Kyoto
Hyotei, a 400-year-old kaiseki restaurant near Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward, holds three Michelin stars and serves dinner from ¥37,650 per person.
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Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Chef Takashi Yamamoto runs a 10-seat kaiseki counter in Kanazawa with a 15-course menu, sake pairing, and English-friendly service.
$$$Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Kaiseki counter in Kanazawa's Higashiyama district run by chef Akihiko Yokoyama, with a 10-course menu around ¥10,000 per person.
$$$Kyoto
Kikunoi Honten is a three-Michelin-star kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, with ten private tatami rooms and courses starting at ¥16,500.
$$$Los Angeles, California
Two-Michelin-starred kaiseki counter in Los Angeles led by chefs Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida-Nakayama; $285 dinner omakase, booked through Tock.
$$$Seattle, Washington
Kappo-style sushi and seasonal Pacific Northwest cuisine in Eastlake, Seattle, led by chef Taichi Kitamura; lunch and dinner by reservation via Tock.
$$$Fukuoka
Edomae sushi kaiseki counter in Akasaka, Fukuoka, run by chef Kijima Eitaro, with lunch omakase from 6,000 yen and evening courses from 21,000 yen.
$$$Sapporo, Hokkaido
Counter-only kaiseki-style omakase in Sapporo's Chuo Ward, ten courses built around Hokkaido ingredients, reserved by phone.
$$$Denver, Colorado
Kumoya in Denver's Highland neighborhood offers counter-only kaiseki-style sushi omakase from chef Corey Baker, booked by phone.
$$$San Diego, California
A counter-only sushi and kappo spot in Little Italy, San Diego, taking reservations by phone, open evenings most days.
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