Release rule

When does Funakoshi open reservations?

船越 · Noma, Fukuoka · Sushi

How to book

Phone, in Japanese

Phone only, in Japanese; no booking site and no published release day. Simply call, the earlier the better. No introduction needed, solo diners welcome.

Phone line: ☎ Business hours (Japanese only)
What to expect: Eight guests per service; no introduction required, bookable from one seat. The earlier the call, the better.

Next release days

No release day — book any time

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

Request this table →Full profile in our collection
How do I book Funakoshi from abroad?

Use the channel shown above. If it is a Japanese-language phone line, our Tokyo desk can call for you on the release day and confirm in writing in your language; the booking fee is charged only when the seat is secured.

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 Kyushu & Okinawa

Kyushu & Okinawa: when the hardest tables open reservations →

← All 500+ houses in the booking calendar

The seasonal wire

One email at the end of each month: next month's reservation release days for Japan's hardest tables — which phone lines open on the 1st, at what hour — plus what comes into season. No noise; unsubscribe anytime.

Rules are verified against official notices and platform listings and re-checked monthly. Houses change their systems without warning; treat the calendar as a planning tool and let us confirm the specifics for your dates.

No seat, no feeRequest a table
When does Funakoshi open reservations? — Shoku Noren