Best Japanese,Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) Restaurants in Japan : Page 2

Japanese, Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

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Sumibi Yakiniku Kappo Toto

炭火焼肉割烹　士士

Fukui City, Fukui, Fukui

Japanese, Japanese / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Yakiniku (grilled meat)

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

[Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday] Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm) / Lunch 11:00 am - 2:00 pm *Lunch service is currently being prepared. Scheduled to begin after Golden Week in May 2026

Thursday

Unknown.

A 15-minute walk from Matsumoto Machiya Station on the Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line

Hikariya Higashi

ヒカリヤ　ヒガシ

Matsumoto Station, Matsumoto/Shiojiri, Nagano

Japanese, Japanese / General / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

Dinner: 18,000 JPY / Lunch: 9,000 JPY

Dinner: 18,000 JPY / Lunch: 9,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 12:30 pm) / Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 7:00 pm)

Wednesday

English menu available.

20-minute walk from JR Matsumoto Station (Castle Gate). It takes about 5 minutes by taxi from the Station.

Noboruya [kanazawa/NotoWagyu/Meat restaurant]

登るや

Omicho Market, Kanazawa, Ishikawa

Creative, Sosaku (creative) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Sake / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine)

20,000 JPY

20,000 JPY

Dinner 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm *Open at 6:30 pm; explanation of Noto beef and dishes at 6:45 pm; dinner starts at 7:00 pm

Irregular

English menu available.

3-minute walk from Higashi-Chayagai. 10-minute drive from Kanazawa Station on JR Lines

Obanzai Kappo Minoru

おばん菜割烹みのる

Ichinomiya, Ichinomiya/Inazawa, Aichi

Japanese, Japanese / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Cookshop

8,000 JPY

8,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Saturday, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm) *May close when ingredients run out.

Monday, Sunday, National Holidays

Unknown.

3-minute walk from JR Owari-Ichinomiya Station

Unagi Komagata Maekawa Main Branch

鰻　駒形　前川　本店

Asakusa, Asakusa/Ryogoku, Tokyo

Japanese, Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

Dinner: 9,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

Dinner: 9,000 JPY / Lunch: 6,000 JPY

11:30 am - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:30 pm)

None

English menu available.

1 minute walk from Exit A2 of Asakusa Station on Toei Asakusa Line, or 3 minutes walk from Exit 4 of Asakusa Station on Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.

Kobe Ajihei

神戸　味兵衛

Sannomiya, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Japanese Beef Steak / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

[Weekdays] Dinner 4:00 pm - 12:00 am, [Saturday, Sunday] Dinner 12:00 pm - 12:00 am

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

1-minute walk from Sannomiya Station on JR Kobe Line, 3-minute walk from Kobe-sannomiya Station on Hankyu Kobe Line, 1-minute walk from Sannomiya Station on Kobe Municipal subway

Kochu no Tenchi

壺中の天地

Oita, Oita, Oita

Creative, Sosaku (creative) / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine)

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, National Holiday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm) [Saturday, National Holiday] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm)

Sunday. Open on Sunday if Monday is a holiday

Unknown.

A nine-minute walk from Oita Station. Proceed north along Chuo-dori Street, turn right between DAISYO and the Akarenga-kan building, and the restaurant will be on your left.

Unagi Komagata Maekawa Marunouchi Branch

鰻　駒形　前川　丸の内店

Marunouchi, Tokyo Station, Tokyo

Japanese, Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

None

English-speaking staff available.

2 minutes walk from Marunouchi Exit of JR Tokyo Station, or 1 minute walk from Tokyo Station on Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.

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鮮

Fukui Station, Fukui, Fukui

Izakaya (Japanese tavern), Taverns / General / Unagi (eel) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Monday

English menu available.

7-minute walk from Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station on the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line

Kappo Fujitsuka

割烹ふじつか　

Shin-Sakae/Higashisakura/Izumi, Nagoya, Aichi

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Sake

18,000 JPY

18,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday] Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Course meals require advance reservations (by the day before)

Wednesday

Unknown.

5-minute walk from Shinsakae-machi Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line

Syunsai Adachi

旬菜あだち

Nishi-Azabu, Roppongi, Tokyo

Japanese, Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Dinner 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (*Business hours after September Food L.O. 11:00 pm, Drink L.O. 11:30 pm) / Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm) *Business hours until August 31st

Sunday

Unknown.

