Founder’s Story

What I Learned from a Failed Family Food Tour This is the story of a painful failure with a mother and son, how it broke […]

When I first stepped into the new room with my own key,it was… clean.Clean, but undeniably old.   The walls carried […]

Of course, saying yes to that room meant something else, too. It meant rent—every month,even before a single guest sat d […]

From the south to the north in the eastern Tokyo including area such as  Tsukiji, Nihonbashi, Ueno, Asakusa, they were c […]

Originally, Edomae was not a cooking term at all.It was a geographical word:the sea right in front of Edo Castle,and the […]

Have you heard of “Edomae sushi”?I don’t think so. Maybe you’ve heard of omakase, or tried “authentic sushi in Tokyo.”Ma […]

Coming to Mr.O’s sushi restaurant as a regular gave me education.I learned the history of sushi and sushi culture.And la […]

Around 10 percent of sushi restaurants in Tokyo use Akazu(Red vinegar).There was also a practical element:Red vinegar (A […]

After WW2, Japan had to import foreign rice because of poor harvest and logistics.And some of rice imported was contamin […]

Of all the things I learned from Mr. O,the most important was about something that never appears on the plate by itself: […]