Konnyaku presented to Ichinomiya-sama by Kumekichi, a konnyaku and tokoroten specialty shop in Mori-machi, Enshu.

In 1854 (Ansei 1), the first founder, Kumekichi, began making konnyaku in Mori-machi, Enshu. Since then, the traditional techniques of the first Kumekichi have been passed down through generations, and the business is now run by the fifth generation. The details of this rich history are recorded in the local history book of Mori-machi, "Mori-machi Hensens Zakki" (Miscellaneous Records of Mori-machi's Transformations). The fifth-generation head of the family...

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