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From November 18, 2026, to January 14, 2027, Anniversaire Cafe Omotesando holds the limited-time "ANNIVERSAIRE HOLIDAY 2026-2027" fair, with reservation-only Christmas dinner and lunch courses from December 19 to 25, afternoon tea, desserts, cakes, drinks, cocktails, a Christmas tree, and illumination.
Café Ladurée, a new concept from the Paris patisserie Ladurée, opens its first Tokyo store in the Shin-Marunouchi Building on November 16, 2026, with new pistachio lattes, takeout-style salads, a lunch set and Ladurée's first lemon cake.
Mercure Kyoto Miyazu Resort & Spa serves a special Tango lunch course with Kyoto beef fillet and Ine yellowtail aboard the Tango Kuromatsu restaurant train for three days only, January 22 to 24, 2027, at 15,000 yen per person.
From November 13 to December 27, 2026, The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka presents a Christmas promotion themed "Winter Wonderland — A World of Winter Dreams," including a lobby Christmas tree decorated with about 1,000 roses, an afternoon buffet at Splendido and a Burberry Beauty collaboration afternoon tea.
Tokyo Station Hotel, inside the Marunouchi Station Building, reached its 111th anniversary on November 2, 2026, and is offering staff-guided hotel tours through an overnight stay plan with breakfast and a lunch plan, both bookable only on its official website.
From January 9 to May 31, 2027, Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima will hold its all-you-can-eat Strawberry Lunch Buffet on the 23rd floor, now in its 25th year. Themed "Fragrant Symphony," it features a collaboration with Mlesna Tea. Adults pay ¥5,000 on weekdays and ¥5,500 on weekends and holidays.
A weekday-only ticket for ¥5,500 (tax included) combines the Gochiso Teishoku lunch set at Minoru Shokudo Mitsukoshi Ginza with admission to ART AQUARIUM MUSEUM GINZA, on sale from November 4 to December 4, 2026.
Following the start of Matsuba crab fishing on November 6, 2026, the Matsuba crab specialty restaurant Kanimatsuba Honten (かにまつば本店) in Tottori City begins its season on November 8 with a new Tokusen Kanimeshi Course at ¥19,800 (tax included), prepared by a head chef who also works as a fisherman.
On October 10, 2026, Sasho (サショウ), a wagyu sukiyaki and shabu-shabu restaurant overlooking a Japanese garden in Kamakura, began serving an autumn-only six-dish matsutake course comparing Kobe beef and Hayama beef, priced at ¥23,430 for dinner and ¥21,010 for lunch.
On November 22nd (Sunday), a special tour at the National Treasure Shokoji Temple in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, will combine a guided special visit and the temple's "Seven Wonders" with a one-day-only course meal by the restaurant Ahora Aqui.
Dining 33 Pâtisserie à la maison at Azabudai Hills is taking reservations through December 10, 2026 for four Christmas cakes, from whole cakes to single-serving petits gâteaux, while Dining 33 serves a Noël Course from December 19 to 25.
GOU Shinjuku (合 Shinjuku), a Japanese restaurant built around an open kitchen, opens on November 2, 2026 on the first floor of ONSEN RYOKAN 由縁 新宿 in Shinjuku 5-chome, serving seasonal dishes from a charcoal grill, teppan griddle and sushi counter.
From November 2026 through January 2027, InterContinental Sapporo is serving seasonal dishes inspired by Hokkaido produce and Sapporo's winter scenery, including a Christmas market buffet at AuBlanc, a white afternoon tea at Norva, and Christmas and New Year courses at SAWAKA.
Trattoria Ponte Nara at Novotel Nara serves a winter buffet built around Nara-grown vegetables, Baaku-buta pork, and Uemura Farm milk from December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027.
The Westin Tokyo in Meguro-ku displays a 5-meter Christmas tree and miniature world landmarks in its lobby from November 7 to December 27, 2026, alongside Christmas menus at its restaurants, bars, and spa, and a food truck at Ebisu Garden Place.
From December 19 to 25, 2026, three top-floor restaurants at Hotel Okura Kyoto will serve Christmas-only French cuisine, teppanyaki and a dinner buffet, while Café Lec Cour offers a seasonal sweets plate and special course from December 1 to 25.
Following strong demand, Hotel New Otani Makuhari's Tea & Cocktail "The Lounge" will add a dinner buffet on November 3 and 23 to its Pompompurin collaboration sweets buffet, which runs from November 3 to December 7, 2026.
French restaurant BISTRO FAVORI Daikanyama in Tokyo offers limited Christmas lunch and dinner courses from December 19 to 25, 2026, each featuring a Rossini-style domestic A5 wagyu and foie gras main, with a Champagne toast in the dinner course.
From December 31, 2026, to January 3, 2027, HALOW, the modern Chinese brasserie at Miyako City Osaka Hommachi, serves limited-time New Year lunch menus, and a stay plan with a New Year dinner course is also available.
As part of ARITA Marshmallow CHRISTMAS 2026 with FINLAND FAIR, arita huis in Arita, Saga Prefecture, will serve lunch and dinner courses on Arita ware, including vessels by Living National Treasures, from December 9 to 12, 2026. Reservations are now open.
Starting October 28, 2026, Hyatt Regency Kyoto will present a new Le Petit Chef 3D projection mapping dining show, a five-chapter cooking lesson paired with a course meal and a dessert finale in which guests take part.
From November 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027, style kitchen at Nikko Style Nagoya serves a lunch and dinner course using 16 ingredients from the Hamamatsu and Lake Hamana area, priced at ¥6,000 for lunch and ¥6,500 for dinner.
Grand Cafe at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel in Maihama is holding a Christmas Buffet from November 1 to December 25, 2026, featuring starters made with lobster and snow crab, bone-in pork loin confit, lamb tomato stew, and pot-au-feu.
Italian Grill "Melodia" on the 26th floor of Strings Hotel Tokyo InterContinental in Shinagawa serves its Vivace semi-lunch buffet with a winter menu from November 18, 2026 to January 12, 2027. Guests choose one of six main dishes and help themselves to antipasti and desserts featuring apple, pear, persimmon, turnip and pumpkin.
From November 1 to December 27, 2026, restaurants and lounges run by VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES across Japan offer special Christmas plans in historic venues, with reservations now open.
From Friday, December 18 to Friday, December 25, 2026, The Westin Yokohama offers holiday-only menus at Iron Bay, Pacific Table, and Code Bar, with reservations starting on October 20.
From Sunday, November 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026, Sairyu (彩龍) on the 3rd floor of Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers serves a limited-time Shanghai crab course for ¥20,000 and a la carte dishes such as xiaolongbao and claypot fried rice.
From December 27, 2026 to January 7, 2027, Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort will hold a New Year's Eve sun salutation yoga session, a countdown laser show and DJ event, a New Year's Day Eisa performance and fireworks, along with special restaurant menus.
Hitobito, a delicatessen where bread takes the lead, is set to open on the first floor of the Shin-Daibiru Building in Osaka's Dojima in late November 2026, with bagels, sandwiches, deli dishes, baked sweets and homemade gelato.
Teppanyaki Yamahiko at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Tokyo's Iidabashi will serve two limited Christmas courses, "stella" at ¥25,000 and "nix" at ¥20,000, at counter seats on December 24 and 25, 2026.
From December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027, the Garden Buffet Pine Terrace at Phoenix Seagaia Ocean Tower in Miyazaki will serve 12 red sweets at its lunch and dinner dessert corners, while other restaurants and bars in the hotel offer red-themed menus.
From December 1, 2026, Bar & Dining "TORRENT" at SHIBUYA STREAM HOTEL in Shibuya offers Christmas dinner and lunch courses, roast chicken and hors d'oeuvre takeout sets, and limited cocktails and mocktails.
Restaurant AVANTI at International Garden Hotel Narita is holding a "Winter Casual Italian Fair" buffet from November 1 to December 31, 2026, featuring live-finished fresh pasta, freshly baked pizza, and seasonal dishes with dried persimmon, porcini mushrooms, and apples.
From December 23 to 25, 2026, three restaurants at The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Naha in Okinawa will serve Christmas-only menus, including a lunch buffet with a live kitchen and dinner courses featuring foie gras, lobster, and Okinawa-produced Japanese Black beef.
From November 16 to 23, 2026, Nihon Ryori Hagoromo on the 40th floor of Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel gives guests who order a kaiseki menu of ¥11,000 or more a tabletop flower arrangement and a dessert plate with a message of thanks, in celebration of Good Couples' Day on November 22.
All-day dining Compass at Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers is holding "Europe Fair – France" from October 17, 2026 to January 15, 2027, an order buffet led by a chef who trained at a starred restaurant in Provence and featuring bouillabaisse, Ezo abalone, and roast lamb.
Hotel Granvia Okayama in Okayama City holds its Year-End and New Year Gochiso Buffet from December 29, 2026 to January 1, 2027, with all-you-can-eat crab, steak and sushi, dishes made with local Okayama ingredients, and an optional all-you-can-drink alcohol add-on, from ¥10,000 for adults.
From November 1, 2026 to January 11, 2027, Dining & Bar "Ovest" on the 25th floor of Hotel Metropolitan in Ikebukuro serves a winter "Ovest Lunch" from ¥3,200 and the ¥6,800 "Felice" course on weekends, national holidays, and December 21 to 25, with views from 100 meters above the ground.
Starting in December 2026, Le Pristine Tokyo at Hotel Toranomon Hills offers festive limited menus, including a two-day Christmas dinner, a festive afternoon tea, a sharing dinner with free-flow drinks, and New Year's Eve courses.
From December 1 to 25, 2026, JAM17 DINING & BAR, GELATERIA on the 17th floor of Tokyu Kabukicho Tower in Shinjuku offers holiday-season menus, including Christmas dinner courses from ¥8,500, seasonal cocktails and mocktails, and takeout stollen and gingerbread man cookies.
From October 1 to December 31, 2026, Bistro de La Mer at Mercure Okinawa Naha serves a seasonal lunch buffet with autumn salmon and seafood gratin, pot-au-feu, coq au vin, and a teppan steak live station, priced from ¥3,000 for adults on weekdays.
On November 19 and 20, 2026, Swissôtel Nankai Osaka in Namba holds a Champagne and food pairing seminar at SH'UN Whisky & Wine, followed by a one-night Pommery Champagne Dinner Party at Table36 with Pommery Brut Royal free-flow and a special buffet.
From October 31 to November 3, 2026, voco Osaka Central in Kyomachibori, Osaka will display works by fair-selected artists in its 1F lobby lounge and 2F party space KITA as a first-time venue of the Different Kyomachibori Art Fair 2026.
Hyatt Regency Tokyo in Nishi-Shinjuku serves a Festive Menu at Crossroads Kitchen from December 18, 2026 to January 3, 2027, offers seasonal cocktails in December, and holds a Countdown Party on New Year's Eve with a buffet, free-flow drinks, live music, and a toast in the atrium.
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Akita holds its first "Tea-Scented Gourmet Time" (茶薫る美食時間) on October 17 and 18, 2026, serving tea brewed with water from Mt. Chokai and the Shirakami Mountains in three plans - lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner.
From November 1, 2026 to January 11, 2027, cuisine "Est" on the 25th floor of Hotel Metropolitan in Ikebukuro serves a ¥17,000 "Soleil" dinner course and a ¥9,000 "Dejeuner C" lunch course featuring winter seafood such as conger eel, kinmedai, and hirame flounder, plus foie gras, with city views from 100 meters above the ground.
From dinner on December 18 to December 25, 2026, La Table de Joël Robuchon in Ebisu Garden Place, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, will serve a Christmas-only menu. It includes a snowman-shaped dessert finished with strawberry coulis at the table.
Terrace and Table at Hotel Metropolitan Kawasaki is holding its "Year End & New Year Buffet" from December 1, 2026, to January 14, 2027, including a nine-day Long Christmas Buffet from December 19 to 27.
