
Starting Over in Tsukiji with Kiyozushi, New 33 Sqm Shop #21
I lost all of my 80 or so businesses due to the economic crash, but it was my business companions that brought me back. After
I lost all of my 80 or so businesses due to the economic crash, but it was my business companions that brought me back. After
After the economic crash, the once largest seafood market in Japan — the Tsukiji Market in Tokyo — now had vacant lots and empty storefronts.
To help Tsukiji Market in Tokyo after the economic crash, in April 2001, I established the SUSHIZANMAI Honten, a sushi restaurant open 24 hours a
Breaking boundaries through unconventional open 24 hours a day all year round policy, SUSHIZANMAI Honten had an incredible start. However, the shop was found to
The success of 24-hour 364-day open SUSHIZANMAI Honten that I founded in April 2001 had brought the energy of Tsukiji in Tokyo back into full-swing.
Since the opening of SUSHIZANMAI Honten in 2001, bluefin tuna has represented 30% of the sales. Since branching out on my own at 27, I
In 2014, the International Union for Conservation of Nature comprised of various governments and environmental organizations moved the Pacific Bluefin Tuna from the Endangered category
I traveled the world in pursuit of the migratory bluefin tuna. Occasionally, I personally caught bluefin tuna for research purposes at various locations. Not only
I opened the Kiyomura School in 2006 to raise sushi chefs into prophets of Sushi Culture, Japan’s pride Supervising practical training at Kiyomura School (pictured
In December 2020, during the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, I opened a new-type of shop, the SUSHIZANMAI-S Hiroshima Branch in Ebisucho, Hiroshima. For the time