Restaurants in Japan

Kyoto

Kaiseki Makotarou in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto serves a single 8,800-yen kaiseki course at a 28-seat counter and table restaurant, closed Wednesdays.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Counter-only kaiseki-style omakase in Sapporo's Chuo Ward, ten courses built around Hokkaido ingredients, reserved by phone.

Hakodate, Hokkaido

Kira is a kaiseki restaurant in Hakodate, Hokkaido, offering lunch and dinner service with reservations taken by phone only.

Tokyo

Counter-only kaiseki in Ginza serving lunch and dinner, known for charcoal-grilled sawara and clay-pot rice, in the luxury price tier.

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Shikiha is a counter-only kappo restaurant in Kanazawa's Nagamachi district, open daily except Monday from noon to 11pm.

Tokyo

Three-Michelin-starred kaiseki restaurant in Akasaka, Minato City, Tokyo, with lunch and dinner service and reservations taken by phone.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

Tempura omakase counter named for chef Masa, inside Naniwa Tei in Sapporo's Chuo Ward, booked through Pocket Concierge.

Tokyo

Ichi-u is a counter-only Japanese restaurant in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, run by chef Koichi Hamano, blending washoku and Edomae sushi in an omakase format.

Kyoto

Maeshiro is a Michelin-starred kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward, booked by phone, with lunch and dinner service most days.

Fukuoka

Counter-only kappo restaurant in Nishinakasu, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, with phone-only reservations and a luxury price tier.