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- One MICHELIN Star : High quality cooking, worth a stop! Using top quality ingredients, dishes with distinct flavours are carefully prepared to a consistently high standard.
Additional information
- Japanese
- Air conditioning
- Counter dining
- Amex
- Diners club
- Mastercard
- Visa
- JCB
Useful information
- Phone : +81 75-708-7425
Description
The restaurant’s name alludes to a proverb from a Chinese Confucian text: ‘Striving is the essence of virtue’. Shinya Matsumoto felt a special connection to this passage, as two of its four characters were identical to two of the four characters of his name. Having worked as a fish wholesaler and with fishermen, he sources his fish from the Hokuriku region. The heart of his menu is char-grilling, inspired by genshiyaki (grilling over an open hearth). Charcoal and ingredients are placed in the brazier to reduce moisture and concentrate flavour and this ancient cooking method imparts a rustic beauty.
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