Kobe Beef Yakiniku Touma in Yokohama will begin serving the lunch-only "Special White Taiwan Ramen" on October 12, 2026, a spice-free second collaboration dish with Michelin-starred Chef Nishimura.
Park Hyatt Tokyo in Shinjuku is serving limited-time festive season menus from December 2026 into January 2027, including a Christmas party set and osechi from Delicatessen, Christmas dinners, festive lunches, and afternoon tea at The Peak Lounge.
Reservations open on October 9, 2026 for the holiday-season-only menus at The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Osaka Midosuji, with the Noël Dinner and Noël Lunch at La Belle Assiette from December 19 to 25 and the Tableau – Noël Afternoon Tea at THE BAR from December 1 to 25.
Southern Tower Dining on the 20th floor of Odakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower serves a Christmas lunch from December 1 to 25, 2026 and an eight-day Christmas dinner from December 18 to 25, with views from 100m above Tokyo.
Restaurant Grand Cinq at Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay in Urayasu, Chiba, serves winter dishes and sweets from 14 countries, including rich chocolate desserts, from November 4, 2026 to January 31, 2027.
From November 10, 2026 to January 11, 2027, Dining Ruore (ダイニング ルオーレ) at RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima serves a winter buffet of warming dishes and sweets made with fermented ingredients and spices, from ¥4,400 for adults at weekday lunch.
On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, The Tokyo Station Hotel offers a plan combining a before-opening building tour of Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo, a hotel tour and lunch, limited to 15 guests.
From October 26 to December 31, 2026, Biwako Hotel in Otsu, Shiga, serves winter lunches at Japanese Restaurant Oomi (Omi beef and Omi duck hoba-yaki, ¥6,500) and Teppanyaki Oomi (Omi jidori chicken and Omi beef loin, ¥8,500).
From October 15 to December 15, 2026, The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho is holding "Back to the Roots -Kishu, Wakayama-," a collaboration fair with Wakayama Prefecture offering a lunch course, dinner courses and cocktails made with Wakayama ingredients.
From October 5 to December 13, 2026, Atmos Italian Dining on the 40th floor of Conrad Osaka serves an autumn Italian buffet themed "La Dolce Vita," featuring the cuisines of Tuscany and Liguria with seasonal ingredients such as chestnuts, mushrooms, and eggplant. Lunch starts at ¥7,200 and dinner at ¥8,000.
Courtyard by Marriott Shin-Osaka Station will serve the 11th anniversary course "Kan-on" (感恩) at Teppanyaki Ikka Ichiyo on its top floor from November 1 to 30, 2026. The course features foie gras, lobster, Omi beef, and red snow crab at a special appreciation price of ¥11,000.
IL LUPINO PRIME in Omotesando, Tokyo, will serve a Christmas course from December 19 to 25, 2026, with appetizers including a caviar blini, lobster bisque, black truffle ravioli, and a USDA Prime T-bone steak from ¥27,500 (tax included). Reservations open on October 5.
For the autumn festival of the Sawara Grand Festival from October 9 to 11, 2026, Sawara Shoka-machi Hotel NIPPONIA in Katori, Chiba, adds a daytime session on October 9 and 10 to its Premium Seat Plan, with seats on the second floor of a prefecture-designated cultural property for ¥12,000.
CHICAMA, an all-day dining restaurant on the first floor of VADE HOTEL SHIBUYA in Maruyamacho, opened on October 1, 2026, serving wood-fired pizza, original ceviche, and more from morning to night.
From November 7 to December 26, 2026, Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort will hold Christmas events themed "A Silent Christmas of Falling Stars Shimmering in the Deep Sea," with special restaurant menus, Christmas cakes, seven decorated trees, Santa photos, and live opera.
Starting October 1, the lunch course at TOKI, the French restaurant at HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, features two new dishes by head chef Tetsuya Asano, Kyoto Pot-au-Feu in all three courses and Kyoto Vegetable Gnocchi in the 8-course and 7-course menus.
On November 7, 2026, MILANO｜GRILL at Hyatt Regency Yokohama will hold a makers' lunch with Bordeaux wine company Baron Philippe de Rothschild, pairing four wines with a special course for ¥15,000 per person.
Cross Dine, the all-day dining restaurant at Hotel Metropolitan, holds a Year-End Special Buffet from December 1 to 18 and a Premium Year-End Special Buffet from December 26 to 31, 2026, with dishes from its Japanese, Western, Chinese, and sweets chefs.
From October 2 to November 29, 2026, THE KOBE DINING CRUISE will host its first-ever Onboard Autumn Buffet on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, with all-you-can-drink beverages, a live kitchen, and lunch, twilight, and night sailings from Kobe Port.
The roadside station Michi-no-Eki "Umi no Kyoto Miyazu" in Miyazu, Kyoto reopens on October 1 (Thursday), 2026 with a refreshed Magokoro Ichi market, a renewed Minato Shokudo Shiosai eatery serving a new "white" seafood hitsumabushi, and reopening campaigns running October 1 to 4.
Café 1894, the museum café and bar in Marunouchi, Tokyo, serves lunch, dessert, dinner, and drinks inspired by Piedmont cuisine and Fontanesi's paintings for the length of the exhibition, from October 17, 2026 to January 24, 2027.
From December 18 to 25, 2026, Hakata Excel Hotel Tokyu in Fukuoka will serve a limited-time Christmas lunch at Charcoal Grill Keyaki, with a course featuring Fukuoka-produced red sea bream and aigamo duck and a platter dessert of 12 sweets to choose from, for ¥4,800 per person.
This October, Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel is serving Halloween sweets at the COOKA buffet from October 17, an eight-day-only Halloween Parfait at LOUNGE PLUS from October 24, and "Veuve Clicquot Yelloween 2026" collaboration cocktails at BAR PLUS throughout the month.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari's Tea & Cocktail "The Lounge" is hosting a Pompompurin collaboration sweets buffet from November 3 to December 7, 2026, featuring character-inspired sweets, savory dishes like carved roast beef, an original can badge gift, and two collaboration drinks.
ALL DAY DINING 洛空 at The Westin Miyako Kyoto serves a Kyoto-themed winter buffet from November 1 to December 31, 2026, with about 40 dishes at both lunch and dinner and a separate Christmas menu from December 19 to 25.
Dish Parade at Hotel Granvia Hiroshima is hosting a European Gourmet Journey lunch and dinner buffet from October 1 to November 30, 2026, with 27 seasonal dishes including pasta tossed inside a whole wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano.
MUTA CHIMERA, an Italian restaurant that relocated from Gion to Awataguchi near Heian Shrine in April 2026, is marking its first autumn at the new address with a course that changes to match Kyoto's ingredients as the season deepens.
Aman Kyoto is serving autumn lunch and dinner courses at The Living Pavilion by Aman from September 16 through November 17, 2026, alongside an afternoon tea reflecting the fruitful season through October 31, drawing on smoking, fermentation, and charcoal-grilling techniques amid the resort's changing forest garden.
Hotel Vischio Osaka's Italian Kitchen "Verde Cassa" is hosting a Harvest Lunch Buffet from October 1 through December 22, 2026, featuring new head chef Toru Yatsuhashi's signature Parmigiano cheese pasta and, for November only, Shion Sugiyama's competition-winning chicken galantine.
Salad Cafe SALA PARA at Hankyu Umeda Main Store adds five store-exclusive wrap sandwiches this September and October, from a spicy Mexican tacos wrap to a Korean-style beef kalbi and kimchi wrap, each packed with colorful ingredients for an easy one-handed meal.
To mark the September 2, 2026 reopening of its newly renewed West Wing, Nara Hotel has launched a special page rounding up limited-time stay and dining offers, including a teppanyaki dinner-included stay plan, lunch and dinner at its main dining room, and a Japanese-style wedding ceremony plan.
Kokaen, a Chinese restaurant led by Four Seeds Executive Chef Jiro Kimura, opens on September 17, 2026 on the fourth floor of JIYUGAOKA MUSE SQUARE, a new commercial landmark in front of Jiyugaoka Station.
Dining & Bar TENQOO on the 27th floor of Hotel Metropolitan Marunouchi is holding a "Yamagata Fair" from September 15 to November 11, 2026, featuring a nine-course French dinner, Yamagata wines and drinks, and a weekday shine muscat parfait lunch, all built around ingredients sourced directly from the prefecture.
JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo celebrates its first anniversary on October 2, 2026 with the "One Year, One Story" promotion, featuring a one-night-only Presidential Suite stay plan, an anniversary stay package with an original journaling notebook, dining events at Kakō and Sefino, a JW Bar cocktail collection, and a 225-minute Spa by JW journey.
Hascap The Garden, the first-floor all-day dining restaurant at ANA Crowne Plaza Chitose, is hosting a "Matcha and Tapas" Sweets & Lunch Buffet from September 15 through October 12, 2026, blending Japanese matcha with Spanish tapas so guests can freely build their own small-plate "My Tapas" from the buffet spread.
Mesm Tokyo's 16th-floor French restaurant Chef's Theatre will serve a limited-time Traiteur Semi Lunch Buffet inspired by the food culture of Brittany and Normandy, called Autumn Table of Northwest France, from October 1 through November 30, 2026, priced at ¥7,600 per person.
Takuji Kadoya of French restaurant FOURGRAINS at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont has taken first place at the JR Hotel Group's annual culinary contest, and the restaurant is marking the win with a special course menu featuring his winning dish throughout October.
From September 2 to November 13, Sapporo's historic ryotei Elm Garden is serving Nomai Kaiseki, a weekday-only lunch course paired with a close-up Japanese dance performance set against its roughly 1,000-tsubo Japanese garden as the maples and rowans turn color.
All-Day Dining Remone at Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka is hosting an Autumn Harvest Sweets & Lunch Buffet and an Autumn Italian Dinner Buffet from September 28 to November 30, 2026, featuring a debut Shine Muscat Napoleon pie, playful look-alike sweets, and a tour of Italian regional dishes.
From September 19 to 27, 2026, Courtyard by Marriott Shin-Osaka Station's Dining & Bar LAVAROCK will serve a five-course Silver Week lunch, "Autumn Harmony," pairing Angus beef ribeye with herb-marinated beltfish for 3,800 yen.
The Warehouse at Aloft by Marriott Osaka Umeda adds an all-you-can-eat seasonal fruit option featuring Japanese pear, grapes, pomegranate, and persimmon, available for an extra ¥2,000 per person with a Salad Bar or Set Lunch starting Monday, September 7, 2026.
Courtyard by Marriott Osaka Honmachi has completed a partial renovation of restaurant STITCH and refreshed its popular semi-buffet lunch, adding new choose-your-own main dishes, fresh Senshu-grown vegetables, and an expanded bread and dessert lineup.
Available through September 23, 2026, Shinagawa Prince Hotel's new "Lunch & Daytime Pool Pair Plan" pairs a lunch buffet at Japanese Bistro Ichozaka with access to the hotel's indoor and outdoor daytime pools, plus a dining discount for pool users at other in-house restaurants.
From September 19 to 23, 2026, Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel's Lake View Dining Biona (37F) welcomes three-generation families with an autumn Shiga gourmet buffet, offering one child under 7 free for every two adults.
KIHARU Brasserie at Cross Hotel Kyoto is introducing a new seasonal menu, "KIHARU de Autumn 2026," on weekends and public holidays starting September 19, 2026, pairing autumn ingredients like mushrooms and sweet potato with sustainable seafood and local Kyoto ingredients.
Two new dining spots — Yaesu Highball Bar, known for its intensely carbonated highballs, and Yaesu Kitchen, pairing craft beer with hearty dishes — open together on September 10, 2026, in the commercial zone of TOFROM YAESU TOWER, a new high-rise directly connected to Tokyo Station.
On Sunday, October 25, Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel's Japanese Cuisine Sakuragaoka holds the fifth annual Ho-no-kuni Toyohashi & Higashi-Mikawa food culture lunch seminar, pairing a chikuwa-grilling experience led by Yamasa Chikuwa's seventh-generation president with a course meal built around ingredients introduced by Toyohashi's own farmers.
