Kaiseki lunch in Karuizawa & Nagano
24 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000
24 kaiseki restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano that charge ¥15,000 or more at dinner also serve lunch. Lunch is usually easier to book and costs less, the classic way to try a top kitchen.
Our analysis of these 24
- ¥18,300median cheapest dinner course (6 of 24)
- 13%book online in English (3)
- ¥16,500median lunch course (5)
1Yukimoto¥30,000–39,999
2Mumyo¥20,000–29,999
3Warabino¥15,000–19,999
4Shogetsu¥15,000–19,999
5Hikariya Higashi¥15,000–19,999
At the 6 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥18,300, 11% above the ¥16,500 median of all 36 kaiseki restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano; the lowest is ¥10,000 at Hikariya Higashi.
Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count
Ranked list
In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 3 of these 24 take bookings online.
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- 1
Yukimoto柚木元
Kaiseki, Iida & Oshika, 3 min walk from Iida Station
2026Gold百名店2025- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥42,350 Omakase Course
- ¥42,350 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.60
- 2
Mumyo無名
Kaiseki, Tateshina, Shirakaba & Chino, 4 min walk from Chino Station
2026Bronze百名店2025- Online booking
- ¥22,000 Seasonal Course
- ¥27,500 Winter Seasonal Course
- ¥38,500 Autumn Seasonal Course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.22
- 3
Warabinoわらび野
Kaiseki, Narai & Kisofukushima
百名店2023- Cash only
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.85
- 4
Shogetsu昇月
Kaiseki, Azumino, near Azumi Oiwake Station
百名店2025- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- ¥16,500 Course
- ¥16,500 Course
- ¥22,000 Course
- +6 more · per person, tax incl. · 10% below the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 5
Hikariya Higashiヒカリヤ ヒガシ
Kaiseki, Matsumoto, 17 min walk from Matsumoto Station
百名店2025- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥18,000 Dinner Only Special Kaiseki A…
- ¥20,000 Hikari Course
- ¥6,500 Kaze Course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 45% below the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.67
- 6
Japanese cuisine Kasuke日本料理 嘉助
Kaiseki, Karuizawa, near Naka Karuizawa Station
百名店2025- Children welcome
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.65
- 7
Oryori Ikedaお料理 いけだ
Kaiseki, Saku, 12 min walk from Sakudaira Station
- Cash only
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥8,500 雪 コース
- ¥13,000 月 コース
- ¥22,000 Kaiseki course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.64
- 8
Red wood Inn
Italian, Suzaka & Takayama
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.62
- 9
Kappou Kiuchi割烹 祺うち
Kaiseki, Saku, 4 min walk from Sakudaira Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- ¥18,150 Course
- ¥24,200 Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.61
- 10
Azusa Anあずさ庵
Kaiseki, Kamikochi
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.56
- 11
Hanakidori花木鳥
Kaiseki, Tateshina, Shirakaba & Chino
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.52
- 12
Oumeitei Tsuji Ryokan鷹明亭 辻旅館
Soba, Nagano & Nakajo
- Ages 6+
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.52
- 13
Kutsukake Diningくつかけダイニング
Kaiseki, Karuizawa, 6 min walk from Naka-Karuizawa Station
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥2,000–2,999
Tabelog 3.42
- 14
Matsutakeyama Bessho Waen松茸山 別所和苑
Kaiseki, Ueda & Bessho-Onsen, 10 min walk from Bessho-Onsen Station
- Cash only
- ¥8,500 Aコース
- ¥10,800 Bコース
- ¥13,800 Cコース
- +4 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.42
- 15
Japanese cuisine Karatsu日本料理 からまつ
Kaiseki, Karuizawa, 11 min walk from Karuizawa Station
- Cards accepted
- Children welcome
- ¥21,470 Wagyu Beef Fillet Aburi-yaki
- ¥24,860 Miyabi Course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.41
- 16
Yatsugatake Kogen Lodge八ヶ岳高原ロッジ
Kaiseki, Lake Matsubara & Nobeyama
- Private rooms
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.40
- 17
kura
Innovative, Narai & Kisofukushima, 8 min walk from Narai Station
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.38
- 18
