"Israeli food is becoming super trendy in this country, and hummus is leading the charge because people here are already used to the idea of bean paste from their local food.
It just fits."

— Rabbi Binyomin Edery
Israeli cuisine in general has become very popular in Japan beginning in the 2000s, especially Israeli style hummus, which has become available in Japan in the last few decades.
There are at least 8 Israeli restaurants serving Israeli style hummus in Japan as of 2015, mostly in the capital city of Tokyo, with one restaurant serving Israeli cuisine located in Sendai, a city in northern Japan.
The majority of Israeli style hummus available in Japan is not certified kosher, however there is one kosher restaurant in Tokyo at the local Chabad House, called "Chana's Place", which serves Israeli hummus and others Israeli cuisine.

Israeli cuisine, and Israeli hummus in particular, has been said to have become popular in Japan due to the health consciousness of the local population, many of whom wish to consume a healthy diet.

The longest-running Israeli restaurant in Japan is a restaurant called Shamaim, located in the Toshima-Ku ward of Tokyo.
This restaurant offers Israeli style hummus, along with other Israeli dishes in an all-you-can-eat format such as falafel, chicken schnitzel, shakshouka and kebabs, as well as traditional Israeli live entertainment such as belly dancing.
The oldest falafel restaurant in Japan is a restaurant called "Pita the Great", which has been open since 1993 and offers Israeli cuisine such as falafel, Israeli salad, and Israeli style hummus.
This restaurant is unique in Japan, as they bake their own pita on site and offer Israeli style hummus in packaged form (as well as other Israeli dips such as tehina and harissa), and offer it for sale at their restaurant as well as at the National Azabu Supermarket in the Azabu district of Tokyo.

David's Deli is another restaurant which offers Israeli style hummus, as well as other traditional Israeli dishes, as well as Jewish delicatessen dishes such as matzo ball soup, gefilte fish and p'tcha.
It is owned by an Israeli expat and the hummus and other dishes are made by a Japanese chef who was trained by Israeli chefs.

TA-IM, (meaning 'delicious' in Hebrew), is an Israeli restaurant opened by Israeli businessman Dan Zuckerman, which opened in 2011 in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo.
The restaurant mimics the hummusiyas of Tel Aviv, and specializes in Israeli hummus (and also offers Israeli style hummus with meat/Jerusalem hummus) and other Israeli cuisine such as falafel, chicken schnitzel, mujadra, kebabs on cinnamon sticks and malabi.
The restaurant plays the popular Israeli radio station, Galgalatz, in the background as part of its "Israeli aesthetic".
TA-IM is a small restaurant which only seats 16 people, compared to the larger aforementioned restaurants.
Hidehiko Egata, a customer of TA-IM who works in finance said in an interview with JTA, "I first ate hummus a few years ago on the other side of town, I found that it was more healthy than my usual dinners then.
It was filling, but it didn’t make me tired the way a noodle dish would.
When this place opened, it became my regular spot.".

"If this restaurant is to succeed, it needs to appeal to the Japanese public.
The Jewish, kosher-observing community is too small to sustain this business."

— Rabbi Mendy Sudakevich, Chabad of Tokyo
Chana's Place is a kosher restaurant offering Israeli style hummus and other Israeli cuisine owned by the Chabad of Tokyo, which is located in the Minato-ku neighborhood of Tokyo, and is run by Rabbi Mendy Sudakevich, who also served as Chabad's envoy to Japan.
The restaurant is named after his wife (Rebbetzin).
Chana's Place has been designed to appeal more to the local Japanese population of Tokyo, as the Jewish community of Tokyo has only been estimated to number several hundred people.
According to Rabbi Sudakevich, "The Japanese marry an almost impossible mix of hunger for new stuff with a deep conservatism," Sudakevich said. "
If you want to serve them something new, you
"Israeli food is becoming super trendy in this country, and hummus is leading the charge because people here are already used to the idea of bean paste from their local food. It just fits."
— Rabbi Binyomin Edery
Israeli cuisine in general has become very popular in Japan beginning in the 2000s, especially Israeli style hummus, which has become available in Japan in the last few decades. There are at least 8 Israeli restaurants serving Israeli style hummus in Japan as of 2015, mostly in the capital city of Tokyo, with one restaurant serving Israeli cuisine located in Sendai, a city in northern Japan. The majority of Israeli style hummus available in Japan is not certified kosher, however there is one kosher restaurant in Tokyo at the local Chabad House, called "Chana's Place", which serves Israeli hummus and others Israeli cuisine.
Israeli cuisine, and Israeli hummus in particular, has been said to have become popular in Japan due to the health consciousness of the local population, many of whom wish to consume a healthy diet.
The longest-running Israeli restaurant in Japan is a restaurant called Shamaim, located in the Toshima-Ku ward of Tokyo. This restaurant offers Israeli style hummus, along with other Israeli dishes in an all-you-can-eat format such as falafel, chicken schnitzel, shakshouka and kebabs, as well as traditional Israeli live entertainment such as belly dancing. The oldest falafel restaurant in Japan is a restaurant called "Pita the Great", which has been open since 1993 and offers Israeli cuisine such as falafel, Israeli salad, and Israeli style hummus. This restaurant is unique in Japan, as they bake their own pita on site and offer Israeli style hummus in packaged form (as well as other Israeli dips such as tehina and harissa), and offer it for sale at their restaurant as well as at the National Azabu Supermarket in the Azabu district of Tokyo.
David's Deli is another restaurant which offers Israeli style hummus, as well as other traditional Israeli dishes, as well as Jewish delicatessen dishes such as matzo ball soup, gefilte fish and p'tcha. It is owned by an Israeli expat and the hummus and other dishes are made by a Japanese chef who was trained by Israeli chefs.
TA-IM, (meaning 'delicious' in Hebrew), is an Israeli restaurant opened by Israeli businessman Dan Zuckerman, which opened in 2011 in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo. The restaurant mimics the hummusiyas of Tel Aviv, and specializes in Israeli hummus (and also offers Israeli style hummus with meat/Jerusalem hummus) and other Israeli cuisine such as falafel, chicken schnitzel, mujadra, kebabs on cinnamon sticks and malabi. The restaurant plays the popular Israeli radio station, Galgalatz, in the background as part of its "Israeli aesthetic". TA-IM is a small restaurant which only seats 16 people, compared to the larger aforementioned restaurants. Hidehiko Egata, a customer of TA-IM who works in finance said in an interview with JTA, "I first ate hummus a few years ago on the other side of town, I found that it was more healthy than my usual dinners then. It was filling, but it didn’t make me tired the way a noodle dish would. When this place opened, it became my regular spot.".
"If this restaurant is to succeed, it needs to appeal to the Japanese public. The Jewish, kosher-observing community is too small to sustain this business."
— Rabbi Mendy Sudakevich, Chabad of Tokyo
Chana's Place is a kosher restaurant offering Israeli style hummus and other Israeli cuisine owned by the Chabad of Tokyo, which is located in the Minato-ku neighborhood of Tokyo, and is run by Rabbi Mendy Sudakevich, who also served as Chabad's envoy to Japan. The restaurant is named after his wife (Rebbetzin). Chana's Place has been designed to appeal more to the local Japanese population of Tokyo, as the Jewish community of Tokyo has only been estimated to number several hundred people. According to Rabbi Sudakevich, "The Japanese marry an almost impossible mix of hunger for new stuff with a deep conservatism," Sudakevich said. "If you want to serve them something new, you 
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