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Three-Star Restaurants in Japan

All twenty-one three-star tables from the Tokyo 2026 and Kyoto·Osaka 2026 guides, with their chefs and the hotels that hold them.

Twenty-one tables in Japan hold three MICHELIN stars: twelve in the Tokyo 2026 edition announced on 25 September 2025, and nine in the Kyoto·Osaka 2026 edition announced on 23 April 2026. The next cycle publishes on 16 February 2027, when all three editions appear together for the first time.

RestaurantTownStarsChefHotel
Aozora 青空Tokyo★★★standalone
Azabu Kadowaki 麻布 かどわきTokyo★★★門脇俊哉standalone
Gion Sasaki 祇園 さゝ木Kyoto★★★佐々木浩standalone
HAJIME HAJIMEOsaka★★★米田肇standalone
Hyotei 瓢亭Kyoto★★★高橋義弘standalone
Isshisoden Nakamura 一子相伝 なかむらKyoto★★★中村元計standalone
Joël Robuchon ジョエル・ロブションTokyo★★★standalone
Kagurazaka Ishikawa 神楽坂 石かわTokyo★★★石川秀樹standalone
Kanda かんだTokyo★★★神田裕行standalone
Kashiwaya Osaka Senriyama 柏屋 大阪千里山Osaka★★★松尾英明standalone
Kikunoi Honten 菊乃井 本店Kyoto★★★村田吉弘standalone
L'Effervescence レフェルヴェソンスTokyo★★★生江史伸standalone
L'Osier ロオジエTokyo★★★Olivier Chaignonstandalone
Miyamaso 美山荘Kyoto★★★中東久人not checked
Mizai 未在Kyoto★★★石原仁司standalone
Myojaku 明寂Tokyo★★★中村英利standalone
Quintessence カンテサンスTokyo★★★岸田周三standalone
RyuGin 龍吟Tokyo★★★山本征治standalone
Sazenka 茶禅華Tokyo★★★川田智也standalone
SÉZANNE セザンTokyo★★★Daniel CalvertFour Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi
Taian 太庵Osaka★★★standalone

See also starred rooms inside hotels and the full selection.

Source: MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026, announced 25 September 2025; MICHELIN Guide Kyoto·Osaka 2026, announced 23 April 2026. · Verified 31 August 2026 · Figures are dated; estimates are marked.