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Best kaiseki in Nikko & Kinugawa

4 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

The highest-rated kaiseki in Nikko & Kinugawa on Tabelog are Japanese cuisine by The Ritz-Carlton Nikko, Dining Room Mizunara, and Jigi.

Ranked list

In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 1 of these 4 take bookings online.

  1. 1

    Japanese cuisine by The Ritz-Carlton Nikko日本料理 by ザ・リッツ・カールトン日光

    Kaiseki, Nikko

    • Private rooms
    • Counter seats
    • Children welcome
    • Vegetarian options
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥7,500 Lunch Nikko Gozen ◆ A healthy…
    • ¥7,500 Lunch Soba Gozen ◆ Fragrant N…
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥8,000–9,999

    Tabelog 3.61

  2. 2

    Dining Room Mizunaraダイニングルームみずなら

    French, Nikko

    • Online booking
    • Cards accepted
    • ¥4,400 Course
    • ¥13,200 Dinner course
    • ¥5,000 Lunch course
    • +3 more · per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥3,000–3,999

    Tabelog 3.52

  3. 3

    Jigi時宜

    Kaiseki, Imaichi, near Okuwa Station

    • Cards accepted
    • Private rooms

    ¥20,000–29,999

    dinner per person, about $130–200

    Tabelog 3.51

  4. 4

    Lake Houseレークハウス

    Bars, Nikko

    • Children welcome
    • Vegetarian options
    • Wheelchair access
    • ¥24,000 Dinner course
    • ¥7,500 Lunch course
    • per person, tax incl.

    Lunch ¥10,000–14,999

    Tabelog 3.49

About kaiseki in Nikko & Kinugawa

There are 4 kaiseki restaurants in Nikko & Kinugawa in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 1 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 3 at ¥20,000–29,999.

1 of the 4 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. All of them accept credit cards. 3 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end kaiseki cost in Nikko & Kinugawa?

Dinner at the 4 kaiseki restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥29,999 per person: 1 at ¥15,000–19,999 and 3 at ¥20,000–29,999, by Tabelog's dinner budgets.

Are children allowed at high-end kaiseki restaurants in Nikko & Kinugawa?

It depends on the restaurant: 2 say children are welcome and 0 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.