Some small bits in this section feel awkward to me, which is unusual for your writing. Feel free to accept or ignore any of this, but FWIW this is my gut reaction.

<i>...and lifted some flesh from her fish.</i>

Is this phrase necessary? If so, maybe "took a bite of fish" or something similar... the word "flesh" fell oddly on my ear in this context, and in any case she never actually eats it... I have a mental picture of her finishing the conversation with chopsticks full of fish held in front of her face. :)

<i>“Well, he is enshrined here.â€

“Ah.â€ Akira sounded surprised. “Yes, I suppose he is. Do you think that’s it?â€</i>

I'd take out the sentence, "Yes, I suppose he is." It wasn't that long ago that the enshrinement happened, and he was there; right now it sounds old knowledge that he's forgotten about.

<i>Akira walked over to the small shrine where his father was revered...</i>

Might I suggest "his father's shrine", or even "his father's small shrine"? Again, "where his father was revered" just feels... unnatural.