Akasaka ASADA-Ryotei experience tour for international guests

Enjoy the hospitality of Akasaka geishasand seasonal Kaga cuisine
at the Akasaka ASADA
traditional Japanese ryotei

1Experience
traditional ryotei culturein the Akasaka geisha
district

The Akasaka area is one of Tokyo’ s six kagai “flowertown” geisha districts, joining Shimbashi, Yoshi-cho,Kagurazaka, Asakusa, and Muko-jima. The kagai are thedistricts featuring venues where guests can enjoy the artsof geisha performers in a traditional tatami mat setting.
In Akasaka, traditional ryotei are used for thesegatherings where cultural sophisticates come together tosocialize.

In this experience, guests will visit the zashiki tatami mat
rooms of the Akasaka ASADA ryotei to enjoy
performances of song and dance by Akasaka geisha.
Participants will learn to play traditional ozashiki-asobi
games and be treated to a sumptuous Japanese meal.
This is an experience of the unique aesthetic breathing
within the traditional culture of Japan.

The arts of
the Akasaka geisha
and ozashiki-asobi games
The geisha performance unfolds in the tatami mat
rooms of the ryotei. Geisha known as jikata play musicalinstruments and sing as an accompaniment to thedancing of geisha known as tachikata, elevating thedining experience of the gathered guests. The geisha
engage guests in ozashiki-asobi games played with simple
tools and easily remembered rules.

2Tosenkyo fan-tossing is one of these traditional Japanesegames. A sensu folding paper fan is thrown towards atarget galled a cho (butterfly) placed on top of a box
known as the makura (pillow). The position in which thefan lands determines the number of points won on each
toss, and the number of points earned decides the winner.
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3Enjoyseasonal kaiseki cuisine
at a traditional ryotei

Kaiseki-ryori is a Japanese meal featuring dishespresented in succession in a style similar to a Westerncourse meal. A first and second appetizer are followed bysoup, sashimi, a main dish, broiled dish, a stewed dish,rice, jellied sweets, and dessert. Kaiseki is written twoways in Chinese characters, each with a different styleand order of dishes. One style of kaiseki, written incharacters suggesting a gathering, is a cuisine to be eaten
while enjoying alcohol. The other type of kaiseki, written
in characters originating from Zen traditions, is a cuisine
enjoyed with tea. The roots of both types of kaiseki canbe found in Japan’s
traditional honzen
ryori cuisine passed
down from ancienttimes. The Akasaka ASADA ryotei serves Kaga cuisine,rooted in the culinary traditions of Kanazawa in Ishikawa
Prefecture. Kaga cuisine is characterized by its nuanced
depth of flavor, prepared using the bountiful ingredientsfrom land and sea found in Kanazawa and thesurrounding Hokuriku region. ASADA prepares menus
featuring seasonal ingredients including seafood such ascrab and nodoguro blackthroat seaperch, freshwater fish
such as ayu sweetfish and gori sculpin, and seasonal Kagavegetables. While a distinctly local style, Kaga cuisinefeatures an abundance of preparation techniques,bringing together traditions from varying cuisines ofEastern and Western Japan. Kaga cuisine is also known
for the sophisticated vibrance of its presentation style.

About theAkasaka ASADA ryotei
ASADAYA was founded in 1659 by Ihei Asadaya, aprocurer licensed under the authority of Tsunanori Maeda,
the fifth of the Kaga rulers. This was the beginning of theASADAYA Edo-Sando, a courier service running threetimes per month between Kanazawa and Edo. Passing
down this warrant from generation to generation,
ASADAYA continued in this role for the following twocenturies.
In 1867, one year before the Meiji Restoration, Shouhei
Asada returned the trading warrant to the Kagaauthorities. Based on the experience gained over long

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and pricing and scheduling enquiries.

Akasaka ASADA

4years’ leading the Kaga fiefdom courier service, he opened
the ASADAYA inn in Jukken-machi, Kanazawa.
In 1971, Katsuji Asada, the generational master of theday, opened Akasaka ASADA, followed by the opening ofan Aoyama location in 1993, and another in Nagoya in2004.
Today the ASADA family is proud to have restaurants inOtemachi and Nihonbashi, as well as BAR MATSUNIHONBASHI, all opened in 2018, and BAR MATSU
AKASAKA, opened in 2023. We welcome guests with ourKaga cuisine and unique ryotei-style seasonal decorations.

TEL

03-3585-6606

EmailAkasaka.asada@asadayaihei.co.jp