Meiji Kinenkan's Kaiseki Restaurant Hanagasumi Serves Early Summer Private Dining Lunch Set from May 7

Published: April 29, 2026
Meiji Kinenkan's Kaiseki Restaurant Hanagasumi Serves Early Summer Private Dining Lunch Set from May 7

Hanagasumi, the kaiseki restaurant within Meiji Kinenkan in Moto-Akasaka, Tokyo, is offering a limited-time weekday lunch course from May 7 to June 30, 2026. The "Early Summer Zammai Gozen" set is priced at ¥8,470 per person, with tax and a 10% service charge included and no additional private room fee.

Hanagasumi kaiseki restaurant exterior and stone-paved approach

Located in a quiet corner of the Meiji Jingu Gaien area, Hanagasumi features a stone-paved approach and a calm atmosphere that feels removed from the surrounding city. All dining rooms are private, and the seasonal menu highlights carefully selected ingredients that reflect the flavors of early summer.

Menu

Appetizer: Junsai (water shield) in tosazu dressing, kelp-marinated sea bream sushi, fried sakura shrimp, chicken soboro with kabocha squash, lotus root cracker, pickled myoga

Sashimi: Striped jack (shima aji), squid (aori ika), salmon roe (ikura), condiments, tosa soy sauce

Grilled: Spanish mackerel (sawara) grilled with Hida sansho pepper, simmered butterbur (fuki), hajikami pickled ginger

Simmered: Deep-fried round eggplant with nori, grated daikon and ginger

Tempura: Shrimp, udo, shishito peppers, kabocha squash; served with tempura dipping sauce and salt

Rice Course: Grilled conger eel (anago) rice with dipping sauce, diced cucumber, pickles, red miso soup

Dessert: Orange with mascarpone cheese, liqueur jelly

Hanagasumi private dining room interior

Availability & Details

Period: May 7 (Thu) to June 30 (Tue), 2026 — weekdays only

Hours: 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM (last order)

Price: ¥8,470 per person (tax and 10% service charge included; private room charge complimentary)

Notes:

  • All seating is in private rooms; room assignment is at the restaurant's discretion
  • Menu content may change depending on seasonal availability
  • Guests with food allergies are asked to notify the restaurant at the time of reservation
  • Advance reservations required on all days
  • Rooms with Western-style seating and sunken kotatsu-style seating are available
  • Cancellation policy: 70% of the meal price from the day prior; 100% on the day of the reservation

Entrance notice: Due to partial restoration work on the Main Building, the restaurant is accessible only via the dedicated Hanagasumi entrance from January 1 to October 24, 2026.

Online Reservation

Address: 2-2-23 Moto-Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Access: 3-minute walk from Shinanomachi Station (JR Chuo-Sobu Line) / 6-minute walk from Aoyama-itchome Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza, Hanzomon, and Toei Oedo Lines, Exit 2) / 6-minute walk from Kokuritsu-kyogijo Station (Toei Oedo Line, Exit A1)

Parking: Available

Phone: 03-3403-1171

Restaurant website: https://www.meijikinenkan.gr.jp/restaurant/hanagasumi/