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Visited on Saturday afternoon. Made a reservation about a month ago. [Points] A place where you can enjoy simple Edo-style sushi with solid sushi work. Both the appetizers and nigiri sushi are larger in size, which is nice. [About the restaurant] A sushi restaurant that has been awarded the 2022 Hyakumeiten title and has also won bronze in the past. Located in a corner of the so-called club building in Ginza, this restaurant is run by a female head chef (should I say female head chef?) and one apprentice. There were also foreign customers, likely tourists, on this day, but the head chef was proficient in English and accustomed to dealing with customers, so I thought that this restaurant must be well-known both domestically and internationally. [Inside the restaurant] The restaurant has a counter with 8 seats. It is a small and slightly aged establishment. If it were full, the seating would seem cramped, but on this day, there were only two couples - myself and a couple from America, so it felt spacious. I wonder if it's easy to make reservations here. Both the head chef and the apprentice were not wearing masks. Lately, personally, I have seen fewer nimble apprentices at sushi restaurants, but the apprentice at this restaurant was quick and skilled at taking care of customers. [Meal contents] Omakase course including appetizers. It seems that you can also order nigiri sushi only, and in that case, you can have the appetizer fish as nigiri. I also had a cup of sake. The contents are as follows. Appetizers: - Ohitashi (boiled spinach) - Flounder sashimi - Steamed abalone - Shako (mantis shrimp) - Simmered oysters - Grilled mackerel Nigiri sushi: - Seared young sea bream marinated in kelp - Sumi squid - Lean tuna - Medium fatty tuna - Kohada (gizzard shad) - Salmon roe - Horse mackerel - Simmered clams - Pacific saury - Botan shrimp - Sea urchin - Conger eel - Tamago (egg) - Soup [Impressions of the meal] It was a classic Edo-style sushi experience. Both the appetizers and the nigiri sushi were very simple, yet the work was done meticulously. The flavors were not too salty, allowing you to fully enjoy the taste of the fish. Among the appetizers, I particularly liked the abalone, shako, and mackerel. The abalone was cut in large pieces, tender and full of flavor. I'm not a big fan of shako, but the one at this restaurant was large, moist, and had a soft texture that was delicious. The mackerel was cooked rare, with a strong umami flavor that surprised me. The large cuts of fish in the nigiri sushi were satisfying, with the tuna being exceptionally flavorful, the salmon roe and sea urchin piled generously, the Pacific saury rich in fatty oils, and the botan shrimp and conger eel being quite large, which was great. The conger eel was served with two types of sauce, and it melted in the mouth. The rice was seasoned with red vinegar, gentle in acidity, and matched the size of the toppings, appearing firmly packed but softly unraveling in the mouth. The tamago could be chosen as nigiri or as an appetizer, and I chose the latter, which was thin and easy to eat. There were tags on the wall indicating all the fish available that day, so I didn't ask for any additional items. One regret is that I assumed the dried gourd roll was included in the course, so I missed out on it. You need to add the roll separately, so be careful. Despite being a simple course, it was very delicious. The estimated price for the course, including tax, was around 22,000 yen, for about 20 items, which seems reasonable considering the location in Ginza. In the current sushi bubble, it could even be considered reasonable.