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Best kaiseki in Kagoshima

4 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

The highest-rated kaiseki in Kagoshima on Tabelog are Meizan Kimiya, Myoken Ishihara So Shokusai Ishikura, and San Ei.

Ranked list

In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. None of these 4 take bookings online.

  1. 1

    Meizan Kimiya名山 きみや

    Sushi, Kagoshima, 2 min walk from Shiyakushomae Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • ¥25,000 Monthly Omakase Course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥20,000–29,999

    Tabelog 4.25

  2. 2

    Myoken Ishihara So Shokusai Ishikura妙見石原荘 食菜石蔵

    Kaiseki, Kirishima, near Naka Fukura Station

    2026Bronze百名店2025
    • Private rooms
    • Children welcome
    • ¥22,000 Kaiseki course
    • ¥12,000 Kaiseki course
    • per person

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 4.16

  3. 3

    San Ei山映

    Kaiseki, Kagoshima, 7 min walk from Asahi dōri Station

    • English-speaking staff
    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Vegetarian options
    • Wheelchair access
    • Closed Mondays and Sundays

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Lunch ¥5,000–5,999

    Tabelog 3.74

  4. 4

    Chuocho Takayoshi中央町 貴よし

    Kaiseki, Kagoshima, 3 min walk from Miyako-dōri Station

    • UnionPay
    • Counter seats
    • ¥16,500 Night Omakase Course
    • ¥8,800 Lunch Omakase Course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.02

About kaiseki in Kagoshima

There are 4 kaiseki restaurants in Kagoshima in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 1 at ¥15,000–19,999, 1 at ¥20,000–29,999, 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 or more. 2 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list. The neighborhoods with the most are Kagoshima (3) and Kirishima (1).

None of these list an online booking service, so book by phone (usually in Japanese) or through your hotel concierge. All of them accept credit cards. 4 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Kagoshima?

Dinner at the 4 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥79,999 per person: 1 at ¥15,000–19,999, 1 at ¥20,000–29,999, 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 1 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.

Which kaiseki restaurants in Kagoshima have won awards?

Meizan Kimiya and Myoken Ishihara So Shokusai Ishikura have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Kagoshima?

It depends on the restaurant: 3 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.