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The Best Japanese Restaurants and Chefs in 2022

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Higashiyama Wako: A Modern Kaiseki Restaurant

Higashiyama Wako is located in Higashiy Chaya district, which is kind of the old Kyoto or sorry, mini Kyoto of Kanazawa. It's an extremely charming place with various tea houses and geisha historically used to entertain their clients there. So that's a very old school feel. And you walk in one of the small alleys and in the back is a restaurant called HigashiyamaWako. It's modern, modern Kaiseki restaurant. helmed by chef Tomokazu Yimai, rather a young chef. All prepared in a very modern fashion. Approximately, I think it was around 16 to 18 course meals. This is also

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