How to book Higashiyama Kichiju

Phone in Japan

075-748-1216

From abroad

+81 75-748-1216

Reservations

Reservation only (完全予約制)

Tabelog score

4.35 from 267 reviews

Spend per person

¥12,000 at lunch and ¥36,000 at dinner, with a higher dinner price in December

Seats

14 seats: a 10-seat counter and a private counter room

Open

Lunch starts at 12:00 and dinner at 18:30, with all guests starting together

Closed

Wednesdays, plus irregular days

Payment

Cards accepted at dinner (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners). Lunch cannot be paid by card

Getting there

About 11 minutes on foot from Kiyomizu-Gojo station

Address, for a taxi or a map search: 京都府京都市東山区妙法院前側町422

Can you book Higashiyama Kichiju online?

Not through Tabelog. When we opened the listing on 13 October 2026, it showed a phone number and no online booking calendar. The listing marks the restaurant as reservation only, so walking in is not an option either.

That is normal for a place like this in Japan. With 14 seats, it can fill from regulars and phone calls alone, so there is little reason to pay a booking platform or keep an online calendar up to date. We explain the pattern in why so many restaurants in Japan only take bookings by phone.

When to call Higashiyama Kichiju

The listing says booking calls are taken between 9:00 and 17:00, Japan time, and that they may not be able to answer during service.

The listing gives these hours: Lunch starts at 12:00 and dinner at 18:30, with all guests starting together. Japan is nine hours ahead of UTC all year. The call-time checker shows the time there right now.

From outside Japan, dial +81 75-748-1216. Inside Japan, dial 075-748-1216.

What the staff will ask

A booking call in Japan follows the same short script almost everywhere. Have these ready before you dial:

• The date and time, plus a second option in case the first is taken.
• The number of people.
• Your name, said slowly. They will write it down in katakana.
• A phone number where they can reach you. A hotel number usually works if you have no Japanese one.
• Allergies or foods you can't eat, said at booking and not at the table.

At Higashiyama Kichiju in particular:

• Lunch at 12:00 or dinner at 18:30. Those are the only two starts.

The Japanese for each line is in our phrases guide, and the phrase builder writes the script for your date and party size.

Conditions to know before you book

• Reservation only. You cannot walk in.
• Spend per person: ¥12,000 at lunch and ¥36,000 at dinner, with a higher dinner price in December.
• Cards accepted at dinner (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners). Lunch cannot be paid by card.
• Closed: Wednesdays, plus irregular days.
• You may photograph the food, but they ask you not to post it online until the month is over.
• They ask guests not to wear strong perfume.
• A 10% service charge is added.
• The dress code is smart casual.

These come from the listing as it stood on 13 October 2026. Prices, hours and closing days change, so open the listing before you plan a day around it. Whatever the terms, keep the booking or cancel early: see how cancellation fees work in Japan.

Let Moshicall make the call

If the language, the time difference or the lack of a Japanese number gets in the way, we can phone Higashiyama Kichiju for you. The button below opens our booking form with the restaurant's number already filled in. Add your date, time and party size. Our AI calls in Japanese, says at the start that it is an AI calling for a guest from overseas, and emails you what the restaurant said.

It costs ¥1,000 per guest, with a minimum of ¥2,000, and you are charged only if the restaurant confirms the table. If they are full, closed, don't answer or ask us to book another way, you pay nothing.