Behind the Counter at a local Japanese Portside Tuna Restaurant
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Published 2023-12-15
This is Behind the Counter at a Local Japanese Portside Tuna Restaurant in Misaki Port 2 hours south of Tokyo. It's a maguro tuna speciality shop, Kurobatei, nestled for more than half a century in the heart of a local Japanese fisherman’ town. The shop serves ultra fresh sashimi and their signature maguro dishes. This Japan hidden gem restaurant offers a dining experience with the freshest ingredients, passion-infused local craftsmanship all with a warm family vibe. We even visit the the Misakoi Port fish market which has been the lifeblood of this port city for over a 100 years and designed as a wholesaler market, you’ll rarely see restaurant owners here. But Takuya and his family take exceptional pride in being able to select and server the freshest and highest quality fish available to their customers so you'll find them at the market every morning. The family even participates in the Fish Market Tuna Auction. It’s also, where Takuya’s grandfather made a name for himself as the Number 1 Maguro Fisherman in the industry during his time. It’s an uncommon practice to eat the tuna’s more unconventional parts like the throat and jaw, but here in the Misaki area, it’s a local specialty often eaten in the home, as it’s a the technique that was developed by their local fishermen. Apparently during long voyages at sea, the Japanese Tuna fishermen would enjoy the lesser-known parts that usually don’t make it to the market and would cook it with an international culinary approach with spices gathered from their trips around the world, resulting in their own unique tuna fusion style cuisine.
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All Comments (21)
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What a nice family. Hopefully she can buy the tuna that she wants soon
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Takuya's father is the epitome of a chill guy. He literally walks into the shop, greets Paolo, then he straight shows you his entire collection of carvings. I strive to be him
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I hope the daughter stays on her path. It can't be easy being a 21-year old female in a room full of men but I was really happy to she gave it her best and is willing to try it again. It has to be very intimidating but I'm rooting for her! 🙂
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Paulo, can you do a follow-up video on the daughter in a year? There were so many interesting people in this video, but the daughter certainly captured our hearts. I'm rooting for her! I wanted to give her a big hug and encourage her to keep it up. The learning curve has to be steep in a specialized business like tuna bidding, even if it's a family business. Can't imagine the pressure she's feeling, and what things she will discover in a years time. What a brave woman to share her story.
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That was funny how the daughter was downplaying her liking of manga and anime and her brother calls her out. You know ppl are siblings when. Day in the Life and Behind the counter are my fav Japanese life series on YT. I also love how positive and sincere Paolo is in every video. Wholesome content at it's finest.
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I love the trust he has In His two kids. You have to let them work on their own so they can learn. And the kids have chosen to work with their dad. This is my favourite behind the counter so far ❤
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I really appreciate you also showing the inner dynamics and sometimes arguments that can occur in family businesses, and the willingness of the daughter to put forth some of her emotions like crying after not getting the fish she wanted to show her dad - makes it real and raw and understandable. rooting for her!! it's also refreshing to see a daughter also invested in taking over a family business since we usually see sons :)
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This is the most wholesome behind the counter video you have made. The family dynamic, their interactions, buying of fish for both children, and the grandfather’s carving hobby. Wow, great video, wonderful family and the food looks amazing!
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Love these insights into the family businesses, they are always so kind and hard working. Thank you again Paolo!
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I love how the father is supportive of both of his children--encouraging the daughter to work on bidding for tuna (can only imagine what it can be like competing with all of the veterans) and seeing the son develop his method of taking the tuna head apart and picking fish. Really like how both of them have their strengths (and varied interests) and combine them in making the menu as well.
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Takuya’s dad is such a chad. Just sees Paolo and shows him his statues in his garage, not to mention that the statues look so cool.
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The daughter is so cute. I hope she gets the courage and skills to buy the best tuna soon 😊
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These family businesses are awesome and I'd love to see more on the dynamics of fish auctions. Edit: the owner's dad seems like a really chill dude you could drink beers and chat with. Also it's cool that the girl talks about her love for Jujutsu Kaisen. Shibuya arc is insane.
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Such a heartwarming video showcasing a family business. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the father and kids. Thank you Paolo!
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That was so thoughtful of you to ask his father to show you his sculptures, he seemed very excited and proud to show you. You acknowleged his craft and I'm sure he really appreciated that. Thank you for including that part in the video.
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This is literally the best episode from the series, The way we were shown the emotions of the people on camera was simply amazing, Loves it.
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Dude, I wish the daughter the best in her endeavors, she looks like such a good daughter :D hang in there Girl! The son already looks like the next boss :D. The whole family just seemed to work quite well together
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I love how this Behind the Counter episode takes its time with the family and what they do before and after opening! And it's 20 minutes!
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Having been a part of my family business for 25 years, it’s really great to see the father’s trust in his two kids with getting involved in the business. The level of trust the father has for even his daughter purchasing product for the business speaks volumes.
