About
Painting of YOUKIROU when it was established. It was the center of Kochi's banquet culture.
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It is said that Tokugetsuro was the largest traditional Japanese restaurant in western Japan momentarily.
It was chosen as a subject of novels and movies.
history
YOUKIROU
During the Edo period(1603-1868), Tosa domain strictly prohibited the regal culture or entertainment like going to theatre and restaurant. However, the ban was lifted for the first time in 300 years during the Meiji period(1868-1912).
Immediately, Tamamizu Shinchi, an entertainment district, was established on the riverside of the Kagami River, which flows through the center of Kochi City.
The geisha house and playhouses were crowded every night with the sounds of shamisen and tsuzumi drums which are Japanese traditional instruments.
In the midst of many stores, YOUKIROU, the predecessor of Tokugetsurou, was established in 1870.
The first owner, Torahachi Matsuoka, focused on cultural business in addition to introducing a traditional Japanese course dinner. He made many groundbreaking attempts at the time, such as holding the first large ink painting meeting in Kochi that gathered writers and artists and exhibiting paintings and books by famous people in the vast room.
Because of these attempts of Torahachi, YOUKIROU achieved popularity and grew to become the best restaurant in the Kochi prefecture. It is said that YOUKIROU welcomed more than 1,000 guests every night.
In 1878, on the day of the harvest moon in mid-autumn, a moon-watching party was held to celebrate the return of General Tani Tateki, who had returned from Kumamoto Castle. At the party, the General Tani named YOUKIROU as "Tokugetsurou" taken words from the Chinese poem.
Ozasiki Asobi
People in Kochi, who love to drink, have been thinking about “How we can drink a lot of alcohol having fun”.
At Tokugetsurou, you can enjoy banquet games that was born because of such attributes of people in Kochi.
NOTE : This is not forcing you to drink alcohol. You can also enjoy soft drinks.
Tokugetsurou was established in 1870 and is one of the oldest restaurants in Kochi.
"YOUKIROU" is the name when it was established. And the name of "YOUKIROU" is famous throughout Japan because it was chosen as a subject of a novel and a movie.
And Kochi is a city that has been carrying on one of Japan's leading tradition of drinking and there are a lot of drinking lovers.
There are banquet games that were created during Edo period with the utmost thought and effort just for drinking with having fun, because of such attributes of people in Kochi.
As one of the symbols of Kochi's drinking culture, Tokugetsurou (YOUKIROU) offers a hospitality that allows you to enjoy Kochi and Japan with delicious food and drinks.
Access
OPEN: 11:00-14:00 (LO), 17:00-22:00(LO)
Reservation: +81-88-882-0101
Address : 1Chome17-3 Minamiharimayacho,
Kochi-shi, Kochi-ken 780-0833 Japan