Chef

Yoshihiro Murata

村田吉弘

Owner

Confirmed facts

Has served as head chef at the Kikunoi main restaurant since 1993, the third generation of his family to do so. Source
Opened his own restaurant in Kyoto in 1976, the present-day Roan Kikunoi. Source

Seasonal kaiseki in Higashiyama, Kyoto, since 1912.

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菊乃井本店

KYOTO — Higashiyama-ku

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Broadcaster / mediaThe 505 February 2020

Profile of Yoshihiro Murata, third-generation chef of Kikunoi in Kyoto and kaiseki master.

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Broadcaster / mediaカンテレNEWS10 July 2026

News feature on the philosophy and succession of Yoshihiro Murata of Kikunoi Honten, Kyoto.

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