Frequently Asked Questions

A reservation guarantees your table. Parties of 1–6 can book online; for parties of 7 or more, same-day bookings after 4:30 p.m. or special requests, please call +81 75-571-2804. You are welcome at lunch without a reservation (lunchtime reservations are for course meals only).

Yes — parties of 1–6 can book online. Parties of 7 or more, same-day bookings after 4:30 p.m. and seat requests are by phone — seats cannot be chosen online.

Yes, if seats are available. To be sure of a table, book online; for same-day availability after 4:30 p.m., please call +81 75-571-2804.

You are welcome at lunch without a reservation. Lunchtime reservations are taken for course meals only — seat-only reservations are for dinner.

Courses can be booked from two guests; à la carte dishes can be enjoyed from one. For hot-pot courses, reserving 3 days in advance is the surest way — same-day or next-day may still be possible depending on the pot and party size, so please call +81 75-571-2804 to ask.

Please let us know as early as you can if your plans change — online bookings through the booking site, phone bookings by phone. For large parties and course meals, changes at short notice may not be possible.

Seat requests are taken by phone only (+81 75-571-2804). Online bookings are assigned a table by us, so seats cannot be chosen there. We may not always be able to meet a request, but please do ask.

Lunch 11:00–14:00 (last order 13:50); dinner 17:00–22:00 (last order 21:30).

Mondays and the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays. No lunch on Thursdays (the owner is at the fish auction). The schedule can vary with holidays and seasons — the latest openings are posted on Instagram and our official LINE.

The calendar can vary — please check Instagram or our official LINE, or call +81 75-571-2804.

Opening days change over New Year and Obon. Please check Instagram or our official LINE, or call +81 75-571-2804.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We are closed on Mondays and the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, and there is no lunch on Thursdays (the owner is at the fish auction). The lunch menu differs slightly between weekdays/Saturday and Sundays/public holidays — see Lunch.

Ono Station on the Kyoto Subway Tozai Line. We are 0 minutes on foot from Exit 1 (about 30 seconds), on the ground floor of New Plaza Ono. See access →

Leave Exit 1 of Ono Station and turn right. Follow the road with the Nissan dealership on the opposite side; we are on the ground floor of New Plaza Ono, about 30 seconds away. See the map →

Yes — six free spaces: three in front of the restaurant and three in an L-shaped area beside it.

Please use one of the nearby nearby paid car parks, or call us on +81 75-571-2804 and we will help.

There is no dedicated bicycle parking, but you are welcome to park on our premises. Please let a member of staff know when you arrive.

New Plaza Ono 1F, 43 Kanshuji-higashiide-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8216.

Yes — one fully private and three semi-private horigotatsu (sunken-floor) rooms, plus two tatami rooms that open into one space for up to 30 guests.

Yes — horigotatsu (sunken-floor) seating for up to 6, with an smoke extraction, and two tatami rooms. Charcoal-grilled dishes are served only at the horigotatsu seats, because of the smoke.

Of course — counter seats welcome solo diners, and many of our regulars dine alone.

Up to 30 guests when the partition between the two tatami rooms is removed, and up to 60 for private hire of the whole restaurant.

Yes — children and babies are welcome. Kids' chairs, share plates and kids' plates are available (numbers are limited, so please ask when you book), and pushchairs are folded and stored during your meal. The tatami rooms suit families with children.

Yes — children's chairs and small plates and bowls for sharing. Numbers are limited, so please mention it when you book.

Yes. We will fold it and look after it for you inside the restaurant. Please let us know when you book.

Wheelchair users are welcome if they can transfer from the wheelchair to a seat — we will store the wheelchair during your meal (dining in the wheelchair itself is not possible). Please call +81 75-571-2804 before your visit.

The restaurant is entirely non-smoking, including heated-tobacco products such as IQOS. An ashtray is provided in front of the restaurant, so please use that area if you wish to smoke.

Free Wi-Fi is available, and there are power outlets in every room. Just ask a member of staff on the day.

Yes. We use a stera terminal, which accepts Visa, Mastercard, JCB and other major cards.

Yes. Through our stera terminal we accept QR code payments such as PayPay, and e-money including transit IC cards. (Accepted methods follow what the stera terminal supports and may change.)

Yes, we issue receipts, including the qualified invoices required for Japanese business expenses. Please tell us at the till how you would like it made out.

Yes — cash, credit cards, e-money and QR payments are all accepted at both lunch and dinner.

The live-fish sashimi platter from the auction, raw oysters and our signature “Taisho roll”. At lunch, the Taisho-don and Hokkai-don bowls are favourites. The most popular course is the “Take”; there is also a fugu full course, and in winter the hot-pot courses.

Kaiseki courses from ¥4,950 (hot-pot courses from ¥3,600) (fugu full course ¥13,200). À la carte is mostly market-priced by the season; the day's picks and prices are posted under Today's recommendations.

Yes. We run our own live-fish tank truck and bring the fish back to Kyoto still swimming, and we keep several tanks at different temperatures in the restaurant. In winter that means live squid, live monkfish and live cod — fish you will rarely find elsewhere in Kyoto.

Please tell us when you book — we will discuss what is possible.

Please mention it when you book. Subject to what we have bought that day, we will do what we can.

We don't run an all-you-can-drink plan. Instead, parties in a private tatami room can order a beer keg with its own dispenser, which works out well for larger groups. Please call +81 75-571-2804 to arrange it.

Yes — a children's plate (¥950 at lunch, ¥990 at dinner, tax included) with a tekka roll (raw tuna), hamburger steak, fried chicken and chips. The tekka roll can be swapped for a cucumber roll or a rice ball.

Yes — takeaway is available on request. Please call +81 75-571-2804 to discuss what we can prepare that day; the latest is on Instagram.

Up to 30 when the partition between the two tatami rooms is removed, and up to 60 for private hire of the whole restaurant. See banquets & private hire →

Yes. For memorial gatherings we suggest the Makunouchi kaiseki set (¥4,950) or the Shokado kaiseki set (¥6,050); for business dinners, the fully private horigotatsu room.

Yes, for up to 60 guests. Please call +81 75-571-2804 with your numbers and date and we will talk it through.

Yes. You are welcome to bring a cake at no charge (we cannot write messages on it). We are happy to help with the timing and with any surprise you have in mind — please mention it when you book.

Yes. Our dried fish and other mail-order items can be sent with formal noshi wrapping. Please ask when you order from the online shop (Japanese only), or in the restaurant.

We ship anywhere in Japan through the online shop (Japanese only). We are not able to ship overseas.

No. The restaurant has the feel of a fine kappo but the ease of an izakaya — please come as you are.

There are no printed foreign-language menus in the restaurant, but these English pages cover the same menu, access and FAQ information (a 繁體中文 version is available too), and our staff can manage in English and Chinese with the help of translation apps.

For hygiene reasons we cannot admit pets, with the exception of assistance dogs. Thank you for understanding.