At the time when the company was established, their Kurimanju gained a high reputation because people bought it as the "Kachiguri" (literally "a winning chestnut"), praying for a victory in the Japanese-Sino War and the Japanese-Russo War.
創業当時は日清戦争・日露戦争の戦勝祈願として、「勝ち栗」に通じるとして高い評判を得た。