Sky Dining Tenku on the 31st floor of Nagoya Prince Hotel Sky Tower will host two Christmas buffets from November 6 to December 27, 2026, the White Noël lunch buffet with snow-white desserts, and the Sky Noël dinner buffet, which adds a choice of four main dishes from December 11.
Hiramatsu's longtime Marunouchi restaurant Sens & Saveurs is reopening as Jardin des Sens Tokyo on October 30, 2026, carrying forward the philosophy of its Montpellier flagship with a renewed dining room by designer Christian Collot. Reservations open September 1.
Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima is offering a "Pool & Lunch Plan to Enjoy the Lingering Summer Heat" from September 1 to 23, 2026, extending its outdoor pool season and letting day guests pair lunch at one of three restaurants with access to its normally guest-only pool and Hiroshima Onsen "Seto no Yu."
From September 2 to October 31, 2026, Italian restaurant sakanaya in Hiroshima will serve an autumn-limited menu built around in-season silver salmon, Shizuoka-grown bonito, figs, and Megahira mushrooms across four seafood, pasta, and meat dishes.
From September 1 to November 6, 2026, The Westin Tokyo's international restaurant The Terrace offers a lunch and dinner buffet celebrating the autumn harvest, featuring Oktoberfest-style dishes such as grilled sausages and choucroute alongside a wide selection of world cuisine, with German and Spanish beers available a la carte.
THE C's SKY DINING, the Italian restaurant on the 17th floor of Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower, is serving the seasonal "THE C's SKY DINING Autumn Buffet 2026" for lunch and dinner from September 1 through November 30, 2026, pairing autumn ingredients with a wine-focused free-flow drink option.
From October 1, Kobe Sannomiya Tokyu REI Hotel's restaurant TORIKO is serving an autumn lunch course with unlimited refills on three main dishes — roast duck, seafood bouillabaisse, and sirloin steak — plus a chestnut Mont Blanc dessert, for ¥3,800 per person.
From August 25 (September 1 for XEX WEST), XEX's four restaurants in Tokyo and Osaka are serving the "XEX Autumn Buffet 2026," a limited-time lunch buffet with all-you-can-eat Shine Muscat grapes alongside seasonal Italian dishes and desserts.
From September 1 to November 12, 2026, The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka's Italian restaurant Splendido will host the Stars of Autumn afternoon buffet and the Flavor of Autumn lunch buffet, featuring seasonal chestnuts, pumpkin, grapes, and pears.
From September 1 to 30, 2026, Sapporo Grand Hotel is offering discounted restaurant plans across three venues for Silver Week and Respect for the Aged Day, including buffet and shark fin lunch specials for guests 65 and older, and a free-flow plan for guests 70 and older.
From October 1 to November 30, 2026, Sapporo Prince Hotel is serving an "Autumn Harvest Festival" menu at its restaurants and lounge, featuring a seasonal lunch and dinner buffet, a Chinese course dinner, and a Wagyu steak dinner, alongside a sky-high afternoon tea on sale from September 1.
Cafe & Dining HARUHORO, a restaurant on the first floor of Hotel JAL City Haneda Tokyo operated by Shunpanro Co., Ltd., celebrates its 10th anniversary with a limited-time "10th Anniversary Course" available from August 24 through September 30, 2026, built around a fugu poêlée wrapped in cured ham.
Hotel Vischio Amagasaki's Café & Restaurant "West River" is running an Autumn Family Lunch & Dinner Buffet on select dates in September, October, and November 2026, featuring about 30 all-you-can-eat dishes made with seasonal ingredients like mushrooms and sweet potato, monthly sushi varieties, and a rotating hands-on food corner, plus 90 minutes of unlimited soft drinks.
Three restaurants at JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo are serving seasonal menus built around chestnuts, grapes, mushrooms, and other autumn flavors, running from September 1 through September 30, 2026.
From September 11 to 13, 2026, Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka's Restaurant & Lounge Bar eu will offer a three-day-only French course crafted by Chef Minoru Asada, using Osaka's Kawachi duck, sweet Pure White corn, and autumn persimmons and figs to capture the shift from summer into fall in every dish.
From September 21 to 23, 2026, SPICE LAB TOKYO in Ginza welcomes guest chef Yoshiyuki Okuno of Brianza Group for a three-day-only course built around aroma, blending Indian and Italian cuisine, with reservations opening August 20.
From September 3 to November 30, 2026, China Shadow on the 26th floor of Strings Hotel Tokyo InterContinental adds a limited-time menu featuring seasonal Hokkaido ingredients to its dim sum course, letting guests build a personalized lunch or dinner from steamed and fried dim sum, with prices starting at ¥7,700.
From October 13 to November 28, 2026, Hotel Metropolitan's Japanese restaurant Shikisai Saryo "Shunka" is running a "Nagano & Toyama Fair," serving charcoal-grilled and teppanyaki dishes made with regional ingredients such as Shinshu salmon, branded chicken and pork, and Toyama Bay seafood.
The newly rebranded Naha resort pairs European-style dishes with Okinawa's traditional flavors and the sustainable algae ingredient umamo for a lunch buffet running from August 1 to September 30, 2026.
Kanazawa Tokyu Hotel is holding its first Silver Week Buffet at restaurant Marais d'Or from September 19 to 23, 2026, celebrating Tigerair Taiwan's new twice-weekly Komatsu-Kaohsiung flights with Kaohsiung recipes the head chef researched firsthand alongside Hokuriku regional specialties.
The Strings Omotesando is marking its 9th anniversary with a "Thank You"-themed 9th Anniversary Special Plan, offering limited-time anniversary courses and menus from September 14 to October 31, 2026, at its three dining venues, Cafe & Dining ZelkovA, TAVERN by the green, and TIME NEST BAR LOUNGE.
The creative Japanese restaurant Ginza Kiwagiwa has begun serving a lunch-only Kuroge Wagyu Sukiyaki Gozen set, letting diners enjoy quality wagyu in a relaxed tray-meal format during their lunch break in Ginza.
On November 11, 2026, Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel's 57th-floor Japanese restaurant "ZK" will hold a one-day chef event where Head Chef Masashi Takemura prepares a ¥12,000 autumn lunch course with knife work performed in front of guests, high above the city; reservations open August 19, 2026.
Hotel Kanazawa's restaurant DINING TSUZUMI serves a new autumn lunch lineup from September 1 to November 30, 2026, featuring Ishikawa's Hyakumangoku rice cooked in a Banko-yaki clay pot alongside dishes made with seasonal seafood, wagyu, and Noto pork.
Meiji Kinenkan in Minato and Forest Terrace Meiji Jingu in Shibuya are accepting reservations for a "Special Dining Package" that pairs a private banquet room with a course meal, available for parties of four or more through December 28, 2026.
All Day Dining Kaza at Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto is holding a Halloween Sweets Lunch & Night Buffet from September 7 to October 31, 2026, with playful Halloween desserts, a 70-plus-dish fall menu, a letter-hunt game, and a weekend candy grab for kids.
THE 7th TERRACE RYUKYU at The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Naha is serving a limited-time Mediterranean cuisine fair built around autumn harvest ingredients from September 1 to October 31, 2026.
On October 4 and December 6, 2026, Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima's 22nd-floor restaurant Steak & Seafood Boston will once again host "Art Wine Maison SETOUCHI," an art workshop where guests paint alongside sommelier-selected wines, followed by a lunch featuring seasonal Hiroshima ingredients.
From September 12 to November 9, 2026, Dining Luore on the 1st floor of Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima offers the "Shine Muscat and Autumn Harvest Buffet," serving 15 kinds of seasonal desserts alongside a full lineup of autumn dishes and freshly made live-kitchen specialties.
From September 1 to November 30, 2026, Nanki Shirahama Marriott Hotel's first-floor lounge is offering "Harvest Voyage Afternoon Tea — A Taste of Autumn Woven by Hokkaido and Wakayama," a seasonal menu of sweets and savories inspired by both regions' ingredients.
Hotel New Grand introduces an autumn French course menu featuring roasted duck, scallop quenelle, and Ezo deer loin, available from October 1 to November 30, 2026 at Le Normandie.
For three days around Respect for the Aged Day, LE UN Kobe Geihinkan — inside the historic Kobe Geihinkan Kyu Nishio-tei — is serving a special course built around Kobe pork, Tamba black soybeans, and other autumn ingredients, designed for three generations of family to enjoy together.
To celebrate its 2nd anniversary, Tokyo ramen shop Menya NOBUNAGA is holding a festival at its Kyobashi, Kayabacho, and Tsukiji locations on August 7 and 8, 2026, giving free topping and free ramen tickets to a total of 450 guests who order ramen during the event.
From September 1 to November 30, 2026, Biwako Marriott Hotel's restaurant Grill & Dining G is offering "Pick & Enjoy Lunch Autumn," a lunch combining a choice of main dish with a deli salad buffet built around seasonal Shiga ingredients such as apple, chestnut, and mushroom.
Wabiya Korekido in Kyoto's Gion Hanamikoji, known for its stone-grilled oyakodon lunch, introduces a lunch-only summer dish featuring chilled noodles in a chicken broth finished with a refreshing sudachi citrus sorbet.
Pangaea Cafe & Bar, on the Rooftop Park at Shibuya PARCO's 10th floor, has started opening on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays from July 25, 2026, alongside an Instagram follow campaign offering a free vanilla ice cream on weekdays and a free matcha americano on weekends and holidays through the fall.
ANA Holiday Inn Tokyo Bay will host the summer dessert buffet "SWEETS IN THE SKY" on the hotel's 28th-floor "Ocean Bloom" every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday from August 8 through September 27, 2026, pairing sky-and-canal views with sweets, light meals, and drinks.
Garden Kitchen Caramelo at Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel in Shibuya is holding its first-ever Silver Week Buffet from September 19 to 23, 2026, featuring tableside-carved roast beef, oven-fired pizza, and freshly piped mont blanc for three generations of family dining.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari's Chinese restaurant "Taikanen" introduces the "Early Autumn Lunch Course — Sōshū," featuring seasonal ingredients such as figs, autumn salmon, mushrooms, and chestnuts, available from August 1 to October 31, 2026.
Kobe Port Tower Hotel's buffet restaurant The HARBOR Buffet Dining will hold its Summer Feast Buffet from August 1 to August 31, 2026, bringing back the hand-eaten seafood spread that drew the biggest response of any past fair, served alongside spiced jerk chicken, a kids' corner, and other seasonal dishes.
From September 1, Tokyo Dome Hotel's French restaurant Deux Mille serves an autumn harvest course built around the rare 銀の鴨 duck alongside lobster, foie gras, and seasonal truffle, available through November 30, 2026.
TERRACE & DINING ZERO at Cross Hotel Osaka is offering an autumn lunch buffet with unlimited dining time from September 5 through November 29, 2026, featuring seasonal mains, pastas, and desserts made with mushrooms, sweet potato, and Pacific saury.
Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima has opened a new restaurant, Onoa's Cafe & Grill, on the second floor of its Water Park, offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a live hula performance during dinner hours. The resort has also added three new "Kids Room" guest room types at Hotel Hawaiians.
Hotel Associa Shizuoka's all-day dining restaurant Pergola is hosting its July and August buffet, Shizuoka Marche, with elementary school students dining free on July weekends and at half price on August weekdays.
The all-day dining restaurant Pergola at Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel is hosting a Mediterranean Buffet from July 23 to September 9, 2026, bringing together dishes from Italy, Spain, and the South of France, including tableside porchetta, seafood paella, and a lineup of summer desserts.
FRENCH LE CHENE at Kyoto's Hotel Chourakukan is joining Kyoto Gourmet Tour 2026 Summer from August 1 through September 30, 2026, serving four limited-time lunch and dinner courses centered on Tanba beef and other seasonal ingredients inside the historic National Important Cultural Property mansion.
