Tamahide, a restaurant established in 1760 that specializes in Shamo chicken, is the oldest restaurant in Japan as well as the most famous Shamo chicken specialty restaurant. Its founder Tetsuemon Yamada was a falconer that was a supplier to the Tokugawa shoguns (the warrior family who ruled Japan during the Edo Period). He was highly skilled in cutting the bodies and bones of birds without showing blood and would slice into the meat without touching it with his hands.

This restaurant specializes in dishes made with shamo (game fowl). Established in 1760, the restaurant’s most famous dish is their [ Tori Suki] - a sukiyaki (hot pot stew) made with shamo. They don’t use any sake (Japanese alcohol) or sugar in their sauce, preferring instead to create a rich and fragrant sauce using shoyu (soy sauce).

This acclaimed eatery was founded around 1760, and became well known for its chicken sukiyaki. In 1891, the owner’s wife became an early pioneer of the food waste movement and used the diners' leftovers from chicken sukiyaki to mix them in with rice and egg, giving birth to oyakadon. The name of the dish means "parent and child".

If you’re seated for dinner at Tamahide, you’ll need to wait until the end of the meal for the famous dish, when it stands in for the traditional miso and pickles as a finale. At lunch, though, you can dive straight into the oyakodon as long as you don’t mind the wait. If you don’t start queuing by noon, you won’t be getting in.

Known as the birthplace of oyakodon, Tamahide was established in 1760, making it the oldest restaurant on this list. Now run by the 8th generation owner, Yamada Kounosuke, you can often find a long line wrapping around the restaurant full of hungry customers waiting to get a bowl of Tamahide's oyakodon.

Tamahide is credited as being the original server of oyakodon, which is mainly known to be chicken and egg on rice. They first opened in 1760 which means they’ve been in business for over 250 years. They originally were a higher end shamo nabe, or gamecock hot pot restaurant.

1-chōme-17-10 Nihonbashiningyōchō, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0013, Japan. Toriryōri Tamahide has been welcoming customers since 1760 and is known for its long history in Tokyo. Visitors from across Japan often line up to take in its traditional setting.

Tamahide invented the popular oyako-don, a dish of chicken and egg on rice flavored with dark soy sauce and mirin sweet seasoning. The poultry and eggs are sourced from contracted suppliers of Shamo game fowl. All seating is Japanese-style.

Tori-ryori Tamahide(鳥料理 玉ひで), a long-established restaurant with a history of 258 years in Nihonbashi and served dishes made with aged chicken.