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

Japanese, Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

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.

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

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.

SEN

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

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.

Yagitei Cafe

八木邸カフェ

Tokoname/Chita, Chita, Aichi

Cafe, Cafe/Sweets / General / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Others

1,000 JPY

1,000 JPY

Morning 9:00 am - 11:00 am / Lunch 11:00 am - 2:00 pm / Tea Time 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Monday

Unknown.

Located near Tokoname Station and Taya Station, inside Gallery Fukyushi. Please look for the historic traditional house and garden as you make your way here

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

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.

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

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

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).

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

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.

Shokudo Uchino

食堂うちの

Kita-Shinchi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

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

20,000 JPY

20,000 JPY

[Monday-Saturday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Dinner 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 12:00 am) * 2 parts: from 6:00 pm and 8:30 pm / Complete reservation system

Sunday

Unknown.

About 272m from Oebashi Station. Located on the Dohama Annex Bldg 4F.

Kaminoza

カミノザ

Tanimachi/Tanimachi-yonchome, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

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

20,000 JPY

20,000 JPY

[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holiday] 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm),[Tuesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 - 2:30 pm (L.O. 12:00 pm) *Lunch is currently acceptable for Sunday only on the web. Available on other days of the week for a minimum of 4 people. Please inquire by phone or email for lunch from Tuesday to Saturday.

Monday

English menu available.

5-minute walk from Tanimachi 4-chome Station/ Sakaisuji Hommachi Station. It is located on the Southwest corner of the Noninbashi intersection.

Kanihiro

蟹大

Ueno, Ueno/Yanaka, Tokyo

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

45,000 JPY

45,000 JPY

5:00 pm - 12:00 am

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Ueno Station C7 exit, 1-minute walk from Okachimachi Station North Exit

Shinjuku Ushimitsu

新宿うしみつ

Shinjuku-Sanchome, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Yakiniku/Wagyu (Japanese BBQ), Yakiniku/Steak / Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) / Japanese Beef Steak / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

Dinner: 12,500 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

Dinner: 12,500 JPY / Lunch: 7,000 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:30 pm (L.O. Food 10:30 pm Drinks 11:00 pm) [Saturday, Sunday] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Irregular

Unknown.

A 2-minute walk from the Central East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station; a 2-minute walk from Exit A5 of Shinjuku-sanchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi and Fukutoshin Lines and the Toei Shinjuku Line

Izakaya Asahi

居酒屋あさひ

Nagaokakyo, Saiin/Katsura/Nagaokakyo, Kyoto

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

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

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

Sunday

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Nagaokakyo Station West Exit on JR JR Tokaido Main Line, 15-minute walk from Nagaoka Tenzin Station East Exit on Hankyu Kyoto Main Line

Wagyu Restaurant Bungo Gion

和牛料亭 bungo 祇園

Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

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

16,000 JPY

16,000 JPY

Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm / Reservations only. Reservations are available at 17:00, 18:00, and 19:00. Each one is 2 hours and 30 minutes. Some days may have reservations available for 20:00 (please ask the restaurant for details).

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

7-minute walk from Exit 8 of Gion-shijo Station on Keihan Railway. It is located along Shimbashi-dori Street.