It was in 1954 that the previous generation, who had honed their skills at the long-established beef restaurant Kyoto Suehiro, opened a restaurant in Sengen Imadegawa. Since then, the restaurant has captivated Kyoto's gourmets, and now it has moved to Kinugasa, where the second generation, Yoshikiyo Asai, preserves the same taste. Although Mr. Asai trained at prestigious hotels in Kyoto as well as in France and Switzerland, the recipe has remained the same as when the restaurant was founded.