The Columbus Dispatch wrote Otani owner to mark restaurant’s 23 years with thank-you party
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
By Bill Chronister
Kazushige Honda, the man who introduced Columbus to sushi, plans to say thanks to the community this week for decades of success and fond memories.
Honda will mark the 23rd year of Otani Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar — as well as his 63rd birthday — Wednesday night with a celebration he calls “Arrigato, Columbus.” A commemorative mug will even be issued in honor of the occasion.
Otani brought sushi to the region long before many central Ohioans had experienced Japanese cuisine, so the restaurant has been a magnet for those visitors to Columbus seeking cosmopolitan fare.
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