[Four Seasons Japan Collection] Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto “Sushi Ginza Onodera Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto” opens on Saturday, October 12th *Four Seasons Japan Collection*
Press release: September 11, 2024
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Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto “Sushi Ginza Onodera Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto” opens on Saturday, October 12th
*A feast of Edomae sushi where the craftsmanship shines at Sekisuien, a famous garden with 800 years of history written in The Tale of the Heike*
Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto (Location: Myohoin Maegawa-cho,
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, General Manager: Fanny Gibre) serves “SUSHI”, which is overwhelmingly popular not only in Japan but also overseas.
Sushi Ginza Onodera, a restaurant where you can enjoy to your heart’s content, will open on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
* “Sushi Ginza Onodera Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto”｜Features*
Since Japanese cuisine (Japanese traditional food culture) was registered as a UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage, Japanese cuisine has been attracting attention around the world.
Among these, “sushi” is becoming more and more popular due to the freshness of the ingredients and the fact that it is a healthy food. “Sushi
“Ginza Onodera” is a famous sushi restaurant with its main store in Ginza, and it won the No. 1 tuna auction in the New Year’s annual Tokyo Toyosu Market tuna auction for the 5th time in a row (2018, 2021-2024). He is known for his extensive experience and solid judgment, including bidding on tuna.
“Sushi” is located at “Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto”
At Ginza Onodera, we order the best ingredients not only from the Kyoto market, but also from Tokyo’s Toyosu market and Hokkaido market, and serve authentic Edomae sushi made by outstanding sushi chefs and Hokkaido’s representative ingredients. You can also enjoy sushi toppings such as sea urchin, botan shrimp, and hairy crab. We hope you will experience the “sushi culture” while savoring dishes made with fresh seasonal ingredients.
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The beautiful counter is made from an 8-meter-long 400-year-old cypress tree, and is a bright space filled with natural light during the day, overlooking Sekisuien, a famous garden with 800 years of history written in The Tale of the Heike. can. We also have two private rooms that can accommodate 4 or 6 people, so you can enjoy a special time in a spacious and private space. Furthermore, we paid special attention to the tableware so that you could experience the wonderful food culture of historic Kyoto. “Sushi
Ginza Onodera’s signature “Bizen ware” is the focus, but it also incorporates “Kyo ware” fired in kilns in Kyoto, which is a unique production here. We use utensils that are representative of Japanese traditional culture, and we also value compatibility with traditional sushi culture.
* “Sushi Ginza Onodera Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto Branch” | Menu* *The displayed price includes consumption tax and 15% service charge. The Beverage Director of Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto offers tea pairings that include genre-agnostic pairings such as sake, wine, and shochu, as well as Japanese teas carefully selected from Kyoto and other parts of Japan, and a selection from the British tea brand “Gin Tea.” I would like to suggest. Another feature is that we can offer over 100 types of wine by the glass, from unique wines to prestige wines. Not only can you enjoy Edomae-style sushi that is consistently prepared by a skilled sushi chef, but we are also flexible and creative with drinks, catering to the tastes of our guests. “Sushi
Please enjoy the fresh sushi toppings that take advantage of our deep purchasing connections with Hokkaido, including the tuna that Ginza Onodera proudly delivers.
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■Dinner menu/49,500 yen (tax and service included)
・8 kinds of appetizers (seasonal sashimi, grilled food, fried food, etc.) ・Nigiri (10 pieces) White meat / 3 types of tuna / Shiny fish / Shellfish etc. / Shrimp / Squid / Final dish / Sea urchin
・Today’s small bowl
・Roasted egg
・Miso soup
・Dessert (Matcha blancmange)
*The 37,500 yen (tax and service included) menu includes 5 types of appetizers and 8 pieces of nigiri (white meat, 2 types of tuna, shiny fish, shrimp, squid, final dish, and sea urchin).
■Pairing menu
Drink pairing *Choose from wine, sake, or tea pairing
* “Sushi Ginza Onodera” Global Executive Chef: Akifumi Sakagami Profile * Born in Hokkaido. Admiring the worldview of a chef making and serving sushi to customers, he began his career as a sushi chef at the age of 16 and trained at various restaurants.
