as I was editing I realize that some of the audio on this got a little bit

いつも見てくれてるみんなは、

messed up some of it you can only hear out of one side there's a weird crackle

おかえりなさい！

in other parts off anyways I just wanted to take a second to say I'm sorry the

やぁみんな！

rest of it turned out really good so I hope you enjoy it and let's get back to

編集の最中に気付いたけど、

it today I'm introducing you to what just might be Tokyo's best restaurant

音声の一部が少しおかしくなってたみたい。

and I'm not just going off of TripAdvisor reviews mind you this place

所々、片方しかきこえなかったり

is the number one restaurant in the title area of Tokyo and if I'm not

変な雑音が入ったり…

mistaken at the time of this video is that like top 10 in Tokyo what makes

とにかく、

this restaurant so special is not just the fact that it has amazing food and it

ひとこと謝りたかったんだ。

does but the fact that this food comes along with a live traditional Sugata

ビデオの他の部分はすごくいい感じになってるよ！

shamisen and Mineo performance for anybody out there who doesn't know what

だからみんなに楽しんでもらえるといいな。

Tsugaru samisen is I will link a video right there where the owner of this

じゃ、本題に戻ろう！

restaurant actually helped me para you know what I can barely hold my tongue

今日は、たぶん東京で一番と言ってもおかしくない

I'm getting really hungry so let's put all this aside let's head to the

レストランを紹介するよ！

this is it right here this restaurant is called keiko and it is about the best

TripAdvisorのレビューを持ち出してるわけじゃないよ

restaurant that you can go to in Tokyo I've said it like a hundred times let's

このレストランは東京の台東エリアで 一番の場所なんだ

just head it now the owner has been nice enough to let us in early to check this

僕の勘違いじゃなければ、このレストランは 現在(このビデオ撮影時)、東京のトップ10に入ってる。

place out so so let's do that now aside from being an amazing place to eat with

もちろん料理もすごく美味しいけど、 このレストランは、

really good food and you know we'll get all that in a minute this place is

そこでの体験や雰囲気自体も すごく大切にしているんだ。

absolutely gorgeous all right so let me give you guys like a five second tour

このレストランを特別にしているのは、 素晴らしい料理だけじゃない

before people start coming in and I can't do it let's start with the dining

料理も本当にすばらしいよ！でも、

area this is the main dining area here in addition to which there is a bar

その料理は、伝統的な津軽三味線と 民謡の生演奏と共に提供されるんだ。

section right over here you can get your drink on and if all

津軽三味線を知らない人達のために、 ビデオのリンクを貼っておくね！

that isn't enough for you and you want something a little more detached a

実はこのレストランのオーナーが 協力してくれたビデオなんだ。

little more private there's a room back here as well and in addition to all of

よし！わくわくし過ぎて我慢できないし お腹も空いてるから、とにかくレストランに行こう！

that there's still a separate more private room in case you want to have

ここだよ

events and you know private dining and parties and all that you can come right

このレストランの名前は”吉幸”。東京で行くことが できる最高のレストランの一つと言える。

in here sit at this nice quiet little table enjoy a meal and the performance

これ100回くらい(何度も)言ってるよね。

sing for you like right here and for those of you who aren't the biggest fan

とにかく入ろう！

of sitting on the floor it's totally okay early a non-issue regular viewers

オーナーが、店内を見せるために 早めにお店に入れてくれたよ。

will know that obviously I love this place because of the shamisen the food

だから行こう！

is also amazing but there's one more really really incredible thing about

すごくおいしい料理を食べられる 素晴らしい場所であることに加えて、

this place that I just love so much and it is this gentleman right here this

それもすぐに見せるけど、

is the restaurants proprietor hold I greet is one of the most interesting and

この店内の様子も本当に美しいんだ。

fun people ever meet in every single person who comes in this restaurant in

見て！

fact all those people who comment on TripAdvisor

5秒で(手短に)ツアーをするね

are like not only is the restaurant great but the proprietor is so nice and

他のお客さんが来始めるとできなくなっちゃうから

he beats English did you introduce yourself how are you my name is today if

ダイニングエリアから始めよう。

goodie or I can only do the speak English how long have you owned this

