Originally Posted by Fliar

A phenomenal meal at Maz (currently 2* but worth 3 in my view) in Tokyo. This was the best meal of our trip to Japan. A bold mix of Peruvian and Japanese with truly innovative and tasty dishes. Both the wine list and the non-alcoholic options are fabulous. Our Dutch waiter was the perfect blend of approachable, polite and knowledgeable. Highly recommended. I would rate this 97/100 (partly because the dining room is not particularly attractive).

A couple of datapoints: we had dinner at Sojiki Nakahigashi (2*), a traditional restaurant in Kyoto (we had a local friend make a reservaton for us), which was interesting for its wide variety of mountain herbs, but overall somewhat disappointing. I would rate it 91/100.
We also had a traditional kaiseki meal at Asaba ryokan, served in our room of course. This was very good and in some ways better than Sojiki (91/100).

Photos below from Maz.





The white and blue in the bowl was an edible concoction you mix in with the other ingredients.



Turtle (farmed).