America’s First Sushi Restaurant

Back in the 1960’s, a Japanese man named Noritoshi Kanai introduced an American business associate to Edomae-sushi in Japan. His associate was so impressed that he brought the dish back to Los Angeles and started Kawafuku Restaurant. This restaurant, found in LA’s Little Tokyo became the first place in the United States to serve Edomae-sushi. […]


How to Spot Japanese Soy Sauce

Most people don’t think too much about the difference between different kinds of soy sauce. If you’ve tried one, you’ve tried them all, right? Not quite! The sauce you find at our Bothell Japanese restaurant is actually made in a style that is distinctly Japanese. Indeed, there is an important distinction to be made between […]