The Best Kaiseki/Kaiseki cuisine 30 Restauran 2023ts in Japan

We have prepared 30 of the most popular and recommended kaiseki restaurants in Japan for you. Discover the best restaurants Japan has to offer.

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1. Honkogetsu

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
1-7-11 Dotonbori, Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

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Honkogetsu is a luxurious Sukiya-style Japanese restaurant that stands quietly in Hozenji Yokocho, an alley with elegant cobblestone streets. The restaurant, which has been awarded two Michelin stars almost every year, is particular about using Rosanjin and Baccarat for tableware as well as cooking. Enjoy the world of Japanese cuisine with a long history and a deep taste created by rich sensibilities and reliable techniques.

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Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
3-36 Namikicho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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In May 2018, Takuya Kataori, who worked as the head chef at Kaiseki Tsuruyuki, a Japanese restaurant in Kanazawa, opened his own Japanese restaurant, Kataori. Every day he travels far away to procure the best ingredients, and this is the only restaurant in Kanazawa where you can taste matsutake mushrooms picked in the morning. I would like you to visit once to taste the original strong taste of the ingredients.

3. Tenjinbashi Aoki

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Osaka Prefecture Osaka City Kita Ward Tenjinbashi 7-12-14 Gracey Tenjinbashi Building 1F

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“Tenjinbashi Aoki,” a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Tenjinbashi 7-chome. It is an orthodox Japanese restaurant run by Mr. Aoki, who trained for 15 years at the famous Honkogetsu restaurant in Osaka, and is now independent. Not only is he particular about his dishes, but he is also particular about the tableware, so you can enjoy the food with your eyes even after you eat it.

4. Restaurant Uemura

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
1-24-14 Pencil Building 4F, Nakayamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo

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Located in Kitanozaka, Kobe, "Ryoya Uemura" has two Michelin stars. In a limited space with only 11 counter seats, you can enjoy modern Japanese cuisine using new ingredients and techniques while respecting the basics of traditional Japanese cuisine.

5. Shinbashi Hoshino

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
5-31-3 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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"Shinbashi Hoshino" was opened independently in 2012 by Mr. Yoshiaki Hoshino, who trained for more than 10 years at "Kyoaji", a famous Japanese restaurant that represents Tokyo. The elegant and delicate cuisine, which draws out the power of the ingredients to the utmost, surprises visitors.

6. Chef Masano

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
67-1 Nakagawayokemachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A Japanese restaurant standing in a quiet residential area on the banks of the Kanazawa Sai River. All of the dishes that value local seasonal ingredients are elegant and make you feel like the ancient city of Kanazawa. It is a shop that is visually pleasing, with special attention to tableware and presentation, such as Wajima lacquerware and Kutani ware.

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Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Yamahiko Building 1F, 1-9-16 Oyodo Minami, Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

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This shop is located near Fukushima Station in Osaka. The owner of the restaurant, who trained at Honkogetsu, a well-known restaurant in Osaka, became an independent restaurant and became a hot topic from the beginning. It is said that there are quite a few regulars who come every month for the menu that changes every month and is made with plenty of seasonal ingredients.

8. Tominokoji Yamagishi

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Kyoto prefecture Kyoto city

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While preserving the tradition of Kyoto cuisine, we offer dishes that allow you to feel the changes of the four seasons based on the spirit of hospitality of tea kaiseki. While using Kyoto ingredients such as Kyoto vegetables and river fish, we hope that you will enjoy the culture of Kyoto's saijiki that visits every month through our cuisine.

9. Iida

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
South side of Aneyokoji Tominokoji Nishiiriru, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

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A shop located on Aneyakoji Street in Kyoto. Simple and elegant dishes based on cha-kaiseki have won the tastes of many gourmets, and won three stars in the 2018 Michelin Guide. It is a well-known restaurant that is so loved that regular customers who have been coming since its opening can hardly speak.

10. Yamagencha

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
347-96 north side of Gion-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

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A deeply nourishing dish that fuses Zen cuisine, the heart of the tea ceremony, and a unique world view captures the hearts of guests who visit. A famous Japanese restaurant filled with the joy of enjoying the four seasons. Both the eyes and the palate will be satisfied with the presentation by the owner, who is full of aesthetic sense and playfulness. The interior of the store has a gentle yet neat atmosphere, so it is recommended for high-quality entertainment and business negotiations.

