Japan’s ONLY All-Female Sushi Restaurant - Nadeshiko Sushi

Hi, I'm Yasu from YouTokyo. And I'm Julian. Today we've come to Nadeshiko Sushi in Akihabara, the only restaurant in the whole of Japan that is run exclusively by female sushi chefs. Yasu, have you heard of this restaurant before? No, I actually didn't know about the restaurant until quite recently, but I was quite surprised to know about it because the world of sushi is a very traditional male-dominated industry, and I've never actually seen a single female sushi chef in my life. Wow, so we're gonna go inside now, talk to the owner, and try some of their food. So, let's go. Yeah, let's go inside. Yes, so it's not just female sushi chefs, but we also do all kinds of sushi, and we're not just a sushi restaurant. At first, we were just a company that was running a department store, but we always wanted to do something new. We were based on the fact that we came from an art school, so we were always thinking about how we could connect art and art with something new. At that time, Nadeshiko Sushi was recruiting for a new opening, and we wanted to do something like this where we could connect sushi and art with a new style. That's what we wanted to do. Sometimes, we would get critical feedback, or we would be criticized for what we did in the past. When we heard that, we realized that we still had a long way to go, and that people around us were looking at us differently. It was really hard to figure out how to overcome that. Did you ever think about quitting? Yes, I did. I was determined to do something. If I quit, I would think about the people who would support me later, or the people who wanted to become sushi chefs. I would think, if Chizuri failed, and Nadeshiko Sushi ended, I would think, if I quit, I would think about the people who would support me later. So I managed to do it. For example, there are a lot of things that you can do on your own, but if you can connect it to your business, and learn how to eat what you want to eat, I think you can become a very strong leader. I heard that women's hands are warm, so they don't get cold easily. How is that actually? There are two main reasons First, when I asked various male craftsmen about the temperature of their hands, they all said that women's hands get cold easily. There are also men who are warmer than women, and they hold their hands while cooling the ice. I do it too. If you do it like that, it can be solved at all, and I don't think the quality of the fish will change that much with the difference of 0.xx degrees. There are a lot of women who hold their hands while checking slowly, so I think that you can solve it in various ways. I want to make a shop that is more gorgeous and artistic, or a shop that is more classic and simple. Each craftsman has a dream, so I want to make a shop that is suitable for each craftsman I think that more women will choose sushi craftsmanship as a new career choice. In the same way abroad, there is Nadeshiko Sushi as a new career choice all over the world. If we create an environment where it is easy to work, we can choose women and it will be a career that everyone will long for. If you want to see more content like this in the future, then make sure you're subscribed to NewTokyo and until the next video, see you later! See you later! Peace! Arigatou gozaimashita! I'm looking forward to seeing you!