Yuan KITAMURA (1650 - 1719) was a wealthy farmer of Katata, Omi Province and was conversant in kaiseki-ryori (set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests) and landscape gardening, and he left a name in Yuan Yaki (Japanese grill, using meat or fish which are marinated, impaled on long skewers and broiled over hot coals), among other things.
北村祐庵（1650年～1719年）は近江国堅田の豪農で、会席料理と造庭に通じ、幽庵焼きなどにその名を残している。