Today’s OTEMOTO
OTEMOTO #3 – Wasabi Grater (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.
[Wasabi Grater]
Japanese wasabi is a flavor that pairs perfectly with sushi, sashimi, soba noodles, and fatty beef. Compared to its western counterpart horseradish, wasabi is a bit milder but has a much richer flavor profile. Way back in the Edo era, sharkskin graters were used to get as much flavor out of wasabi as possible. It is said that sharkskin’s thin cuts were perfect way to create soft and creamy wasabi while its maintaining viscosity, spice, and flavor.
| 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.
