When Tosho-gu Shrine was rebuilt in the Edo period, the sculptors who had come from far and wide began to settle in the area. Their skills can still be witnessed in the wooden geta sandals and Nikkobori carvings of today. These craftsmen seemed to have had an interest in food as well. They brought a rich food culture of sake, soba, and yuba (bean curd skin) with them from their corners of Japan and those authentic flavors have been passed down unchanged through the generations. The years have been linked together by nature, refining the culture of Nikko along the way.