Claim: Nobu alum taking over Kajitsu space on East Ninth Street

Kajitsu, the highly-regarded vegetarian kaiseki restaurant, recently made the move from East Ninth Street to East 39th Street.

Now a tipster passes along word that a 15-year-alum of Nobu plans to take over the space for a restaurant featuring an upscale traditional Japanese menu. The new name is said to be Cagen. They will be applying for a beer-wine license at an upcoming CB3/SLA meeting.