Tokyo retains gourmet crown with most starred restaurants

Tokyo

TOKYO kept its crown as the Michelin guide's gourmet capital on Tuesday with the most starred restaurants for an eight straight year, in the first guide released since Unesco listed Japanese washoku (traditional) cuisine an "intangible cultural heritage".

Among the establishments that gained three-star ratings in the 2015 Michelin guide to Tokyo, was one that serves poisonous blowfish and a traditional eatery whose chef at first thought his win was a joke.