"good omen") is a kaiseki (Japanese haute cuisine) restaurant chain group and one of the most famous ones in Japan.
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.
The current executive chef of Kyoto Arashiyama Kitcho is Kunio Tokuoka (徳岡邦夫), grandson of Teiichi Yuki.
Kitcho: Japan's Ultimate Dining Experience was published in 2010 by Kodansha USA.