is a Japanese confectionery company. Its headquarters are in
Akasaka,
Minato, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.
It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits t ...
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What would become Toraya was founded in the 16th Century in
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...
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The company joined as a purveyor to the Imperial Court in Kyoto during the reign of
Emperor Go-Yōzei
was the 107th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Yōzei's reign spanned the years 1586 through to his abdication in 1611, corresponding to the transition between the Azuchi–Momoyama period and the Edo period ...
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Due to its longevity and being a family business since its founding, it is a member of the Henokiens association.
See also
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Henokiens
The Henokiens () is an association of companies that have been continuously operating and remain family-owned for 200 years or more, and whose descendants still operate at management level.. It derives its name from the biblical patriarch Enoch ...
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Food and drink companies based in Tokyo
Companies established in 1600
17th-century establishments in Japan
Food and drink companies established in the 17th century
Japanese brand foods
Japanese brands
Japanese Imperial Warrant holders
Henokiens companies
Confectionery companies of Japan
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