Kawagoe Prince Hotel will hold a 35th anniversary special show, Kinpare: What Do You Do with Rakugo and Painting?, on August 11, 2026, pairing illustrator Kin Shiotani's live drawing performance with rakugo storytelling by Tatekawa Harunosuke, alongside a pre-show lunch buffet at the hotel's Prince Hall.
To mark its 10th anniversary, Strings Hotel Nagoya's French restaurant Gramercy Suite is hosting a "Kids Table Manner" class on August 17 and a "Kids Cooking" class on August 27, letting children ages 6 to 12 learn dining etiquette and try their hand at making gnocchi alongside the hotel's chefs.
Italian Grill "Melodia" on the 26th floor of Strings Hotel Tokyo InterContinental in Shinagawa is offering the "Summer Vivace" semi-lunch buffet from July 16 to September 15, 2026. Choose one from six main courses and enjoy an unlimited summer-inspired antipasti and dessert spread.
Bonsalute Cafe, the first-floor restaurant at Hotel Gracery Sapporo, is hosting a limited-time summer lunch buffet built around Hokkaido melon, a new self-serve shaved ice corner, and other seasonal sweets from July 18 through July 26, 2026.
Aman Kyoto is serving a summer-only lunch and dinner course at The Living Pavilion by Aman through September 15, 2026, alongside a forest-garden-themed afternoon tea through August 31, offering a cool retreat from the Kyoto summer heat.
Comptoir Ruban at Kobe Portopia Hotel hosts the third "La Table du Chef" event from August 7 to 9, 2026, offering a special course centered on Kobe beef, with producer Morimoto Kazuki joining as a guest speaker on the opening night.
Bleston Court Yukawatan, the main dining restaurant at Hoshino Resorts' Karuizawa Hotel Bleston Court, is serving a summer-only course from July 3 to September 7, 2026, built around its "Water Gibier" concept. The menu features eel terrine with a seasonal rice salad, Shinano Yukimasu trout with fennel espuma, and charcoal-grilled kid goat, alongside a terrace apéro experience surrounded by greenery.
Dining 33, the French restaurant on the 33rd floor of Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, runs summer plans from July 18 to August 31, 2026, with half-price kids courses, a 10% yukata discount, a seasonal course, a new à la carte menu, and a kids patissier workshop.
Hotel New Grand in Yokohama will hold a six-day-only "Summer Lunch Buffet" in the historic Phoenix Room from August 11 to 16, 2026, featuring the hotel's original seafood doria, carved roast beef, and teppanyaki fillet steak in a space not normally open to the public.
THE ELEMENTAL, an inn on the shores of Lake Kussharo in Teshikaga Town, Hokkaido, is starting a French full-course lunch limited to two groups per day, celebrating the bounty of eastern Hokkaido alongside seasonal ingredients from across Japan.
A limited-time kaiseki course evoking the scenes of a Japanese summer festival — goldfish scooping, insect cages, and fireworks — is available at Japanese Restaurant Hagoromo on the 40th floor of Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel from July 1 to August 31, 2026.
Karuizawa Asama Prince Hotel's new head chef presents a peach-inspired "adult tea party" buffet for two days only — July 19 and 20, 2026 — at ダイニング ブルーム, with panoramic views of Mt. Asama.
Miyako Hotel Yokkaichi's Restaurant & Guest Lounge Palmiere has launched a renewed lunch menu centered on a "luxurious vegetable time" concept, featuring a deli and salad marché with more than 20 types of healthy, colorful vegetable dishes.
Three locations of Nihonbashi Sushi 二ノ宮 in Tokyo are offering a special lunch campaign from July 1 to 15, 2026, serving the 15-item chef's selection set at a special price of ¥3,500 (tax included), reduced from the regular ¥3,850, with seating limited to 20 guests per day.
From July 16 to September 15, 2026, Shinagawa Prince Hotel's three restaurants and boulangerie will serve an array of Hawaiian-inspired dishes and drinks, including a special executive chef live cooking event on August 22 and 23.
From July to September 2026, The 30th Restaurant at Futakotamagawa Excel Hotel Tokyu offers a herb-infused French course featuring seasonal dishes including marinated lobster, slow-cooked lamb, and a verbena blanc manger — with panoramic views 130 meters above the city.
From July 1 to August 31, 2026, The Westin Tokyo's The Terrace restaurant transforms its Innovation Buffet into a summer celebration headlined by live-carved churrasco, a 10-wine free-flow option, and Western classics loved across generations.
Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers is offering a special summer kids' etiquette program featuring a full French course menu and a hands-on mocktail class led by a professional bartender, held in the panoramic Manhattan Room on the 28th floor.
Hakone Hotel Kowakien in Kanagawa opens its private outdoor pool on July 3, 2026, for the summer season. A day-trip plan combining the pool, a 60-dish lunch buffet, and access to the adjacent hot spring facility is available via advance reservation.
Courtyard by Marriott Fukui is holding a Hawaiian-themed lunch buffet at its 15th-floor restaurant Substance on weekends and holidays from July 18 through September 13, 2026, featuring Hawaiian staples alongside locally sourced Fukui ingredients.
Hotel Kintetsu Universal City is hosting a 25th anniversary dinner buffet at restaurant Epoch from July 18 to August 31, 2026, featuring live kitchen stations, summer desserts, and a limited-run lunch buffet during the Obon period.
CAFE USEUM ARITA, located inside the Kyushu Ceramic Cultural Museum in Arita Town, Saga Prefecture, has introduced the new "Kyuto Vegan Lunch Set," featuring locally sourced ingredients served in Arita ware pottery.
From July 1 to September 30, 2026, Hotel Granvia Osaka's restaurants are showcasing seasonal summer dishes and drinks, including French courses, teppanyaki, Japanese kaiseki, fresh fruit cocktails, and a peach pudding ala mode.
Hotel Vischio Osaka's Italian Kitchen Verde Cassa is hosting an all-you-can-eat Italian buffet featuring hearty meat dishes and colorful summer vegetables from July 1 through September 30, 2026.
From July 1 to August 31, 2026, JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo hosts a seasonal restaurant fair "Summer Table" at three venues, featuring summer-inspired dishes, a panoramic lunch buffet, domestic eel over rice, melon parfait, peach granita, and a peach afternoon tea set.
THE MEAT FES. BUFFET! SUMMER RECHARGE runs from July 14 to September 3, 2026 at the buffet restaurant The Cafe on the ground floor, featuring beef, pork, chicken, and lamb dishes prepared in a variety of styles.
Toba Kokusai Hotel in Mie Prefecture is serving a peach-filled afternoon tea inspired by the theme of "Shangri-La" at The Lobby Lounge, available from July 1 to August 31, 2026, with reservations required by 6:00 PM the day before.
From July 17 to September 6, 2026, the Ocean Terrace buffet restaurant at Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel is adding a special Dinosaur Zone featuring five dinosaur-themed dishes, timed to coincide with the Minato Mirai area's summer dinosaur events.
Hotel Granvia Osaka is offering a "Retro" afternoon tea set featuring five classic sweets at two locations — the 1st floor Tea Lounge and the 19th floor River Head lounge — from July 1 to September 30, 2026.
Collabo_Index in Ikebukuro PARCO's 8th floor is offering a limited-time selection of popular set meal menus from kawara CAFE&DINING, available for both lunch and dinner until July 13, 2026.
Starting July 1, 2026, Kuranoma — a hidden, reservation-only restaurant inside a 140-year-old Nara townhouse — unveils a fully renewed kaiseki course and a new lunch-only option, both centered entirely on eel.
Starting July 10, 2026, the 1F Restaurant Paseo Garden at Laguna Garden Hotel in Ginowan, Okinawa, will open new outdoor terrace seating — a 77.37 m² wooden-deck space with 9 tables where guests can enjoy breakfast and lunch buffets, or an evening Terrace BBQ & Dinner Buffet.
Chinese Dining 黄鶴 at Sapporo Grand Hotel is offering two gold award-winning gyoza dishes from the 2026 "Local Gyoza Contest," available from June 16 through July 15, 2026.
Restaurant "Ash" on the 3rd floor of Cross Hotel Sapporo is serving a summer-edition lunch buffet on weekends and holidays through August 30, 2026, featuring around 20 seasonal dishes including braised lamb, tropical fruit desserts, and a live cheese wagon.
Restaurant Brasserie Laurier at Hotel Metropolitan Takasaki in Gunma is hosting a "Niigata Food Fair" from July 1 to August 31, 2026. The lunch buffet showcases carefully selected ingredients from the Chuetsu region — including Tsumari pork, Niigata wagyu, and local seafood. On two special days, fresh fish caught off Sado Island is transported to Takasaki by Shinkansen and served as nigiri sushi in a live kitchen setting.
All-Day Dining Remone at the Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka will offer a limited-time Hawaiian Buffet from July 15 to September 27, 2026, featuring an evening beer fair with free-flow drinks and a tropical sweets lunch buffet.
Rooftop restaurant STRI in Machida, Tokyo is holding a limited-time "Asian Resort Buffet" for lunch from July 1 to September 15, 2026, featuring Hainan Chicken Rice, Pho, mango shaved ice, and more.
A new mala tang specialty restaurant, Baiwei Noodle, is set to open on the 7th floor of Toranomon Hills Station Tower on June 24, 2026, offering over 200,000 customization options with a digital ordering system that keeps wait times near zero.
Starting July 11, 2026, Shiraraso Grand Hotel in Shirahama, Wakayama, is offering a summer-limited lunch menu at Lounge Sugar Beach, featuring locally sourced Wakayama ingredients — from shirasu don and Kumano pork yakisoba to Cremia cream soda — available for dine-in or poolside and beachside takeout.
Restaurant LAPUTA at Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall is hosting a special summer-only French lunch course centered entirely around peaches, from July 1 to August 31, 2026.
Starting July 7, 2026, Trattoria Sette at Hyatt Regency Kyoto hosts a limited-time pizza collaboration with owner-chef Tomohiro Togo of Pizzeria Napoletana Don Ciccio in Fushimi, Kyoto — featuring two original pizzas and a special summer set.
Restaurant AVANTI at International Garden Hotel Narita is running a summer Italian buffet from July 1 to August 31, 2026, featuring freshly made pasta, stone-baked pizza, around 15 kinds of hotel-made desserts, and all-you-can-eat seasonal fruits that rotate monthly.
KIHARU Brasserie at Cross Hotel Kyoto is introducing a summer menu featuring local Kyoto ingredients and sustainable seafood, available on weekends and holidays from June 20, 2026.
Book by June 30, 2026 to save ¥500 per adult on three buffet plans at Sapporo Grand Hotel's Northern Terrace Diner, featuring live cooking with roast beef, garlic shrimp, and Hokkaido melon desserts.
Two summer-exclusive menus are running at Kobe Portopia Hotel through September 2026 — chilled noodle dishes at Chinese restaurant Shukeien on the 29th floor, and a four-variety curry lunch at dining cafe SOCO.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari's all-day dining restaurant SATSUKI will host a special three-day pasta fair from June 26 to 28, 2026, showcasing a kaiseki-inspired multi-course Italian menu by renowned chef Mamoru Kataoka of Ristorante Alporto in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo.
From July 7 to November 9, 2026, the buffet restaurant Suriyun at Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort offers a daily feast of premium meat dishes, with all-you-can-eat crab added on weekends and holidays.
The renovated restaurant THE DESERT at Grand Park Hotel Panex Tokyo, a 2-minute walk from JR Kamata Station, has reopened with a new Kobe beef lunch half buffet launching on June 6, available every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Kobe Port Tower Hotel is hosting a limited-time Father's Day event at two of its restaurants on June 19–21 and June 26–28, 2026, with a "Gratitude Dish," flower soap, and — at the 13th-floor HIDEOUT — a dessert-decorating moment where kids add the final touch for dad.
Running from June 4 to July 22, 2026, the "Chefs' Competition Buffet — With Gratitude for Our Anniversary" is back at the 15th-floor all-day dining restaurant Pergola inside Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel, offering dishes from all 8 of the hotel's restaurants and bars in a single buffet spread.
