[ speaking japanese ] >> masa: yeah. yeah. >> anthony: did you have a job when you went? >> masa: no. for play golf. [ laughter ] >> anthony: no way. >> masa: yeah. the thing is, when i was a kid -- you know, art class? the teacher told me that american kids, they -- when they draw outside, just flat, straight line, house, tree, sun. huge, huge land. >> anthony: that's true. >> masa: japanese kids will do just mountains first. the house, right? the sun. i wanted to go u.s. to see huge land. that's my, you know, dream, you know? ♪ >> anthony: grilled rockfish made houraku style, steamed in smoking wormwood. >> masa: good fish, right? >> anthony: very good. bamboo shoots and wagyu beef prepared tableside with soy sauce and mirin. >> masa: mmm! >> anthony: oh, that's fantastic. it's really good. today's sashimi course is cod, salted and pressed between