When does booking open?

No opening date or booking window is published. The official site says reservations are accepted by phone, and that guests from overseas can reserve only through the concierge of the hotel where they stay. It gives no number of months ahead, so settle your hotel first, then ask the concierge how far ahead they can book. Any figure quoted elsewhere is not from the restaurant.

How far ahead is that?

Not published. Ask your hotel concierge once your hotel is booked.

Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten (the main shop), Tsukamoto Sogyo Building B1F, 4-2-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Reservations: +81-3-3535-3600, which the restaurant asks you to call outside its business hours of 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:30 to 20:30. For overseas guests, the call is made by your hotel concierge. There is no online booking on the official site.

The restaurant publishes no availability figures. It says that proxy bookings made for resale have increased, so it does not accept reservations on behalf of others: the booking must be made by the guest in person, through the concierge. Keep your dates flexible.

Can I cancel or change?

The official menu page says a cancellation fee of 44,000 yen, tax included, is charged from seven days before the reservation date. Present photo ID when you visit. The restaurant says that if it cannot verify your identity, you may be refused entry.

How do you book Sukiyabashi Jiro from overseas?

Through the concierge of the hotel where you are staying. The official site says overseas guests can reserve only that way, and that the booking must be made by the guest, not on their behalf.

Can you book Sukiyabashi Jiro online?

Not on the official site, which says reservations are accepted by phone. The number for the Ginza main shop is +81-3-3535-3600, to be called outside business hours.

How far ahead can you book Sukiyabashi Jiro?

No window is published. Ask your hotel concierge how far ahead they can book once your hotel is confirmed.

How much does Sukiyabashi Jiro cost?

The Chef’s Recommended Special Course, about 20 pieces, was listed from 88,000 yen, tax included, on 4 November 2026, and varies by day. A price change notice is posted, so confirm when you book.

What happens if you cancel Sukiyabashi Jiro?

The official menu page lists a 44,000 yen cancellation fee, tax included, from seven days before the reservation date.

Is the Roppongi Hills branch easier to book?

The official site lists its own phone number and hours. It does not say that the branch is easier. Ask the branch what it requires.

Tokyo (Ginza), Japan

Sukiyabashi Jiro reservation: how overseas guests book

Updated 4 Nov 2026

Through the concierge of the hotel where you are staying, if you are visiting from overseas. The official site says the Ginza main shop takes bookings by phone only, in the guest’s own name, and it publishes no booking window.

A sushi chef in a white uniform and cap preparing a dish at a counter in a Tokyo restaurant. Photo by Lawrence Lam on Pexels

When does booking open?: No opening date or booking window is published. The official site says reservations are accepted by phone, and that guests from overseas can reserve only through the concierge of the hotel where they stay. It gives no number of months ahead, so settle your hotel first, then ask the concierge how far ahead they can book. Any figure quoted elsewhere is not from the restaurant.
How far ahead is that?: Not published. Ask your hotel concierge once your hotel is booked.
Where do I book?: Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten (the main shop), Tsukamoto Sogyo Building B1F, 4-2-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Reservations: +81-3-3535-3600, which the restaurant asks you to call outside its business hours of 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:30 to 20:30. For overseas guests, the call is made by your hotel concierge. There is no online booking on the official site.
Does it sell out?: The restaurant publishes no availability figures. It says that proxy bookings made for resale have increased, so it does not accept reservations on behalf of others: the booking must be made by the guest in person, through the concierge. Keep your dates flexible.
Can I cancel or change?: The official menu page says a cancellation fee of 44,000 yen, tax included, is charged from seven days before the reservation date. Present photo ID when you visit. The restaurant says that if it cannot verify your identity, you may be refused entry.
How do you book Sukiyabashi Jiro from overseas?: Through the concierge of the hotel where you are staying. The official site says overseas guests can reserve only that way, and that the booking must be made by the guest, not on their behalf.
Can you book Sukiyabashi Jiro online?: Not on the official site, which says reservations are accepted by phone. The number for the Ginza main shop is +81-3-3535-3600, to be called outside business hours.
How far ahead can you book Sukiyabashi Jiro?: No window is published. Ask your hotel concierge how far ahead they can book once your hotel is confirmed.
How much does Sukiyabashi Jiro cost?: The Chef’s Recommended Special Course, about 20 pieces, was listed from 88,000 yen, tax included, on 4 November 2026, and varies by day. A price change notice is posted, so confirm when you book.
What happens if you cancel Sukiyabashi Jiro?: The official menu page lists a 44,000 yen cancellation fee, tax included, from seven days before the reservation date.
Is the Roppongi Hills branch easier to book?: The official site lists its own phone number and hours. It does not say that the branch is easier. Ask the branch what it requires.