Zojirushi Shokudo's Osaka Honten and Umeda locations are introducing new summer menus from June 5, featuring colorful dishes and spices designed to help beat the summer heat.
Starting July 1, 2026, Hotel Granvia Okayama's 19th-floor restaurant Applause is hosting a 90-minute all-you-can-eat Sky View Lunch Buffet featuring live kitchen steak, unlimited sushi, locally sourced Okayama ingredients, and an interactive dessert corner.
Silk Road Dining at JW Marriott Hotel Nara is staging a two-day-only Asian buffet on June 6 and 13, 2026, followed by a summer-limited Asian Prix-Fixe Course Menu launching July 1.
From July 21 to September 11, 2026, Dining Ruore at Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima will offer a summer buffet featuring 15 varieties of tropical desserts and a lineup of spicy savory dishes for both lunch and dinner.
Kyoto Century Hotel's La Jyho Live Kitchen is presenting a summer buffet featuring wagyu and diverse Japanese, Western, and Chinese meat dishes rotating every 30 minutes, from June 25 to August 26, 2026.
Starting June 18, 2026, The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka's Lobby Lounge will host the Color Palette Summer Picnic afternoon tea, followed by the Italian Seaside Picnic lunch buffet at Splendido from June 24.
The Sunshine City Prince Hotel in Ikebukuro is running a Hawaiian-themed event from July 1 through August 31, 2026, with Hawaiian menus, live ukulele performances, and festive decorations throughout the hotel.
Sushi Kyoto Umemori, the first Kyoto direct-managed restaurant from the 55-year-old Nara-based Umemori Honten brand, opened at Shijo-Horikawa on June 1, 2026, bringing colorful temari sushi and five distinct dining courses to the heart of Kyoto.
Hotel Vischio Amagasaki's Café & Restaurant "West River" is running a Summer Family Lunch Buffet on select dates in July and August 2026, featuring around 20 all-you-can-eat dishes including beef harami steak, hand-rolled or nigiri sushi, kids' favorites, and an interactive kakigori (shaved ice) station.
A limited-time collaboration lunch featuring Hokkaido's beloved Shimaenaga bird launches at the 22nd-floor Pegasus restaurant of Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo from June 17 to September 25, 2026.
The all-day dining restaurant korare WINE AND DINE at DoubleTree by Hilton Toyama is introducing two summer lunch styles from June 1, 2026 — a world-themed weekend buffet and a chef's selection weekday course.
HESTIA GINZA, a Ginza restaurant known for herbal hot pot and meat dishes, celebrates its 4th anniversary on June 1, 2026, offering special anniversary courses at discounted prices throughout June.
A new bento specialty shop from the popular Nihonbashi udon restaurant opens on June 1, 2026, bringing the restaurant's signature golden iriko dashi to a full lineup of Japanese-style bento boxes.
From June through September 2026, The Westin Tokyo presents seasonal eel menus at Japanese restaurant Mai, Cantonese restaurant Ryutenmon, and Teppanyaki Yebisu, with each chef offering domestic eel in their own distinctive style.
From June 1, 2026, Hachikian Marutamachi, a long-established poultry restaurant in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward, will offer a summer-limited menu featuring Kamo eggplant, Kyoto duck, and Kyoto red ground chicken across three courses.
Chinese Dining Kokaku at Sapporo Grand Hotel is running its beloved Cold Noodle Fair from June 1 to August 31, 2026, featuring two classic dishes and a monthly rotating special, alongside a new Mango Shaved Ice for the season.
SORANO HOTEL in Tachikawa, Tokyo is rolling out a fresh lineup of summer menus at its rooftop bar and main dining restaurant from June 1, 2026, featuring seasonal Italian courses, Japanese cuisine, and limited-time desserts.
Benjamin Steakhouse's Kyoto location is launching a summer-limited "Yukata Experience Gourmet Plan" from July 1 to August 31, 2026, combining traditional yukata wearing with a premium New York-style steak course in a renovated machiya setting.
From June 11 to 30, 2026, Biwa-ko Otsu Prince Hotel is running a special restaurant fair featuring ¥3,500 lunch courses and afternoon tea at five restaurants along the shores of Lake Biwa, celebrating the hydrangea season.
TERRACE & DINING ZERO at Cross Hotel Osaka is offering a summer lunch buffet with unlimited dining time from June 6 to July 26, 2026 (weekends and holidays only), featuring seasonal mains, pastas, and colorful desserts.
GRILL 54TH at Dhawa Yura Kyoto in Higashiyama is offering a summer Wellbeing Buffet from July 1 to September 30, 2026, spotlighting Josper-grilled Kyoto mochi pork porchetta and a refreshing citrus-themed Italian menu.
From June 1 to August 31, 2026, restaurant Waldhaus at Hotel Granbach Tokyo Ginza offers a 5-course wellness French lunch designed to nourish and tone the body through summer, with an optional InBody measurement and SIXPAD training experience.
The Japanese restaurant Shunkasado "Shunka" on the second floor of Hotel Metropolitan in Ikebukuro will offer a summer edition of its Shikisai Course from July 1 to August 31, 2026, featuring a limited-time option of grilled unagi kabayaki paired with charcoal-grilled wagyu beef.
Tengu Grand Food Hall / Minatoya Isokichi Shokudo opens at LaLaport Kashiwanoha on May 27, 2026 — the first shopping mall location for Tengu Grand Food Hall. The spot blends retro casual dining with charcoal-grilled fish set meals at family-friendly prices.
The Chinese restaurant Tokalin at Hotel Okura Fukuoka is launching a weekday-only dim sum order buffet from June 1 to July 31, and a year-round weekend congee lunch course beginning June 6.
Seaside Hotel Maiko Villa Kobe in Tarumi, Kobe, is hosting a limited-time "Early Summer Gourmet Fair" at its in-house restaurants from June 1 to July 31, 2026, with special seasonal menus spanning Japanese cuisine, a herb-and-spice buffet, and an American-themed restaurant on the 14th floor.
Bar & Dining "TORRENT" at SHIBUYA STREAM HOTEL in Shibuya will offer a limited-time afternoon tea from July 1 to August 9, 2026, celebrating colorful summer vegetables in playful, pop-inspired sweets and savory bites.
Tour d'Argent Tokyo at Hotel New Otani (Tokyo) is offering a summer menu "Ma Provence" crafted by M.O.F.-awarded Executive Chef Renaud Augier, available from July 1 to August 23, 2026, evoking the sun-drenched landscapes of the French Côte d'Azur.
Three new premium Kobe beef teppanyaki courses are coming to "Shioji" on the top floor of Hotel Plaza Kobe in Higashinada, Kobe, starting June 3, 2026 — including the flagship "Wadatsumi" course featuring live lobster and abalone alongside specially selected Kobe beef.
THE-MOMENT GRILL&DINING at THE OSAKA STATION HOTEL, Autograph Collection is serving a summer edition of its "Le Buffet Gourmand" with over 60 dishes and a monthly-changing meat or fish choice menu from June 1 to August 31, 2026.
Steak House Shingo, the renowned teppanyaki restaurant from Kyoto's Gion district with over 50 years of history, has opened a new location in Ginza, Tokyo, offering its acclaimed Chateaubriand to guests in the capital.
Chinese Restaurant Shisen at Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka is serving three varieties of cold noodles from June 1 to August 31, 2026, including a new spicy noodle dish with century egg, char siu, and colorful vegetables.
Western cuisine restaurant Bella Vista at Hotel New Otani Tokyo is launching a three-pasta tasting lunch course for one month to celebrate its first anniversary since renovation, available June 1 to 30, 2026, limited to 10 servings per day.
Sophie at EDITION on the 14th floor of The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza is relaunching under a new Italian concept starting June 3, 2026, bringing handmade pasta and classic trattoria-style dining with panoramic views of the Ginza cityscape.
On June 23, 2026, the Tokyo Station Hotel is offering a special lunch plan that includes a private morning building tour of Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum before it opens to the public, followed by a hotel tour and a choice of two dining venues — limited to just 15 guests.
Dining & Bar TENQOO on the 27th floor of Hotel Metropolitan Marunouchi will serve a special weekday lunch featuring a parfait made with Miyazaki mangoes and Okinawa pineapple from May 21 to July 10, 2026.
A first-of-its-kind collaboration between Sumikko Gurashi and Chinese cuisine, "Sumikko Gurashi Yumcha Day," will be served at Boukairou restaurant on the 5th floor of Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk from July 1 to August 30, 2026.
Benjamin Steakhouse's Kyoto location is offering a limited-time Champagne Free-Flow Plan from June 12 to July 12, 2026, pairing Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel with three carefully matched appetizers for ¥8,000 per person.
Dai-ichi Hotel Ryogoku will host a parent-child hands-on event where participants can create their own original softball baseball glove, complete with a lunch buffet. The workshop is scheduled for July 29, 2026.
From May 14 through 27, 2026, Kappou BUTAI at NEWoMan TAKANAWA LUFTBAUM (29F) in Tokyo is offering a special 15-per-day lunch set featuring seasonal ingredients from Kagamiishi Town and Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture, as part of the 2026 Fukushima Destination Campaign.
Starting May 13, Wonder Steak's Himeji branch is running a weekday lunch promotion with a free 20g increase on its signature "Otoro Beef Steak" for M size and above orders, available through the end of May.
Starting June 4, 2026, China Shadow at Strings Hotel Tokyo InterContinental is serving a summer Gastronomic Theater menu crafted by head chef Hidekazu Ando, pairing classic Chinese cuisine with carefully sourced ingredients from the Tohoku region.
Hotel New Grand in Yokohama is running a four-month French lunch series at its Panoramic Restaurant Le Normandie. The first installment, "A Burgundy Table," takes place from June 1 to July 31, 2026, spotlighting traditional dishes from the celebrated wine region of Burgundy.
Northern Terrace Diner at Sapporo Grand Hotel is running an all-you-can-eat lunch and dinner buffet themed around ethnic cuisine and herbs, featuring live cooking with Hokkaido ingredients and herb-infused desserts.
A casual tempura izakaya from Kyoto is opening its first Tokyo outpost on May 28, 2026, in the basement of the Tokyo Building TOKIA in Marunouchi — serving light, crispy tempura fried entirely in rice bran oil alongside sushi, fresh seafood, and Izumo soba.
The Chinese restaurant Karyu on the 31st floor of the Yokohama Grand InterContinental Hotel is offering its popular "Premium Seafood Chilled Jade Noodles" for a limited time from June 3 to September 30, 2026.
Hayama Umino Hotel in Kanagawa is now accepting reservations for a weekday-only day trip plan combining access to the hotel's panoramic artificial hot spring "Horizon Onsen" with a choice of lunch or dessert set, starting from ¥3,000.
A limited-time collaboration plan combining a seasonal prix-fixe lunch at Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo's NAMIKI667 and admission to ART AQUARIUM MUSEUM GINZA is available from May 2 to June 21, 2026.
From May 9 to June 21, 2026, SATSUKI restaurant at Hotel New Otani Makuhari is hosting a weekend sweets buffet featuring strawberry, matcha, and mango-themed desserts alongside Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine.
From June 1, 2026, the Super Dining "Rilassa" at Tokyo Dome Hotel hosts a limited-time anniversary buffet featuring signature dishes crafted by chefs from across the hotel's restaurants.
The Sky Grill Buffet Musashi on the 26th floor of Asakusa View Hotel is running an early summer buffet from May 1 through June 30, 2026, featuring around 100 varieties of dishes — from Musashi kiln grills to Japanese, Western, and Asian cuisine — plus a special GW animal cake and capsule toy event for children.
From June 1 to August 31, 2026, Grill & Dining G at Lake Biwa Marriott Hotel will serve a buffet-style lunch with a choice of main dish alongside seasonal deli salads, warm dishes, desserts, and drinks, priced at ¥4,500 per person.
