Kawabun

Kawabun (河文) is Nagoya's oldest long-established ryōtei, located in Marunouchi 2-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya.[2]

Main gate of Kawabun
Japanese room Momiji, the only tatami room in the restaurant with a horigotatsu—sunken seating with view of garden[1]
Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu welcoming U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan at the Kawabun during the G20 summit (November 2019)

History

Founded during the Edo period, it became a successful business that was patronised by the Owari Tokugawa rulers. In the Meiji era, successive politicians such as Ito Hirobumi also visited. It was established as a company in October 1912. It was heavily damaged during the bombing of Nagoya in World War II built rebuilt after the end of the war.[3]

It hosted a dinner in November 2019 for the foreign ministers of the G20 Aichi-Nagoya Foreign Ministers' Meeting.[4]

The ryōtei specialises in serving kaiseki.[5]

Buildings

In 2005, the main building, front gate, wall, wakimon gate, shinyotei, corridor, yoryotei, and kitchen were registered by the authorities as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties.[2]

The Mizugami-no-Naka was designed by Yoshirō Taniguchi in 1973.[3]

The tsubo garden was created by the 10th generation Matsuo-ryu Iemoto Matsuo Sogo (Fusensai).[6]

See also

References
  1. "Meal | Kawaraga (KAWABUN) - A well-established restaurant in Nagoya".
  2. "国指定文化財等データベース". kunishitei.bunka.go.jp.
  3. "河文【芸術性と革新性】". 愛知の公式観光ガイド AICHI NOW.
  4. "Foreign Ministers' Dinner and Gift to Heads of Delegations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
  5. "Private room | Kawabun (KAWABUN) - Renting in Nagoya".
  6. "茶房 | 河文 (KAWABUN) - 名古屋の料亭".

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