Sushi Imamura

Best sushi I’ve had in my life. This is one of the many many Michelin-​starred sushi joints in Tokyo, and I haven’t been to others so I don’t know how it compares to some of the very very high-​end places, but I can tell you that I haven’t had sushi of this calibre anywhere in the US.
The quality of the fish is fantastic — they just taste so different from anything I’ve ever had in my life. Even typically «fishy» cuts of fish had this sweet and fresh flavor that is just indescribable in words. The texture of the rice, and even the rice temperature, is just perfect. Even the tamago (egg) was super airy and fluffy, almost like a cake!
One thing to note is that I don’t know if I can recommend this place to foreigners without a Japanese speaker in the group — There’s an aura of formalness here, and I felt like the sushi chef didn’t seem too friendly, until I started speaking to him in Japanese. It’s a fairly quiet, formal setting, and not like American sushi restaurants where it’s super loud and everyone’s shit-​faced on sake.
Note: the lunch nigiri set at around $ 60 is a STEAL for that quality!

Sushi Imamura was the third of three Michelin starred restaurants I ate at in Tokyo, and the last of my trip.
Though the least famous and the most affordable, this was the most memorable meal of the three.
Before I go into the details of the meal, I just want to say that I would recommend a meal at Sushi Imamura without hesitation. At its price point of around ¥15,000 per head, it’s undeniable value, and the small, right angle counter makes it an intimate, warm dining experience.
I didn’t even take pictures of the meal because it just felt so intrusive and inappropriate to the ambience of the meal.
Without photos it’s hard to remember a course by course description, but I do remember have sashimi as well as sushi, including chutoro, otoro, ankimo, uni, kohada, and tai. The fish was of course, fresh, but the rice. The rice was absolutely divine and arguably, the best sushi rice that I’ve had. Ever.
There was even an element of showmanship as he brought out the rice in a large wooden vat and mixed in the vinegar in front of us. The smells were mouthwatering.
The dessert was a homemade strawberry ice cream that my dining companion described as one of best ice creams she’s ever had. And while I’m not the ice cream connoisseur she is, it was a very good ice cream. It wasn’t too sweet, the cream and strawberry were well balanced, and in some ways, it was more of a strawberries and cream ice cream due to the creaminess.
We also had an excellent sake that went brilliantly with the fish and the rice.
Entire meal felt like someone had invited us into their home, and as we chatted with the couple to our left (who thankfully spoke English, and actually used to visit Singapore regularly for business), it felt like being introduced to a mutual friend’s other friends while sitting around his kitchen counter for dinner. It was comfortable, intimate, friendly, and relaxed.
I was genuinely sorry to leave when we did, and I’d love to go back again.