Top 100+ Japanese Restaurants 2019
| Rank | Name | Chef | Cuisine | Location |
| 1 |  |
Sushi Saito | Takashi Saito | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 2 |  |
Tenzushi Kyomachi-ten | Isao Amano | Sushi | Fukuoka |
| 3 |  |
Ogata | Toshiro Ogata | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 4 |  |
Hirasansou | Takeji Ito | Kaiseki | Shiga |
| 5 |  |
Matsukawa | Tadayoshi Matsukawa | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 6 |  |
Higashiazabu Amamoto | Masamichi Amamoto | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 7 |  |
Yoroniku | Vanne Kuwahara | Yakiniku | Tokyo |
| 8 |  |
Kyo Aji | Kenichiro Nishi | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 9 |  |
Kimoto | Yasuya Kimoto | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 10 |  |
Den | Zaiyu Hasegawa | Innovative | Tokyo |
| 11 |  |
Sushi Sawada | Koji Sawada | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 12 |  |
Sugita | Takaaki Sugita | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 13 |  |
Tori-Shiki | Yoshiteru Ikegawa | Yakitori | Tokyo |
| 14 |  |
Kitcho | Kunio Tokuoka | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 15 |  |
Michel Bras Toya | Simone Cantafio | French | Hokkaido |
| 16 |  |
Quintessence | Shuzo Kishida | French | Tokyo |
| 17 |  |
Jumbo Hanare | Norimitsu Nanbara | Yakiniku | Tokyo |
| 18 |  |
Miyoshi | Tsutomu Ito | French | Kyoto |
| 19 |  |
Ishikawa | Hideki Ishikawa | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 20 |  |
Chiune | Satoshi Furuta | Innovative | Tokyo |
| 21 |  |
Ryugin | Seiji Yamamoto | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 22 |  |
Sushi Inomata | Kenji Inomata | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 23 |  |
Mitani | Yasuhiko Mitani | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 24 |  |
Sushi Kimura | Kouji Kimura | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 25 |  |
Takiya | Tatsuaki Kasamoto | Tempura | Tokyo |
| 26 |  |
Keyakizaka Wasa | Masataka Yamashita | Chinese | Tokyo |
| 27 |  |
Kusunoki | Tadashi Kusunoki | Tempura | Tokyo |
| 28 |  |
Sushi Sho | Keita Katsumata | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 29 |  |
Kiyama | Yoshiro Kiyama | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 30 |  |
Vesta | Hishikawa Kazuki | Steak | Tokyo |
| 31 |  |
Tempura Matsu | Toshio Matsuno | Tempura | Kyoto |
| 32 |  |
Sushi Miyakawa | Masaaki Miyakawa | Sushi | Hokkaido |
| 33 |  |
Château Restaurant Joël Robuchon | Michael Michaelidis | French | Tokyo |
| 34 |  |
Azabu Yukimura | Jun Yukimura | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 35 |  |
Hajime | Hajime Yoneda | French | Osaka |
| 36 |  |
Mizai | Hitoshi Ishihara | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 37 |  |
Nihon Ryori Takamura | Hiroki Takamura | Kaiseki | Akita |
| 38 |  |
Mikawa Zezankyo | Tetsuya Saotome | Tempura | Tokyo |
| 39 |  |
Miyamasou | Hisato Nakahigashi | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 40 |  |
Honkogetsu | Hideo Anami | Kaiseki | Osaka |
| 41 |  |
Morikawa | Kenji Mori | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 42 |  |
Il Ristorante | Luca Fantin | Italian | Tokyo |
| 43 |  |
Sumibiyakiniku Nakahara | Kentaro Nakahara | Yakiniku | Tokyo |
| 44 |  |
Nakashima | Tetsuo Nakashima | Kaiseki | Hiroshima |
| 45 |  |
Florilège | Hiroyasu Kawate | French | Tokyo |
| 46 |  |
Aca 1° | Tetsuo Azuma | Spanish | Kyoto |
| 47 |  |
Kohaku | Koji Koizumi | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 48 |  |
L’Osier | Olivier Chaignon | French | Tokyo |
| 49 |  |
