Founded during the
Edo period (1603–1867), the became a successful business that was patronised by the
Owari Tokugawa rulers. In the
Meiji period (1867–1911), successive politicians such as
Ito Hirobumi also visited. The was established as a company in October 1912. It was heavily damaged during the
bombing of Nagoya in World War II, and was rebuilt after the end of the war. The served as host for a dinner in November 2019 for the foreign ministers of the
G20 Aichi-Nagoya Foreign Ministers' Meeting. The specialises in serving . == Buildings ==