Release rule

How to Book Ajinokaze Nishimura: Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)

味の風 にしむら · Sakurai, Nara · Kaiseki · Lunch & dinner

How to book this house

Phone booking only; no online booking and no fixed release date. Ten counter seats near Sakurai Station; lunch from 11:30 by reservation, dinner to 20:30 last order; closed Mondays.

Next release
No release day — book any time

This house books only by phone, in Japanese. Our Tokyo desk can make the call on release day: ¥12,000 per seat, only if we secure it. Ask the desk →

Where bookings are taken
Phone only
Lunch / dinner
Lunch & dinner
Phone line
0744-42-7773 (Japanese; reception hours not published)
If a seat comes back

This house takes bookings only by phone, so there is no online vacancy alert.

About this house

One MICHELIN Star (2026). Ten-seat Japanese counter in a residential street ten minutes' walk from Sakurai Station; four parking spaces.

Read more

Cash only per Tabelog (no cards or e-money). No published price.

Booking details

How the book opens

No release rule is published and there is no online booking on Tabelog; book by phone. Lunch is by reservation only.

Exceptions and seasons

Lunch from 11:30 (reservation required), dinner 18:00-20:30 (last order); closed Mondays, or the next day when Monday is a holiday (Tabelog). Hours may change, so the listing asks guests to check first.

Allergies or dietary needs? Make a Japanese dining card →

Next release days

No release day — book any time

Last verified October 18, 2026

Source for the booking rule: the house's official site (guide.michelin.com), read October 18, 2026.

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

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When does Ajinokaze Nishimura open its reservation book?

Phone booking only; no online booking and no fixed release date. Ten counter seats near Sakurai Station; lunch from 11:30 by reservation, dinner to 20:30 last order; closed Mondays. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Ajinokaze Nishimura from abroad?

Ajinokaze Nishimura takes reservations by phone in Japanese only. Phone line: 0744-42-7773 (Japanese; reception hours not published). From abroad, either call at those hours or have a Japanese speaker call for you. If you would rather not, our Tokyo desk can request it for you: ¥12,000 per seat, charged only if the table is secured. A free release-date alert emails you the day before, on the morning of release day (08:00 JST) and about 30 minutes before when the opening time is known; houses that open a little every day come in a weekly summary.

What time zone is the release time?

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). Release days are computed from the house's published rule and re-checked monthly.

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Request this table — our Tokyo desk calls in Japanese on release day · ¥12,000 per seat, only if secured →

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