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How to Book Gion Yasaka Tempura Endo: Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)

天ぷら八坂圓堂 · Higashiyama, Kyoto · Tempura · Lunch & dinner

How to book this house

TableCheck online around the clock (switch to English if you live outside Japan and choose card payment — overseas bookings run from 7 days to 3 months ahead), or phone in Japanese (075-551-1488) for ten or more. No release day, and only the 14-seat counter is competitive.

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Lunch 11:00–⁠15:30, dinner 17:00–⁠21:30.

Next release
No release day — book any time

This house books only in the name of the guest who attends. We will ask in your name; if the house declines bookings arranged on a guest's behalf, we will tell you and nothing is charged.

Where bookings are taken
Platform · TableCheckTableCheckOfficial
Lunch / dinner
Lunch & dinner
Phone line
Phone also accepted; service lunch 11:00–15:30, dinner 17:00–21:30, open year-round
If a seat comes back
We watch this house's own booking page and email anyone following it when dates appear that were not there before. We hold nothing — the seats go first come, first served.

About this house

Tables are easy; the 14-seat counter at a good hour is the scarce item and is best requested by phone.

Allergies or dietary needs? Make a Japanese dining card →

Next release days

No release day — book any time

Last verified October 4, 2026

Source for the booking rule: the house's official site (gion-endo.com), read September 7, 2026.

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

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When does Gion Yasaka Tempura Endo open its reservation book?

TableCheck online around the clock (switch to English if you live outside Japan and choose card payment — overseas bookings run from 7 days to 3 months ahead), or phone in Japanese (075-551-1488) for ten or more. No release day, and only the 14-seat counter is competitive. Lunch 11:00–⁠15:30, dinner 17:00–⁠21:30. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Gion Yasaka Tempura Endo from abroad?

Gion Yasaka Tempura Endo takes reservations online through TableCheck, which you can use from abroad with your own account and a credit card. If you would rather not, our Tokyo desk can request it for you: ¥6,000 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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