8-minute walk from Exit 2 of Roppongi Station on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line / 6-minute walk from Exit 5 of Nogizaka Station on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line

Tokyo October

東京十月

Omotesando/Aoyama, Harajuku/Omotesando, Tokyo

Japanese, Japanese / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Wine

8,000 JPY

8,000 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) *Since lunch opens irregularly, opening days will be announced on Instagram / [Weekdays, Saturday] Dinner 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Sunday, National Holidays

English menu available.

4-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Omotesando Station, Exit B1. It's on the B1 floor of the Ohararyu Kaikan Building on Kotto-dori.

Namara Umai! Sushi Michi Shinbashi

なまら旨い！鮨道新橋

Shimbashi/Shiodome, Ginza/Yurakucho/Tsukiji, Tokyo

Sushi, Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

10,000 JPY

10,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Sunday

Unknown.

3-minute walk from Karasumori Exit of Shimbashi Station on JR Yamanote Line

Oniku Shoan Harubina

御肉匠庵　春日那

Oita, Oita, Oita

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Yakiniku (grilled meat) / Korean

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm) [Saturday and Sunday] 11:00 am - 11:00 pm Lunch: L.O. 2:30 pm

None

Unknown.

Nineteen-minute walk from Oita Station on the JR Nippo Line. Located near the Oita University Education and Welfare Science Junior High School.

Nenju Bansairoku Tsuki Usagi

年中万菜録　月うさぎ

Sannomiya, Kobe/Waterfront area, Hyogo

Japanese, Japanese / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / General / Sake

Dinner: 4,500 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

Dinner: 4,500 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

Dinner 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 11:30 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

A 2-minute walk from the West Exit of Hankyu Sannomiya Station (a 5-minute walk from JR Sannomiya Station), and a 6-minute walk from the East Exit of JR/Hanshin Motomachi Station

Izakaya Tanuki

居酒屋たぬき

Nishi-Azabu, Roppongi, Tokyo

Japanese Sosaku (creative), Japanese / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Kamameshi (rice cooked in an iron pot)

10,000 JPY

10,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:30 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Sunday (Closed during the year-end and New Year holidays)

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

10-minute walk from Roppongi Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line toward Roppongi Hills

Tempura Takeuchi

天婦羅たけうち

Nishi 11 Chome/18 Chome, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Tempura (fried seafood and vegetables), Japanese / General / Tempura (battered, fried seafood and vegetables) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

10,000 JPY

10,000 JPY

[Monday-Saturday] Lunch 11:00 am - 1:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Sunday, National Holidays

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Nishi-Juitchome Station on Sapporo Municipal Subway Tozai Line. About 3-minute walk from Nishi jugo chome Station on Sapporo Streetcar (Loop Line).

Hidatakayama Hidagyu Hidakisetsuryori Sakana

飛騨高山　飛騨牛　飛騨季節料理　肴

Hida/Takayama, Hida/Takayama/Gero, Gifu

Japanese, Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

Dinner: 12,000 JPY / Lunch: 10,000 JPY

Dinner: 12,000 JPY / Lunch: 10,000 JPY

Lunch 12:00 - 15:00 / Dinner 17:30 - 22:00

Irregular

English menu available.

An 8-minute drive from Takayama station. An 8-minute drive from Takayama Interchange. A 3-minute walk from the Hotel Associa Takayama Resort.

Burisho

魚師匠

Kyoto Station, Kyoto Station/Minami-ku, Kyoto

Seafood, Japanese / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,100 JPY

Dinner: 8,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,100 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm *Closed on Tuesdays from July

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

10-minute walk from the nearest stations

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Wayo Setchu Maru Ginza

和洋折衷まる銀座

Shimbashi/Shiodome, Ginza/Yurakucho/Tsukiji, Tokyo

Creative, Sosaku (creative) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Western Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Wine

Dinner: 22,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

Dinner: 22,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm) [Saturday] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) Open for lunch only on Saturdays

Sunday, National Holidays

Unknown.

3-minute walk from Exit 3 of Shimbashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, 3-minute walk from Shimbashi Station on JR lines, 6-minute walk from Exit B3 of Ginza Station on Tokyo Metro lines