海原椋山
This is a sushi restaurant founded in 1921 located in Tsukiji. I visited with my child for lunch on the weekend. Upon entering the restaurant, there is a large counter with about four sushi chefs diligently preparing sushi. The clientele seemed to be mostly elderly. During the Obon holiday season, many people seem to visit after paying respects at the Tsukiji Honganji Temple. We had the weekend-only seasonal sushi set, which included 10 pieces of sushi using seasonal ingredients, three rolls, chawanmushi, and soup. The sushi included medium fatty tuna, sea bream, lean tuna, squid, sea urchin, salmon roe, shirako, botan shrimp, conger eel, and tamago. Each piece of sushi was elegantly shaped and bite-sized. The shari, made by soaking Niigata Koshihikari rice in water with charcoal overnight and adding kelp to cook, was exceptional and set this sushi restaurant apart from others. The ikura was soft, the squid had a nice texture, the conger eel was firm, and the shirako was crunchy. It was a lineup typical of Edomae sushi. Although each piece was not large, after enjoying them with a beer, I felt quite satisfied. The 3-year-old child who accompanied me particularly liked the conger eel sushi and ate three pieces. Finally, we were served ice cream as a complimentary dessert, which made the child very happy.