11. Ginza Shinohara

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Habiul Ginza 2 B1, 2-8-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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“Japanese Cuisine Shinohara”, which had a good reputation in Shiga Prefecture, is one of the most famous restaurants in Japan that is frequented by foodies from all over the country. In October 2016, Takemasa Shinohara, a master chef who trained at famous restaurants such as "Yamagencha", opened "Ginza Shinohara" in Tokyo. We want you to enjoy each dish prepared with seasonal ingredients from all over Japan.

12. Iyuki

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Chuo Ward, Tokyo

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Mr. Masahiro Ueda, who worked as head chef at the famous Japanese restaurant "Kyoaji", became independent and opened "Isetsu" in Ginza. The dishes that come out retain the color of "Kyoto taste", but you can feel Mr. Ueda's unique commitment. The feature is that there are many plates, and you can feel that they put a lot of effort into preparing each dish.

13. Maki Village

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
MAKIMURA BLD 1F, 3-11-5 Minamioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

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Makimura is a famous Japanese restaurant located in a quiet residential area near Omori Kaigan Station. The restaurant is popular for its seasonal dishes made with seasonal ingredients and the warm hospitality of the husband and wife owner, and has been awarded three Michelin stars.

14. Gen Yuzuki

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
2-43-1 Towacho, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture

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Yunokimoto is a famous Japanese restaurant that represents Nagano, located about a 3-minute walk from Iida Station. You can enjoy traditional Japanese cuisine using ingredients from Shinshu, which is rich in nature, by the owner who trained at the famous Shiga restaurant "Shofukuro".

15. Homura

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
1-1-30 Ichibancho, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture

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An authentic Japanese restaurant located in front of Hachinohe Station. A restaurant where you can enjoy high-quality Japanese cuisine that seems to have been made with extra effort. I would like you to try Japanese cuisine, which is attractive for cooking methods that make the most of the ingredients.

16. Japanese Restaurant Takamura

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
1-7-31 Omachi, Akita City, Akita Prefecture

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Our shop stands quietly in a quiet residential area in Akita City, Akita Prefecture. The owner, Mr. Hiroki Takamura, is a valuable person who has inherited the Edo cuisine that he trained at the famous Mejiro restaurant Taikohachi. It is popular for dishes that make the most of the original taste of the ingredients, with careful preparation that takes time, attention to details that cannot be seen.

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Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Higashiyama Ward

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A three-star Michelin restaurant representing Kyoto located in Maruyama Park behind Yasaka Shrine. The owner of the restaurant is Hitoshi Ishihara, who was recognized by Teiichi Yuki, the founder of Kitcho, and became head chef of Kitcho Arashiyama Main Store at the tender age of 38. The menu consists of a three-hour course devised by Mr. Ishihara himself. Cha-kaiseki, with its luxurious and flavorful Mizen-ryu menu, has impressed many gourmets.

18. Kiyama

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
136 Kinuyamachi, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture Verdor Imperial Palace 1F

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A kaiseki restaurant that received a Michelin star just one year after its opening. The owner is Mr. Yoshiro Kiyama, who used to be the head chef at Wakuden. At the counter seats, you can watch the "dashi performance" of making dashi, an essential part of Japanese cuisine, by shaving 3 types of dried bonito. The pure water from the well is used for cooking, and you can enjoy the taste of the water to the fullest. Please enjoy the essence of Japanese cuisine.

19. Cuisine Miyasaka

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
4-26-12 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Bo-Ado Aoyama B1F

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Located in Omotesando, this restaurant is shrouded in mystery where the photos of the dishes are not open to the public. The owner, Nobuo Miyasaka, is a talented chef who trained for 10 years at the 3-star restaurant "Mizai" in Kyoto before becoming independent. The simple seasoning of the old days and the delicate dishes that make you feel the season quickly became a rumor, and it has become one of the difficult-to-reserve restaurants.

20. Kurogi

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
1-7-10 Shiba Park, Minato Ward, Tokyo

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Kurogi moved from Yushima to Shiba Daimon in 2017. The owner of this restaurant, Jun Kuroki, who went independent at the age of 30 after training at the famous Kyoaji. Mr. Kuroki, who has successfully opened a number of sister restaurants, including a shaved ice specialty shop, and has appeared on TV, has a dynamic cuisine that will surprise everyone.

