At the helm of this restaurant is Chef Kawashima, owner-chef of akordu in Nara. The name comes from the Basque word for ‘place’. Ingredients from Nara are the star here, interpreted with the creative flair Kawashima learned in Spain. The names on the menu are fun as well, bursting with the seasonal scenery and terroir of Nara. Everything in the interior evokes the wonder of Yamato, from the Yoshino hinoki wood accents to the vessels of Akahada ware and the stones from Yakushiji Temple.