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Japanese Restaurants
| Name | Price/ Cuisine |
Location |
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Afuri
Ramen is the quintessential Japanese fast food in a bowl: thick... |
$ |
Ebisu |
Aoi-Marushin
This large and historic tempura restaurant, founded in 1946... |
$$ |
Asakusa |
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Chano-ma
This stylish eatery serves modern Japanese cuisine. There are... |
$$$ |
Yokohama |
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Darumaya
While the classic bowl of ramen is topped with slices of pork... |
$-$$ |
Aoyama |
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Enju
Happo-en, a 300-year-old-Japanese garden wrapped around a lake... |
$$$$ |
Shirokanedai |
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Fujimamas
This cozy eatery is in an old converted tatami mat factory, and... |
$$ |
Harajuku |
Ganchan
The Japanese expect their yakitori joints—restaurants that... |
$$ |
Roppongi |
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Ginza Isomura Kamakuraten
This branch of the family-style kushiage (freshly grilled skewers)... |
$$$-$$$$ |
Kamakura |
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Gyoshintei
This is the only restaurant in Nikko devoted to shojin ryori,... |
$$$$ |
Nikko |
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Hachinoki Kita-Kamakura-ten
Traditional shojin ryori (the vegetarian cuisine of Zen monasteries)... |
$$$$ |
Kamakura |
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Happy Sakaba
Happy Sakaba (or "Happy Tavern") re-creates the atmosphere of... |
$$ |
Shinjuku |
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Higo-no-ya
The specialty of the house is kushi-yaki: small servings of meat... |
$$$ |
Aoyama |
Inakaya
The style here is robatayaki, a dining experience that segues... |
$$-$$$$ |
Roppongi |
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Jidaiya
Like the Jidaiya in Roppongi, these two Akasaka branches serve... |
$$$ |
Akasaka |
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Jidaiya
Entering Jidaiya, which loosely translates as "period house,"... |
$$$$ |
Roppongi |
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Kaisen Misaki-ko
This kaiten-zushi (sushi served on a conveyor belt that lets... |
¢ |
Kamakura |
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Kappo-Ajioka
When prepared incorrectly, fugu, the highly poisonous puffer... |
$$$$ |
Ginza |
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Kisoji
The specialty here is shabu-shabu: thin slices of beef cooked... |
$$$$ |
Akasaka |
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Kohmen
This lively ramen shop, like most in the city, has menus only... |
¢-$ |
Roppongi |
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Kushinobo
The lively action of the cooks frying kushi-age (skewered meat... |
$$$$ |
Shinjuku |
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Kyorai-an
A traditional Japanese structure houses this restaurant known... |
$$-$$$ |
Kamakura |
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Maisen
Converted from a sento (public bathhouse), Maisen still has the... |
$$-$$$ |
Aoyama |
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Masudaya
Masudaya started out as a sake maker more than a century ago... |
$$$-$$$$ |
Nikko |
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Mist
Exercising your plastic in Tokyo's Omotesando Hills shopping... |
$$-$$$ |
Harajuku |
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Morimoto XEX
Acclaimed chef Masaharu Morimoto's eponymous tri-level eatery... |
$$-$$$$ |
Roppongi |
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Motomachi Bairin
The area of Motomachi is known as the wealthy, posh part of Yokohama... |
$$$$ |
Yokohama |
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Nantai
The low tables, antiques, and pillows scattered on tatami flooring... |
$$-$$$ |
Nikko |
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Ninja
In keeping with the air of mystery you'd expect from a ninja-theme... |
$$$-$$$$ |
Akasaka-mitsuke |
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Oshima
The draw at Oshima is the Kaga ryori cooking of Kanazawa, a small... |
$$$$ |
Ginza |
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R Style
Even in some of the swankiest restaurants, Japanese wagashi (sweets)... |
¢-$ |
Harajuku |
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Rangetsu
Japan enjoys a special reputation for its lovingly raised, tender... |
$$$-$$$$ |
Ginza |
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Rinka-en
If you visit the gardens of Sankei-en, you might want to have... |
$$$-$$$$ |
Yokohama |
Robata
Old, funky, and more than a little cramped, Robata is a bit daunting... |
$$-$$$ |
Yuraku-cho |
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Sakuratei
Tucked away between two art galleries that feature works by young... |
$$-$$$ |
Harajuku |
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Sasa-no-yuki
In the heart of one of Tokyo's old working-class shitamachi (downtown)... |
$$$$ |
Ueno |
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Sasashin
Like most izakaya, Sasashin spurns the notion of decor: there's... |
$$ |
Nihombashi |
Sasashu
This traditional-style pub is noteworthy for stocking only the... |
$$-$$$ |
Ikebukuro |
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Sawamoto
Charcoal-broiled unagi (eel) is an acquired taste, and there's... |
$$-$$$ |
Nikko |
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Sawanoi
The homemade udon noodles, served in a broth with seafood, vegetables... |
$-$$ |
Akasaka-mitsuke |
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Shin Hinomoto
This izakaya is located directly under the tracks of the Yamanote... |
$$ |
Yuraku-cho |
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Suzuran
It's said that you can judge the quality of a Tokyo ramen restaurant... |
$-$$ |
Shibuya |
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Takeno
Just a stone's throw from the Tokyo fish market, Takeno is a... |
¢-$ |
Tsukiji |
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Tatsumiya
Here's a restaurant that's run like a formal ryotei but has the... |
$$ |
Asakusa |
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Tenmatsu
The best seats in the house at Tenmatsu, as in any tempura-ya,... |
$$-$$$ |
Shibuya |
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Tonki
Meguro, a neighborhood distinguished for almost nothing else... |
$-$$ |
Meguro |
Ume no Hana
The exclusive specialty here is tofu, prepared in more ways than... |
$-$$ |
Aoyama |
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Wa no Mori Sumika
A short walk from the heart of Ginza, this respite from the haute... |
$$$$ |
Ginza |