Migiwa no Mori, a new creative Japanese restaurant with views of the famous Meoto Iwa rocks and Ise Bay, is set to pre-open on May 1, 2026, on the second floor of Ise Meoto Iwa Meoto Yokocho in Mie Prefecture.
Eight restaurants at Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka are offering free children's meals and special perks for families during Golden Week, from April 25 to May 6, 2026.
Restaurant Amadeus at The Westin Osaka is introducing the "Première Course," a new French lunch menu crafted by newly appointed chef Eriko Yukino, available from April 27 to June 30, 2026.
Hanagasumi, the fully private kaiseki restaurant at Meiji Kinenkan in Moto-Akasaka, Tokyo, offers a seasonal "Early Summer Zammai Gozen" lunch set for ¥8,470 per person (tax and service charge included) on weekdays from May 7 to June 30, 2026.
From April 25 to October 31, 2026, Centara Grand Hotel Osaka's rooftop bar "Crudo Deck" is hosting the "Centara Rooftop Experience" in collaboration with champagne house Veuve Clicquot, with lunch and dinner plans 135 meters above Namba.
The Italian restaurant GLICINE, which earned a devoted following at Aqua Ignis Sendai, has relocated to the Kokubucho district in central Sendai, opening its doors on April 28, 2026.
BLUE KITCHEN, the 13th-floor restaurant at Hotel Oriental Express Kagoshima Tenmonkan, is adding freshly fried dishes and just-baked sweets to its already popular curry buffet. The upgraded lunch buffet launches on May 1, 2026.
From June 1 to August 31, 2026, ROKU KYOTO presents seasonal summer menus at TENJIN All-day Dining and The Bar, featuring a "Summer Afternoon Tea -Aone-" alongside limited lunch, dinner, and cocktail offerings.
Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo is hosting the Shirokane Summer Buffet 2026 "Summer Festival" on July 17 and 18, 2026, featuring hotel-quality Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes, a cold noodle bar, summer festival-themed desserts, and a leisure corner with games for all ages.
SHISEIDO PARLOUR THE HARAJUKU, located on the 8th floor of WITH HARAJUKU near Harajuku Station, is offering a limited-time "New Greenery Menu" lunch course (¥6,500) from May 1 to 10, 2026, set against panoramic views of Meiji Jingu Shrine's lush early-summer forest.
THE C's SKY DINING on the 17th floor of Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower is offering a special Mother's Day lunch buffet from May 7 to 10, 2026, featuring seasonal Italian dishes and panoramic city views.
From April 29 to May 6, 2026, Sushi, Tempura & Teppanyaki "Hagoromo" at Meiji Kinenkan serves a seasonal set meal featuring nine colorful small dishes, sashimi, steamed dishes, and more — all for ¥6,600 per person.
Prés de L'AS, a new concept restaurant from the acclaimed Minami-Aoyama French restaurant L'AS, opened on April 24, 2026, at Harajuku Quest, offering approachable modern French cuisine in the heart of Harajuku.
La Baie, the French restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka, has been recognized with one Michelin star in the MICHELIN Guide Kyoto Osaka 2026 — marking the 9th consecutive year and 15th time the restaurant has received the distinction.
Courtyard by Marriott Shin-Osaka Station is offering a Golden Week limited lunch featuring the "Shobu Course" for adults, plus children's options including a Mini Shobu Course with Omi beef and a Kids Course, available April 29 to May 6, 2026.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari's Japanese restaurant Senbazuru is offering the limited-time "Okonomi Don Gozen (Kiwami)" from May 7 to June 30, 2026, letting diners choose any two mini donburi from a selection of ten varieties.
Three restaurants at JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo are serving seasonal menus centered on fresh herbs and early summer ingredients, running from May 1 through June 30, 2026.
For three days during Golden Week (May 3–5, 2026), Cafe Restaurant Oasis at Utsunomiya Tobu Hotel Grande is hosting a special all-you-can-eat buffet featuring carved Nikko Kogen Beef sirloin roast beef and live seafood grilling on an iron plate.
Fine dining restaurant La Provence at Hotel InterContinental Tokyo Bay in Tokyo is offering a limited-time course menu inspired by Vincent van Gogh's masterpieces from southern France, running from June 5 to August 31, 2026.
Gyoko Shokudo Sanpo, a sashimi all-you-can-eat restaurant featured on television, is opening its first Yokohama location in Tsurumi on April 23, 2026. The restaurant offers fresh sashimi sourced from across Japan in a 60-minute buffet format, along with seafood rice bowls and set meals for lunch, and a la carte and course dining for dinner.
Hotel Agora Osaka Moriguchi is hosting a Fruity Sweets & Lunch/Dinner Buffet from May 1 to June 30, 2026, featuring sweets and dishes made with 10 varieties of fresh fruit including mango and melon, at its 1F All Day Dining & Lounge The Loop.
From May 7 to June 30, 2026, Hotel Okura Kyoto's teppanyaki restaurant "Tokiwa" on the 17th floor offers a special course featuring Kyoto Wagyu beef and seasonal ingredients to mark the hotel's founding anniversary.
Marking its 7th anniversary this spring, THE KITANO HOTEL TOKYO is offering a special "7 Feast" course at its main dining room "Orangerie Koan," available from April 21 to May 14, 2026.
All Day Dining REMONE at Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka is holding a limited-time matcha buffet from May 11 to July 14, 2026, featuring 19 matcha-themed sweets at lunch and classic Western and bistro dishes paired with matcha desserts at dinner.
Starting in late April 2026, The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka will offer two seasonal highlights — a vibrant multi-berry afternoon buffet at Italian restaurant Splendido and an elegant Japanese tea afternoon tea at The Lobby Lounge — running through mid-June.
A special lunch buffet featuring roast beef, Hamburg steak, Spaghetti Carbonara with Grana Padano, and approximately 50 dishes is coming to the all-day dining restaurant at The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Naha from May 2 to May 10, 2026.
From May 8 to June 30, 2026, Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu is hosting "AKITA CONNECTION," a fair celebrating Akita Prefecture's food culture and ingredients across three in-house restaurants, featuring Hinai jidori chicken, Inaniwa udon, Akita beef, and more.
CLASSIC Samgyetang, a specialty samgyetang restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo, has relocated and reopened on April 15, 2026. The restaurant blends Korean traditional cooking with herbal medicine wisdom and Japanese seasonal sensibility for a nourishing dining experience.
Starting Saturday, May 2, 2026, the tempura restaurant "Arakawa" on the 5th floor of Royal Pines Hotel Urawa moves its weekend and holiday dinner start time earlier to 5:30 PM.
From April 24 to May 10, 2026, Sapporo Grand Hotel is offering special buffets, a Chinese daytime drinking course, hors d'oeuvres takeout, and more across its restaurants.
The Super Dining "Verdure" at Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo is hosting a Spring & Early Summer Fair from April 1 to June 30, 2026, featuring a weekday-only customizable "Okonomi Burger" alongside seasonal highlights like roast beef and white fish nage.
From April 27 to June 30, 2026, four restaurants at Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel are running a seasonal fair spotlighting Omi beef — one of Japan's three great wagyu breeds — across French, Japanese, Chinese, and buffet menus.
The airy buffet restaurant GARDEN DINING at Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba will offer a limited-time "Mediterranean Gourmet Fair" running from May 8 to June 28, 2026, featuring dishes from Greece, Morocco, Spain, Italy, and beyond.
A family lunch event featuring 22 international seasonings from countries including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, and Jamaica is being held at 100 Spoons at Azamino Gardens in Yokohama.
DoubleTree by Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort's restaurant Matira will host an Alice in Wonderland-themed lunch and sweets buffet on weekends and holidays from May 23 to September 7, 2026, featuring 13 sweets and 8 savory dishes for ¥4,600 per adult.
Starting May 9, 2026, the 15F restaurant Substance at Courtyard by Marriott Fukui will offer a weekend and holiday lunch buffet showcasing regional dishes from across Kyushu, including Hakata motsu nabe, Miyazaki chicken nanban, and a live kitchen serving Hakata wagyu roast beef.
Hotel New Otani Osaka's all-day dining restaurant SATSUKI is hosting a limited-time GW Special Gourmet Buffet from April 29 to May 6, 2026, featuring wagyu beef, sushi, and amaou strawberry sweets.
Hyatt Regency Kyoto is offering a range of limited-time menus across its restaurants and bar during Golden Week 2026, including an Italian lunch course, outdoor terrace BBQ, Cinco de Mayo cocktails, and a spring dinner course available through mid-June.
A new limited-time course at HangOut HangOver features a dramatic tower taco where staff scatter potatoes and nachos on the table before pouring molten cheese from above.
For four days during Golden Week, the all-day dining restaurant Le Jardin at Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama will offer a special lunch buffet featuring about 65 varieties of dishes highlighting the flavors of early summer.
From May 2 to 5, 2026, Delicious Kitchen EMONDEL at Shin-Osaka Esaka Tokyu REI Hotel offers a special Golden Week lunch buffet with live-cooked New Zealand Angus beef and a full spread of seasonal strawberry sweets.
CRISP SALAD WORKS is opening its 55th location, "Mitamachi Terrace," in Minato-ku, Tokyo on April 16, 2026. The takeout-only shop offers fully customizable, healthy salads with app-based advance ordering.
Odakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower's Southern Tower Dining and Lounge South Court on the 20th floor will offer a limited-time, reservation-only "Thanks Menu" throughout May 2026, featuring French-inspired lunch and dinner courses with a "Thank you" parfait, plus a melon afternoon tea with a non-alcoholic sparkling wine toast.
From April 27 to June 30, 2026, The Westin Tokyo's international restaurant The Terrace offers a Hawaiian-themed buffet featuring iconic dishes from the legendary Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa, Waikiki Beach, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.
From April 26 to June 25, 2026, Biwako Hotel in Otsu, Shiga will offer early summer lunch menus at its two in-house restaurants, featuring vibrant seasonal sushi and live-action teppanyaki with Omi beef.
A limited-time buffet featuring a live kitchen with roast beef and pizza will be held from May 2 to 6, 2026, at Garden Kitchen "Caramelo" in Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, Shibuya. The event is designed for families of all ages with a wide selection of dishes and desserts.
From May 7, 2026, the Chinese restaurant "Keirin" at Hotel Metropolitan in Ikebukuro is offering the "Yokihi Course" (¥13,000), featuring a side-by-side tasting of classic Peking duck and Sichuan duck with plum sauce, along with braised whole shark fin, seasonal shrimp stir-fry, and other refined Chinese dishes.
Starting May 7, 2026, Chinese restaurant "Keilin" on the 2nd floor of Hotel Metropolitan in Ikebukuro is offering a 7-course early summer lunch featuring shark fin soup, seasonal seafood, and two desserts for ¥4,900.
All Day Dining Kaza at Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto is hosting a special encore run of its popular Strawberry Sweets & Lunch Buffet from April 6 to 8, 2026, featuring seasonal strawberry desserts and a full lunch spread.
Bar & Dining CLOUDS on the 35th floor of Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk is hosting a themed afternoon tea from May 1 to June 30, 2026, showcasing beloved classic sweets given a fresh, contemporary spin.
Restaurant Bon Salute Café on the 1st floor of Hotel Gracery Sapporo is hosting a limited-time strawberry-themed lunch and sweets buffet from April 21 to 29, 2026, featuring a brand-new pancake machine, free-cut cake, and a white chocolate fountain.
From May 11 to June 30, 2026, CrossDine at Hotel Metropolitan in Ikebukuro will offer a special Kagoshima fair buffet showcasing regional dishes and local ingredients from Kagoshima Prefecture, crafted by specialist chefs in Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine.
The all-day dining restaurant Pergola at Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel is hosting its popular "Spring Hokkaido Buffet – Roast Beef & Dolce –" from March 26 to June 3, 2026, featuring all-you-can-eat boiled crab, roast beef, Hokkaido-style dishes, and seasonal desserts.
