How to book Ginza Shinohara

Ginza Shinohara is a Japanese restaurant in the basement of the Habiulu Ginza II building in Ginza, run by owner-chef Takemasa Shinohara^1,2,3. Born in Shiga Prefecture, he trained in Kansai kitchens including Sangencha in Kyoto, then ran his own kaiseki restaurant in his home town in Shiga for close to a decade before opening in Ginza in October 2016^3,4.

The cooking joins the Japanese cuisine the chef learned in Kyoto with the country cooking he remembers from Shiga, and the MICHELIN Guide lists it with two stars in its 2026 Japan selection². Inspectors point to seasonal flowering plants, wild game and hot-pot dishes². In a 2019 interview, Shinohara said he composes his hassun platters with Shiga landscapes in mind and uses game such as boar next to foie gras or caviar³.

There is one format: a chef's tasting course, priced from JPY 36,000 including tax, with seasonal extra dishes ordered on the night, served at a counter of 12 seats¹. Shinohara told Savor Japan in 2019 that he moved from tatami seating in Shiga to a counter so guests could watch him finish each dish³. Dinner starts at 5:00 PM and 8:30 PM, the restaurant closes on Sundays, and guests must be over 16¹.

Tables are booked on Omakase, which opens the next round on the 25th of each month at 0:00 Japan time, and each diner may book once per quarter¹.