Soujiki Nakahigashi

Very elegant Michelin rated dining experience. The dress code is definitely business casual/formal though they do give a lot of slack to foreigners. It’s also a cash only place and required reservations ahead of time. The who dinner takes about 2.5 hours. They try to speak English, but they do provide a written menu which is not always accurate.

This was a 9-10 course menu. Overall the dishes were very vegetable-heavy and very artfully decorated. Wouldn’t say I enjoyed every course, but I did appreciate the the beauty of every course and it definitely reflected many of the traditional themes of Japanese fine dining. Overall, would recommend if you’re in the area and have cash to spare.

I'll start by saying that this experience was great. The service (if you speak Japanese) and food was amazing. With that said, I slightly felt that this getting a reservation at this place was wasted on me. If you don't speak Japanese, you'll miss out a lot on the show, humor, and explanations for what you're being served. It was still extremely delicious, but compared to the other 2 michelin star places I went in Japan, you could tell that this place was more focused on its Japanese guests. This was especially shown by the process of getting a reservation which took nearly 100 calls with busy signals to accomplish.

All that said, I'd still recommend going as everything I ate was delicious but very different than anywhere else I went in Japan.

One of the best kaiseki meals we had in Japan. The lunch is of very good value, about 6000+ Yen without drinks. They also offer a veg meal (without dashi) on request. Book well ahead. Keep about 2.0 hours for this experience. It's worth every minute.