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Japan

1341 places tracked · 23 authorities · recomputed nightly

Where the coverage runs deepest

The cities

6 of 58 shown

710 places · Top table: Sazenka

222 places · Top table: Ogata

174 places · Top table: La Cime

35 places · Top table: Kimiya

29 places · Top table: Goh

26 places · Top table: Yukimoto

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Computed across the whole country

The Japan consensus

The most-agreed-upon places in Japan, ranked by how many independent authorities list them and how highly.

Restaurants

1 SazenkaTokyo 5 auths

2 KataoriKanazawa 4 auths

3 SézanneTokyo 4 auths

4 La CimeOsaka 4 auths

5 NarisawaTokyo 4 auths

6 MazTokyo 4 auths

7 FlorilègeTokyo 4 auths

8 DenTokyo 4 auths

9 Sushi SanshinOsaka · Sushi 4 auths

10 Sushi SaitoTokyo 3 auths

World's 50 Best · Tabelog · Opinionated About Dining · …All 1294 →

Hotels

1 Gora Kadan FujiShizuoka · Japanese 3 auths

2 Park Hyatt TokyoTokyo · - description: Iconic Lost in Translation hotel recently restored, with new Alain Ducasse restaurant Girandole and the bookable Diplomat Suite. 3 auths

3 Aman TokyoTokyo 2 auths

4 Patina OsakaOsaka 2 auths

5 Azuma Farm KoiwaiIwate Prefecture 2 auths

6 Palace Hotel TokyoTokyo 2 auths

7 Bulgari TokyoTokyo 1 auth

8 Park Hyatt KyotoKyoto 1 auth

9 Janu TokyoTokyo 1 auth

10 The OkuraTokyo 1 auth

Travel + Leisure · Afar Best New Hotels · Afar 40 Best New · …All 16 →

The rankings behind the scores

Drawn from these lists

Opinionated About Dining2026

Oad Top Restaurants Japan English

797 places in Mouga

Michelin Guide2026

Michelin Master Restaurants All Categories July16

588 places in Mouga

The Best Chef2025

The Best Chef Awards

43 places in Mouga

Tabelog2026

Tabelog Award

36 places in Mouga

World's 50 Best2026

Asia 50 Best Restaurants

18 places in Mouga

Tabelog2026

Tabelog Award New

12 places in Mouga

World's 50 Best Hotels2026

The50 Worlds 50 Best Hotels

11 places in Mouga

50 Top Pizza2026

50 Top Pizza Asia Pacific

11 places in Mouga

World's 50 Best2026

Worlds 50 Best Restaurants

6 places in Mouga

From the magazines Mouga reads

Reading on Japan

Travel + Leisure

Best new hotel restaurants 2026 12064575

50toppizza.it: 50 top world 2026

The World’s Most Extraordinary Whiskey Hotels And Distillery Stays

Japan's best resorts for night skiing

Chennai Restaurants and Bars: Where to Eat Now

Best airbnbs in tokyo

The 20 Most Beautiful Towns in the World for Every Type of Traveler

San Francisco Chronicle

100 best restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2026

Asia's Best Design Hotels for Lighting Lovers

The secret list only locals know

The Japan Playbook

The authorities and local sources we lean on for Japan — including the ones most visitors never meet. We're building this into a full local playbook; for now, here's who we read.

Tabélog

TakeMe

IKYU

TableCheck Japan