As one of the pioneers of aged wagyu in Osaka, thier name still going pretty strong — no signs of the quality dropping off so far.
Still, with so many new meat-focused kaiseki spots popping up, thier name isn’t quite as front and center as it used to be.

Thanks. Can i ask for some recommendations of the meat-focused kaiseki spots?

He has a sushi restaurant in Italy. He can either be found there or supporting his disciples in service in Tokyo. He occasionally runs a full course in the Tokyo restaurant.

Matsumoto is known more for jingisukan (grilled mutton) than for yakiniku.
This place is highly recommended!

成吉思汗 松本深山

Justin, i think someone posted on reddit.

Summary below: Nigiri are medium sized, with well-prepared neta and shari with a soft komezu punch. I didn't feel there was an overpowering taste of vinegar. Rather, it was quite balanced in my opinion. I recently visited Sushi Ao, and I honestly preferred Kawaguchi-san's meal.

Hey Justin, this is KK (somehow I can't log in anymore!)
I'm going in a couple days, I'll try to let you know it is esp. compared to Ao ;)

Similar thought as guest above but personally I don't like his つまみ. Very plain and lack of taste. Nigiri were better so recommend to try nigiri only course.

Another point is there is a UK lady there so there is no issue even you cannot speak Japanese at all.

Thanks for the feedback, guys! @KK - hope you're doing well!!

So, my personal take after visiting for lunch (nigiri only). They are still ramping-up, with half seat capacity (4:8) and there can be a few minor mishaps in the service. You could tell Kawaguchi-san was sometimes a bit nervous (especially at the beginning). Nevertheless atmosphere was very relaxed and chill. In a few weeks it should all be 100% smooth. Regarding sushi, rice-vinegar shari shined most with maguro and hikarimono, but overpowered/imbalanced the shiromi IMO. If you compare to Ao, the execution overall is just not as precise yet, but the sushi still delicious overall. I'll want to go again to see how it evolves.

Okami and staff are from the UK so it makes it very foreigner friendly.

(KK)

@KK - glad to hear this. Sounds like it has great potential and will be popular with non-Japanese speakers too in the future. Thanks for sharing!

I am now at level 43, everything looks the same with me and I honestly don't observe any advantage over booking.

Invite-only Gold level gets you invitations to some restaurants but other than that it's all nonsense.

Was over 100 and a paying Premium member and it did nothing. Being Premium only real benefit is you get notification when there are cancellations. But there are others who get alerts ahead of Premium members so when you click in even instantaneously, someone else will get the reservation

thank you everyone!