taisho

“Becoming a taisho, or sushi chef, takes time to master — even if they make it look easy on Iron Chef.”

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“Be prepared for the $3.50 or so per piece of nigiri prices, but expect high end quality fish like Sakae with well executed knife work from a true taisho who's had training in Japan.”

Bay Area Upscale Sushi Search

“Yoritomo was not only appointed dainagon and taisho, but also given the post of so-tsuihoshi with powers extending to all parts of the empire.”

A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era