Edo Japan (restaurant)

Edo Japan
Company typePrivate
IndustryFast Food
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979) in Sydney, NSW, Australia
FounderReverend Susumu Ikuta
HeadquartersCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Number of locations
Over 160 in Canada (2022)[1]
Key people
Dave Minnett (President & CEO)
Websitewww.edojapan.com

Edo Japan, often known simply as Edo (/ˈiːdoʊ/), is an Australian-founded Canadian fast food restaurant chain specializing in Japanese Teppan-style cooking.[2] Founded in 1979 in Sydney, Australia by Reverend Susumu Ikuta,[3] a Japanese Buddhist minister, Edo Japan was named after the original name of Tokyo.[4] The company is based in Calgary, Alberta, and the first restaurant opened in 1979 in Calgary.[5]

  1. ^ "Locations". Edo Japan. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ Bouw, Brenda (25 July 2014). "Edo Japan owner fixed the company, then bought it". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mah_2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Nelson, Chris (9 October 2011). "Vision brings a taste of Asia to masses". Calgary Herald.[failed verification]
  5. ^ "Our History". Edo Japan. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.