Ten-seat Edomae counter in Kitaaoyama, Tokyo, led by chef Yamaguchi Masashi, serving an eight-course omakase for ¥39,600, phone bookings only.
At a glance
- Price
- $$$
- Courses
- 8
- Seats
- 10
- Chef
- 山口 将司
- Reservations
- book a few weeks out
- Booking
- Phone reservations
- Cuisine
- Edomae sushi
- Price
- Upscale
Sushi Masashi occupies the seventh floor of a building near the Gaienmae intersection in Kitaaoyama, Minato City. The room holds ten counter seats plus a private room for four, and the kitchen is run by chef Yamaguchi Masashi, who trained at the sushi counter inside the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo and at a two-Michelin-star sushi restaurant before serving as head chef for the opening of Sushi Wakon at the Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto, where the restaurant earned a Michelin star. He later helped open the Peninsula Tokyo's Sushi Wakon before opening Sushi Masashi in June 2020.
The restaurant serves a single eight-course omakase priced at ¥39,600. Sushi Masashi holds one Michelin star and appears in the Michelin guide. Reservations are taken by phone only, and the restaurant is classified as hard to book.
Service runs across two lunch and two dinner seatings on operating days: lunch from 12:00 to 14:00 and dinner from 17:30 to 22:30. The restaurant is closed on Sundays and public holidays, with occasional Wednesday closures as well.
Good to know
- How do I book a table at Sushi Masashi?
- Reservations are taken by phone at 03-6384-5526; the restaurant does not list online booking.
- How much does the omakase cost?
- The single omakase course is eight courses for ¥39,600 per person.
- How many seats does the restaurant have?
- There are 10 counter seats and a separate private room that seats 4.
- What are the operating hours?
- Lunch runs 12:00–14:00 and dinner 17:30–22:30 on operating days; the restaurant is closed Sundays, public holidays, and occasionally on Wednesdays.
- Is this an easy restaurant to get into?
- Booking is described as hard to book with moderate difficulty; confirm current wait times and any deposit policy directly with the restaurant.
Details checked September 29, 2026. Prices and hours change; confirm before you go.
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