Its history dates back to 1819, the second year of the Bunsei era, when the parents of the first Nakamura Tokichi met.

The first Nakamura Tokichi's father, Rokubei, was born to Kyubei, a sheet metal worker in Fushimi, but was adopted by thatched roof craftsman Konakamura Rokuemon at an early age, and became a thatched roof craftsman himself.

In 1819, he married Tosa, the daughter of Furushima Bun'emon, a farmer in Makishima, Uji, and had five children, two daughters and three sons, including the eldest daughter Tsuru. The fourth child (second son), named Tokichi, would later take the name Nakamura Tokichi and establish a tea business.

The first Nakamura Tokichi

He was born on November 10, 1832,

as the fourth child of his father, Konakamura Rokubei, and mother, Nakamura Tosa.

Around 1840, he began training under Hoshino Soi as an apprentice.

Around 1843, he became a clerk at a young age.

On an auspicious day in the first year of the Ansei era (1854), tea merchant Nakamura Tokichi was founded.

Died June 8, 1896 (Meiji 29)