Chairman and founder Atsushi Kojima started out by opening a tiny sushi shop of only 15㎡ in 1963, in Osaka, the merchants' capital. The chain now covers Kansai and the capital region. Kojima chose the name “Ganko Sushi” (stubborn sushi) to emphasize the appeal of a small sushi restaurant.
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The California Roll is now the best known “Japanese food” around the world. To get Americans to accept Sushi, California Rolls have the raw ingredients and nori, which might be visually off-putting, folded into the interior.
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Exclusive Interview with Tsukasa Maejima, CEO of Setagaya Ramen Group - There are various theories about the history of ramen, but Rairaiken in Tokyo’s Asakusa district is said to have been the first ramen-ya (ramen shop) in Japan, about 100 years ago.
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Exclusive Interview with Junichi Otani, CEO of Ippo-Ippo Group and Chairman of Izakaya Koshien. “Izakaya Koshien” brings together izakaya managers from all around the country, with the idea of “starting from izakaya to revitalize Japan”, to give a venue where people who work in the restaurant industry can shine at their brightest.
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Izakaya is a kind of bar or restaurant that serves drinks together with a diverse menu of dishes, ranging from simple to elaborate.
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We see the basics of making sake as “serious sake-making” and “serious trading”. At our company, we are always careful to guard our integrity. Sawanotsuru was founded in the Edo era, about 300 years ago.
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Where can I find an authentic Japanese shabu-shabu and sukiyaki dining experience?" Embedded in a neighborhood jumble of working class shops and eateries, leave the chaos outdoors and step through the Asakusa Imahan（浅草今半）noren short curtains stretched across the entrance to a retreat forged by generations of satisfied beef loving gourmands.
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John Gauntner, known as the "Sake guy” in Japan, is the leading non-Japanese sake expert in the world. He is well known within the sake industry as a window to the outside world for making sake popular and understood everywhere.
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Embedded into the northern reaches of the great Kanto plain, Ibaraki Prefecture stretches from an extended seaside shoreline across agricultural fields and up into the hefty hills sprinkled with impressive Shinto shrines.
Introducing 3 bars in Tokyo: Bar Avanti in Ginza, Mixology Heritage in Uchisaiwaicho, and Bar & Cafe Camellia in Marunouchi.
The International Hotel and Restaurant Show, now in its 51st consecutive year and marking more than half a century, was held at Tokyo Big Sight from February 7 to 10, 2023.
Our editorial team at “delicious Japan” sees these three elements driving Japan's food scene in future, so we'll be commenting on past, present, and future food scenes with reference to developments around the world.
