Conversation with an Award-Winning Sushi Chef

From late bloomer to Michelin star, Chef Kimura Izumi's unique journey.

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A Conversation with Sushi Chef

Kimura Izumi

"In the end, it's up to us to bring out the beauty of the fish. I believe that is our sole job."

After a hot summer’s day of traveling around Toyama Prefecture, we of Team Musubi pulled up to the counter of Standing Sushi Jinjin to try the award-winning omakase and chat with sushi chef Kimura Izumi. Watch the video to learn more about Chef's Kimura's unique perspective—sushi like you've never thought of it before.

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Tasting Toyama at Sushi Jinjin

Standing Sushi Jinjin run by self-taught, late-bloomer Chef Kimura Izumi. At 29 he decided to pivot into sushi, an industry where people usually begin their training much younger, and, in part, it is this unconventional path to mastery that helps make his creations so unique. The other part is that he serves up Tokyo-style sushi omakase using Toyama-local ingredients.

Learn more about Chef Kimura's unique journey below.