Morita-ya, Iconic Restaurant in Higashimachi, Toyama, Closes After Nearly 90 Years [25-year ago today]

 

Founded in the late Meiji era, the restaurant had been operating with efforts to downsize its business, switching to a reservation-only system and having chefs come from other establishments for reserved days.

 

However, the owner finally decided to close due to a lack of successors, changes in entertainment preferences, a decline in guests, and a prolonged economic recession.

Q. What was Morita-ya?

Higashimachi was once a lively entertainment district with many restaurants and over 60 geisha. Morita-ya was the district’s most historically significant and prestigious restaurant, loved by government officials, corporate executives, governors, mayors, and company presidents.

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