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Kawabun
  .jpg) The Kawabun (河文) is Nagoya's oldest ryōtei (traditional restaurant), located in Marunouchi 2-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya.[2] HistoryFounded during the Edo period (1603–1867), the Kawabun became a successful business that was patronised by the Owari Tokugawa rulers. In the Meiji period (1867–1911), successive politicians such as Ito Hirobumi also visited. The Kawabun was established as a company in October 1912. It was heavily damaged during the bombing of Nagoya in World War II, and was rebuilt after the end of the war.[3] The Kawabun served as host for a dinner in November 2019 for the foreign ministers of the G20 Aichi-Nagoya Foreign Ministers' Meeting.[4] The ryōtei specialises in serving kaiseki.[5] BuildingsIn 2005, the main building, front gate, wall, wakimon gate, shinyotei, corridor, yoryotei, and kitchen were registered by the authorities as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties.[2] The Mizugami-no-Naka room was designed by Yoshirō Taniguchi in 1973.[3] The tsubo garden was created by the 10th generation Matsuo-ryu iemoto Matsuo Sogo (Fusensai).[6] See alsoReferences
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