Kurogi | Jun Kurogi | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 50 |  |
Sushidokoro Mekumi | Takayoshi Yamaguchi | Sushi | Kanazawa |
| 51 |  |
Yanagiya | Masashi Yamada | Regional | Gifu |
| 52 |  |
Sushi Yoshitake | Masahiro Yoshitake | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 53 |  |
Iyuki | Masahiro Ueda | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 54 |  |
Cuisine[s] Michel Troisgros | Guillaume Bracaval | French | Tokyo |
| 55 |  |
Harutaka | Harutaka Takahashi | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 56 |  |
L' Effervescence | Shinobu Namae | Innovative | Tokyo |
| 57 |  |
Esquisse | Lionel Beccat | French | Tokyo |
| 58 |  |
Ifuki | Norio Yamamoto | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 59 |  |
Sushi Namba | Namba Hidefumi | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 60 |  |
Seizan | Haruhiko Yamamoto | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 61 |  |
7 Chome Kyobashi | Shigeya Sakakibara | Tempura | Tokyo |
| 62 |  |
Tempura Motoyoshi | Kazuhito Motoyoshi | Tempura | Tokyo |
| 63 |  |
Sukiyabashi Jiro | Jiro Ono | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 64 |  |
Hyotei | Yoshihiro Takahashi | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 65 |  |
Ginza Shinohara | Takemasa Shinohara | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 66 |  |
Hashiguchi | Toshiro Hashiguchi | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 67 |  |
Chikamatsu | Nobuhiro Sakanishi | Sushi | Fukuoka |
| 68 |  |
Sushisho Masa | Masakatsu Oka | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 69 |  |
Narisawa | Yoshihiro Narisawa | French | Tokyo |
| 70 |  |
Sojiki Nakahigashi | Hisao Nakahigashi | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 71 |  |
Sugalabo | Yosuke Suga | French | Tokyo |
| 72 |  |
Aragawa | Mitsuya Yamada | Steak | Kobe |
| 73 |  |
Kabuto | Kimimasa Fujimori | Unagi | Tokyo |
| 74 |  |
Sushi Arai | Yuichi Arai | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 75 |  |
Nakamura | Motokazu Nakamura | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 76 |  |
Takazawa | Yoshiaki Takazawa | French | Tokyo |
| 77 |  |
Obana | Various | Unagi | Tokyo |
| 78 |  |
Shima | Manabu Ohshima | Steak | Tokyo |
| 79 |  |
Miyasaka | Nobuhisa Miyasaka | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 80 |  |
Pierre Gagnaire | Yosuke Akasaka | French | Tokyo |
| 81 |  |
Kahala | Yoshifumi Mori | Innovative | Osaka |
| 82 |  |
été | Natsuko Shoji | French | Tokyo |
| 83 |  |
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon | Kenichiro Sekiya | French | Tokyo |
| 84 |  |
Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi | Takashi Ono | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 85 |  |
Ranjatai | Hideyuki Wadahama | Yakitori | Tokyo |
| 86 |  |
Sincere | Shinsuke Ishii | French | Tokyo |
| 87 |  |
Sushi Sakai | Daigo Sakai | Sushi | Fukuoka |
| 88 |  |
Abysse | Kotaro Meguro | French | Tokyo |
| 89 |  |
Kawamura | Taro Kawamura | Steak | Tokyo |
| 90 |  |
Ichikawa | Katsumi Ichikawa | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 91 |  |
Sushi Takumi Shingo | Shingo Takahashi | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 92 |  |
Dons de la Nature | Yoshiji Otsuka | Steak | Tokyo |
| 93 |  |
Kichisen | Yoshimi Tanagawa | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 94 |  |
Owatari | Masahiro Owatari | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 95 |  |
Sato | Yoshimi Sato | Kaiseki | Fukuoka |
| 96 |  |
Aragawa | Various | Steak | Tokyo |
| 97 |  |
Apicius | Norio Takahashi | French | Tokyo |
| 98 |  |
