Best Japanese Restaurants in Kyushu

Hakata Unagiya Fujiuna

博多うなぎ屋　藤う那

Hakata Station, Hakata, Fukuoka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Donburi (rice bowl) / Local Japanese Cuisine

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:00 am - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

It's located on the second floor of a building, a few minutes walk from the Tsukushi Exit of Hakata Station on each line.

Motsunabe Nagamasa Chikushiguchi Branch

もつ鍋ながまさ　筑紫口店

Hakata Station, Hakata, Fukuoka

Motsu Nabe (offal hotpot), Japanese / General / Kansai-style Udon (noodles) / Motsu Nabe (offal hot pot)

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

6-minute walk from Chikushi Exit of Hakata Station. It is on the 2nd floor of a building on the left side of Chikushi-dori Avenue from Otowa Crossing.

Itsuboshi

いつぼし

Nishinakasu/Haruyoshi, Hakata, Fukuoka

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Wine / Sake

Dinner: 13,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

Dinner: 13,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,000 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm), [Saturday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

Sunday

Unknown.

Hakata Uokura

博多魚蔵　

Hakata Station, Hakata, Fukuoka

Japanese, Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi

Dinner: 12,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

Dinner: 12,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

1-minute walk from Hakata Station on each line. It's on 2F at the Miyako Hotel.

Motsunabe Nagamasa Hakata Main Branch

もつ鍋ながまさ　博多本店

Hakata Station, Hakata, Fukuoka

Motsu Nabe (offal hotpot), Japanese / General / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Motsu Nabe (offal hot pot)

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

7-minute walk from Hakata Exit of Hakata Station. Turn left at the Hakata Ekimae 2-chome intersection and right at the next intersection. Turn left at the 3rd corner, and it is on the right.

Hakata Motsunabe KASHO

博多もつ鍋嘉祥

Hakata Station, Hakata, Fukuoka

Motsu Nabe (offal hotpot), Japanese / Motsu Nabe (offal hot pot) / Local Japanese Cuisine / Horumon (offal meat)

4,180 JPY

4,180 JPY

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

Sunday

English menu available.

About a 7-minute walk from the West 24 Exit of Hakata Station on Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line/Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line, About a 13-minute walk from Hakata Gate of Hakata Station on JR Line

Hakata Unagiya Fujiuna Tenjin Main Branch

博多うなぎ屋　藤う那　天神本店

Daimyo, Hakata, Fukuoka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Sake

4,500 JPY

4,500 JPY

11:00 am - 9:00 pm

None

English menu available.

5-minute walk from Tenjin Station on the Subway Airport Line or Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station on Omuta Line. 1F Nishitetsu Grand Hotel

Hakata Mizutaki Chidori

博多水炊き　ちどり

Hakozaki, Hakata, Fukuoka

Mizutaki (chicken hot pot), Japanese / Mizutaki (chicken hot pot) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Sake

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

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

Irregular

Unknown.

5-minute walk from Hakozaki-Miyamae Station, 5-minute walk from Hakozaki-Kyudaimae Station, 355-m from Hakozaki-Kyudaimae Station

Shirogane Nishida

白金にし田

Nishinakasu/Haruyoshi, Hakata, Fukuoka

Japanese, Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)

Dinner: 50,000 JPY / Lunch: 25,000 JPY

Dinner: 50,000 JPY / Lunch: 25,000 JPY

[Wednesday - Friday] Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm *Reservation required, Last seating around 12:30 pm, [Tuesday - Saturday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm *Reservation required, Last seating 9:00 pm

Monday, Sunday

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Tenjin-minami Station on Fukuoka City Subway. It's on 1F of Urban Tem Haruyoshi.

