Overview
- The founder of Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo’s Ginza turned 100 on Monday.
- He told Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike that his health secret is “to work.”
- Day-to-day service now falls to his son Yoshikazu, while Ono prepares sushi only for special guests.
- The 10-seat bar won three Michelin stars in 2007 and was dropped from the guide in 2020 after limiting bookings to regulars or top hotels.
- Guinness World Records recognized him at age 93 as the oldest head chef of a three‑Michelin‑star restaurant.