Release rule
When does Kabuto open reservations?
かぶと · Ikebukuro, Tokyo · Unagi
How to book
PlatformOMAKASE only (no phone). On the first Thursday of every even month at 12:00 JST the next two months open and sell out in minutes.
Next release days
Quarterly drop
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
How do I book Kabuto 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 Tokyo
- Azabu YukimuraPhone, in JapaneseAzabu-Juban, Tokyo
- BotanPhone, in JapaneseKanda-Sudacho, Tokyo
- FukudayaPhone, in JapaneseKioicho, Tokyo
- Dozeu IidayaPhone, in JapaneseNishi-Asakusa, Tokyo
- IsegenPhone, in JapaneseKanda-Awajicho, Tokyo
- Isehiro KyobashiPhone, in JapaneseKyobashi, Tokyo
- Edogawa IshibashiPhone, in JapaneseEdogawabashi, Tokyo
- MitakaPhone, in JapaneseNishi-Shinbashi, Tokyo
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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 and let us confirm the specifics for your dates.