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

泡波と島の味 はてるま · Ohara, Iriomote Island, Okinawa · Okinawan · Dinner only

How to book this house

Book by phone; the omakase island course needs a reservation (a guide says by the day before). Release timing not confirmed.

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Dinner from 19:00, closed Sundays; cash only.

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
Dinner only

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

Phone line
0980-85-5623 (Japanese; call 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

Island-cuisine restaurant on Iriomote, four minutes on foot from Ohara port, open since April 2011. Omakase island course only.

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Counter and tatami seating; cash only; parking for four or five cars.

Booking details

How the book opens

Release timing not confirmed. Only an omakase island-cuisine course is served, so booking is required; a travel guide says booking is by the day before. No official site or booking platform was found.

Exceptions and seasons

Tabelog hours Monday-Saturday 19:00-23:00; closed Sundays plus irregular days.

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 Hateruma open its reservation book?

Book by phone; the omakase island course needs a reservation (a guide says by the day before). Release timing not confirmed. Dinner from 19:00, closed Sundays; cash only. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Hateruma from abroad?

Hateruma takes reservations by phone in Japanese only. Phone line: 0980-85-5623 (Japanese; call 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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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. For restaurants in our collection, our desk confirms the specifics for your dates when you request.