This place has been in business since 1659! This is a very traditional restaurant, where you sit in a private tatami room and are served by a kimono-clad hostess. The food was excellent but you shouldn't expect modern. Ingredients were very fresh and well selected. We liked this dinner much better than at another Kyoto restaurant with a celebrity chef. Highly recommended for someone already experienced with Japanese kaiseki who would like to see the older style. I really hope these folks get enough business to stay open another century or two. I fear that most people are in too much of a hurry or looking for the latest thing to appreciate the care and tradition that goes into a place like this.