Culinary Masters Guidebook 2025
Akaito was introduced in “Culinary Masters Guidebook 2025”.
Culinary Masters was established in 2010 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan as a system to honor chefs who are the bearers of Japanese food culture. The purpose of the program is to encourage people to realize the excellence and depth of local food and food culture on a daily basis through cooking, and to take pride in the appeal of such food.
One of the Akaito Artist, Mr. Kunio Tokuoka, Executive Chef of Kyoto Kitcho, won the Gold Award in the 15th Culinary Masters and introduced his collaboration with Akaito in the guidebook.
Congratulations to Mr. Tokuoka for winning the Gold Award!
Reference: (Japanese only)
Read the Akaito Artist Interview with Chef Tokuoka – LINK
