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Cuisine
Traditional Japanese / Kaiseki / Kappo
Average cost
Lunch: ¥6,000 - ¥7,000
Dinner: ¥8,000 - ¥10,000
Other
Vegan, Vegetarian
Discover the history of Japan’s Buddhist cuisine, developed over centuries in the monastery kitchens and temples.
Restaurant Details
Long before Western animal rights movements, various strands of Buddhism asserted the importance of not harming or consuming living things. In Japan, this gave rise to a unique cuisine which thrived in the temples and monasteries: shojin ryori.
This Tokyo restaurant specializes in this historic vegetarian cuisine, and has been doing so now for around half a century. Their meals are suitable for vegetarians, but certain to be enjoyed by anyone who loves historic dining with high-quality ingredients.
Just like the monks who once consumed this food, the philosophy of the restaurant values clear-sightedness, simplicity, and unadorned “suchness,” presenting the delicious flavors of fine ingredients without any egotistical showboating or garish distractions.
This means simple but delicious dishes like soba noodles with seasonal vegetables, deep fried Japanese sweet potato, and vegan “sushi.”
The signature dish is a plate of deep fried tofu and vegetables cooked with mochi rice paste flour in place of standard batter. This coating puffs into hundreds of little aerated, crispy globules around the ingredients for a unique texture.
Itosho Phone Number
03-3454-6538
Itosho Business Days
Sunday
12:00 PM
03:00 PM
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05:30 PM
09:30 PM
Monday
12:00 PM
03:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
09:30 PM
Tuesday
12:00 PM
03:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
09:30 PM
Wednesday
12:00 PM
03:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
09:30 PM
Thursday
12:00 PM
03:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
09:30 PM
Friday
12:00 PM
03:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
09:30 PM
Saturday
12:00 PM
03:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
09:30 PM
Itosho Address
3-4-7 Azabujuban, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0045, Japan
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