This recipe was inspired by my recent trip to Yamaha headquarters in Kakegawa City, Japan (about an hour train ride outside of Tokyo). After visiting Yamaha's amazing piano factory, where they make some the finest pianos in the world, my colleagues and I were craving Japanese fluffy pancakes. We managed to find a small cafe on our very last day of the trip - Pullman Cafe - that happened to be one of the very first places to introduce fluffy pancakes to Japan. In the hands of the master chef, those pancakes were unbelievably light and airy, so much so that it felt like you were tasting clouds! Ever since, I've been obsessed with learning how to make fluffy pancakes for myself.