Restaurant and Ticket Bookings in Japan, Even on Japanese-Only Websites
Restaurants that have to be reserved ahead, train tickets, or entry passes sold only on Japanese-language websites. We book them for you before you travel.
Who This Service Suits
Restaurants that must be booked months ahead
Many well-known restaurants open their bookings early and fill very quickly.
Train tickets during holiday periods
Over the long holidays, seats sell out well before the travel date.
Venues with a daily visitor limit
Entry slots have to be secured the moment sales open.
Booking forms written only in Japanese
Many booking pages are in Japanese from the first field to the last.
Why Booking These Yourself Is Difficult
It is not that venues will not take foreign customers. It is that most booking systems are built for people already living in Japan.
Most bookings are still taken by telephone
A great many restaurants take bookings mainly by telephone, and the whole call is in Japanese. Often there is no online option at all.
Some ask for a Japanese phone number
Certain restaurants and booking sites ask for a telephone number in Japan to confirm the reservation, which most visitors do not have.
Sites that do take online bookings are in Japanese
Only a small share of restaurants offer online booking, and most of those pages are entirely in Japanese, from the name field through to the cancellation terms.
How Far Ahead You Should Book
Booking ahead in Japan rarely means a few days. In many cases it means months. We can arrange all of these for you, and customers booking a vehicle with us can simply add the request at the same time.
| Place | When booking opens | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Ghibli Museum | On sale on the 10th of each month at 10:00 Japan time, for the following month | Popular time slots sell out within minutes |
| teamLab | On sale roughly three months ahead | Best booked 1 to 2 months before you travel |
| Shibuya Sky | Entry time slots are reserved in advance | Sunset slots sell out the fastest |
| Restaurants taking advance bookings | Many open bookings one month ahead | Some well-known restaurants fill within a single day |
Booking windows can change. Please check each venue’s own website again before you plan.
Questions Customers Ask Before Booking
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Ask for a Price and Details
Tell us how many are travelling, how many days, and where you would like to go. We will plan the route and send you a quotation free of charge, with no obligation.