After honing his skills for 10 years at Sapporo’s famous restaurant “Sushizen”, in 2013 he
Established “Ginza Onodera” (Ginza, Tokyo). In January 2016, famous Japanese chefs from around the world were invited to the event held in Switzerland.
At the banquet of the St. Moritz Gourmet Festival, he was chosen to represent Japan in the sushi category and served traditional Japanese Edomae sushi. Sakagami’s passionate desire to “create a drama with every bite” is reflected in the creation of “real sushi” by combining ingredients purchased from Toyosu Market every morning, carefully selected ingredients shipped directly from Hokkaido, and solid technique and sensitivity. “Hospitality”
Completed as. In April 2022, we will open Sushi Ginza Onodera, a sushi restaurant that our customers will grow, which is a long-held dream. “Toryumon” opened within a 1-minute walk from the main store. Setting itself apart from the previous sushi industry, we provide a place for young craftsmen to work at the counter and gain experience, producing sushi chefs with proven ability who have learned in a completely new human resource development environment both domestically and internationally. and supports the further development of Edomae sushi, which can be considered a traditional culture.
* “Sushi Ginza Onodera” Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto Chef: Takuya Kubo Profile * He is from Aomori Prefecture, which is famous for Oma tuna. Chef Kubo, who grew up in a small rural town surrounded by the sea on the Shimokita Peninsula in Mutsu City, was exposed to fresh and delicious seasonal ingredients from the Tsugaru Strait, the Sea of Japan, and the Pacific Ocean from an early age. After graduating from high school, he began training as a sushi chef with an eye on taking on challenges overseas.
In 2018, we opened the doors to Sushi Ginza Onodera, and the following year we opened Sushi Ginza Onodera.
Transferred to Hawaii store. Despite being hit by the coronavirus pandemic, he demonstrated flexible ideas and was responsible for the development of the store, and in March 2021, “Sushi Ginza Onodera” Became head chef of the New York branch. “Michelin Guide New York City” while working as head chef
The store received the star five times in a row. After that, he moved to the main store in Tokyo, and from September 2024, he will be called Sushi Ginza Onodera.
Became head chef at Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto.
*Store overview*
Store name: Sushi Ginza Onodera Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto store (Sushi Ginza Onodera at Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto)
Address: 1st floor, Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto, 445-3, Myohoin Maegawa-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 605-0932
TEL: 075-541-8288
Business hours: Dinner 18:00-20:00 / 20:30-22:30 *Start all at once Number of seats: 20 seats (including 10 private room seats)
Access: *By train* | Approximately 13 minutes walk from Shichijo Station on the Keihan Main Line
*By bus* ｜Keihan Main Line “Nichijo Station”, JR “Kyoto Station”, Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line “Kyoto Station” From here, take the city bus (number 206 or 208) and get off at “Higashiyama Shichijo”.
Approximately 3 minutes walk
Use the city bus (207 or 58) from the Hankyu Kyoto Line “Kyoto Kawaramachi Station”
Get off at “Higashiyama Shichijo” and walk for about 3 minutes *By taxi* ｜JR Kyoto Station, Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line Kyoto Station, or Hankyu Kyoto Line
Approximately 10 minutes by taxi from Kyoto Kawaramachi Station
*Shakusuien, a garden that has been preserved for over 800 years* “Sekisuien” is 3,000 square meters on a site of approximately 10,000 square meters.
It is a strolling garden with a pond. Recent research has confirmed that the design of the garden has characteristics from the late Heian period, and it also matches the description in “The Tale of the Heike,” so it is said to be the garden of Komatsu-dono, a villa of military commander Taira Shigemori from the late Heian period. It is being There are very few gardens from the end of the Heian period that still exist, and they are valuable cultural heritage sites. It is said that boating, cherry blossom viewing, moon viewing, snow viewing, tea parties, and banquets were held in the garden, and while thinking about the deep history and culture, you can experience the time and space unique to Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto. You can relax and enjoy an experience that goes beyond.
Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto official website: https://www.fourseasons.com/jp/kyoto/