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Japanese

4 stories about Japanese from IVEA.

The dining room at Kanpai BBQ & Hotpot, with woven pendant lamps and built-in grill tables

October 21, 2026

Kanpai BBQ & Hotpot in Rockville, MD: IVEA's top-rated Southeast Asian grill and hot pot

Kanpai BBQ & Hotpot, IVEA's restaurant at 1701 Rockville Pike in Rockville, MD, brings two Southeast Asian ways of cooking at the table together under one roof, and holds 4.7 stars from 751 Google reviews.

Pink and blue lion dancers on a red carpet at Tomodachi Food Fest in Rockville Town Square

October 19, 2026

From Charity to Cosplay: Chef Junzo Miyajima Led Two of Rockville's Most Talked-About Food Festivals

Chef Junzo Miyajima led the BiteMe Charity Festival for the Maryland Food Bank in 2025 and Tomodachi Food Fest, the DMV's only anime food festival, with its cosplay runway in 2026. Both had free admission and took over the square in Rockville Town Center, and here is what each one offered.

Chef Junzo Miyajima in a black chef's jacket, arms crossed

October 18, 2026

Meet the Father of the Izakaya in the DMV: Chef Junzo Miyajima, the One Chef Behind the Region's Most Talked-About Japanese Restaurants

Izakaya after izakaya, plus yakiniku, shabu-shabu, a soufflé pancake café and the relaunch of the first Japanese-Brazilian steakhouse of its kind: one chef, Junzo Miyajima, is behind them all. How IVEA's Executive Master Chef redefined what a cozy, friendly Japanese restaurant should be, with the best-quality food at prices a whole family can enjoy.

Genki Izakaya’s lantern-lit exterior at Scout on the Circle in Fairfax, Virginia

October 17, 2026

Why Genki Izakaya Is One of the Best Japanese Restaurants in Fairfax, VA

Rated 4.7 stars from 1,818 Google reviews, Genki Izakaya at Scout on the Circle in Fairfax, Virginia serves torched sushi, binchotan yakitori, A5 Miyazaki wagyu and what Washingtonian called some of the most stunning highballs around. The most popular dishes, hours, reservations and online ordering.