My friend Masanori Nakayama just recently opened up a restaurant right in the heart of Tokyo, called Kassai. The restaurant features a variety of vegetable centric dishes, and a wide selection of Japanese Sake and Shochu. The restaurant has only been open for a few weeks now, and it has already been quite popular with both the locals, and also the foreign crowd as there have been a few visitors from Australia slide by! For those of you that want to hit up a unique Japanese restaurant, and be greeted by English and Japanese speaking staff, this is the place to go.
The restaurant is located right in the heart of Tokyo in the Akasaka district, which isn’t far from sights such as the Tokyo Tower, Roppongi Hills, Imperial Palace, and popular places such as Ark Hills, The Akasaka Ana Hotel, and Shiba and Hibiya Parks. Whatever the reason for your Tokyo visit, you should be within close proximity to Kassai! If not, here are some simple directions as to how to get there:
How to get there
Depending on where you are staying you may be able to walk, but first I’ll cover off access by train:
- If you take the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line to Akasaka Station, and exit from the #2 exit, its only a two minute walk to Kassai (marked off by the red pointer “A”).
- If you take the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line or the Namboku Line to Tameikesanno Station, take the #11 exit and its a 6 minute walk to Kassai (marked off by the red pointer “A”).
If you are walking, you can hit up google maps and get your directions from there. Here is a Google map with Kassai already highlighted for you:
And lastly, if you are walking around Tokyo with a hand held GPS unit, here are the coordinates for the restaurant: North: 35.672812 East: 139.738605
If you decide to check out Kassai, be sure to find Masanori and say hi to him!
Japanese Restaurant Kanshaba Kassai
Basement Level 1
2-13-3 Akasaka
Minato-ku
Tokyo Japan
Phone: 03-5114-6044
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