Chef
Takaaki Sugita
Chef & Owner, Nihonbashi Kakigaracho Sugita
- Discipline
- Chef
- Based in
- Tokyo, Japan
- Venue
- Sugita · Restaurant
Known for
- Edomae-style sushi omakase
- Kohada nigiri
- Sardine and chive maki roll
- Michelin 1-star sushi restaurant in Tokyo
i. Biography
Takaaki Sugita, born in 1973 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, apprenticed for 12 years at Nihonbashi’s Miyakozushi starting after high school, then at age 30 took over a branch as Nihonbashi Tachibanacho Miyakozushi in 2003. In 2015, he relocated and rebuilt it as Nihonbashi Kakigaracho Sugita in Tokyo's Chuo-ku, earning a Michelin star in 2017. He specializes in traditional Edomae sushi, serving an omakase menu at his nine-seat counter, and is renowned for nigiri like kohada and dishes such as sardine-chive maki.
Profile updated July 2026
