Frequently Asked
Questions

A ryotei is a traditional Japanese dining house where cuisine, architecture, garden, service and ceremony are designed as one complete experience. We offer seasonal kaiseki dishes, classic Japanese spaces, and heartfelt hospitality.

Tsukiji Jisaku was founded in 1931, beside the Sumida River in central Tokyo. The property itself was originally built in 1899 as a private residence, and its long history can still be felt in the architecture and garden today.

No. We are not members-only. Both domestic and international guests are warmly welcome, whether visiting for the first time or returning.

Yes. We have English-speaking staff, and English menus are available. Please let us know your group's language needs when making an enquiry so we can prepare accordingly.

Yes. We regularly host family celebrations such as okuizome (the first-meal ceremony) and shichi-go-san, and children's meal sets are available. Please tell us the ages of any children when you enquire so we can prepare the room and menu accordingly.

Reservations can be made through our enquiry form or by telephone. For courses, private rooms, dietary needs, or cultural experiences, we recommend contacting us in advance so we can recommend the most suitable arrangement.

As menus and ingredients are prepared with care for each guest, we recommend booking as early as possible — especially for larger groups, private rooms, celebrations, and cultural experiences, which may require additional preparation time.

We are sorry, but reservations for a single guest are not accepted. All meals are served in private rooms, with arrangements available for approximately 2 to 120 guests.

Yes. Please contact us as early as possible if your plans change. Because dishes are prepared individually for each booking, a cancellation fee of 100% of the food and room charge applies to cancellations, or reductions in the number of guests, made after 4:00 p.m. on the day before the reservation.

Yes. You can reserve online in English through our booking page. For private rooms, family celebrations and corporate events we recommend sending an enquiry instead, so that we can plan the room, menu and timing with you.

We serve seasonal Japanese cuisine, including kaiseki multi-course dining, our signature mizutaki chicken hot pot, in-room tempura, and Japanese wagyu prepared as sukiyaki or shabu-shabu. Each course is created to reveal the natural character of the ingredients.

Mizutaki is Tsukiji Jisaku's most celebrated dish — a refined chicken hot pot built around a deeply flavoured broth prepared over many hours. Simple in appearance yet layered in flavour, it reflects the Japanese belief that true excellence comes from care, repetition, and respect for the essentials.

Yes. Our menu changes with the landscape outside. We work with trusted suppliers to select ingredients at their seasonal peak, so each visit reflects what is special about that particular season.

There is no strict dress code. However, shoes are removed at the entrance and the corridors and private rooms are tatami, so we kindly ask guests to wear socks (no bare feet).

Lunch is served from 11:00 to 16:00 (last order 14:00) and dinner from 17:00 to 22:00 (last order 20:00). We are open every day of the week.

Course menus are ¥27,500 or ¥35,000 per guest for our seasonal kaiseki, mizutaki, sukiyaki and shabu-shabu. The tempura course is ¥35,000, and special courses are ¥55,000 or ¥88,000. A private room fee from ¥13,200 per room and a service charge (15% at lunch, 20% at dinner) are added, together with 10% consumption tax. As a guide, dinner for 4 guests including drinks comes to about ¥212,520 in total.

Yes. We will do our best to accommodate vegetarian and vegan dining. Please share full details in advance so we can prepare dedicated dishes for you.

We are happy to discuss pork-free meals and other cultural or religious dietary considerations. Please let us know your needs when making an enquiry so we can recommend suitable options.

Yes. Please inform us of any allergies or ingredient sensitivities in advance. As menus are prepared individually, advance notice is essential so that we can prepare your meal with care.

Yes. We have 19 private rooms of various sizes, and all meals are served in private rooms. Many rooms overlook our traditional Japanese garden.

We can accommodate private rooms for approximately 2 to 120 guests, from intimate gatherings to larger celebrations and events. Room recommendations can be made based on your group size and purpose.

Yes. We welcome birthdays, anniversaries, honeymoons, family reunions, proposals, and other milestone occasions. Celebrations can be enhanced with kimono dressing, garden photography, seasonal celebratory dishes, traditional entertainment, and more.

Yes. Private rooms are available, and arrangements can be tailored to the nature of your gathering, including confidential executive meetings. Please share your requirements in advance so we can recommend the most suitable arrangement.

No. Alongside traditional tatami seating, we have rooms with horigotatsu — a sunken floor beneath the low table, so you can sit comfortably with your legs down — and rooms with ordinary tables and chairs. Please tell us your preference when you book and we will prepare a suitable room.

We offer a range of private cultural experiences, including tea ceremony, kintsugi, wagashi making, calligraphy, ikebana, kimono dressing, and kabuki makeup, as well as private entertainment such as geisha, shamisen and koto music, and Edo Tezuma.

Yes. Tea ceremony, kintsugi, wagashi making, calligraphy, kimono dressing, and other experiences can be combined with a private kaiseki lunch or dinner to create a full cultural day.

Yes. Depending on the date, group size, and occasion, we may be able to arrange geisha entertainment, shamisen and koto performances, kabuki-inspired performances, Edo Tezuma, and other forms of traditional entertainment. Cultural experiences such as geisha and shamisen performances are available as options. Please contact us to arrange them.

Yes. Kimono dressing can be combined with private dining, tea ceremony, cultural workshops, and photography in the garden — a memorable way to mark a honeymoon, anniversary, or special day in Tokyo.

Yes. Tsukiji Jisaku offers a distinctive setting for leadership retreats, executive offsites, cross-cultural team building, Japan-market onboarding, incentive dinners, and VIP hospitality. Please see our Business page or contact us to plan a programme.

Yes. Programmes can be planned with international participants in mind, including English-language explanation and facilitation where appropriate. Please share the language needs of your group when making an enquiry.

Yes. Depending on your event, we can discuss options such as traditional entertainment, live music, welcome speeches, award presentations, recognition moments, and commemorative photography.

Yes. Every meal at Tsukiji Jisaku is served in a private room, which makes it well suited to client entertaining and confidential conversation. English-speaking staff and English menus are available throughout.

Yes. Milestone celebrations and award ceremonies can be held here with a gold-screen stage, a kagami-biraki sake-barrel opening and geisha dance. Please see our Business page for programme options.

Tsukiji Jisaku is in Akashicho, Chuo-ku, central Tokyo — just moments from Ginza and Tokyo Station, yet set apart from the pace of the city. Detailed access information is available on our Contact page.

Yes. Shoes are removed at the entrance, and our staff will take care of them for you. As the corridors and private rooms are tatami, please wear socks for comfort.

Yes. Wi-Fi is available for guests.

You do not need to. Your nakai — the attendant looking after your room — will explain each course as it arrives and show you anything you are unsure of, in English. There is nothing you can get wrong, and most of our international guests are visiting a ryotei for the first time.

Tsukiji Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line is about 8 minutes on foot, and Shintomicho Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line about 10 minutes.

About 5 minutes by taxi from Ginza or Yurakucho Station. We are in Akashicho, Chuo-ku, within easy reach of both Ginza and Tokyo Station.