The owner, Mr. Yamaguchi, started Hoan Hoan Saga Arashiyama in 2006, hoping to open a Chinese restaurant in Saga Arashiyama, where he was born and raised, for three generations to enjoy. It is a popular restaurant that is always crowded with people of all ages, including locals and tourists. The restaurant uses local ingredients such as Kyoto Poku, Manganji chili pepper, Kyo-machiya soy sauce, and Saikyo miso, in the hope that customers will come all the way to Kyoto to taste Kyoto ingredients. Not only does he insist on the place of production, but he also visits the production sites and selects only what he sees with his own eyes and is convinced of.

The chefs take great pains to prepare the ingredients they carefully select and purchase. The island pork stew is a masterpiece that takes more than three hours to complete. The pork belly with skin is grilled on the surface, then braised twice, once to remove the fat and once to allow the flavor to soak in. The pork belly with skin is melt-in-your-mouth tender, and the taste of the sweet sauce based on soy sauce and sugar is a hit with many diners. Another attraction of Hohan Hohan Saga Arashiyama is the selection of Kyoto's local sake, selected by Mr. Yamaguchi, a sake connoisseur. You can choose from a wide range of sake lined up in the store according to your mood of the day, and enjoy it with dishes seasoned to go with the sake.