21. Gion Owatari

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
570-265 south side of Gion-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

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Masato Owatari, who trained at many famous restaurants in Osaka, opened Gion Owatari on his own in 2009. Acquiring one Michelin star in 2012 and two stars in 2018, Mr. Owatari's cuisine and hospitality are praised by gourmets all over the country. It is one of the pleasures of being able to enjoy Japanese cuisine in a space unique to Kyoto, which is housed in an old private house in Gion.

22. Azabu Kadowaki

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Biranka Azabu 1F, 2-7-2 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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Azabu Kadowaki is a three-star Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant located about a 5-minute walk from Azabu-Juban Station. You can enjoy creative Japanese cuisine that incorporates seasonal ingredients not only from Japan but from all over the world.

23. Japanese Restaurant Seizan

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Grande Mita B1F, 2-17-29 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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"Japanese Cuisine Seizan" was opened independently by Mr. Haruhiko Yamamoto, who trained at the famous Japanese restaurant "Takada Hassho" in Gifu. Located about an 8-minute walk from Mita Station, it is known as a popular restaurant with two Michelin stars.

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Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
3-4 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

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Opened in 2008 as a sister restaurant of the popular high-end Japanese restaurant "Kagurazaka Ishikawa," it has been awarded three Michelin stars consecutively since 2016. At our restaurant, you can enjoy unique dishes using ingredients that are rare in Japanese restaurants, such as caviar, foie gras, and truffles. Enjoy the innovative Japanese cuisine created by Mr. Koyuji Koizumi, who trained at Ishikawa.

25. Hirasanso

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
94 Katsuragawabomuracho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Hirasanso

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Our shop is located in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, which is surrounded by mountains and is rich in nature. The head of the family is Goji Ito, who succeeded his father. Mr. Ito, who serves dishes that make use of natural ingredients such as wild game and wild vegetables, has become a hot topic among gourmets, and it has become a famous restaurant where you can't get a reservation before you know it. In recent years, he has won the Bronze Award at the Cooking Masters held by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

26. Takeyamachi Mita

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Teramachi-dori Takeya-cho Shimoru, west side, 667-1 Kuoninmae-cho

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Even in Kyoto, where there are many difficult-to-reserve restaurants, this restaurant is famous for not being able to make reservations. Inside the store, there is only a 6-seat counter that is extremely simple with no waste. Just like the interior, the food is a Kappo restaurant that strips away unnecessary things and draws out the maximum potential of the ingredients. A restaurant you want to visit once in your life if you have the chance.

27. Ogata

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
726 Shinkamanza-cho, Ayanokoji Nishinotoin Higashiiri, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

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At "Ogata," you can enjoy exquisite kaiseki cuisine created by the owner, Toshiro Ogata, who was the executive chef at the prestigious "Wakuden." The bold and delicate use of carefully selected seasonal ingredients can only be served by the owner, and is called the skill of a craftsman. A famous restaurant loved by many gourmets.

28. Japanese cuisine e.

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Valentine House 1F, 1-1-18 Katahira, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

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A famous Japanese restaurant in Sendai. The owner, Mr. Hiroyoshi Chiba, has experience working as a chef at the popular Sendai French restaurant "Nacre" after training at "Waketokuyama" in Tokyo. Enjoy delicious and visually appealing dishes.

29. Nozawawa

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City

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"Nozawa" is a fully introduced Japanese restaurant located in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. In a limited space with only 6 seats at the counter, you can enjoy creative Japanese cuisine full of originality.

30. Japanese Restaurant Yamazaki

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
1-18-9 Minami, Fusemachi, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture

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This is the only Japanese restaurant in the Hokuriku region that has received 3 stars from the Michelin Guide. The owner is Mr. Yamazaki, who has a background of training at restaurants such as Kagaman. The interior of the old folk house-style store has a tasteful and calm atmosphere. The dishes are made with plenty of seasonal and fresh ingredients from the Hokuriku region, and the flavors are gentle and you can feel the goodness of the ingredients. A Japanese restaurant representing Hokuriku where you can fully enjoy the blessings of the sea and mountains of Toyama.

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