List of Michelin starred restaurants in Japan

This is an incomplete list of Michelin-starred restaurants in Japan .

List

Tokyo [Kantō region 関東地方]

Name	City	2008 (150) [1]	2009 (227) [2]	2010 (261) [3]	2011 (266) [4]	2012 (293) [5]	2013 (373) [6]	2014 (281) [7]	2015 (226) [8]	2016 (217) [9]	2017 (227) [10]	2018 (234) [11]	2019 (230) [12] [13]	2020 (226) [14] [15]
Araki	Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo						Closed in 2013, relocated to London in 2014 [16]
Azabu Yukimura	Azabu-Jūban, Minato
Esaki	Shibuya										Lost in 2017 and relocated/rebranded in Sep 2018 as Yatsugatake Esaki [17] [18]
Ginza Koju	Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo
Hamadaya	Chūō, Tokyo												-	-
Ishikawa	Shinjuku
Joël Robuchon	Meguro
Kanda	Minato
Kohaku	Shinjuku
7chome Kyoboshi	Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo								-	-	-	-	-	-
Makimura	Shinagawa
Quintessence	Shinagawa
Ryugin	Roppongi, Minato
Sazenka	Minato-ku
Sukiyabashi Jiro	Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo													-
Sushi Mizutani	Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo										Closed in 2016 [19]
Sushi Saito	Minato													-
Sushi Yoshitake	Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo	-
Usukifugu Yamadaya	Minato
L'Osier	Chūō, Tokyo				Closed for reconstruction; New chef [20] [21] [22]
Kadowaki	Minato

Kyoto, Ōsaka, Hyōgo (Kobe), Nara [Kansai region 関西地方]

2021

Name	City	2021 (206) [23] [24]
Hyotei	Kyoto
Kyoto Kiccho Arashiyama (aka Kitcho Arashiyama Honten)	Arashiyama, Kyoto
Kikunoi Honten	Kyoto
Mizai (未在)	Kyoto
Isshisoden Nakamura (一子相伝 なかむら)	Kyoto
Gion Sasaki (祇園 さゝ木)	Kyoto
Maeda (前田)	Kyoto
Kyokaiseki Kichisen (京懐石 吉泉)	Kyoto
Hajime (ハジメ)	Osaka
Kashiwaya (柏屋)	Osaka
Taian (太庵)	Osaka
Fujiya 1935	Osaka
Koryu (弧柳)	Osaka

2010 - 2020

Name	City	2010 (85) [25] [26]	2011 (106) [27] [28]	2012 (1xx) [29] [30]	2013 (273) [31] [32]	2014 (267) [33]	2015 (254) [34] [35]	2016 (201) [36]	2017 (187) [37]	2018 (191) [38] [39]	2019 (246) [40]	2020 (204) [41]
Hyotei (瓢亭)	Kyoto
Kyoto Kiccho Arashiyama (aka Kitcho Arashiyama Honten) (吉兆　嵐山本店)	Arashiyama, Kyoto
Kikunoi Honten (菊乃井　本店)	Kyoto
Mizai (未在)	Kyoto				Closed and relocated [42]
Chihana (千花)	Kyoto	-									-	-
Tsuruya (つる家)	Kyoto	-							-	-	-	-
Isshisoden Nakamura (一子相伝 なかむら)	Kyoto	-
Iida (飯田)	Kyoto	-	-	-	-	-
Gion Sasaki (祇園 さゝ木)	Kyoto	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maeda (前田)	Kyoto	-	-	-	-
Kyokaiseki Kichisen (京懐石 吉泉)	Kyoto	-	-	-	-
Hajime (ハジメ)	Osaka
Kashiwaya (柏屋)	Osaka	-
Taian (太庵)	Osaka	-
Fujiya 1935	Osaka	-
Koryu (弧柳)	Osaka	-
Ca cento/Sento (カ・セント)	Kobe	-						-	-	-	-	-
Komago (子孫)	Kobe	-	-					-	-	-	-	-
Wa Yamamura (和 やまむら)	Nara	-							-	-	-	-

Hokkaido region [北海道地方]

