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How to Book Daikokuya Tempura Honten: Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)
大黒家天麩羅 本店 · Asakusa, Tokyo · Tempura · Lunch & dinner
How to book this house
No reservations at the main house: join the queue at the Asakusa flagship, ideally before 11:00; with 200 seats over several floors the line moves fast. Open 11:00–20:00 daily.
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Group banquet rooms are arranged separately.
- Where bookings are taken
- No reservations
- Lunch / dinner
- Lunch & dinner
From the house's hours on Tabelog (checked October 2026).
- Phone line
- No reservations for ordinary seats (03-3844-1111 for group rooms)
- If a seat comes back
The house takes no reservations and seats people on the day.
About this house
Opened in 1887 on Denboin-dori as a soba shop, a tempura house since the late Meiji era, now in its fourth generation. Known for tendon: tempura fried in sesame oil under a dark, rich sauce, ¥2,300 to ¥2,700 including tax.
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200 seats; no reservations for ordinary seats. A queue forms before 11:00 and arriving 15 minutes early still means about 30 minutes; recent reviewers found almost no line mid-afternoon on a rainy day. Open 11:00 to 20:00. Cash only. About 300 m from Asakusa Station. Banquet rooms (4 to 58 people) are booked by phone.
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Next release days
No reservations
Last verified October 4, 2026
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
When does Daikokuya Tempura Honten open its reservation book?
No reservations at the main house: join the queue at the Asakusa flagship, ideally before 11:00; with 200 seats over several floors the line moves fast. Open 11:00–20:00 daily. Group banquet rooms are arranged separately. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
How do I book Daikokuya Tempura Honten from abroad?
Daikokuya Tempura Honten does not take reservations; you queue in person on the day.
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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