Enjoy sushi and tea ceremony experience in Tokyo! We recommend "Sushi Nagai" where you can enjoy English and green tea

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We have started offering a tea ceremony experience (matcha) at the sushi restaurant "Sushi Nagai" in Setagaya, Tokyo. Original English teaching materials and a souvenir hand towel are included! It's okay if you don't speak Japanese. If you have any questions or concerns, the proprietress will translate into English. We also recommend the sushi lunch and tea ceremony course.

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Sushi Nagai is a sushi restaurant in Matsubara, Setagaya Ward, run by a husband and wife since 2008. In 2023, the proprietress started offering Japanese cultural experiences for foreign tourists, which had been her long-held dream. In addition to Japanese sweets making and tea ceremony experiences, you can also enjoy a sushi lunch and sake tasting as options. We hope that more people will enjoy the fun of Japanese cultural experiences and sushi at the counter while enjoying conversation with the sushi chef.

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What is Sushi Nagai?
Enjoy authentic Edomae sushi at Sushi Nagai
Even beginners can feel at ease! How to enjoy sushi and proper etiquette
Recommended course where you can also experience tea ceremony
Access to Sushi Nagai

What is Sushi Nagai?

This sushi restaurant, run by a husband and wife, opened in Setagaya, Tokyo in 2008. We strive to provide warm hospitality.

Enjoy authentic Edomae sushi at Sushi Nagai

Authentic Edomae sushi made with fresh fish procured from Toyosu Market by a chef with 35 years of experience and a keen eye for quality.

The chef carefully prepares each and every piece of sushi. We only use safe and reliable ingredients, such as rice, seasonings, and water.

Even beginners can feel at ease! How to enjoy sushi and proper etiquette

Even if you can't use chopsticks well, you can still eat sushi with your hands

The sushi topping (fish) will be brushed with a moderate amount of soy sauce and served to you, so you can pick it up with your thumb, index finger, and middle finger and eat it in one bite.

You can request the size of the vinegared rice and the amount of wasabi.

I make sushi with a good balance of topping (fish) and vinegared rice, but if you have a small appetite and would like the sushi rice to be smaller, or if you don't like wasabi and would like it not added, that's fine.

The real wasabi used at Sushi Nagai is not too spicy, so it may change your perception of wasabi. Even if you don't like it, give it a try.

Gari (pickled ginger) is a great palate cleanser.

Eating a small amount after a fatty topping helps reset your mouth and allows you to enjoy the next sushi even more. Gari is also carefully handmade over a long period of time, so please do not eat too much at once, but rather eat a small amount at a time to cleanse your palate.

Please inform us in advance if you have any allergies to shrimp, crab, etc.

The omakase sushi course menu has a set menu, and since it affects what we buy, please let us know in advance if you have any allergies when making your reservation.

Enjoy the craftsmen's actions and conversations

The sight of a sushi chef preparing sushi is beautiful. Please enjoy the movements and conversation of the chef right in front of you.

No strong perfumes or cigarette smells

Sushi is a food that allows you to enjoy its delicate aroma with all five senses. Please be careful not to let strong smells other than sushi smell at the sushi counter as it can be unpleasant for the chef and other customers.

Recommended course where you can also experience tea ceremony

Sushi lunch + tea ceremony experience 90 minutes 15,000 yen (tax included)

The chef will carefully prepare each sushi piece. If you have any questions about fish or sushi, the female proprietress will translate into English, so please enjoy the conversation. As an option, we can also provide several types of sake that go well with sushi. After enjoying a sushi lunch, you can experience a tea ceremony!

Tea ceremony experience flow

・Tea ceremony demonstration by the hostess who is a tea ceremony instructor

・Lessons on how to prepare and drink matcha

・Try making your own matcha!

・Enjoy matcha and Japanese sweets

Japanese sweets making + tea ceremony experience 60 minutes 8,000 yen (tax included)

Flow of the experience

・Make your own Japanese sweets (nerikiri with seasonal flower motifs)

What is Nerikiri? It is a traditional fresh confectionery made by coloring and shaping a dough made from glutinous rice flour, white beans, and sugar.

・Tea ceremony demonstration by the hostess who is a tea ceremony instructor

・Lessons on how to prepare and drink matcha

・Try making your own matcha!

・Enjoy handmade Japanese sweets and matcha!

Important points to note when experiencing Japanese culture

・Reservation required at least 2 days in advance

・Small group size of 2 to 5 people

・Cancellation fees will be incurred from the day before

Access to Sushi Nagai

10 minutes by train from Shibuya Station. 2 minutes walk from Higashimatsubara Station on the Keio Inokashira Line. Hanegi Park, famous for its plum garden, is also nearby.

Shimokitazawa, which has many second-hand clothing stores and cafes, is nearby, so you can enjoy shopping on your way home.

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