ここがメインのダイニングエリア。

restaurant our home this was 30 years yeah but you know he that attire yep

そのすぐそばにバーがある。 飲みたい人のためにね。

yeah all the wood 100 yeah a hundred years old I knew it was old but I didn't

それでは物足りない、仕切られた プライベートな空間を好む人のために

realize that the wood in this building is a hundred years old that is amazing

こっちに個室もあるんだ。

the building itself was moved piece by piece

これら全てに加えて、さらにまた別の個別もある。

50 years ago would originally comes from an old Japanese water mill see they're

イベントやプライベートな食事、パーティーなどで 個室を使いたい場合のためにね。

the pigs for the water mill in this area right here this is the stage but hold

この静かな空間で食事を楽しんでいると、

tight we'll get to that one of the really interesting backstories to this

生演奏がすごそこで披露される。

place is that there's this really famous manga series in Japan called my darling

床に座るのが苦手な人

is a foreigner it started out with one book and then it took off I'll link

そういう人でも大丈夫！

something below so you can check it but the authors of that book actually came

全然問題なし！

out to this restaurant during a day trip in a Saxa and featured cold ice on and

いつも見てくれてるみんなは、僕がこのレストランを 好きなのは、ここが三味線に関係しているからだって 知ってるよね。

the restaurant right in the book check this out let me let me show you this

食事も素晴らしい。でももう一つ、 とてもとてもこの場所の素晴らしいところ

there we go right there so these are the authors the author and her husband and

僕が大好きなこと

then on the next page right here they show cool ice up on top of being

それはこの人！

TripAdvisor famous book famous and just an all-around amazing guy cool I son is

こちらがこのレストランの経営者、福居幸大さん。

also a world-renowned top class shamisen player one of the best and most

今まで出会ったなかで最も面白くて楽しい人の一人

it that you'll ever get to hear after I introduced the whole restaurant and

ここに来る人みんな、実はTripAdvisorのコメント欄にもレストランだけじゃなく、ここのオーナーがとても親切で英語も話せるって多くの人が書きこんでるんだ！

everything like that what I'm gonna do is I'm going to give you guys an

自己紹介をお願いします。

opportunity just to watch a full performance from the restaurant I'm just

こんにちは。私は福居幸大です。

gonna leave it right at the end there so you guys can enjoy that because oh boy

少しだけ英語を話せます。

is it good even before the performance starts the

このレストランを始めてどのくらい経ちますか？

atmosphere of this place is just so peaceful and beautiful you really feel

このレストランを始めて30年になります。

like you've come to Japan it's really it is really a true like dining experience

30年！

am i smiling too much I feel like I'm smiling too much I love this place

飛騨高山を知っていますか？

I'm like torn between getting shots of it and just digging in

100年前の。 100年前の？！

super quick ten-second rundown of the food there are two main options a single

古いのは知ってたけど、この建物の全体の木が100年前のものだったなんて気付かなかった！

lunchbox for 2500 yen which has no tempura or the double lunchbox

凄いことだね！

which I have right here for 3500 yen and it comes with a delicious plate of

建物自体は50年前に、 部品ごとに運ばれてきたんだ。

tempura it's tiny and if you are interested in the shamisen side of

そして木材は日本の古い水車小屋のものだったんだ。

things you can definitely check out that what is a shamisen video that I linked

ほら、水車の杭の跡がある。

before if you want a little more detail I also did QA that was all about time he

ここがステージ

said that I will dig right there for you so go nuts that was a good meal and

まっててね。ちゃんと見せるから。

there's not really much else to say it's an amazing restaurant and fantastic

この場所の面白い裏話の一つは、

people thank you very much alright guys that is pretty much it about Kiko but

日本で有名な、 ”ダーリンは外国人”っていう漫画がある。

what's your favourite restaurant whether it be in Japan or wherever you are leave

1冊の本から始まって、人気が出たんだ。

it in the comments below don't forget to give that like button some love it means

下に何かリンクを貼っておくね。

a lot to me and as promised we're gonna finish this up with a full run of Sugata

その漫画の著者が浅草観光の最中に 実際にこのレストランに来て、

de Jong got a boo she like cold ice on yourself

幸大さんとこのレストランを 漫画に登場させたんだ！