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With over 70 restaurants in Japan, this tora-fugu specialist turns Japan’s notoriously poisonous pufferfish into delicious delicacies.
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The first character “gen” in tora-fugu (tiger pufferfish) specialist’s name, Genpin, means “mysterious beauty”.
It’s precisely why the restaurant’s name was chosen, so as to shed light on and spread the word of this rare delicacy — one that is so dangerously poisonous that it requires a special license from the Japanese government to prepare and serve.
But guests can rest assured that they are in good hands with Genpin’s chefs, all of whom are fully licensed and trained to fillet the famously poisonous fish. Just 23 years after establishing its first store in Fujiidera, Osaka, it now has over 70 stores across Japan, letting curious locals and tourists alike have a taste.
Genpin uses two types of tiger pufferfish in its cuisine: wild and farmed. The wild tora-fugu is sourced from suppliers in Shimonoseki, the westernmost city on Japan’s central island of Honshu, and the tora-fugu capital of the country.
In the off season, however, Genpin prefers to use farmed tora-fugu, specially reared and prepared using their proprietary patented methods that are collectively known as “Genpin technology”. A modern, scientific approach to raising, storing and aging the pufferfish have resulted in Genpin producing tora-fugu that have even more glutamic acid content — the key ingredient results in umami — than even wild-caught pufferfish.
This lets Genpin delight its customers with its signature tora-fugu dishes all year round without compromising on quality, from Kansai tecchiri hotpot to sashimi to even deep-fried. Regardless of how it’s prepared, each dish goes perfectly with the house’s ponzu sauce, made by mixing their original honjozo soy sauce with sudachi and yuzu juice from Tokushima.
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byFood Original: Grilled Tiger Pufferfish and Hotpot Course with Kanpai Drink
Evening
¥ 23,300
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A course menu that features a selection of Genpin’s signature tora-fugu dishes, such as tecchiri hotpot (also known as fugu-chiri), tora-fugu deep-fried karaage-style, and sashimi. Relish the sheer umami in every bite, carefully cultivated by Genpin’s patented ageing and drying methods.
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A course menu that features a selection of Genpin’s signature tora-fugu dishes, such as tecchiri hotpot (also known as fugu-chiri), tora-fugu deep-fried karaage-style, and sashimi. Relish the sheer umami in every bite, carefully cultivated by Genpin’s patented ageing and drying methods.
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¥ 23,300
(Tax Incl.)
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Access Info
Genpin Ginza 1-chome is located a 2-minute walk from Ginza-itchome Station on the Yurakucho Line, or a 5-minute walk from Higashi-ginza Station on the Asakusa and Hibiya Lines.
Genpin Ginza 1-chome Phone Number
03-3567-8488
Genpin Ginza 1-chome Business Days
Sunday
04:00 PM
10:00 PM
Monday
05:00 PM
10:30 PM
Tuesday
05:00 PM
10:30 PM
Wednesday
05:00 PM
10:30 PM
Thursday
05:00 PM
10:30 PM
Friday
05:00 PM
10:30 PM
Saturday
04:00 PM
10:00 PM
Genpin Ginza 1-chome Address
Juichiya Building 1F, 1-chome-13-5 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo, 104-0061
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