How to book

Book your hotel first. The overseas route runs through the concierge of the hotel where you are staying, so your hotel dates set your possible dates.

Check the restaurant’s days. The main shop is closed on Sundays, national holidays, Saturday nights, in mid August and over New Year. It is closed from 27 December 2026 to 6 January 2027.

Ask the concierge to book in your own name. The restaurant does not accept reservations made on behalf of others, and the concierge may ask to see your passport or other photo ID.

Keep the confirmation the concierge gives you, and ask what time to arrive. Lunch is served from 11:30 to 14:00 and dinner from 17:30 to 20:30.

Bring photo ID on the day. Cards accepted: Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Diners and JCB.

If it’s sold out

Ask the concierge for other days and the other seating. Lunch and dinner are separate sessions, and the main shop is closed on Saturday nights, Sundays and national holidays.

Try the Roppongi Hills branch. Its official shop page gives its own phone number, +81-3-5413-6626, hours of 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00, and a weekly closing day of Wednesday. It is a separate counter and a different address, in Residence B 3F, 6-12-2 Roppongi. The official site states the concierge rule for the main shop, so ask the branch what it requires.

Look at another counter. Sushi Saito at Azabudai Hills takes bookings on the OMAKASE site in rounds. On 4 November 2026 its page listed lunch at 16,500 yen and dinner at 38,500 yen, tax included, plus a 390 yen fee per seat, with the next round opening on 1 December 2026 at 00:00 JST. It is a different restaurant with a different system.

Booking for a group

The official site states no maximum party size, so give the concierge your number when you ask.

Everyone should carry photo ID. The official wording asks guests to present it at the door, and does not say whether it applies to each person in a party, so ask the concierge.

The booking has to be made by a guest, not by someone acting on their behalf.

Good to know

The Chef’s Recommended Special Course, about 20 pieces, was listed from 88,000 yen, tax included, on 4 November 2026. The official page says the amount varies by the day’s purchases. A price change notice is posted on the site without figures, so confirm the price when you book.
The sushi is served in the omakase style, one piece at a time in the order the chef decides. Drinks listed are beer and Japanese sake.
The restaurant opened in 1965 in the basement of its current building. The official site notes that Sushi Nakazawa in New York is not a branch and is not affiliated.
Do not call during business hours. The restaurant asks callers to phone outside the lunch and dinner hours.

Sources

Sukiyabashi Jiro: shop information and reservations (official): The Ginza main shop and Roppongi Hills branch addresses, hours and closed days, the reservation phone number, the overseas concierge rule, no proxy bookings and the photo ID requirement. Updated 4 November 2026.
Sukiyabashi Jiro: menu (official): The Chef’s Recommended Special Course of about 20 pieces from 88,000 yen tax included, the 44,000 yen cancellation fee from seven days before, the accepted cards and the call outside business hours request. Updated 4 November 2026.
Sukiyabashi Jiro: home page news (official): The year end closure from 27 December 2026 to 6 January 2027, the price change notice and the reservations notice. Updated 4 November 2026.
Sushi Saito Azabudai Hills on OMAKASE: Lunch and dinner prices, the per seat fee, seatings, closed days, the booking round and the cancellation terms for Sushi Saito at Azabudai Hills. Updated 4 November 2026.

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