Release rule
How to Book Kyoto Kitcho Arashiyama: Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)
京都吉兆 嵐山本店 · Arashiyama, Kyoto · Kaiseki · Lunch & dinner
How to book this house
Phone in Japanese (10:00–21:30), the official web form (confirmed by callback, at least three days ahead) or the web booking link. No fixed release day; April and November–January sell out early, and cancellation fees start five days out.
- Next release
- No release day — book any time
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 onlyOfficial
- Lunch / dinner
- Lunch & dinner
- Phone line
- 075-881-1101, Japanese, 10:00–21:30 (Wed 10:00–14:00 only); lunch 11:30–15:00 (last order 12:30), dinner 17:00–21:30 (last order 18:30); closed Wednesdays and over the year-end and New Year (20–31 December and 4–10 January in the house's current notice)
- If a seat comes back
This house takes bookings only by phone, so there is no online vacancy alert.
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About this house
Phone, the official web form (a request only — the house phones back to confirm, so send it at least three days ahead) or the web booking link. April and November–January sell out early.
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Cancellations: 30% from five days out, 50% the day before, 100% same day.
Allergies or dietary needs? Make a Japanese dining card →
Next release days
No release day — book any time
Last verified September 14, 2026 · checked by our desk October 4, 2026
Source for the booking rule: the house's official site (kyoto-kitcho.com), read September 7, 2026.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
When does Kyoto Kitcho Arashiyama open its reservation book?
Phone in Japanese (10:00–21:30), the official web form (confirmed by callback, at least three days ahead) or the web booking link. No fixed release day; April and November–January sell out early, and cancellation fees start five days out. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
How do I book Kyoto Kitcho Arashiyama from abroad?
Kyoto Kitcho Arashiyama takes reservations by phone in Japanese only. Phone line: 075-881-1101, Japanese, 10:00–21:30 (Wed 10:00–14:00 only); lunch 11:30–15:00 (last order 12:30), dinner 17:00–21:30 (last order 18:30); closed Wednesdays and over the year-end and New Year (20–31 December and 4–10 January in the house's current notice). 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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