Kyotenjin Noguchi | Daisuke Noguchi | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 99 |  |
Otomezushi | Kazuhiko Tsurumi | Sushi | Kanazawa |
| 100 |  |
Jumbo Shirokane | Various | Yakiniku | Tokyo |
| 101 |  |
Sato Burian | Akihiro Sato | Yakiniku | Tokyo |
| 102 |  |
Suzue | Yoshihito Suzue | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 103 |  |
Iida | Shinichi Iida | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 104 |  |
Ukai-tei Ginza | Various | Teppenyaki | Tokyo |
| 105 |  |
Wagyumafia | Hisato Hamada | Steak | Tokyo |
| 106 |  |
Uchitsu | Takashi Uchitsu | Tempura | Tokyo |
| 107 |  |
Kadowaki | Toshiya Kadowaki | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 108 |  |
Pellegrino | Hayato Takahashi | Italian | Tokyo |
| 109 |  |
Yamazaki | Koji Yamazaki | Kaiseki | Toyama |
| 110 |  |
Fukamachi | Masao Fukamachi | Tempura | Tokyo |
| 111 |  |
Koryu | Shintaro Matsuo | Kaiseki | Osaka |
| 112 |  |
Côte D'or | Masao Saisu | French | Tokyo |
| 113 |  |
Sushi Wakichi | Mitsuaki Tamura | Sushi | Hokkaido |
| 114 |  |
Umi | Ryujiro Nakamura | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 115 |  |
l' Equateur | Yoshiyuki Ono | French | Tokyo |
| 116 |  |
Masuda | Yoshichika Masuda | Kaiseki | Osaka |
| 117 |  |
Imahan | Various | Sukiyaki | Tokyo |
| 118 |  |
L'évo Cuisine Régionale | Eiji Taniguchi | Innovative | Toyama |
| 119 |  |
Kikunoi Honten | Yoshihiro Murata | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 120 |  |
Ginza Kojyu | Toru Okuda | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 121 |  |
Anis | Susumu Shimizu | French | Tokyo |
| 122 |  |
Torikado | Kohei Onoda | Yakitori | Tokyo |
| 123 |  |
Sushi Kanesaka | Shinji Kaneseka | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 124 |  |
Fujiya 1935 | Tetsuya Fujiwara | Innovative | Osaka |
| 125 |  |
Sakagawa | Hirokazu Sakagawa | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 126 |  |
Kurosaki | Kazuki Kurosaki | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 127 |  |
Wa Yamamura | Nobuharu Yamamura | Kaiseki | Nara |
| 128 |  |
Kanda | Hiroyuki Kanda | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 129 |  |
Sushi Ikkou | Junya Kudo | Sushi | Hokkaido |
| 130 |  |
Sushi Gyoten | Kenji Gyoten | Sushi | Fukuoka |
| 131 |  |
Wadakin | Various | Sukiyaki | Mie |
| 132 |  |
Chugoku Hanten Roppongi | Various | Chinese | Tokyo |
| 133 |  |
Fugu Fukuji | Takeshi Yasuge | Fugu | Tokyo |
| 134 |  |
Sant Pau | Yosuke Okazaki | Spanish | Tokyo |
| 135 |  |
La Cime | Yusuke Takada | French | Osaka |
| 136 |  |
Tomura | Kimio Tomura | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 137 |  |
Ca Sento | Sinya Fukumoto | Spanish | Kobe |
| 138 |  |
Ajiman | Various | Fugu | Tokyo |
| 139 |  |
Toricho | Various | Yakitori | Tokyo |
| 140 |  |
Chihana | Katsuyoshi Nagata | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 141 |  |
Zeniya | Shinichiro Takagi | Kaiseki | Ishikawa |
| 142 |  |
Maeda | Yujiro Maeda | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 143 |  |
Choyo | Zhao Yang | Chinese | Tokyo |
| 144 |  |
Ukai-tei Omotesando | Various | Teppenyaki | Tokyo |
| 145 |  |
Asaba | Shigekazu Noto | Kaiseki | Shizuoka |
| 146 |  |
Taian | Hitoshi Takahata | Kaiseki | Osaka |
| 147 |  |
Sushi Nakamura | Masanori Nakamura | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 148 |  |
Furuta | Hitoshi Furuta | Chinese | Tokyo |
| 149 |  |
Sushi Masuda | Rei Masuda | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 150 |  |
Aroma Fresca | Shinji Harada | Italian | Tokyo |
| 151 |  |