Japanese cuisine Soba Kaiseki Tsumugi日本料理 そば懐石 紡ぎ
Kaiseki, Nagano & Nakajo, 7 min walk from Gondo Station
- Online booking
- Cards accepted
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.28
- 19
Matsumoto Kan松本館
Kaiseki, Matsumoto, 17 min walk from Kita-Matsumoto Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Closed Mondays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.15
- 20
MIYAKE AKIRA KiriMIYAKE AKIRA 霧
Kaiseki, Narai & Kisofukushima
- English menu
- Cards accepted
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥27,500 Dinner course
- per person, tax incl. · 50% above the list median
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.09
- 21
Inamachi Sawayaいなまち澤屋
Kaiseki, Ina, Tatsuno & Takato, 2 min walk from Inashi Station
- English-speaking staff
- Counter seats
- No children
- ¥8,800 Unagi Course
- ¥12,100 Tempura Course
- ¥25,000 Omakase Course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.02
- 22
Matsutake to Tennen Kinoko no Oshokuji Dokoro Aki Aji松茸と天然きのこのお食事処 秋あじ
Kaiseki, Iida & Oshika, near Shimodaira Station
- Children welcome
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.02
- 23
Yamada So山田荘
Kaiseki, Ueda & Bessho-Onsen, 17 min walk from Yagisawa Station
- Private rooms
- Wheelchair access
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 3.00
- 24
Karuizawa Kappou Kei軽井沢割烹 慶
Kaiseki, Karuizawa, 18 min walk from Karuizawa Station
- Cards accepted
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.00
How to book these 24, and what they charge
6 of these 24 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 5 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥16,500 (10% below the dinner median). 3 can be booked online in English, 6 online in Japanese only, 14 by phone only and 1 publishes neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (8, in Japanese), TableCheck (2), Pocket Concierge (1).
| Booking | Language | Restaurants | Least expensive dinner course |
|---|---|---|---|
| TableCheck | English | 2 | — |
| Pocket Concierge | English | 1 | ¥18,500 · Yukimoto |
| Ikyu Restaurant | Japanese only | 8 | ¥10,000 · Hikariya Higashi |
| By phone only | — | 14 | — |
| No phone or online booking published | — | 1 | — |
Each restaurant counted once for every service it takes bookings through; the least expensive dinner course is the lowest among the restaurants that service covers, as published on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or the restaurant's website.
About kaiseki lunch in Karuizawa & Nagano
By dinner price, 15 at ¥15,000–19,999, 8 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999. 6 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 1 Gold winner. The highest rated on Tabelog are Yukimoto, Mumyo, and Warabino.
3 of the 24 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 19 accept credit cards. 2 do not admit young children, while 11 say children are welcome.
Questions visitors ask
How much is a high-end kaiseki lunch in Karuizawa & Nagano?
Lunch at the 24 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥1,000 to ¥39,999 per person, as each restaurant publishes it. Dinner at the same restaurants starts at ¥15,000.
How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Karuizawa & Nagano?
Dinner at the 24 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥39,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥21,000: 15 at ¥15,000–19,999, 8 at ¥20,000–29,999, and 1 at ¥30,000–39,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 6 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥18,300.
Which kaiseki restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano have won awards?
Yukimoto, Mumyo, Warabino, Shogetsu, Hikariya Higashi, and Japanese cuisine Kasuke have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.
Can I book kaiseki in Karuizawa & Nagano online?
Yes for 3 of the 24: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (2) and Pocket Concierge (1). 6 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 14 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.
Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Karuizawa & Nagano?
It depends on the restaurant: 11 say children are welcome and 2 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.