Sushi Fujitora

Chef Ishiguro took the long way home. He learned his trade in Toyama, then spent years cooking across Europe before returning to open this eight-seat counter in the summer of 2023. That detour is the reason to come: Fujitora serves Toyama Bay's seasonal catch, but framed by a sensibility that picked up something abroad — a slightly different eye for plating, for the seasoning of a tsumami, for the rhythm of a course. It is Toyama sushi with a faint accent, and the accent suits it.

Eight seats, reservation-only, one chef's full attention — this is the small box in its truest form. Because the room is only in its third year, it still carries the hidden-gem quality that the city's established names have necessarily traded away: you can often book it when the better-known counters are full, and you sit closer to the beginning of a story rather than the middle of a legend. For a certain kind of traveler, that is the better seat.

Practically, Fujitora is one of the more transparent counters on price when the price holds — several listings quote an all-inclusive figure with tax and service already folded in, which removes the service-charge math that complicates its neighbors. The caveat is real, though: sources disagree, with some citing ¥16,500 and others ¥22,000, a discrepancy that likely reflects a recent revision. Confirm the exact figure when you book. With a room this young, a short, friendly reservation message clears up the pricing and starts the relationship on the right note.