Release rule

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

京懐石 吉泉 · Shimogamo, Kyoto · Kaiseki · Lunch & dinner

How to book this house

Phone only (075-711-6121); the English site asks overseas guests to have their hotel call to book, and no release date is published. Seventeen seats with private rooms; entry 12:00 for lunch and 18:00 for dinner; irregular closures.

Next release
No release day — book any time

This house takes overseas bookings only through hotel concierges, or does not accept them, so we can't request it — follow for the alert and book it the way the house asks. We email you before it opens — the day before, on the morning of release day (08:00 JST) and about 30 minutes before when the opening time is known — with the time in your time zone, how this house takes bookings, and a link to the step-by-step page. Free.

Where bookings are taken
Phone only
Lunch / dinner
Lunch & dinner
Phone line
075-711-6121 (Japanese; the English site asks overseas visitors to book through their hotel)
Booking on your behalf
The house refuses agency and proxy bookings — the guest must book in their own name
If a seat comes back

This house takes bookings only by phone, so there is no online vacancy alert.

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Next release days

No release day — book any time

Last verified September 23, 2026 · checked by our desk October 4, 2026

Source for the booking rule: the house's official site (kichisen-kyoto.com), read October 3, 2026.

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

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When does Kichisen open its reservation book?

Phone only (075-711-6121); the English site asks overseas guests to have their hotel call to book, and no release date is published. Seventeen seats with private rooms; entry 12:00 for lunch and 18:00 for dinner; irregular closures. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Kichisen from abroad?

Kichisen accepts bookings only in the guest's own name and refuses agencies and concierges, so you must book it yourself. 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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