Release rule
How to Book Mizai: Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)
未在 · Higashiyama, Kyoto · Kaiseki · Dinner only
How to book this house
Phone in Japanese (075-551-3310) or the house's web form, from one year ahead — waits of six months to two years are normal. The house calls a week before to confirm; proxy bookings must be announced by the guest, and cancellations cost 50% at seven days, 100% at five.
- Next release
- Open now for visits through October 21, 2027
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 onlyOfficial
- Lunch / dinner
- Dinner only
- Phone line
- 075-551-3310, Japanese — avoid service hours and the hour either side; the house's own web form also exists
- 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.
We still send you release-date alerts: for a set release date, the day before, on the morning of release day (08:00 JST) and about 30 minutes before when the time is known; for houses that open a little every day, a weekly summary.
About this house
Official page: 'from one year ahead'. A 2022 report gave 13 months, each month opening on the 1st.
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Overseas guests must book via their hotel; proxy bookings need the guest's own prior call. 50% fee from 7 days, 100% from 5.
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Next release days
Last verified September 7, 2026 · checked by our desk October 18, 2026
Source for the booking rule: the house's official site (mizai.jp), read October 3, 2026.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
When does Mizai open its reservation book?
Phone in Japanese (075-551-3310) or the house's web form, from one year ahead — waits of six months to two years are normal. The house calls a week before to confirm; proxy bookings must be announced by the guest, and cancellations cost 50% at seven days, 100% at five. Open now for visits through October 21, 2027 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
How do I book Mizai from abroad?
Mizai 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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