in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha la la la la sha sla sla sla sla sha la la la la sha la la la la la la las the restaurant nasa in new york city tucked in the time-warner center in columbus circle. it is america's most expensive restaurant. dinner here costs around $600 per person before sake or extra pieces of the most outrageously high quality tuna on the planet. the raw ingredients are often flown in from japan or to this man's specifications. this is nasa takayama. to call him america's most respected sushi chef could be an injusti injustice. he is much more than that. what was it about him that set him apart took him from a bleak farming community in rural japan to be first the toast of los angeles and later the king of new york. it's a fascinating story. this is the west coast along the sea of japan. it is known for the untouched by time traditional districts, one of the few cities left relatively intact throughout the war. it is famous for its crafts and beautiful ceramics in particular. also the artistic sensibility and the way it also valued beautiful things, traditions. it's a ci