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Kitcho ( Kanji: 吉兆 Hiragana: きっちょう lit. "good omen") is a kaiseki (Japanese haute cuisine) restaurant chain group and one of the most famous ones in Japan. It was founded by Teiichi Yuki in 1930 in Osaka, and today runs restaurants in Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Fukuoka and Tokyo.
Today the Kitcho group consists of five companies, whose headquarters are located in Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and Tokyo respectively. Among the restaurants they run, the ones in Koraibashi (Osaka), Arashiyama (Kyoto) and Ginza (Tokyo) are especially well known.
Many politicians, businesspeople and artists are known as frequent customers. As a kaiseki restaurant, catering for the Japanese tea ceremony is one of its major services. A lunch in the Koraibashi restaurant costs over USD $300, and dinner costs over USD $400 per person.