Jonas B.
Yelp
The meal got off to a slow start (the appetizers: seared bonito with soy jelly and steamed crab with mountain yam were both cold and flavourless), but as soon as our chef (Masaki Ueoka) shifted into gear preparing sashimi and sushi the meal turned out to be excellent. The shari (rice) is interestingly on the warmer side but it works (the grains are nicely separated with salt and vinegar levels well balanced), the quality of the neta was also quite good, seasonal highlights being Buri (yellowtail), creamy Ika (squid), super fresh Uni (sea urchin from Hokkaido), Hirame (flounder), Meji (young wild bluefin tuna), and the final Akami (lean bluefin) maki roll (which was especially good). The gari (pickled ginger) was cut into cubes (rather than thin slices) was perhaps the best I've had, so refreshing. The dessert Kuzumochi (mochi with kuromitsu, Okinawan black sugar syrup, and kinako, roasted soy) was top notch.