[Hotel Metropolitan Morioka] Morioka Terminal Building Co., Ltd. 45th Anniversary Dinner

Hotel Metropolitan Morioka (Main Building: Morioka Station Front / NEW WING: Morioka Station North Front, General Manager: Takashi Sato) will host a gastronomic banquet at NEW WING to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Morioka Terminal Building Co., Ltd. We have invited Chef Katsuhiro Nakamura, Special Advisor and Honorary Executive Chef of Nippon Hotel Co., Ltd., who was the first Japanese to earn a Michelin star. He will co-star with Hotel Metropolitan Morioka's 3rd Executive Chef Hitoshi Takahashi and 4th Executive Chef Mikio Kano—who have both studied under Chef Nakamura and inherited his skills and passion—to present a one-night-only course meal expressing "Tradition" and "Evolution". While looking back on the hotel's history and trajectory through videos and a talk show, please enjoy a dinner that weaves the upcoming story of the future connecting our guests and the hotel.

Event Overview [Event Name] Morioka Terminal Building Co., Ltd. 45th Anniversary Dinner Hotel Metropolitan Morioka: Visiting the Origins of French Cuisine - Inheritance of Tradition and Innovation [Date] Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 18:30 Banquet starts [Venue] Hotel Metropolitan Morioka NEW WING 4th Floor Metropolitan Hall [Price] 30,000 yen per person (Includes course meal, drinks, consumption tax, and service charge) [Reservation Method] Online reservations via our website or through the Marketing Department. [Reservations & Inquiries] 019-629-2601 (Reception hours 10:00-18:00) *Reservations open from Wednesday, April 1

Co-starring Chefs Profile (From left to right in the photo)

Hitoshi Takahashi 3rd Executive Chef, Hotel Metropolitan Morioka Executive Officer, Executive Advisor Born in Iwate Prefecture. Joined Morioka Terminal Hotel (currently Morioka Terminal Building Co., Ltd.) in 1985. Trained under Mr. Nakamura from 1991, and has worked at Hotel Metropolitan Morioka since 1995. After serving as chef for the restaurant and banquet departments, he became the Western Cuisine Chef and served as Executive Chef from 2016 to 2021.

Katsuhiro Nakamura Special Advisor and Honorary Executive Chef, Nippon Hotel Co., Ltd. Lifetime Honorary President of the Association of Recipients of the Order of Agricultural Merit of France, etc. Born in Kagoshima Prefecture