A collaboration menu between Aoyama St. Grace Cathedral and honey beauty brand HACCI runs from April 1 to June 12, 2026 at St. GRACE Lounge & Dining in Omotesando, featuring five honey-infused specialties paired with exclusive HACCI gifts.
A limited two-day cultural program in Kyoto invites visitors to explore the normally off-limits areas of Higashi Honganji guided by a monk, enjoy a tea ceremony with an exclusive wagashi, and dine on French cuisine inside the registered tangible cultural property Funatsuru Kyoto Kamogawa Resort.
The private tatami room at Nishitetsu Grand Hotel's Japanese restaurant Matsukaze has been renovated and renamed "Matsuhana no Ma," now accommodating up to 30 guests with a flexible layout and comfortable chair-and-table seating.
From May 7 to June 29, 2026, THE RAY restaurant at Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka offers a limited 20-servings-per-day Rose and Afternoon Tea Lunch, pairing French course cuisine with seven rose-inspired sweets.
Casual Dining Iris on the 18th floor of Meitetsu Grand Hotel in Nagoya is renewing its popular lunch menu from April 1, 2026, featuring premium ingredients including domestic beef fillet and a 20-variety dessert buffet.
From April 1 to June 30, 2026, Hotel Granvia Osaka's restaurants are offering a seasonal dining fair featuring Japanese kaiseki, teppanyaki, and French cuisine to mark life's milestone moments.
Hotel New Otani Osaka is holding a limited "Spring Special Time Sale" at three of its top-floor restaurants during April 2026. Reservations for the discounted plans open March 18 and close March 31.
KIHARU Brasserie at Cross Hotel Kyoto is introducing its new spring menu "KIHARU meets Spring 2026" from April 4, 2026, featuring seasonal ingredients like cherry salmon and sea bream paired with fresh herbs, alongside a Kobe beef lunch course and a shift to weekend-only lunch service.
Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi, Tokyo will hold a Golden Week Restaurant Fair from April 29 to May 6, 2026, featuring wagyu roast beef buffet, Peking duck all-you-can-eat, teppanyaki steak all-you-can-eat, and a TOKYO X brand pork shabu-shabu course.
A dual-concept restaurant with a daytime cafe and an evening bistro bar is set to open in the Gran Festa underground shopping area in front of Himeji Station on March 20, 2026.
From May 1 to June 30, 2026, Buffet Dining Prince Marché at Shinjuku Prince Hotel offers a seasonal buffet featuring spice-infused dishes and citrus-based desserts, plus a special Golden Week crab feast.
Restaurant Chambord on the 33rd floor of RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima is offering two limited-time French cuisine courses to celebrate the appointment of Chef Rei Watabe, who previously served as head chef at the reception hall during the Osaka-Kansai Expo.
A seasonal Italian buffet "Primavera" runs from March 18 to May 25, 2026, at Terrace Dining Michela on the 1st floor of Royal Pines Hotel Urawa, featuring freshly baked pizza, pasta, acqua pazza, caprese, and a variety of Italian regional dishes.
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TAVERN by the green at The Strings Omotesando is serving a new Spring Brunch Menu from March 12, 2026, bringing together Japan's spring seasonal ingredients and global spices through a New York-inspired lens.
Chef's Live Kitchen at Strings Hotel Nagoya is hosting a limited-time Nordic Fair from April 13 to June 30, 2026, featuring Nordic dishes made with ingredients from Aomori, Iwate, and Akita, along with strawberry and peach desserts.
Three restaurants at Hotel New Otani Osaka are offering limited-time menus inspired by the bond between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his brother Hidenaga, available from March 1 through April 19, 2026.
Mixology Station Hakurai Bar in Shimbashi began serving lunch on March 5, 2026, under the name "Shimbashi Curry Hakurai," offering two signature curry dishes that blend Indian heritage with Japanese ingredients and technique.
Dining & Bar TENQOO on the 27th floor of Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Marunouchi is serving a spring citrus parfait lunch set featuring three seasonal citrus varieties from April 1 to May 15, 2026, on weekdays only.
Restaurant AVANTI at International Garden Hotel Narita is hosting a Japanese Italian & Wa Sweets Buffet from April 1 to June 30, 2026, featuring six live-cooked fresh pasta options at lunch — including a creative dish made with Narita's signature unagi.
Starting March 24, the Rainbow Bridge View Dining & Champagne Bar Manhattan at Hotel InterContinental Tokyo Bay launches a new lunch plan combining a cold appetizer buffet, freshly baked bread, a made-to-order grilled French main course, and an elegant dessert buffet with panoramic Tokyo Bay views.
From April 1 to June 30, 2026, Sky Restaurant Etoile on the 17th floor of Miyako City Osaka Tennoji is hosting a Hokkaido-themed all-you-can-eat buffet featuring dishes made with produce sourced directly from Hokkaido farmers and producers.
A sukiyaki restaurant set within Kyoto's famous Maruyama Park will introduce bento-style lunch sets and a 60-minute all-you-can-eat sukiyaki course on March 20, 2026 — perfectly timed for cherry blossom season.
On March 25, the 192nd Nagaragawa Concert takes place at Gifu Grand Hotel, offering a seasonal French lunch followed by a violin, cello, and piano ensemble performing works by Bizet and Fauré.
Western restaurant Bella Vista on the 40th floor of Hotel New Otani Tokyo is adding two spring dishes to its menu from March 10, 2026 — white asparagus fritto and a sakura shrimp spaghettini.
Kitano Grill & Bar at Kobe Kitano Nosta is running a seasonal lunch buffet featuring fresh local spring produce from Hyogo and Kobe, with selectable grilled mains, from March 1 to May 31, 2026.
Italian Grill "Melodia" on the 26th floor of Strings Hotel Tokyo InterContinental in Shinagawa is offering the "Sakura Strawberry Vivace" semi-lunch buffet from March 12, 2026. Choose one from six main courses and enjoy an unlimited spring-inspired antipasti and dessert spread.
DINING & BAR "BAYSIDE" at Yokohama Sakuragicho Washington Hotel is running a Spring Lunch Buffet touring the flavors of Kyushu and Okinawa from March 1 to May 31, 2026. A special strawberry dessert edition is also available during spring break from March 20 to April 5.
La Locanda at The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto is holding a special Sunday Brunch on March 15, celebrating the early arrival of cherry blossom season with a live kitchen, original cocktails, and Pierre Hermé Paris desserts.
On March 24, 2026, est — the five-consecutive-year Michelin-starred restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi — will host a one-day-only dessert collaboration featuring guest pâtissière Asuka Otowa of Otowa Restaurant and resident Executive Pastry Chef Michele Abbatemarco.
Starting March 1, Hachikian Marutamachi in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward launches a range of spring limited menus featuring seasonal ingredients such as bamboo shoots, rape blossoms, and wild mountain vegetables paired with Kyoto Red Chicken and Kyoto Duck.
Starting March 1, 2026, the Setouchi Harbor Restaurant at Kobe Suma Sea World Hotel introduces a new spring menu highlighting Hyogo Prefecture's seasonal produce, along with aquarium-inspired desserts and a refreshed afternoon tea set.
CHAPTER THE GRILL restaurant at The Chapter Kyoto, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel in Kyoto, has launched a new "Vegetable Buffet" for lunch, highlighting organic vegetables from the Kamigamo area prepared in a variety of cooking styles.
A new high-end Japanese restaurant, Ginza Shiraishi Bettei, has opened in Ginza. With counter seating at its core, the restaurant is designed for dates, anniversaries, and business entertainment, offering both lunch and dinner menus.
Starting March 1, 2026, the Chinese dining restaurant Precious ONO HAKATA at The Royal Park Hotel Fukuoka celebrates five years with a special anniversary lunch course featuring creative dishes, a buffet, and an optional all-you-can-drink plan.
Royal Pines Hotel Yonezawa is celebrating its first anniversary on March 1, 2026 with four limited-time campaigns, including a ¥10,000-per-person stay plan, a Yonezawa beef steak lunch, a LINE stamp double campaign, and an Instagram giveaway.
Starting March 7, 2026, the 15th-floor restaurant Substance at Courtyard by Marriott Fukui will host a spring strawberry-themed lunch buffet on weekends and public holidays through May 6.
Sushi Kappo Tomozuna on the 35th floor of the Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk is introducing a limited April–June 2026 menu for its afternoon tea-style sushi lunch "Karen," inspired by the lush greenery of early summer.
Restaurant Brasserie Laurier on the 6th floor of Hotel Metropolitan Takasaki will reopen on Saturday, March 7, 2026, following a renovation inspired by the atmosphere of a Mediterranean resort.
Crafted by an Okinawa Prefecture-certified master of Ryukyuan cuisine, the "Kariyushi Ryukyuan Set Meal" is served exclusively on Ryukyuan Cuisine Day — the third Thursday of each month — at Ryukyu Dining Hanafu.
The Riverside Cafe at The Royal Park Hotel Hiroshima Riverside is hosting a cherry blossom lunch buffet featuring over 30 colorful spring dishes, running Thursdays through Sundays from March 26 to April 5, 2026.
A spring-limited 8-dish Chinese course "Zuien (瑞宴)" is available from March 1 to May 31, 2026, at Chinese Restaurant Sangu on the 39th floor of Umeda Sky Building in Osaka. Priced at ¥10,000 per person, highlights include domestic spare ribs in orange sweet and sour sauce and steamed cherry sea bream with seafood soy sauce.
Hascap The Garden, the first-floor all-day dining restaurant at ANA Crowne Plaza Chitose, is running a strawberry-themed lunch promotion throughout March 2026, featuring a weekend sweets and lunch buffet as well as a weekday strawberry palette set meal.
Hilton Nagoya presents a spring buffet featuring authentic Southern Italian cuisine and a popular strawberry sweets selection from March 12 to May 14, 2026.
Hotel Vischio Amagasaki will host a Spring Family Lunch Buffet at the West River Café & Restaurant during the spring holidays from March 20-22 and May 2-6, 2026, featuring all-you-can-eat dishes and 90-minute drink service.
Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo presents a special spring lunch collaboration with Boku, Shimaenaga. featuring strawberries and berries in an afternoon tea-style menu from March to May 2026.
Hotel Granvia Hiroshima presents a culinary journey through Italy and Spain with a special spring buffet from March 1 to May 6, 2026. The buffet features authentic Mediterranean dishes and exclusive lunch items including fresh strawberry Mont Blanc and roast beef.
Hotel Metropolitan Sendai is hosting a limited-time Korean Food Fair at Restaurant & Cafe Serenity throughout March 2026, featuring popular dishes like Samgyeopsal and Yangnyeom Chicken served carving-style.
Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo introduces a limited-time strawberry sweets semi-buffet lunch from March 1 to May 15, 2026, featuring French toast with strawberry jam, strawberry cheesecake, seasonal strawberry tasting, and an optional instant film camera plan for capturing spring memories.
Located on the 17th floor of Tokyu Kabukicho Tower at HOTEL GROOVE SHINJUKU, JAM17 DINING & BAR presents a seasonal spring menu featuring cherry blossom-inspired dishes, desserts, and cocktails running from March through April 2026.
A new dining concept celebrating Ibaraki's natto culture opens at Excel Minami, offering authentic natto set meals at lunch and a community bar experience in the evenings.
Daimaru Shinsaibashi marks its 300th anniversary with a special dining event from March 6-31, featuring adult versions of the beloved children's lunch plate. Thirteen restaurants offer spring seasonal menus with desserts, drinks, and commemorative flags.
The 25th-floor Ovest Dining & Bar introduces customizable lunch and dinner prefix menus featuring seasonal spring ingredients, from March 2 to May 6, 2026.
The lifestyle hotel's Cafe & Bar presents Asian street food favorites, featuring complimentary salad and soup buffet during weekday lunch hours through March 31, 2026.
A new Saturday, Sunday, and holiday lunch buffet featuring Kuroge Wagyu shabu-shabu and panoramic views has opened at Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel's 52nd-floor Sky Lounge Zenith.
