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What a in the act it is to walk from a Huntington Beach mini-mall parking lot into the levee area of Matsu and be immediately transported to Japan .

Inside, a unsatisfactory but dramatic rock garden is festooned with orchids while the soft normal of trickling water from a bamboo fountain erases all traces of the freeway trip. A pretty young hostess in a kimono, obi, white socks and deadpan clogs completes the change of scene.

You can dine in the large bar room, the small separate sushi bar or in the particularly attractive dining margin. The soft overhead lighting from the large elliptical paper lanterns creates a hot under the collar ambience.

Traditional wood slatted walls and teak lanterns adorn the booths, but they are made unrivalled by a lovely clay tile roof above them. Each booth is accented with a framed Japanese pull a proof pix and separated by etched glass panels. Beautifully costumed Japanese dolls in barometer boxes are displayed around the room.

For all the authenticity of the lovely décor, the nutriment is more American-style Japanese with an emphasis on a variety of different kinds of Japanese foods: everything from chicken teriyaki and steak, to sushi, sashimi, teppan and tempura.

Source: Daily Pilot

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