Sushi Ginza Onodera Otouto

To the uninitiated, sushi restaurants are nothing short of intimidating. Often, many of them have strict rules on eating procedures and proper etiquette, which can be a high barrier to entry. Sushi Ginza Onodera Otouto has the perfect solution to that issue. While maintaining the high standards of culinary excellence put forth by the Onodera restaurants, it offers guests a chance to taste Onodera’s Michelin-starred Edomae-style sushi in a more relaxed environment, and at a more affordable price — almost half the price of the main Ginza restaurant. But make no mistake: A more casual setting doesn’t mean compromising on the atmosphere. It’s still an Onodera restaurant through and through, with beautiful Japanese decorations like Nishijin-ori brocade chairs and Edo-kiriko glass. And the quality of the cuisine is still top-notch, not least of all because of the high-quality ingredients. The pride of the restaurant is its uni (sea urchin) tasting comparison, which features several different varieties from regions all around the country famed for their sea urchin. It also gets its maguro from the revered tuna supplier Yamayuki, as well as other first-class seafood from the Toyosu Fish Market. The rice is even personally selected by a dedicated rice specialist, and depending on the fish it is to be paired with, treated with red or white vinegar. These ingredients are then prepared in a number of different ways by a Edomae sushi expert with over 35 years of experience making sushi in some of the finest restaurants across Tokyo, including Akasaka, Ginza and Ueno.