Shokaku

Prefecture of Japan: Hyogo

Shokaku in Japanese: 松鶴

There in Itayado, Mamoru Fujiwara founded his sushi shop at the age of 33, after training as a sushi chef in Osaka. The shop remains a favorite of locals and has been popular for over three decades. The small store even survived the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which shook the region around Kobe and devastated vast areas of the city.

The shop has maintained a reputation for serving fresh local ingredients, carefully chosen early each morning at the central Kobe market. However, customers were particularly drawn to the unique vinegar, which Hironori Fujiwara used to enhance the flavors of the fresh fish and seasonal vegetables served at the restaurant.

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