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How to Book Awajishima Nobu: Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)

淡路島 亙 · Shizuki, Awaji · Sushi · Lunch & dinner

How to book this house

Phone only; no published release rule, and reviews call it hard to book. Eight counter seats on Awaji Island, lunch and dinner, closed Tuesdays.

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Tabelog course ¥27,500. Prices are indicative, as listed on Tabelog (October 2026).

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

From the house's hours on Tabelog (checked October 2026).

Phone line
0799-62-4040 (Tabelog; 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

The Tabelog Award 2026 Bronze. Sushi counter in Shizuki on Awaji Island built around local fish; eight counter seats; photography not allowed per a 2026 review.

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Tabelog lists one course at ¥27,500 incl. tax. Tabelog Sushi WEST 100 (2022, 2025). Prices are indicative, as listed on Tabelog (October 2026).

Booking details

How the book opens

Reservations only, by phone; Tabelog has no online booking. No release rule is published; Tabelog reviews from 2026 describe it as hard to book.

Exceptions and seasons

Lunch from 11:30 (second sitting 13:35) and dinner 17:00–20:30; closed Tuesdays. Eight counter seats only. Five minutes from the Tsuna-Ichinomiya expressway exit; parking available.

Allergies or dietary needs? Make a Japanese dining card →

Next release days

Rule not published — we confirm per date

Last verified October 18, 2026

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

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When does Awajishima Nobu open its reservation book?

Phone only; no published release rule, and reviews call it hard to book. Eight counter seats on Awaji Island, lunch and dinner, closed Tuesdays. Tabelog course ¥27,500. Prices are indicative, as listed on Tabelog (October 2026). All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Awajishima Nobu from abroad?

Awajishima Nobu takes reservations by phone in Japanese only. Phone line: 0799-62-4040 (Tabelog; 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.

More release days in Kansai

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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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