Today’s OTEMOTO
OTEMOTO #1 – Daikon Katsuramuki (Headphones recommended!)
Welcome to OTEMOTO.
In Japanese, temoto means “hands.” This series brings you an up-close video of the hands of skilled Japanese artisans as they work on their craft.
Culture, tradition, people, crafts, and social movements unique to Japan…
Experience the beauty of their art as they work from their fingertips, all with immersive audio perfect for listening on headphones.
OTEMOTO. A Japanese experience unlike any other.
KATSURAMUKI
This is a knife technique that is heavily used in Japanese cuisine. It uses a blade made for Japanese cutlery called usuba — considered to be one of the thinnest and sharpest blades of its kind.
After vegetables like daikon, cucumbers, and carrots are cut into cylinders, this technique cuts long thin slices similar to peeling. Being able to cut in one continuous slice while maintaining transparency is much more difficult than it looks. Vegetables cut using the katsuramuki technique are often cut into fine strips and used to decorate sashimi dishes. Called “tsuma” in Japanese, these decorations not only increase the beauty of the plate, but also have antibacterial properties and reduce fish odor.
| Producer | Yukihiro Koguchi |
| Director/Editor | Ayano Suzuki |
| Assistant Producer | Tatsuya Kuroki |
| Tan Zhao Song | |
| Videographer | Daisuke Huzioka |
| Sound Department | BULL BULL Hidetoshi Matsuo |
Production Support
Minami-Aoyama Itoya
Owner and head chef伊藤祐紀 opened this restaurant in Aoyama, Tokyo in 2011, with the goal to create a Japanese restaurant that would fit customers’ everyday lives.
Combining the experience he gained from practicing kaiseki cuisine at a long standing restaurant in Kyoto with French cuisine wit, this Japanese fusion restaurant is one you don’t want to miss.
Address: City Yamazaki 1F, 2-19-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
(4-minute walk from Gaien Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
Hours: Lunch 12:00 – 14:00
Dinner 18:00-22:00
*Closed irregularly, usually on Sunday
Phone: 03-6447-1112
HP: http://itoya-aoyama.com/
# OTEMOTO: In Japanese, temoto means “hands.” This series brings you an up-close video of the hands of skilled Japanese artisans as they work on their craft.
