This page names who runs 36 leading hotels and 72 leading restaurants in Japan, each with a dated source. It is part of the full record of who runs the world's best hotels and who leads the world's best restaurants, and is updated every week.
Last updated 10 November 2026.
Hotels in Japan
| Hotel | General manager | Executive chef |
|---|---|---|
| Gora KadanHakonemachi, Ashigarashimo-gun | Tomoyuki Miyagawa (source, February 2026) | Keiji Takase |
| SekiteiHatsukaichi | Junichi Ueno (source, July 2026) | Nojima Yuya (野島裕也) |
| JusandiIshigaki Island | Yutaka Momiyama (source) | |
| AsabaIzu | Misa Asaba (source, 3 May 2023) | Makoto Sano |
| Aman KyotoKyoto | Yasuo Mizobuchi (source, March 2026) | Shinichirō Takagi |
| Capella KyotoKyoto | John Blanco (source, 15 April 2026) | Satoru Takeuchi |
| HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, A Luxury Collection Hotel & SpaKyoto | Manabu Kusui (source, 8 July 2025) | |
| Imperial Hotel, KyotoKyoto | Reiko Sakata (source, 1 April 2025) | Koji Imajo |
| Park Hyatt KyotoKyoto | Matthew Carroll (source, February 2026) | Tsuyoshi Iryo |
| ROKU KYOTO, LXR Hotels & ResortsKyoto | Masashi Araki (source, 9 October 2026) | Eiji Ohata |
| The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto KiyomizuKyoto | Takanori Muroi (source, 28 October 2025) | Ryuichiro Matsumoto |
| The ShinmonzenKyoto | Katrina Uy (source, August 2026) | Oscar Engman (Engmann in some sources) |
| HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTOKyoto Prefecture | Manabu Kusui (source, 8 July 2025) | Tetsuya Asano |
| Kanamean NishitomiyaKyoto Prefecture | Kazuo Nishida (source, March 2024) | Masaki Misaka |
| Rosewood MiyakojimaMiyakojima | Noriko Nakayama (source, 5 March 2025) | |
| THE HIRAMATSU Karuizawa MiyotaMiyota-cho, Kitasaku-gun | Yosuke Yano (矢野洋介) (source, 20 March 2023) | Akio Yanagihara (柳原章央) |
| ESPACIO Nagoya CastleNagoya | Yoshiji Soda (想田 由二) (source, October 2025) | Naoya Suzuki |
| Benesse HouseNaoshima, Kagawa-gun | Yasuhiro Uede (source) | |
| Halekulani OkinawaOkinawa | Kenji Fukunaga (source, 1 April 2025) | Shingo Hayasaka |
| Four Seasons Hotel OsakaOsaka | Gianni Costa (source, 19 June 2026) | Paolo Pelosi |
| Patina OsakaOsaka | Ellen Franke (source, November 2025) | Antony Scholtmeyer |
| Waldorf Astoria OsakaOsaka | Fabien Gastinel (source, 16 October 2026) | Andrew Litherland |
| Aman TokyoTokyo | Tomoko Yagi (source, September 2025) | Masakazu Hiraki |
| Bvlgari Hotel TokyoTokyo | Yuji Tanaka (source, 22 November 2024) | Stefano Attardi |
| Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at OtemachiTokyo | Uday Rao (source, 25 September 2024) | |
| Hoshinoya TokyoTokyo | Masanori Ikegami (source, 1 September 2026) | Ryosuke Oka |
| Hotel New Otani Tokyo "EXECUTIVE HOUSE ZEN"Tokyo | Yoshikazu Takayama (source) | Shinsuke Nakajima |
| Imperial Hotel, TokyoTokyo | Kazuhiko Yashima (source, 1 March 2023) | Yu Sugimoto |
| Mandarin Oriental, TokyoTokyo | Paul Jones (source, 8 May 2023) | |
| Palace Hotel TokyoTokyo | Masaru Watanabe (source, October 2026) | Kei Kojima |
| Park Hyatt TokyoTokyo | Fredrik Harfors (source, 9 December 2025) | Thibault Chiumenti |
| The Capitol Hotel TokyuTokyo | Koji Shimura (source, June 2026) | Toshinori Sogabe |
| The Okura TokyoTokyo | Kenji Takayanagi (source, 25 June 2026) | Shinichi Ikeda |
| The Ritz-Carlton, TokyoTokyo | Carlos Tarrero (source, August 2026) | Sandro Gamba |
| The Tokyo EDITION, ToranomonTokyo | Anshul Kaul (source) | Marco Violano |
| The Kahala Hotel & Resort YokohamaYokohama | Masatoshi Ito (source, 1 October 2026) |
Restaurants in Japan
| Restaurant | Chef |
|---|---|
| 鮨 さかい - SakaiFukuoka | Daigo Sakai (source, 2024) |
| DoppoKyoto | Masato Miyazawa (source, 2026) |
| Gion MaruyamaKyoto | Yoshio Maruyama (source, 24 August 2026) |
| Gion MatayoshiKyoto | Kazutomo Matayoshi (source, 2026) |
| Gion NishikawaKyoto | Masayoshi Nishikawa (source, September 2026) |
| Gion SasakiKyoto | Hiroshi Sasaki (source, 28 September 2026) |
