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Keyaki En

欅苑

Kaiseki in Minami-Uonuma, Niigata, near Itsukamachi Station

百名店2025

Our analysis

Dinner ¥15,000–19,999Book by phone

Photos from the restaurant's pages on Tabelog and Ikyu
All 14 photos, by dishes, the room and the entrance

Dishes 10

Keyaki En: a dish (photo 1, Tabelog)Keyaki En: a dish (photo 2, Tabelog)Keyaki En: a dish (photo 3, Tabelog)Keyaki En: a dish (photo 4, Tabelog)Keyaki En: a dish (photo 5, Tabelog)Keyaki En: a dish (photo 6, Tabelog)Keyaki En: a dish (photo 7, Tabelog)Keyaki En: a dish (photo 8, Tabelog)Keyaki En: a course (photo 13 from the restaurant)Keyaki En: a course (photo 14 from the restaurant)

Inside 4

Keyaki En: the dining room (photo 9, Tabelog)Keyaki En: the dining room (photo 10, Tabelog)Keyaki En: the dining room (photo 11, Tabelog)Keyaki En: the dining room (photo 12, Tabelog)

In our ranking, Keyaki En is 2nd of the 19 kaiseki restaurants in Niigata. Its least expensive dinner course is ¥8,470 (on Ikyu), 41% below the ¥14,300 median of the 10 kaiseki restaurants in Niigata ranked nearest to it; at lunch, ¥6,050 (on Ikyu) is 45% below the ¥11,000 median of 9. Its record: Tabelog 100 in 2021, 2023, and 2025. It takes bookings online only in Japanese, on Ikyu Restaurant; 4 of the 19 kaiseki restaurants in Niigata can be booked online in English. Good for a private room (for 2, 4, 6, or 8) and a less expensive lunch (from ¥6,050, 29% below its least expensive dinner course).

How we analyze restaurants

How it compares

Kaiseki restaurants in Niigata with a dinner budget close to its own, nearest to it in our ranking.

RestaurantRank in NiigataDinner fromLunch fromBookingAwardsWalkClosed
Kappou Shintaku#1¥16,500¥16,500Online in English (Pocket Concierge)Silver 2026 · Tabelog 100 202521 min, MurakamiTue, Wed
Keyaki En#2¥8,470¥6,050Online, Japanese onlyTabelog 100 2025——
Japanese cuisine Uoyuki#3¥12,100¥12,100Online, Japanese onlyTabelog 100 2025—Tue
Nabejaya Korin#4budget ¥20,000–29,999budget ¥20,000–29,999Phone onlyTabelog 100 2025—Mon
Japanese cuisine Araragi#5budget ¥20,000–29,999budget ¥10,000–14,999Online in English (Pocket Concierge)—24 min, KamitokoroSun
Furumachi GOJO#6budget ¥15,000–19,999—Online in English (OMAKASE)——Sun

For international visitors

Book through a concierge

No online booking in English and no menu or staff in English are listed. A hotel concierge can book for you.

MenuNot listed
StaffNot listed
Payment
Seating and facilitiesPrivate rooms, Tatami room

How to book Keyaki En

  1. The restaurant also takes online bookings in Japanese through Ikyu Restaurant.
  2. Call 025-775-2419 (+81-25-775-2419 from outside Japan). Staff may speak only Japanese, so a hotel concierge can call for you.
  • Reservations: required. Walk-ins are not accepted.

Courses and prices

As the restaurant sells them on Ikyu (一休.com), a Japanese booking site: names and menus as written there. Prices are per person and include tax and service. Book on Ikyu (in Japanese)

  1. Course, in the restaurant's photo

    Course

    Aコース

    Dinner / Lunch · 2–40 guests

    • Seasonal ingredients

    What is served (8)(menu in Japanese)

    1. その日その日の一番の食材を使ったお料理を、
    2. お抹茶 お茶菓子
    3. 吸い物膳
    4. 本膳
    5. お魚
    6. 季節のご飯
    7. のっぺ汁
    8. 甘味

    ¥6,050

    per person, tax & service incl., ≈$40

    Cheapest

  2. Course, in the restaurant's photo

    Course

    Bコース

    Dinner / Lunch · 2–40 guests

    What is served (1)(menu in Japanese)

    1. その日その日の一番の食材を使ったお料理を、

    ¥8,470

    per person, tax & service incl., ≈$60

    ¥2,420 more than the one above

The food

Photos from the restaurant's page on Tabelog.

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Prices

Dinner¥15,000–19,999 per person
Lunch¥8,000–9,999 per person
Diners report spending¥15,000–19,999 at dinner, ¥8,000–9,999 at lunch
Credit cards
Electronic moneyAccepted

Opening hours

Monday11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30
Tuesday11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30
Wednesday11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30
Thursday11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30
Friday11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30
Saturday11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30
Sunday11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30

Seats and rooms

Inside

The dining room, in photos from the restaurant's page on Tabelog.

Keyaki En: the dining roomKeyaki En: the dining roomKeyaki En: the dining roomKeyaki En: the dining room
Seats50
Private roomsYes, for 2, 4, 6, or 8 people
Private hireNot possible
SmokingNon smoking
SettingBeautiful view, A house restaurant, Relaxing space, Spacious seating, Tatami room
DrinksSake (Nihonshu), Shochu (Japanese spirits), Particular about Sake (Nihonshu)
ServicesParties over 2.5 hours

Getting there

Show this to a taxi driver

欅苑新潟県南魚沼市長森24

The address in Japanese, as drivers enter it

Location

Address24 Nagamori Minamiuonuma, Niigata 949-7112
Nearest stationItsukamachi
DirectionsIf you are coming from Tokyo:.

Find it in Google MapsOfficial website

Awards

  • Selected for Tabelog Japanese cuisine EAST “Tabelog 100”, 2025
  • Selected for Tabelog Japanese cuisine EAST “Tabelog 100”, 2023
  • Selected for Tabelog Japanese cuisine EAST “Tabelog 100”, 2021

Questions visitors ask

How much does Keyaki En cost?

The restaurant puts dinner at ¥15,000–19,999 per person and lunch at ¥8,000–9,999. Drinks may be extra; credit cards are accepted.

What is the nearest station to Keyaki En?

Itsukamachi Station.

Sources

Facts on this page come from Tabelog (checked in November 2026), Ikyu, and the restaurant's website. Report a correction.