This restaurant was founded in Sugito, Saitama Prefecture, in 1873, at the dawn of the Meiji period. Charmed by the allure of Tokyo, Akihiro Takahashi, the fourth proprietor, fulfilled a dream by hanging out his shingle in Ginza. As his main store’s concept was to be an ‘eel kappo’ he serves soup dishes and decoratively arranged sashimi in the kaiseki style. Eel is freshly cut, steamed and grilled to achieve a tender texture, in the Kanto style. Dipping in egg yolks, à la sukiyaki, is one of his creative ideas.