taisho

Becoming a taisho, or sushi chef, takes time to master — even if they make it look easy on Iron Chef.

Vid Picks: How to Make Sushi 2008

Be prepared for the $3.50 or so per piece of nigiri prices, but expect high end quality fish like Sakae with well executed knife work from a true taisho who's had training in Japan.

Bay Area Upscale Sushi Search 2006

Yoritomo was not only appointed dainagon and taisho, but also given the post of so-tsuihoshi with powers extending to all parts of the empire.

A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886