Kappo Hakutaka (Nagarekawa/Yagembori｜Jepang)

Born in 1975 in Hiroshima Prefecture. His grandmother is the founder of [Hakutaka]. As the restaurant was a part of his daily life since he was small, naturally he decided to be a chef. He went up to Tokyo after graduating from high school and had training at [Tsuyama], a kappo (traditional Japanese) restaurant in Akasaka for about 5 years, then worked as an opening staff at a Japanese restaurant in Roppongi. In Tokyo, he learned cooking techniques and realized that it was fun working as a chef at a kitchen counter. He went back to his hometown and worked at [Hakutaka] run by his family, and became the 3rd generation at the age of 28.