Asakusa Tokiwa Restaurant History
| 1922 | In operation since the establishment of the restaurant as the 5th branch of the Tokiwa Restaurant main shop that is located in Honjo Ko-umedaira-Cho (present Narihira, Sumida Ward). |
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| 1931 | Moved and opened for business at 8-chome, Minami Senju, Arakawa Ward (Senju Ohashi-giwa). |
| 1936 | Moved and opened for business at Kaminari Mon, Taito Ward. |
| 1946 | Even after being burned down in the Pacific War air-raids, two branches--the present Asakusa branch and the extant Kaminari Mon branches--were reopened for business simultaneously. |
| 1958 | The 2nd generation owner took over and established an operational foundation. | 1980 | The 3rd generation owner took over and established a cooking policy. |
| 2010 | In July thoroughgoing redecoration was carried out, and the restaurant was reopened and is still in operation today. |
Tokyo Tokiwa Restaurants
There are numerous “Tokiwa Restaurants” in Tokyo.
Among them, this branch participates in the “Tokyo Tokiwa Group” that was created by the Tokiwa Restaurant main shop.
The original Tokiwa Restaurant was born from the Tokiwa Kadan, a high-class Japanese cuisine restaurant (ryotei), that prospered in the Asakusa---Ueno area from the 1870s to the early 1920s (Meiji to Taisho periods).
Mainly located in the downtown parts of Tokyo, these restaurants have been made individualistic through the ideas and concepts of the managers of the various branches.
