Our Story

We're a husband-and-wife team from Japan, now raising our Auckland-born son right here in West Harbour.

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It all started in 2014, when we opened a small food truck with nothing but a passion for real, home-style Japanese cooking. After four years on the truck, building relationships with the neighbourhood one meal at a time, we opened our doors as a restaurant in 2019 — and thanks to the support of this community, we're still here, still cooking, and still growing.

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From day one, our mission has stayed the same: honest, healthy Japanese food made the way we make it at home. We source local produce whenever we can, and almost everything on the menu — from the sauces to the sides — is made from scratch.

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We've always believed in being open about who we are and why we cook the way we do. Our regulars know how much care goes into every plate — especially the okazu, the small side dishes in our Gozen Set, made the way you'd find them on a table in Japan. You won't find this anywhere else. It's just one small part of how we bring a taste of home to our neighbourhood, one meal at a time.

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