Release rule

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

道人 · Okazaki (Niomon), Kyoto · Kappō · Dinner only

How to book this house

Effectively regulars-only: five seats, one sitting, and guests rebook as they leave — the house stopped taking new bookings in 2020. A regular's invitation is the door; we can check the phone for you.

Introduction only — follow and we tell you if it ever opens to new guests.

Where bookings are taken
Introduction only
Lunch / dinner
Dinner only

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

Phone line
075-203-0074, Japanese; one 18:00 sitting; irregular closures
If a seat comes back

There is no public booking line: the seats go to regulars and their guests.

About this house

Japanese cooking for five guests at one counter, one sitting a night from 18:00, on Niomon-dori, five minutes on foot from Sanjo-Keihan Station. The Tabelog Award 2026 Gold and Tabelog Japanese Cuisine WEST Hyakumeiten 2025.

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Closing days are irregular. Tabelog's budget band is ¥50,000–59,999, and diners report ¥60,000–79,999; cards accepted. Prices are indicative, as listed on Tabelog (October 2026). Reviews from 2026 describe guests booking the next visit at the end of the meal and new bookings as extremely hard to get; no platform sells seats.

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Next release days

Introduction only

Last verified October 4, 2026

Source for the booking rule: a published guide (pecotter.jp), read January 13, 2023.

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

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When does Dojin open its reservation book?

Effectively regulars-only: five seats, one sitting, and guests rebook as they leave — the house stopped taking new bookings in 2020. A regular's invitation is the door; we can check the phone for you. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Dojin from abroad?

Dojin cannot be booked without an introduction from an existing guest; there is no public reservation book.

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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