A quiet back-street counter where a chef trained in a Ningyocho old house serves orthodox Edomae sushi from wild Japanese fish he picks at the market himself.
By SHOKU NOREN TeamFacts last verified October 2026How we check
In shortEdomae sushi — an eight-seat counter on a back street. Reservations run in Japanese and are hard to place from abroad, so our Tokyo desk requests the table for you, by phone and in Japanese.
Price
Dinner omakase ¥38,500 (tax included) · lunch also served — confirm the current lunch price when booking
Wednesdays, Sundays and days before national holidays (Tabelog; Ikyu lists Wednesdays only)
Seats
8 — counter only
Private rooms
None
Payment
Cards accepted (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Amex, Diners) · no e-money or QR codes · no service charge
Getting there
Bakuro-yokoyama Stn (Toei Shinjuku Line), Exit A3, 3 min walk
Dress code
No dress code
Sushi Ichijo opened in November 2015 on a back street of Higashi‑Nihonbashi, three minutes on foot from Bakuro‑yokoyama Station. Its owner‑chef, Satoshi Ichijo, trained at a well‑known old sushi house in neighboring Ningyocho, and the counter he built carries that inheritance plainly: orthodox Edomae sushi, eight seats, nothing staged beyond the work itself. Tabelog named it to its Sushi Tokyo Hyakumeiten — the site’s list of the city’s hundred leading sushi counters — in 2021 and 2022. It holds One MICHELIN Star (MICHELIN Guide Japan 2026).
What you eat
An omakase built on wild fish from Japanese waters. The chef goes to the market himself and chooses what he judges best that day, so the sequence changes with the catch. Dinner moves from tsumami — small seasonal dishes — into nigiri, and costs ¥38,500 with tax included. Lunch is served as well, but the published lunch prices disagree from one listing to the next; it is the one figure to confirm when you book.
The booking reality
Booking here is ordinary — no release day, no lottery. The phone (03‑6661‑1335) is answered in Japanese, with no published hours; online, the plans sit on Ikyu and Tabelog, both Japanese‑only. Diners in 2026 describe reserving about a month out, and reviews mention a strong core of regulars at just eight seats, so give it that lead time. The closing days are listed differently: Tabelog says Wednesdays, Sundays and the day before national holidays, Ikyu only Wednesdays — plan around the stricter list. Through Ikyu, a same‑day cancellation or change is charged in full.
What the booking sites cannot handle is the conversation: the start time that suits your evening, an allergy or a fish someone cannot eat, raised before the chef buys for the day. Those are settled in Japanese, on that phone line — which is the call our desk makes.
Want a serious Edomae counter that books inside a normal planning window — or you have missed out on Tokyo’s most contested sushi bars and want classic Edomae craft without the reservation scramble.
The house's cancellation charge
Same day, with notice100%
Same day, no notice (no-show)100%
Charged by the house, not by us. A plan's own policy takes precedence.
Free release-date alerts: the day before, on the morning of release day (08:00 JST) and about 30 minutes before when the time is known — or a weekly summary if the house opens a little every day.
Sushi Ichijo: common questions
Can you book Sushi Ichijo from abroad?
Yes, through our Tokyo desk. By phone in Japanese (03-6661-1335), or online through Ikyu or Tabelog — both Japanese-language sites. No release day; diners in 2026 report booking about a month ahead. We call the restaurant for you, in Japanese, and the ¥6,000-per-seat fee is charged only if we confirm your table — no seat, no fee.
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Facts on this page were checked by our Tokyo desk. You are welcome to quote them with a link:
Sushi Ichijo — Higashi-Nihonbashi, Tokyo — SHOKU NOREN (checked October 2026). https://shokunoren.com/restaurants/sushi-ichijo-higashinihonbashi-tokyo