| Higashiyama YoshihisaKyoto | Yoshihisa Suzuki (source) |
| HyoteiKyoto | Yoshihiro Takahashi (source, 2026) |
| Isshisoden NakamuraKyoto | Motokazu Nakamura (source, August 2026) |
| Kikunoi HontenKyoto | Yoshihiro Murata (source) |
| Kyokaiseki KichisenKyoto | Yoshimi Tanigawa (source, 2026) |
| MiyamasoKyoto | Hisato Nakahigashi (source, April 2026) |
| MizaiKyoto | Hitoshi Ishihara (source, 2026) |
| Muromachi YuiKyoto | Kazuteru Maeda (source) |
| OgataKyoto | Toshiro Ogata (source, September 2026) |
| OtagiKyoto | Kazuaki Baba (source, July 2026) |
| RyoshoKyoto | Makoto Fujiwara (source) |
| Sansou KyoyamatoKyoto | Mitsuo Nakajima (source, 8 November 2026) |
| Soujiki NakahigashiKyoto | Hisao Nakahigashi (source, 2026) |
| Sumibi Kappou IfukiKyoto | Norio Yamamoto (source, 30 April 2025) |
| Tokuha MotonariKyoto | Shinya Matsumoto (source, 2026) |
| 京都 吉兆 嵐山本店 - Kitcho ArashiyamaKyoto | Kunio Tokuoka (source) |
| レヴォ - L'évoNanto | Eiji Taniguchi (source, 2026) |
| Fujiya 1935Osaka | Tetsuya Fujiwara (source, 25 March 2026) |
| HAJIMEOsaka | Hajime Yoneda (source, 2026) |
| KahalaOsaka | Yoshifumi Mori (source, 15 June 2026) |
| Kashiwaya Osaka SenriyamaOsaka | Hideaki Matsuo (source, 2026) |
| KoryuOsaka | Shintaro Matsuo (source, November 2025) |
| La CimeOsaka | Yusuke Takada (source, 26 March 2026) |
| Shunsai Ten TsuchiyaOsaka | Yukihiko Tsuchisaka (source, 17 July 2026) |
| Sushi HarashoOsaka | Takumi Ishikawa (source, August 2026) |
| TaianOsaka | Hitoshi Takahata (source, October 2026) |
| Tenjinbashi AokiOsaka | Aoki (source, May 2026) |
| TeruyaOsaka | Katsunori Teruya (source, 2026) |
| YugenOsaka | Keisuke Mifune (source, 2026) |
| 成生 - NaruseShizuoka | Takeo Shimura (source, 8 November 2026) |
| ASAHINA GastronomeTokyo | Satoru Asahina (source, 2026) |
| Azabu KadowakiTokyo | Toshiya Kadowaki (source, 2026) |
| DenTokyo | Zaiyu Hasegawa (source, 21 January 2026) |
| EnsuiTokyo | Ryusuke Ito (source, 7 January 2026) |
| ESqUISSETokyo | Lionel Beccat (source, June 2026) |
| FlorilègeTokyo | Hiroyasu Kawate (source, 2026) |
| Ginza FukujuTokyo | Katsuhiro Onodera (source, 2026) |
| Ginza KojyuTokyo | Toru Okuda (source, 8 November 2026) |
| Ginza ShinoharaTokyo | Takemasa Shinohara (source, 2026) |
| HakuunTokyo | Shingo Sakamoto (source, 7 January 2026) |
| HarutakaTokyo | Harutaka Takahashi (source, September 2026) |
| HOMMAGETokyo | Noboru Arai (source, 2026) |
| Joël RobuchonTokyo | Kenichiro Sekiya (source, 2026) |
| Kagurazaka IshikawaTokyo | Hideki Ishikawa (source, 2026) |
| Kioicho FukudayaTokyo | Shunichi Matsushita (source, October 2025) |
| L'EffervescenceTokyo | Shinobu Namae (source, July 2026) |
| L'OsierTokyo | Olivier Chaignon (source, 2026) |
| MAZTokyo | Yuya Nakamura (source, 2 May 2026) |
| MyojakuTokyo | Hidetoshi Nakamura (source, October 2025) |
| NARISAWATokyo | Yoshihiro Narisawa (source, September 2025) |
| Nishiazabu Sushi ShinTokyo | Shintaro Suzuki (source, 2026) |
| QuintessenceTokyo | Shuzo Kishida (source, 11 March 2026) |
| RyuGinTokyo | Seiji Yamamoto (source, August 2026) |
| RyuzuTokyo | Ryuta Iizuka (source, October 2026) |
| Sukiyabashi Jiro RoppongitenTokyo | Takashi Ono (source, 2026) |
| Sushi KanesakaTokyo | Shinji Kanesaka (source, June 2026) |
| SÉZANNETokyo | Stephen Lancaster (source, 2026) |
| Tempura KondoTokyo | Fumio Kondo (source, November 2026) |
| かんだ - KandaTokyo | Hiroyuki Kanda (source, 2026) |
| たきや - TakiyaTokyo | Tatsuaki Kasamoto (source, 6 November 2026) |
| まき村 - MakimuraTokyo | Akio Makimura (source, August 2026) |
| 新ばし星野 - HoshinoTokyo | 星野芳明 (source, September 2026) |
| 日本橋蛎殻町 すぎた - SugitaTokyo | 杉田孝明 (source, October 2026) |
| 松川 - MatsukawaTokyo | Tadayoshi Matsukawa (source, 25 June 2026) |
| 茶禅華 - SazenkaTokyo | Tomoya Kawada (source) |
| 青柳 - AoyagiTokyo | Hirohisa Koyama (source) |
The lists covered and how each name is confirmed are set out on the two main pages. Corrections are welcome at press@theluxuryofattention.com.