Sushi Ryusuke | Ryusuke Yamane | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 152 |  |
Edition Koji Shimomura | Koji Shimomura | French | Tokyo |
| 153 |  |
Sushi Wakon | Masashi Yamaguchi | Sushi | Kyoto |
| 154 |  |
JG Tokyo | Ryoichi Mochizuki | French | Tokyo |
| 155 |  |
Kashiwaya | Hideaki Matsuo | Kaiseki | Osaka |
| 156 |  |
Yutaka | Mamoru Takada | Steak | Kyoto |
| 157 |  |
Hakkoku | Hiroyuki Sato | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 158 |  |
Kikunoi Akasaka | Yoshihiro Murata | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 159 |  |
Hatsunezushi | Katsu Nakaji | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 160 |  |
Nodaiwa | Kanejiro Kanemoto | Unagi | Tokyo |
| 161 |  |
Daisan Harumi Sushi | Kazuo Nagayama | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 162 |  |
Kikuzushi | Yusuke Seguchi | Sushi | Fukuoka |
| 163 |  |
Yamaguchi | Tadashi Yamaguchi | Italian | Kyoto |
| 164 |  |
Sushijin | Izumi Kimura | Sushi | Toyama |
| 165 |  |
Le Mange-Tout | Noboru Tani | French | Tokyo |
| 166 |  |
Torishige | Yuji Sakamaki | Grilled Pork | Tokyo |
| 167 |  |
Les Saisons | Thierry Voisin | French | Tokyo |
| 168 |  |
Hiyama | Various | Sukiyaki | Tokyo |
| 169 |  |
Hirosaku | Satoshi Watanabe | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 170 |  |
Saeki | Hiroshi Saeki | Sushi | Kyoto |
| 171 |  |
Kondo | Fumio Kondo | Tempura | Tokyo |
| 172 |  |
Higuchi | Kazuhito Higuchi | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 173 |  |
Cignale | Toshiji Tomori | Italian | Tokyo |
| 174 |  |
Komatsu Yasuke | Kazuo Morita | Sushi | Kanazawa |
| 175 |  |
Gion Nishikawa | Masayoshi Nishikawa | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 176 |  |
Kyubey | Yosuke Imada | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 177 |  |
Tagetsu | Hideo Mochizuki | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 178 |  |
Inua | Thomas Frebel | Nordic | Tokyo |
| 179 |  |
Sushi Hashimoto | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 180 |  |
Goryukubu | Takeshi Kubo | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 181 |  |
Sushi Suzuki | Takano Suzuki | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 182 |  |
Ren | Jun Mishina | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 183 |  |
Sushi Shinnosuke | Kenji Maeda | Sushi | Kanazawa |
| 184 |  |
Muromachi Wakuden | Shinya Matsumoto | Kaiseki | Kyoto |
| 185 |  |
Idea Ginza | Masato Sugai | Steak | Tokyo |
| 186 |  |
Tacubo | Daisuke Takubo | Italian | Tokyo |
| 187 |  |
Sushi Takamitsu | Takamitsu Yasuda | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 188 |  |
Sushisho Saito | Toshio Saito | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 189 |  |
Sushi Takahashi | Jun Takahashi | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 190 |  |
Beef Steak Semmon Hiyoko | Hajime Hayashi | Steak | Kanazawa |
| 191 |  |
Eigetsu | Hidenori Iwasaki | Kaiseki | Tokyo |
| 192 |  |
Toriki | Kunio Aihara | Yakitori | Tokyo |
| 193 |  |
Reminiscence | Masaki Kuzuhara | French | Aichi |
| 194 |  |
Shinbashi Shimizu | Kunihiro Shimizu | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 195 |  |
La Brianza | Yoshiyuki Okuno | Italian | Tokyo |
| 196 |  |
La Maison De La Nature Goh | Takeshi Fukuyama | French-Japanese | Fukuoka |
| 197 |  |
La Bombance | Makoto Okamoto | Innovative | Tokyo |
| 198 |  |
Sushi Take | Fumi Takeuchi | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 199 |  |
Ishibashi | Masakazu Ishibashi | Sushi | Tokyo |
| 200 |  |
Sushi Tanabe | Masashi Watanabe | Sushi | Sapporo |
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