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[[Image:Owariya.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The Owari-ya storefront.]]
*''Established: [[1465]]''
*''Japanese'': 尾張屋 ''(Owari-ya)''
The Owari-ya in [[Kyoto]], established in [[1465]], is one of the oldest [[soba]] shops in the country still in operation. As was quite common among pre-modern establishments in Japan, the Owari-ya is named after the home region of its founders; the founders of the shop came originally from [[Owari province]]. The shop began as a confectionery, but soon afterwards became a soba shop. It catered not only to the townsfolk, but also to aristocrats, temples, and other high-profile patrons. In the [[Edo period]], the Owari-ya became an official purveyor to the [[Imperial family]].
The main branch is located on Kurumaya-dôri. There are also two locations on Shijô-dôri (including one inside the [[Takashimaya]] department store) and one on Tominokôji-dôri.
==References==
*[http://www.honke-owariya.co.jp/about/ Owari-ya ni tsuite]. Owari-ya official website.
*Durston, Diane. ''[[Old Kyoto]]''. Kodansha International, 2005. pp110-111.
==External Links==
*[http://www.honke-owariya.co.jp/ Official Website]
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/tags/%E5%B0%BE%E5%BC%B5%E5%B1%8B/ Some interior photos]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E7%A7%8B%E9%87%8E%E3%80%85%E7%94%BA&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.012663,135.760192&spn=0.001175,0.002642&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.188995,86.572266&t=h&hnear=Akinonocho,+Nakagyo+Ward,+Kyoto,+Kyoto+Prefecture,+Japan&z=19&layer=c&cbll=35.012774,135.76022&panoid=I8l-yXD7OgU7H0UT_A6_sw&cbp=12,219.28,,0,0 Owari-ya on Google Maps]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
*''Established: [[1465]]''
*''Japanese'': 尾張屋 ''(Owari-ya)''
The Owari-ya in [[Kyoto]], established in [[1465]], is one of the oldest [[soba]] shops in the country still in operation. As was quite common among pre-modern establishments in Japan, the Owari-ya is named after the home region of its founders; the founders of the shop came originally from [[Owari province]]. The shop began as a confectionery, but soon afterwards became a soba shop. It catered not only to the townsfolk, but also to aristocrats, temples, and other high-profile patrons. In the [[Edo period]], the Owari-ya became an official purveyor to the [[Imperial family]].
The main branch is located on Kurumaya-dôri. There are also two locations on Shijô-dôri (including one inside the [[Takashimaya]] department store) and one on Tominokôji-dôri.
==References==
*[http://www.honke-owariya.co.jp/about/ Owari-ya ni tsuite]. Owari-ya official website.
*Durston, Diane. ''[[Old Kyoto]]''. Kodansha International, 2005. pp110-111.
==External Links==
*[http://www.honke-owariya.co.jp/ Official Website]
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/tags/%E5%B0%BE%E5%BC%B5%E5%B1%8B/ Some interior photos]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E7%A7%8B%E9%87%8E%E3%80%85%E7%94%BA&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.012663,135.760192&spn=0.001175,0.002642&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.188995,86.572266&t=h&hnear=Akinonocho,+Nakagyo+Ward,+Kyoto,+Kyoto+Prefecture,+Japan&z=19&layer=c&cbll=35.012774,135.76022&panoid=I8l-yXD7OgU7H0UT_A6_sw&cbp=12,219.28,,0,0 Owari-ya on Google Maps]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]