At Shókudō YArn [styled with the double-caps], a restaurant in the residential area of Komatsu City, you’ll find innovating and experimental dishes that draw constant visitors from well beyond Ishikawa Prefecture. Chef Yuji Yoneda sticks to his roots in choosing everything locally. We asked Yoneda, who actively collaborates with local kogei craft artists, about his history and the possibility of opening a restaurant in such a region of craft production.

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