Italian

A Crossroads of Multinational Fine Dining in Modern Osaki On the evening of May 28, 2024, I opened the doors to “Italian Dining Il Chianti” on the second floor of Daiwa Roynet Hotel Tokyo Osaki, located near Osaki Station. Osaki is a place that has undergone dramatic transformation from a corner of Shinagawa that once prospered with seaweed cultivation to a refined modern office district. While gazing at this colorful salad, I was reminded anew of the richness of modern Tokyo’s food culture. Here, vivid colors reminiscent of Mediterranean sunshine dance before you. The deep red of tomatoes, the rich green of broccoli, the yellow and orange of bell peppers, and the beautiful purple of red onions. The harmony woven by these vegetables is truly a symbol of the “internationalization of food” that modern Japan has embraced. ...

Gotanda—what comes to mind when you hear this name? Its face as a business district, the entertainment quarter glittering with neon lights at night, or perhaps some might sense the shadow of the phantom inn “Kaiki-kan” that once existed here, made famous in the film “The Land Swindlers.” Yet Gotanda’s charms cannot be fully captured by these images alone. This neighborhood harbors infinite possibilities spreading like a galaxy, where history and culture intersect with the breath of new eras. ...