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| A Brief History of Honke
Tsuruki Soba Famous Soba Restaurant at Sakamoto,Mt. Hiei |
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| Traditionally, members of the Japanese Imperial Family have occupied the position of chief-abbots of Enryaku-ji, Mt.Hiei, head temple of Tendai School of Buddhism. This explains why members of the Imperial Family in Kyoto frequently visited Mt.Hiei. Given the location of the temple, it was difficult to prepare food for these distinguished guests. Our ancestors had the honor of cooking and delivering soba (buckwheat noodles) for them. Our restaurant also provided soba for Tendai ascetics at the end of their religious fast practice. |  |
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| Sakamoto, the town at the foot of Mt.Hiei, was established and prospered as the "Kitchen" of this famous complex of three thousand temples, sixteen valleys, and three imposing pagodas. It also became the gate of this renowned pilgrimage spot. Our restaurant was open in 1716 by Tsuruya Kihachi and has eversince served the the needs of all our customers. |
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 In 1911 the then Crown Prince (the future Emperor Taisyo) visited Shiga Prefecture and honored us with eating our soba. He liked it so much that he took back some Tsuruki Soba as a present for his father, Emperor Meiji; Starting with that year until the death of Emperor Showa, Honke Tsuruki was the officially appointed restaurant making and delivering "toshikoshi soba"(soba eaten on the last night of the year in order to make an auspicious passage to the New Year) to the Imperial Family. The restaurant continues to serve our numerous customers providing excellent quality soba based on more than 280 years of genuine tradition. |
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| Honke Tsuruki Soba / URL : http://www.tsurukisoba.com E-mail : honke@tsurukisoba.com
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| copyright 2002 TSURUKI SOBA all right reserved. |