Sumiyaki Unafuji (next to the main store, Yukari)
Sumiyaki Unafuji opened in Showa Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture on July 21st, the Day of the Ox, in 1995. Founder Mizuno, who worked for an eel feed manufacturer, would visit the market every morning and build relationships with eel farmers around the country. At the time, the standard size of eels in Nagoya was 4P (4 eels per 1kg, approximately 250g), but he started his business selling 3P (3 eels per 1kg, approximately 330g) eels, with the idea that "I want people to know how delicious large eels are, and I want people to feel fuller."
■ " Sumiyaki Unafuji " and " Unau Okafuji "
Left: Kaburaya Group Chairman Okada, Right: Sumiyaki Unafuji Founder and Advisor Mizuno
Sumiyaki Unafuji will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2025 and is currently operating as part of
the Kaburaya Group Mizuno was originally a customer at Kaburaya Group restaurants. Okada of Kaburaya asked Mizuno to take over the business. Mizuno gladly accepted Kaburaya, saying, "If you're serious about it, come and learn." The Kaburaya Group is determined to respond to Mizuno's wishes and spread the love of eel even further.
The Kaburaya Group has spent its days understanding the seafood industry and primary industries, and working with eels as grillers, and on January 11, 2018, opened its Unau Okafuji Sumiyaki Unafuji Sumiyaki Unafuji " and in April 2018, we took over the business, which continues to this day.
Left: Kaburaya Group President and CEO Enomoto, center left: Founder Mizuno, center right: Founder Mizuno's wife, right: Kaburaya Group Chairman Okada
■30th anniversary events
On Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, Sumiyaki Sumiyaki Unafuji main store . The purification ceremony began at 9:30am, followed by the sake barrel opening ceremony and a greeting from Mizuno at around 10am.
we will be offering three extra Unagi Donburi with liver (Click here for more information on our 30th anniversary project)
On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in front of the Sumiyaki Unafuji Main Store Yukari, with related companies
Sumiyaki Sumiyaki Unafuji
will continue to serve delicious meals with love for eel, so that everyone can have a full stomach, be happy, and spend time with a happy stomach.