Mizutaki Ryotei Hakata Hanamidori Hakata-eki Chikushi-guchi Branch

水たき料亭　博多華味鳥　博多駅筑紫口店

Hakata Station, Hakata, Fukuoka

Japanese, Japanese / Chicken / Oyakodon (chicken and egg bowl) / Mizutaki (chicken hot pot)

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

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

Year-End and New Year's

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from JR Hakata Station

Kaisendokoro Sushi KAITO Mojiko Main Branch

海鮮処・寿司　海人　門司港本店

Moji, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

Sushi, Japanese / General / Fugu (blowfish) / Sushi

Dinner: 3,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

Dinner: 3,500 JPY / Lunch: 1,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. First Floor:2:30 pm, Second Floor: Food L.O. 2:00 pm, Drink L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:45 pm)

Wednesday

English menu available.

If driving from the Kokura area, take Route 3 towards the Kanmon Tunnel.

Mizutaki Ryotei Hakata Hanamidori Tenjin Branch

水たき料亭　博多華味鳥　天神店

Imaizumi, Hakata, Fukuoka

Japanese, Japanese / Chicken / Oyakodon (chicken and egg bowl) / Mizutaki (chicken hot pot)

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

[Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm / [Weekdays, Saturday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 12:00 am / [Sunday, National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Nishitetsu-Fukuoka Tenjin Station on the Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line

New

Eel and Japanese Cuisine Imasuke Fukuoka Ozasa Main Branch

うなぎと日本料理　今助　福岡小笹本店

Ohori/Ropponmatsu/Sakurazaka, Hakata, Fukuoka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Sake

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (Food L.O. 2:00 pm, Drink L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Food L.O. 8:00 pm, Drink L.O. 8:30 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

A 3-minute walk from Nishitetsu Bus's Ozasa bus stop. Approximately 1.4 km from the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line's Sakurazaka Station.

Yufuin Sansyorou

ゆふいん山椒郎

Yufuin(Yufu), Beppu/Yufuin/Kokonoe, Oita

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Local Japanese Cuisine

Dinner: 9,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

Dinner: 9,000 JPY / Lunch: 2,500 JPY

[Monday, Friday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 1:45 pm) [Friday - Sunday] Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm, Last Entry 7:00 pm)

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Unknown.

7-minute walk from [Yufuin Station]

Jukusei-zushi Koshiro

熟成鮨光史郎

Hirao/Kiyokawa, Hakata, Fukuoka

Sushi, Japanese / General / Sushi / Sake

30,000 JPY

30,000 JPY

Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm ) / Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Irregular

Unknown.

7-minute walk from Yakuin Station on Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line

Unagi No Tokunaga Hokubu

うなぎの徳永北部

Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kumamoto

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

[Monday-Friday, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:30 am - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

From Sakuramachi Bus Terminal, take a bus to Kanokogi bus stop. It's a 3-minute walk to Tokunaga Kita, located between Sushiro and Book Off.

Karen Kagoshima Branch

華蓮鹿児島店

Tenmonkan/Bayside, Kagoshima, Kagoshima

Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew), Japanese / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices) / General

Dinner: 8,500 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

Dinner: 8,500 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

3rd Sunday every month (or the last day of consecutive holidays)

English menu available.

10 minutes by car from the East Exit of [Kagoshima Chuo Station] on JR Kagoshima Main Line

Yoryutei

楊柳亭

Saga, Saga/Tosu, Saga

Kaiseki (course menu), Japanese / General / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Shojin Ryori (Buddhist cuisine)

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 8,000 JPY

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 8,000 JPY

11:00 am - 10:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm) Complete reservation system.

Tuesday

English-speaking staff available.

5-minute by car from Saga Station

Sushisho Fukuoka Branch

すし笑　福岡店

Daimyo, Hakata, Fukuoka

Sushi, Japanese / Sushi / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes)

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,500 JPY

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,500 JPY

Dinner 5:00 pm -11:00 pm (L.O. 9:30 pm) / Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Akasaka Station. Located on the 2nd floor of Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City.

JA Kagoshimaken Keizairen chokueiten Karen-Hakata branch

JA鹿児島県経済連直営店　華蓮博多店

Nishinakasu/Haruyoshi, Hakata, Fukuoka

Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)/Sukiyaki (hot pot stew), Japanese / Shabu-shabu (boiled meat slices)

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm), Dinner 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

3rd Sunday every month (or the last day of consecutive holidays)

English menu available.

431m from [Tenjin-minami station]