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    Chef

    Ayaka Terai

    Executive Chef, The Bellwood

    Discipline
    Chef
    Based in
    Tokyo, Japan
    Portrait of Ayaka Terai

    i. Biography

    Ayaka Terai is the executive chef behind The Bellwood in Shibuya, Tokyo, where she leads the venue’s private four-seat sushi counter, Bell Sushi, and develops modern sushi and cocktail pairings. Sources describe her as trained in Japanese cuisine and note that she joined The Bellwood in 2020 after several years of culinary training and work experience. She is also identified in a Japanese official ambassador profile as the chef/proprietress of Bell Sushi at The Bellwood.