About Osaka

When Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Osaka Castle, Osaka quickly developed as a commercial capital, attracting merchants from Sakai and Fushimi and making it a logistics hub. The means of transportation at that time was ships. For this purpose, the Horikawa River was built in all directions, and the ``Suito'' and ``Naniwa Eight Hundred Bridges'' were born. Unlike Edo, where the samurai dominated, Kyoto's culture was dominated by court nobles. On the other hand, Osaka flourished as a city of merchants.
This history is the foundation of Osaka's food culture. In merchant houses, the rational idea of ​​frugality permeated every corner of life, and simple, lean meals became the norm, but at the same time, high-class cuisine developed in restaurants used for business meetings. In Osaka, popular food and upscale gastronomy coexisted, stimulating each other.

"Senba" is the center of this area and is still known as Osaka's representative wholesale district. For the cuisine to be refined, the presence of ``customers'' is a necessary condition. While the merchants of Senba pursue ``delicious food,'' they also maintain the spirit of ``disposition'' (the beginning and the end, which means that things are consistent, that the balance of the books is consistent, and that the abacus is well-organized). With his unforgettable gourmet style, he led Osaka's food culture and supported Osaka's gastronomy. They sought out delicious food, entertained people, held business negotiations, and exchanged information at restaurants and restaurants that served it, so much so that it was said that only restaurants that could impress the merchants of Senba would survive. In Osaka, famous gastronomy restaurants that have inherited their ethos, tradition, and techniques are waiting for gourmets from all over the world, evolving their techniques and spirit every day.