With the concept of "Lux in daily life", you can enjoy a rich selection of
more than 600 kinds of wine, along with the various dishes that the owner
sommelier Michihito Higashihara encountered during his eight-year stay
in France, as if you were surrounded by the local ambience.
The “Ararat” is named after a real sacred mountain that is said to be
the final destination of the god-blessed devout Noah and the pairs of all
animals in the flood that brought the end of the world,
a passage from the Old Testament.
We are aiming for a restaurant that can be the destination
where customers enjoy simple dishes with various wine.
In 1991, Born in Nagoya City (Aichi).
In 2012, Went to France and educated by
many of the world's best sommeliers.
at the sommelier school l'Ecole Worldsom in Bordeaux.
Obtained the WORLDSOM Magister Diplome and invested as
COMMANDERIE DU BONTEMPS MEDOC ET GRAVES - SAUTERNES ET BARSAC.
In 2014, Started his courier in France as a sommelier
at La Grande Maison Joël Robuchon Bordeaux(**),
and worked at Tour d'Argent Paris.
From 2017 to 2019, Worked as an assistant chef sommelier
at Hotel La Reserve Paris Restaurant Gabriel.
After that, he worked at the restaurant Apicius Paris
as the head of the sommelier department
till he returned to Japan in April 2020.
In 2017, Selected as one of the six members “Sommelier de l’annee”
of Le Chef, a famous French culinary magazine.
In 2019, Awarded the 8th J.S.A Sommelier Scholarship
Obtained ASI Silver Diploma
In 1986, Born in Tokyo.
In 2011, Moved to France after working as a sommelier
at a restaurant in Tokyo.
He visited a lot of famous brewery in France while studying
systematic tasting at ISVV (Grape and Wine Science Institute)
in Faculty of Brewing, Bordeaux University-II.
In 2014, Obtained DUAD (official taster) diploma from ISVV.
After returning to Japan, he worked as a sales buyer
at a wine import trading company, dealing in not only classic French wine
but also natural wine from Spain and Portugal.
In 2021, Assumed Ararat director appealed from the Owner Higashihara.
・About 3 minutes on foot from Tokyo Metro GINZA Line
"Toranomon Station" Exit 2b
・About 4 minutes on foot from Tokyo Metro HIBIYA Line
"Toranomon Hills Station" Exit A2
