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U.S. President Barack Obama dined at the restaurant with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on 23 April 2014. There are conflicting reports as to whether Obama finished the sushi, though Prime Minister Abe said "Obama proclaimed it 'the best sushi I’ve ever had in my life.'"
Ginza
Ginza ( ; ja, 銀座 ) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi. It is a popular upscale shopping area of Tokyo, with numerous intern ...
, Chūō, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward that forms part of the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Kyobashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo C ...
, Japan. It is owned and operated by sushi master Jiro Ono. It was the first sushi restaurant in the world to receive three stars from the Michelin Guide, although it was removed from the Michelin Guide in November 2019 as it does not receive reservations from the general public, instead requiring reservations to be made through the concierge of a luxury hotel.
The restaurant itself only has ten counter seats. A two-star branch operated by his son Takashi is located at Roppongi Hills in Minato, Tokyo. The late French chef Joël Robuchon said that the restaurant was one of his favorites in the world, and that it taught him that sushi is an art.
Film
Sukiyabashi Jiro was the subject ofDavid Gelb
David Gelb (born October 16, 1983) is an American film director and co-founder of Supper Club, a production company.
He is most known for his documentary work on the subject of food and cuisine, including the 2011 film '' Jiro Dreams of Sush ...
's 2011 acclaimed documentary ''Jiro Dreams of Sushi
''Jiro Dreams of Sushi'' is a 2011 Japanese-language American documentary film directed by David Gelb. The film follows , an 85-year-old sushi master and owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, previously a Michelin three-star restaurant. Sukiyabashi Jiro ...
''.
Fire
There was a fire at the restaurant on the morning of 24 June 2013. Firefighters said that a sushi chef had been using straw to smoke bonito, and that the straw most likely ignited after he returned it to the storeroom. The fire took about an hour to extinguish. There were no injuries.Barack Obama visit
U.S. President Barack Obama dined at the restaurant with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on 23 April 2014. There are conflicting reports as to whether Obama finished the sushi, though Prime Minister Abe said "Obama proclaimed it 'the best sushi I’ve ever had in my life.'"
See also
* List of Japanese restaurants * List of Michelin 3-star restaurants * List of sushi restaurantsReferences
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sukiyabashi Jiro Ginza Restaurants in Tokyo Sushi restaurants in Japan