Masayoshi Kazato has worked as a sushi chef for more than fifty years. At the age of twenty, he travelled around Japan and settled in Hokkaido, where he began his career as a sushi chef. He opened his first sushi bar aged 26, and his current establishment, Sakae-zushi, is highly regarded throughout Japan, attracting customers in droves.

Not only is Kazato a celebrity sushi chef, but he is also devoted to introducing sushi and training chefs in countries all over the world, including the US, Germany, the Czech Republic and the UK. He works for the International Public Relations department of the All Japan Sushi Association, an organization representing Japan’s sushi heritage and industry worldwide.

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