The characters 'yakitori' can be found in the menu of dishes that were served by 篠澤佐五右衛門良重, an official liaison (warimoto) in Iwamurata in Saku County, Shinano Province, to 青山因幡守, castellan of Komoro-jo Castle in 1648.
慶安元年1648年に、信濃国佐久郡岩村田の割元職の篠澤佐五右衛門良重が小諸城主青山因幡守に献上した料理の献立の中に「焼き鳥」の文字がある。