Park Hyatt Kyoto's signature restaurant Yasaka presents spring-limited dinner courses and special Sunday lunch services from March through May 2026, featuring seasonal ingredients like bamboo shoots and sea bream.
Hotel New Omi in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga, launches its popular Strawberry Sweets & Lunch Buffet from February 13 to May 6, 2026. Enjoy all-you-can-eat fresh strawberries, hotel-made strawberry desserts, and a full lunch menu in a nostalgic retro cafe setting.
Beloved Tennoji landmark Brasserie Monochrome reopens March 1st with a refreshed 121-seat space featuring a new private floor and seasonal spring menu celebrating 26 years of service.
Stadium City Hotel Nagasaki announces its spring special event "Spring Palette – The Splendor of Spring Painted by Ingredients," featuring colorful seasonal limited menus, strawberry afternoon tea, and a strawberry buffet across five restaurants and bars.
Located on the 26th floor of Strings Hotel Tokyo InterContinental, China Shadow introduces seasonal limited menus featuring fresh strawberries and cherry blossoms, including a Chinese afternoon tea with 7 sweets and savory dishes, dim sum lunch, and an exclusive parfait & savory set.
A5-grade wagyu specialist Steak House Daichi in Kanazawa reopened in December 2025 with a significantly larger seating capacity, from 48 to 62 seats. The renovated restaurant now features private dining spaces, counter seating for solo diners, and wheelchair-accessible tables to accommodate a wider range of guests.
A new culinary landmark in Kawagoe offers chef Mitsumasa Kadohira's signature dishes. The "Bushu Kawagoe Ju" features luxurious roast beef made from local brand Bushu Wagyu beef, while the "Kameya x ECCOLA Dorayaki Gelato" combines seven flavors of Saitama ingredients, creating unforgettable tastes unique to Kawagoe.
The hotel presents its second strawberry buffet featuring unique Japanese-Western fusion desserts with locally-sourced Aichi strawberries from March 20 to June 4, 2026.
The beloved sushi spot known for its long lines in Jimbocho has opened a new outpost offering fresh seafood bowls exclusively during weekday lunch hours at Pizza&Wine ESOLA Tamaplaza.
A traditional herbal medicine company in Kyoto has launched an innovative medicinal soup curry featuring 100 herbal ingredients, offering a unique dining experience that combines health and flavor.
Hotel Nikko Alivila will serve its original grilled daikon mochi, handcrafted by the hotel's dim sum chef, at the Hana Hana casual buffet lunch during Spring Festival from February 17 to 23, 2026.
Starting February 26, 2026, the Biwako Hotel in Otsu, Shiga offers spring lunch menus featuring Hyakunin Isshu-themed dishes and Omi beef specialties at their Japanese and teppanyaki restaurants.
On February 18, 2026, Royal Host introduces new combinations featuring their signature Black x Black Hamburg, brings back the beloved Green Goddess dressing, and launches fresh menu items including Seafood Doria and Pork Cutlet Set. Experience over 50 years of Western cuisine expertise.
A new standing-style seafood rice bowl restaurant, THE Ryoshidon, has opened at Kawasaki Dice just 1 minute from Kawasaki Station. Offering lightning-fast service with bowls served in 30 seconds, generous portions, and prices starting from ¥680.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari introduces the "Haru Urara Gozen – Kiwami," a limited-time seasonal menu featuring 10 kinds of appetizers and spring ingredients, available from March 2 to May 6, 2026.
InterContinental Sapporo introduces two new lunch experiences starting February 2026 at AuBlanc and SAWAKA restaurants, featuring a strawberry selection buffet and charcoal-grilled set lunch with 20% off for first-time reservations through February.
Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima will hold a strawberry-themed sweets buffet featuring 14 desserts and seasonal spring dishes from March 7 to May 6, 2026. The buffet includes live desserts, seafood dishes, and premium ingredients.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari's Chinese restaurant "Daikanyuen" introduces a luxurious spring lunch course featuring seasonal mountain vegetables and seafood, available from February 1 to April 30, 2026.
TOOTH TOOTH TOKYO, a French bistro in Ebisu, has renewed its lunch menu starting January 29th. The new lineup features fresh-baked croissants, baguettes, and focaccia alongside seasonal potage and a selection of main dishes, offering a colorful French-inspired dining experience.
Hotel New Grand introduces seasonal French course menus celebrating spring, featuring white asparagus, salmon, and lamb, available from March 2 to April 26, 2026 at Le Normandie.
Spain's premier Jamón Ibérico specialist Atrevío introduces special Valentine's menus at their Azabu-Juban flagship and Hiroo Jamón Car locations, pairing aged ham with chocolate in a unique sweet-and-savory celebration from February 1st to 28th, 2026.
A new brunch congee set launches at Kobe Kochuten on February 1, 2026, featuring Chinese congee, dim sum, and desserts for a relaxing morning meal experience.
Grand Hyatt Tokyo presents special menus at Fiorentina Pastry Boutique and French Kitchen from March 1-8, 2026, featuring mimosa-inspired cuisine and desserts to promote women's empowerment and gender equality.
Starting January 10, 2026, the all-inclusive resort hotel introduces a lunch buffet featuring customizable hand-rolled sushi, hamburgers, and teppan-grilled meats with all-you-can-drink alcohol included.
From April 20 to May 31, 2026, Hoshino Resorts Oirase Keiryu Hotel offers an exclusive 1-group-per-day picnic experience featuring the vibrant spring foliage of Oirase Gorge, complete with sprout-inspired cuisine and champagne cocktails.
A new weekday lunch course debuts at Chinese restaurant Xiang Tao, featuring six dishes and medicinal tea designed to nurture wellness from within, based on traditional Chinese medicine principles.
Southern Tower Dining at Odakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower offers special Valentine's courses from February 1-28, 2026. Enjoy French-inspired cuisine with stunning views from the 20th floor, complete with a signature strawberry parfait.
Hotel Metropolitan Marunouchi's Dining & Bar TENQOO offers a special weekday lunch set featuring a strawberry parfait inspired by spring's arrival, available from February 2 to March 31, 2026.
Ristorante Primi Baci, overlooking Inokashira Park in Kichijoji, Tokyo, offers special spring course menus from February 5 to April 12, 2026. Featuring seasonal ingredients like snow crab, sakura shrimp, and spring vegetables, these courses are ideal for visitors enjoying cherry blossom viewing at the park.
The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho teams up with Milan's prestigious Excelsior Hotel Gallia for a special culinary collaboration featuring Italian Executive Chef Vincenzo Lebano from February 1 to March 31, 2026.
From February 9 to 14, 2026, the Top of Kyoto French Dining restaurant at Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto will offer a special Valentine's course featuring Japanese yellowtail, scallops, and black wagyu beef with panoramic views of Kyoto.
The Lobby Lounge on the 28th floor of Shangri-La Tokyo introduces a refined Western-style lunch promotion featuring classic dishes with a contemporary twist, using premium Japanese ingredients from February 1st to March 31st, 2026.
Hotel New Grand's signature dishes come together on one plate in this nostalgic set meal, available for a limited time from February 1 to March 31, 2026.
Nagasaki Marriott Hotel celebrates its 2nd anniversary on January 16, 2026, with special anniversary courses at Restaurant HARBELLA featuring premium Nagasaki ingredients.
A new charcoal-grilled eel specialty restaurant, Fujisan, opens in Nonoichi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, offering high-quality unagi at affordable prices with unlimited rice refills and diverse menu options.
Starting January 10, 2026, Dhawa Yura Kyoto's GRILL 54TH restaurant introduces a winter lunch buffet centered around charcoal-grilled roast beef and artisan cheeses, offering a casual yet sophisticated Italian dining experience surrounded by bamboo gardens.
From February 9 to 15, 2026, the Kichijoji Tokyu REI Hotel is hosting a special "Chocolat Aroma Lunch" featuring three main dishes crafted with cocoa and chocolate. Choose from fish, meat, or pasta dishes that showcase chocolate's deep aroma and rich flavor.
Experience a culinary journey through world cheeses at Royal Pines Hotel Urawa's 19F French restaurant RPR. The special full-course menu features cheeses from around the globe, from appetizers to desserts, available by reservation through February 19.
Hot Palette Co., Ltd.'s Pepper Lunch is significantly renewing its lunch menu from January 21, 2026. The new lineup features signature dishes like Beef Pepper Rice and Wild Juicy Steak, with customizable side options including broccoli salad or kimchi.
Rihga Royal Hotel Kokura presents STRAWBERRY SPECIAL, a popular lunch buffet featuring unlimited strawberry desserts, running from February 1 to May 11, 2026, with two distinct phases offering 18 different sweets.
A new counter sushi introductory restaurant from the acclaimed Sushi Ginza Onodera brand opens in Akasaka on January 13th (Tuesday), offering premium quality sushi at exceptional value with special weekday lunch and evening drink sets.
CÉ LA VI TOKYO at Shibuya Tokyu Plaza debuts a winter-limited dessert buffet featuring 14 varieties of strawberry and chocolate sweets, paired with lunch courses and free-flow beverages from January 15th to March 31st, 2026.
Japanese Restaurant Mai at The Westin Tokyo presents a seasonal Hot Pot Fair from January 6 to February 28, 2026, featuring four course menus including fugu hot pot, wagyu shabu-shabu, seafood hot pot, and local chicken mizutaki.
Restaurant Bellustar at BELLUSTAR TOKYO, A Pan Pacific Hotel introduces a special winter course showcasing Hokkaido's finest seasonal ingredients from January 6 to February 28, 2026.
A new specialty eel restaurant offering high-quality unagi at affordable prices has opened in Okazaki City. "Fujisan" brings charcoal-grilled eel expertise with all-you-can-eat rice and premium wagyu dishes.
From February 1 to March 31, 2026, Cafe Crossyard offers special desserts featuring Saitama Prefecture's original strawberry variety Amarin with select lunch courses.
The birthplace of mixed juice, Sennariya Coffee Main Store, introduces nostalgic retro-style hot dogs and sandwiches perfect for lunch or a light meal.
Starting January 7, 2026, French restaurant UNtreize in Kitashinchi will offer a new weekday-only lunch course featuring over 30 types of seasonal vegetables from Awaji Island and Osaka.
Yokohama Tokyu REI Hotel introduces a new special lunch set at Bistro China "Encore" on the 9th floor, featuring a fusion of Western and Chinese cuisine with unlimited time seating, perfect for celebrations and girls' gatherings in the Minato Mirai area.
Join us at Red Whale, a fantastic Sichuan tantanmen restaurant in Ningyocho where you can customize your spice level and grind your own sesame seeds for a unique dining experience!
Hello! This is Hina from the Holiday Travel editorial team! Our office is located in the charming Ningyocho and Suitengu area, where traditional downtown atmosphere blends with modern business life. This area is home to many individually-owned restaurants offering diverse lunch options from Japanese to Western and Chinese cuisine. Today, I'll share our top three favorite lunch spots!
Hello! I'm Hina from the Holiday Travel editorial team! ✨ I live in Asakusa and I'm sharing my favorite tonkatsu restaurant!
Summary This time, we took a 2.5 hour flight from Haneda Airport to ✈️ Okinawa Prefecture! Okinawan gourmet food, awamori, canoeing, American-style bars… a 2-day/1-night trip to enjoy the charms of Kin-cho! 🚗✨ *Please note that information and prices listed are subject to change. Travel Itinerary 1:00pm richamocha cafe（リカモカ カフェ） First, we came to this […]
Just opened in 2024, Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai is a popular facility where visitors can enjoy various types of gourmet food. This article introduces 24 restaurants in “Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai” where you can enjoy a sit-down meal! We will introduce restaurants by genre, including not only fresh seafood, but also ramen, udon, meat, sweets, and more, […]
A personal ramen shop hopping adventure through northern Tokyo, visiting three very different ramen restaurants near Ohanajaya, Asakusa, and Higashi Jujo stations. From creamy chicken paitan to classic soy sauce bowls, each stop has its own character.