Release rule

How to Book Sukiyabashi Jiro (Honten): Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)

すきやばし次郎 本店 · Ginza, Tokyo · Sushi · Lunch & dinner

How to book this house

Phone only, outside service hours, and overseas visitors may book solely through their hotel concierge (official policy). No public release day; the concierge's standing with the house decides the outcome.

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 onlyOfficial
Lunch / dinner
Lunch & dinner

Dinner on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri only

Phone line
03-3535-3600, Japanese, outside service hours only (service 11:30–14:00, 17:30–20:30; closed Sun, holidays and Sat lunch varies)
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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From the same family

The Sukiyabashi Jiro family tree →

About this house

Omakase from ¥88,000 incl. tax (about 20 pieces); a ¥44,000 cancellation charge applies from seven days before the booking (official menu page, October 2026); passport checked against the booking name. Older (2020–22) reports describe hotel concierges faxing requests on the 1st of the month — unconfirmed today.

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The Roppongi branch is bookable online.

Booking details

Exceptions and seasons

No public release day. Japan-based guests phone outside service; the house accepts overseas visitors solely via a hotel concierge — the concierge's relationship is the whole game.

Allergies or dietary needs? Make a Japanese dining card →

Next release days

No release day — book any time

Last verified September 7, 2026 · checked by our desk October 18, 2026

Source for the booking rule: the house's official site (sushi-jiro.jp), read October 11, 2026.

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

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When does Sukiyabashi Jiro (Honten) open its reservation book?

Phone only, outside service hours, and overseas visitors may book solely through their hotel concierge (official policy). No public release day; the concierge's standing with the house decides the outcome. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Sukiyabashi Jiro (Honten) from abroad?

Sukiyabashi Jiro (Honten) 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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