LDH kitchen Inc. (Head office: Meguro-ku, Tokyo / CEO: Hiroyuki Suzuki) is committed to spreading Japanese food culture and carrying out various activities to cultivate professional artisan chefs and create a place for them to develop.

As one of its brands, the restaurant “Torikaze” of TORISHIKI ICHIMON operated by Yoshiteru Ikegawa, the owner of Meguro “TORISHIKI”, is a Michelin one-star restaurant known for “being difficult to book”. Now, its pair meal course ticket has been included in Furusato Nozei (Hometown Tax Program) of Meguro City and started being offered on August 6, 2025.

“Torikaze” was operated on a completely introduction-only system in the past, and it reopened in January 2025 as a “global flagship store” advancing from Japan to the world.
It aims at connecting people together via yakitori chicken and becoming a brand widely favored across the world.

■Details of Newly Added Thank-You Gift

TORISHIKI ICHIMON “Torikaze” pair meal course ticket
-A yakitori brand blowing a new wind around the world-
It is a pair meal course ticket of the global flagship store “Torikaze” that embodies the passion of Yoshiteru Ikegawa, the owner of Meguro “TORISHIKI”, for “spreading Japanese yakitori culture to the world”.
Located in Nakameguro of Tokyo and as a brand advancing from Japan to the world, “Torikaze” will welcome guests from all over the world with hospitality that is engraved in hearts.

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You can enjoy yakitori made with Date chicken from Fukushima Prefecture using a “near-high flame”, which is a technique imparted by TORISHIKI, and unique cuisines made with carefully selected seasonal ingredients.
Please enjoy the brilliant skills and ultimate dedication of yakitori artisans in a restaurant space filled with a sense of reality.

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Yoshitaka Zeniya
At the age of 23, he began to cultivate his skills in the world of Japanese cuisine. Later, his fascination in the art of yakitori eventually led him to “TORISHIKI ICHIMON”.
He trained under Yoshiteru Ikegawa and served as the sous chef of “Torikaze”. When “Torikaze” reopened in January 2025, he became its third generation owner.
He incorporates all the knowledge he gained about Japanese cuisine into his cooking and prepares each skewer with the utmost dedication.

■Starting Date for Thank-You Gift Availability
August 6, 2025 (Wed.)

■ Participating Hometown Tax Program Site (as of the news posted on August 6, 2025*)
・Furasato Choice https://www.furusato-tax.jp/
【Torikaze URL】https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/13110/6634587
*Please note that new sites may be added or the site may be changed in the future. Thank you for your understanding.

■Restaurant Overview
Restaurant Name: Torikaze
Business Hours: Slot 1 / 17:00 – 19:30 or 18:00 -19:30*
Business Hours: Slot 2 / 20:00 – 22:30
Business Hours: *1.5 hours for the 18:00 time slot.
Regular Holiday: Saturday & Sunday
Seating: 11 seats
TEL: 03-6433-7930
Address: B1F, 1-15-3 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

■About TORISHIKI ICHIMON
Since its opening in 2007, Meguro “TORISHIKI” has held a Michelin one-star rating for many years and is recognized as “the hardest-to-book yakitori restaurant in Japan”. Its owner Yoshiteru Ikegawa, as the representative of artisan chefs, established “TORISHIKI ICHIMON” to further develop the culture of yakitori.
“One skewer, one life”
——A once-in-a-lifetime skewer.
With this faith in mind, the chefs spend their entire life facing chicken, charcoal and themselves.
This is a brand where like-minded artisans gather together to preserve and cultivate the traditions of Japanese culinary culture and weave them into the future, all while passing on their skills and spirit.
Currently, the brand has 12 stores in Japan and abroad, with plans for further expansion.

Weaving yakitori culture into the world, for the next generation

For details of the stores, please check out TORISHIKI ICHIMON’s official site and social media below.
▶TORISHIKI ICHIMON official site: https://torishiki-ichimon.jp/
▶TORISHIKI ICHIMON official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torishiki_ichimon/