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That first shoot ended, I packed my gear and left—but something stayed with me.So I went back.This time, not as a photog […]

At that time, my life was split in two. On weekdays, I was still racing around Tokyo as a food photographer,shooting for […]

In Tokyo, there is a curious pattern you hear about again and again: When a CEO becomes truly successful, he doesn’t alw […]

The great sushi bars are always small. They have only 8 seats at the maximum. That realization shaped my future. From th […]

Finally, I did my first sushi party.The guests were delighted.“Kenji, this is amazing.”“I didn’t know you could do this! […]

About six months after I started attending Sushi Academy, Christmas season arrived. One day, I got a message from an old […]

As the year went on, my vision started to sharpen. Shooting food during the pandemic had been fun—and lifesaving. But I […]

I attended class every Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., for a full year.The classroom was like a tiny United Nations of […]

From day one, every technique was broken down into reason and method. How to hold the knife. Where to place your thumb. […]

Before I enrolled, I believed—like almost all of Japanese —that becoming a sushi chef required endless, almost mysteriou […]