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An Assortment of Sake Accompaniments

Among the assortment of sake accompaniments, the burdock shaved to resemble soba noodles has such a good texture that guests often ask for a second…

Soba and Konjac in Vinegared Miso Dressing

Soba and Konjac in Vinegared Miso Dressing uses raw konjac tuber. If you blend it into a paste with the skin left on, you get black konjac; if you…

Sea Urchin Tofu

This is an appetizer course. Sea urchin tofu is not served in the conventional savory dashi. I made it using a tomato purée prepared from fruit…

• ¥656

• Cook time 30 min

Water namasu, Daiō char minced with miso

As for Water Namasu, I'm told that in the region where I was born and raised, sailors used to eat it this way aboard ship. Wanting guests to taste…

• Serves 1 · ¥330

• Cook time 20 min

Dried persimmon with white vinegar dressing

For the appetizer, dried persimmon with white vinegar dressing, dried persimmon is normally preferable since it does not release moisture, but since…

Salmon and kiwi layered roll, eel mallet-shaped roll, kabocha variation, tomato and scallop stuffed and cream-baked, abalone and broad bean lime jelly

This is a seasonal-vegetable course. The wasabi-yogurt vinegar used in the salmon-and-kiwi Hakata is a sauce made by blending plain yogurt and…

Yōrō Tofu

Sunomono, true to its title 'Melody of the Rain' — a bit of fun. The base: yōrō tofu, mountain yam and lily bulb sieved together, seasoned with milk…

Whole small ayu sushi, flower-shaped lotus root, sweet-simmered runner beans deep-fried in new-tea-leaf batter, tender-simmered summer octopus, sirloin grilled with sweet white miso, skin-on Japanese flying squid grilled with sansho pepper, Naruto-swirled whiting fried in a toasted rice-cracker crumb coating, taro boiled in its skin, chopped vegetables, grilled chicken tenderloin, half-ground white sesame

This appetizer course is what our restaurant serves once June arrives. It is served stacked when plated. Use seasonal vegetables for the chopped…

Chilled summer vegetable shabu-shabu

This is the additional course. The sesame dressing for the chilled summer vegetable shabu-shabu includes ponzu and chili bean paste, along with a…

Hairy crab picked from the shell, kuruma prawn in areca-nut style, octopus tender-simmered with whiting, golden sushi, deep-fried stuffed red Manganji pepper, tube-cut mountain yam, rare immature salmon

As for the appetizer's tender-simmered octopus: normally I use the tender-simmering method that has been handed down since long ago, but this time I…

Takuan and lightly pickled cucumber

This is the kōonomono (pickles course). For the takuan and lightly pickled cucumber, I make fine kesa-style diagonal cuts on the front of the takuan…

Hairy Crab Zucchini Roll

This is hairy crab (kegani) zucchini roll with fava bean soy milk sauce. The crab is split open, picked from the shell, wrapped in yuba, and then…

• Serves 1 · ¥790

• Cook time 20 min

Beltfish with fragrant vinegar, orange-flavored sweetfish nanban-zuke

This is the vinegared dish course. For the beltfish with fragrant vinegar, a white balsamic vinegar jelly serves as the fragrant vinegar. A…

Kinmedai Sushi, Eel Hakata-Style, Ise Spiny Lobster with Roe Dressing, Fresh-Green Salad

This is the appetizers course. For the splendid alfonsino sushi, the fish is filleted into three, butterflied open, salted, and cured in vinegar…

Blackthroat seaperch, koji-miso marinated; Matsuba crab with vinegar jelly

The grilled hassun is arranged in a square wooden box, served with a sheet of paper laid over the top. For the nodoguro marinated in kōji miso, koji…

Shellfish and apple namasu; warm-smoked Pacific saury kosode-zushi; sweet potato shaped as chestnuts; burdock deep-fry, aged-wood style; kabocha and beef rolled and simmered; shrimp, crystal-glazed

This is an assembled course of small paired dishes. For the warm-smoked Pacific saury kosode-zushi, a sleeve-shaped pressed sushi, the saury is…

Sea Bream Chrysanthemum-Flower Roll

For the vinegared dish, sea bream chrysanthemum-flower roll (kikka-maki) uses the top fillet of sea bream: pare it into a thin sheet, salt it, then…

Persimmon namasu

This is the appetizer. For the persimmon namasu, I grate the persimmon with its skin left on and toss it with vegetables to make the namasu. Grating…

• ¥350

• Cook time 20 min

Chicken Tenderloin Cured with Kelp Tea, Flame-Seared, Served with Oil Namasu

For the chicken tenderloin cured with kelp tea, flame-seared, served with oil namasu: the light, seared-and-chilled (yakishimo) chicken tenderloin…

Mustard Cream Salad

The mustard cream used in the mustard cream salad has sour cream mixed in, giving it acidity, so it's light and very easy to eat.

Horse mackerel, Kokura-style azuki, and mountain yam

For the horse mackerel with Kokura-style azuki and long mountain yam, the horse mackerel is filleted into three pieces and minced, combined with…

Pufferfish aspic, grilled shimeji and salmon roe, five-color crab namasu

For the maezara (appetizer plate), I made three dishes, each using a distinctively flavored vinegar. As for the fugu nikogori, I set fugu skin into a…

Sea Urchin and Abalone "Ichigo Steamed Sushi"

Sea urchin and abalone ichigo-ni is a traditional local dish of Aomori, and this time we've arranged it into a rice course. The sea urchin and…

• Serves 1 · ¥2,200

• Cook time 2 hr

Grilled Jidori chicken tenderloin with shuto, three-color tazuna sushi