of three appetizers. For the sesame tofu-vinegar dressing: beef tongue is high in protein, low in calories, has little off-flavor, and…