Name	City	2012 (66) [43]	2017 (68-76) [44]
Hanakoji Sawada (花小路 さわ田)	Hokkaido
Molière (モリエール)	Hokkaido
Sushi Miyakawa (すし 宮川)	Hokkaido	-
Nukumi (温味)	Hokkaido
Sushi Tanabe (鮨 田なべ)	Hokkaido		-
Michel Bras Toya Japan (ミシェル・ブラス トーヤ ジャポン)	Hokkaido

Toyama (富山), Kanazawa (金沢) of Ishikawa Prefecture (石川), Niigata (新潟) [Hokuriku region 北陸地方, i.e. northwestern Chūbu region 中部地方]

Name	City	2016 (40) [45] or (7 as of 11-5-2020) [46] [47]	2017	2018	2019	2020 [48]
Yamazaki (山崎)	Toyama		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kyodaizushi (兄弟寿し)	Niigata	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nabejaya Korin (鍋茶屋 光琳)	Niigata	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Uozen	Niigata	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Aichi (愛知), Gifu (岐阜), Mie (三重) [Tōkai region 東海地方, i.e. southern Chūbu region 中部地方]

Name	City	2019 (68) [49]
Hijikata (土方)	Nagoya, Aichi
Sushi Ueda (右江田)	Nagoya, Aichi
Sushi Komada (こま田)	Ise, Mie

Fukuoka (福岡), Saga (佐賀), Nagasaki (長崎), Kumamoto (熊本), Ōita (大分) [Kyushu region 九州地方]

Name	City	2018	2019 (81) [50]
Sushi Gyoten (鮨 行天)	Fukuoka	N/A
Sushi Sakai (鮨 さかい)	Fukuoka	N/A
Sushidokoro Tsukuta (鮨処 つく田)	Saga	N/A
Agedashi Tempura Tenhiro (揚出し天ぷら 天ひろ)	Nagasaki	N/A
Itamaeryori Doyama (板前料理 堂山)	Nagasaki	N/A
Rurikon (瑠璃紺)	Kumamoto		N/A
Shinyashiki Kofukuron (新屋敷 幸福論)	Kumamoto		N/A
Sushi Sempachi (鮨 仙八)	Kumamoto		N/A
Kikusaiko (菊彩香)	Ōita		N/A
Oryori Hatano (御料理 はた野)	Ōita		N/A

Hiroshima (広島)，Ehime (愛媛)，Tottori (鳥取)，Okayama (岡山) [Chūgoku region 中国地方]

2018 - 2021

Name	City	2018 (45) [50]	2019 (6) [40] [51]	2020 (No announcement)	2021 (20)
Kaniyoshi (かに吉)	Tottori	N/A		N/A	N/A
Mitsuki (みつき)	Tottori	N/A		N/A	N/A
Nakashima (なかしま)	Hiroshima		N/A	N/A	N/A
Hiroto	Hiroshima		N/A	N/A	N/A
Ryoriya Shogetsuan (料理屋 昇月庵)	Hiroshima		N/A	N/A	N/A
Ryoriya Sobiki (料理屋 そうびき)	Hiroshima		N/A	N/A	N/A
Tokaan (桃花庵)	Hiroshima		N/A	N/A	N/A
Kurumasushi (くるますし)	Matsuyama of Ehime Prefecture		N/A	N/A	N/A
Sushinoma (鮨の間)	Matsuyama of Ehime Prefecture		N/A	N/A	N/A
Kuikiriryori Happo (喰切料理 八方)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sushi En (鮨 縁)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aoi (あおい)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ajisobo Mugi (味創房 麦)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Acca (アッカ)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Uosho (魚祥)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Essere (エッセレ)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oryori Sugi (御料理 椙)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kaiseki Shoichiro (懐石 昇一楼)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kashirajima Restaurant Cucina Terada (頭島レストラン クチーナ テラダ)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kurashiki Ichie (倉敷 一会)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shoun (祥雲)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hasunomi (はすのみ)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bricole (ブリコール)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Honami (穂浪)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Matsuzushi (松寿司)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yamazato (山里)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yamamoto 山もと	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rakushunsai Sato (楽旬菜 佐とう)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lionni (レオーニ)	Okayama	N/A	N/A	N/A

See also

• List of Japanese restaurants
• List of Michelin three starred restaurants
• List of sushi restaurants

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