Eel is an important part of Japanese food culture. There is a tradition of eating eel with everyone on the day of the ox in midsummer, and this is said to have come from the everyday wisdom based on the experiences of the ancestors. Eel is a way to prevent summer lethargy and is rich in nutrients. You will be surprised to know that eel has been eaten from over 1000 years ago and is also recorded in the Man’yoshu.

Amongst the quiet neighborhood, there is a well-established, red sukiya-style building called Kanda Kikukawa Kaminoge.

A large, white noren with the character of an eel is hanging at the doorway.

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