Japan’s only current three-star sushi restaurant serves consistently delicious nigiri, but its appetizers are a bit more hit and miss

Surprisingly bold flavors and inventive combinations of ingredients made for a stellar meal of Japanese Kaiseki. Watching the action in the large open kitchen was an additional treat

Delicious, novel takes on traditional Japanese dishes. And even better, counter-seating with a wonderfully relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

An old-style tea house is the setting for a traditional Kaiseki cuisine that has very few nods to modernity. A pleasant dinner, but overall too light on flavors for three stars.

Inventive Japanese cuisine full of non-traditional dishes, some of them better than others, but the successes were quite impressive. Even though the menu was pretty short, the restaurant still managed to rush us out

Classic Japanese Kaiseki cuisine that keeps it interesting by including some unusual ingredients and spiciness. Unfortunately, while half the dishes were amazing, the other half was only so-so