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

Japanese, Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

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.

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

Teppan Osaka

鉄板Osaka

Higashi-Shinsaibashi/Shinsaibashi-suji, Shinsaibashi, Osaka

Teppanyaki, Yakiniku/Steak / Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Western Teppanyaki (iron griddle grilling)

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

Dinner 6:00 pm - 12:30 am (L.O. 11:30 pm)

None

English menu available.

6-mitune walk from Osaka-Namba Station on the Kintetsu Namba Line and Hanshin Namba Line, 6-minute walk from Namba Station and Shinsaibashi Station on the Osaka Metro lines

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

Sosaku Kushikatsu Bouyatetsu

創作串カツ　坊也哲

Minamisemba, Shinsaibashi, Osaka

Kushiage/Kushikatsu (deep-fried skewers), Japanese / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers) / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Wine

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

[Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O.10:00 pm), [Saturday, Sunday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Wednesday

English menu available.

5-minute walk from Exit 1 of Shinsaibashi Station on Osaka Metro Lines. 5-minute walk from Exit 1 of Nagahoribashi Station on Osaka Metro Lines.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

New

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

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.

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).

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

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.

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