Connecting People One Bite at a Time

This was an amazing experience!! David was incredibly kind and welcoming, open to questions and conversation throughout. I learned so much about wasabi harvesting - it gave me a whole new appreciation for the process. I had no idea how intricate it was. I’ll definitely be recommending this, and I’m pretty sure my entire perspective on wasabi has changed from now on. Thank you for everything!

Grandma Junko and her assistant, Chikako, were very lovely. Grand Junko was very thorough with her instructions. She brought out different miso paste to try and explained which paste belong to which region in Japan. We learned to make one soup, one rice dish (two ways to make onigiri) and 3 side dishes (gomae, Nagoya miso chicken and tamagoyaki) Even though the kitchen was small, they run a tight ship and were very big on hygiene. Chikako cleans every plate right away and the table is consistently wiped down. After we finished the meal, Grandma Junko taught us the way of having a tea ceremony. I really like the relaxed environment. She taught us how to clean the tools to make tea and the brewing process. We really appreciate their patience and are grateful for them to share the knowledge of Japanese home cooking. Thank you Chikako for taking our pictures. Thank you Grandma Junko for sharing your love of cooking.

Incredible meal from start to finish. Such unique flavors and expertise was shown. Loved everything about this place.

What can I say?? We wanted an authentic, traditional Japanese meal in an authentic, traditional Japanese restaurant and we were not disappointed. This place was as amazing as the food. Small and intimate Just 6 customers at the bar facing the kitchen, watching and eating as the magic took place. I think 9 courses..so so good!! Family run and such lovely people. I want to give it 100 stars!! ...Book well in advance of your trip to make sure you too can have this wonderful experience. Ralph Martin.

Really enjoyed the tour ! Informative and interesting around the city centre itself. The three places we had meals at were well selected and the food was really great. So much to learn and so well explained. Well worthwhile. Jeff ,from Oz .

Perfect and i love to be back again and i will make sure that i am perfectly healthy when i am back again next time (i was so sick because of my medication and felt very sad i didn’t finish the Omakase Journey)

Amazing food and the service was perfect!

I had such a fantastic experience on the tea farm tour with Akito. He was incredibly kind and knowledgeable, and was very happy to answer all of my questions. I would highly recommend this tour if you happen to be in Shizuoka or if you have any interest in learning about tea.