After relocating, "Tempura Naruse" will host an event to savor the craftsmanship of Takeshi Shimura, a tempura chef that Shizuoka is proud of.

I was fortunate enough to be invited to Tempura Naruse in Shizuoka, a restaurant renowned for being incredibly difficult to get a reservation at and attracting gourmets from all over Japan. The restaurant is located next to Asama Shrine, and is said to have been built by Ota Dokan, a samurai from the late Muromachi period known for constructing Edo Castle...

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Enjoy freshly fried, crispy, and lightly fried, elegant tempura at the counter of "Mimatsu".

In Chitose, with its small noren (traditional Japanese curtain) hanging low, stands the tempura specialty restaurant "Mimatsu," quietly nestled with the atmosphere of a traditional Japanese inn. The restaurant was originally run as a sushi restaurant by the previous owner, but his son, Kazutaka Takeo, after training at a tempura specialty restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo, returned to Hamamatsu and opened the tempura specialty restaurant about 20 years ago...

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The performance at Tempura Tenkin, where they dip their hands into the piping hot pot and fry the tempura with gusto, is a must-see.

Tenkin is a long-established tempura restaurant where you can always see a line of customers outside. The proprietress can be seen opening the sliding door and calling out, "How many people are in your party?", confirming the number of people outside. Even in the cold winter, the line never ends during lunchtime. Lunchtime hours...

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