japanese around kendall sq., cambridge

 Someone wrote:
 >Are there any good, or even average, Japanese restaurants around
 >Kendall Sq., Cambridge?  If not, any recommendations for all of
 >Cambridge, or right across the bridge in Boston?

 There are none in Kendall Square that I know of.  There are several
 in Cambridge.  Tokyo on Fresh Pond Parkway is probably my favorite,
 although there are several people on this newsgroup who like to diss
 it because they claim they got bad vibes from the hostess.  Koto near
 the rotary (about a block from Tokyo) used to be quite good, but
 seems to have fallen off some.  There are several noodle/tempura/sushi
 stalls in Porter Exchange in Porter Square, plus one full-service
 restaurant.  Those are ones that I've been to, but there are
 probably half a dozen others.

 When you say "right across the bridge in Boston", I have to ask which
 bridge ;-)  Boston's got a number of Japanese restaurants worthy of
 note.  Nowadays my favorite is Ginza on the Boston/Brookline line
 (St. Mary's and Beacon).  They have an extensive menu and consistently
 high quality -- I was there for dinner Saturday, and the sake ochazuke
 and raw fish was just fine.  Takeshima in Coolidge Corner is also
 consistently good.  Yoshi on Boylston Street near Exeter (Copley) was
 great the last time I was there.  And there's perhaps half a dozen
 others -- Gyuhama, Miyako, Tatsukichi, Sakurabana, etc. -- that I
 haven't sampled recently enough to give an opinion on.

 brandon f chubb wrote:
 >
 > Are there any good, or even average, Japanese restaurants around
 > Kendall Sq., Cambridge?  If not, any recommendations for all of
 > Cambridge, or right across the bridge in Boston?
 >
 > Thanks in advance,
 > Brandon
 Try Miyako on Newbury and Gloucester for great sushi. In Cambridge, I
 enjoy Kotobukiya in the Porter Exhcange Building (next to the
 Cottonwood) and Jae's Cafe in Inman SQ.

 Buen Provecho!
 Meredith
 Cambridge, MA