🍣 Counter-Seat Sushi Experience with a Master Chef in Kanazawa

Watch each piece come to life before your eyes. A truly intimate journey into Japan’s sushi culture.

🔹 QUICK FACTS

• Price: ¥22,000 per person (tax included)

• Includes: Full sushi course + English interpretation

• Duration: Approx. 90 minutes

• Language: Japanese (with live English interpretation)

• Group size: 1 group per session (2–7 guests)

• Venue: Sushi-dokoro Takashima, 1-1-33 Higashiyama, Kanazawa

• Schedule: Mon / Thu / Fri at 17:30 or 18:30

• Eligibility: Age 15+ (under 18s must be accompanied)

• Payment: Credit card in advance (JPY only)

✨ HIGHLIGHTS

• Guaranteed counter seat: see every cut, season, and press of the sushi just inches away

• Chef Takashima, a master with over 50 years of tradition, sources the finest local fish daily

• Tsukedai style: eat each nigiri with your hands the moment it’s placed before you

• Interpreter present throughout: ask freely about sushi culture, techniques, or history

• Scenic setting along the Asano River—cherry blossoms light up the windows in spring

• Course menu: Appetiser / Mini Sashimi / 9 Nigiri / Miso Soup
  (Drinks and additional orders are paid separately at the venue)

🕒 ITINERARY (~90 min)

1. Welcome
   – Meet the chef and staff at the sushi counter (please say you booked via Discover Kanazawa)

2. Sushi Live Show
   – Watch each step of the Edomae process, from cutting to seasoning and plating

3. Tasting Course
   – Enjoy the seasonal menu piece by piece

4. Conversation & Photo Time
   – Learn directly from the chef with real-time interpretation

5. Farewell

📍 MEETING POINT

Sushi-dokoro Takashima
1-1-33 Higashiyama, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0831, Japan

Please arrive 10 minutes early.
A staff member will greet you inside. Tell them you booked through Discover Kanazawa.

📆 BOOKING & ARRIVAL

• Reservation required at least 7 days in advance

• Guests arriving 20+ minutes late will be considered no-shows (0% refund)

• Booking is only confirmed once you receive a confirmation email

• Access:
  – 12 min by taxi from Kanazawa Station
  – 1 min walk from "Hashiba-machi" bus stop on the Kanazawa Loop Bus

❗️CANCELLATION POLICY

If the restaurant must cancel, a full refund will be provided.

ℹ️ NOTES

• We cannot guarantee allergy accommodation; soy sauce (contains wheat) and raw fish are used

• Chopsticks available, but hand-eating is encouraged for best texture

• Drinks and additional items are ordered & paid on-site