
Luxurious
Japanese cuisine at Sendagi - historical downtown, hometown
of great writers.
Hifumi-an is a reservation only Kaiseki
(traditional Japanese cuisine) style restaurant.
In a relaxing space with an atmosphere of 1920's, we serve traditional Japanese cooking choosing the best seasonal ingredients. You can enjoy
a full-scale Japanese cuisine through the course.
Sendagi, a downtown of great writers
From Sendagi to Yanaka known as Nezu area is Tokyo's
downtown. The area remains with belle époque atmosphere.
Although located in the middle of Tokyo, the area was not included in the large scale city development.
In this area, neighboring University of
Tokyo, great writers of Meiji Era resided including Soseki
Natsume(1867-1916) who wrote "I
Am a Cat (Wagahaiwa Nekodearu) " and Kokoro",
Ougai Mori(1862-1922) who is known as great writer on a par with Soseki
Natsume and who wrote "Maihime" and "Sansho-Dayu" ,
Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972) who is the first Nobel Prize for literature winner as Japanese and who wrote "The Dancing Girl of Izu (Izu
no odoriko)" and "Snow Country (Yukiguni)", Hakushuu Kitahara (1885-1942) who is the auther of the poetical works" Jashumon" and a book of nursery
rhymes "Karatachi no hana" Hakushuu Kitahara
(1885-1942) and a book of nursery rhymes "Karatachi no hana" and Koutarou Takamura(1883-1956), known as engraver,poet and auther of poetical works "Doutei" and "Chieko's
sky (Chiekosho)" .
Building of a Hifumi-an has the atmosphere
of the belle époque era of Noh's (traditional Japanese performing
art on par with kabuki) Utai (those who sing with a peculiar
tune on the Noh stage) life style.