Hotel Metropolitan Morioka (Main Building: Location/Morioka City, Morioka Station Front Street, NEW WING: Location/Morioka City, Morioka Station North Street, General Manager/Takashi Sato) will host a feast of exquisite cuisine to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the opening of Morioka Terminal Building Co., Ltd. at NEW WING. Chef Katsuhiro Nakamura, Special Advisor and Honorary Executive Chef of Japan Hotel Association, the first Japanese to receive a Michelin star, has been invited. Chef Hitoshi Takahashi, the 3rd Executive Chef of Hotel Metropolitan Morioka, who studied under and inherited the techniques and passion of Chef Nakamura, and Chef Mikio Kano, the 4th Executive Chef, will collaborate for a one-night-only course meal expressing "Tradition" and "Evolution." Please enjoy a dinner party that looks back on the hotel's history and journey through videos and talk shows, while weaving the next story that continues to the future of our customers and the hotel.
Event Overview 【Event Name】Morioka Terminal Building Co., Ltd. 45th Anniversary Commemorative Dinner Hotel Metropolitan Morioka: Visiting the Origins of French Cuisine ~Inheriting Tradition and Innovation~ 【Date】 Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 18:30 start 【Venue】 Hotel Metropolitan Morioka NEW WING 4th Floor, Metropolitan Hall 【Price】 30,000 yen per person (includes course meal, drinks, consumption tax, and service charge) 【Reservation Method】Online reservations via HP or at the Marketing Department. 【Reservations & Inquiries】 019-629-2601 (Reception Hours 10:00-18:00) *Reservations start April 1 (Wed)
Collaborating Chef Profiles (from left in photo) Hitoshi Takahashi 3rd Executive Chef, Hotel Metropolitan Morioka Executive Officer, Executive Advisor Born in Iwate Prefecture. Joined Morioka Terminal Hotel (now Morioka Terminal Building Co., Ltd.) in 1985. Studied under Chef Nakamura from 1991, and has been working at Hotel Metropolitan Morioka since 1995. After serving as chef in the restaurant and banquet departments, he became Head Chef of Western Cuisine and served as Executive Chef from 2016 to 2021. Katsuhiro Nakamura Special Advisor and Honorary Executive Chef, Japan Hotel Association Lifetime Honorary Chairman, Association of Recipients of the Order of Agricultural Merit of France, etc. Born in Kagoshima Prefecture.
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