Ginza Wakuta

Restaurant Details

After twenty years in operation, Ginza Wakuta remains as sharp as ever. When asked about the restaurant’s enduring success, owner and head chef Kameyama Masakazu give credit to his loyal suppliers and dedicated clientele rather than himself.

The humility is telling but not surprising. Quietly located on the fifth floor of a multitenant building in Ginza, Kamemaya’s venue has him busy mapping out menus in the subtle evolution of kaiseki, centered around seafood and Japanese beef.

The central philosophy of the restaurant is the holism in its offerings: much like the first character in its name (“wa”, or peace), every dish is prepared with harmony in mind. The ingredients, which are sourced from all over Japan, placed before the customer must have the perfect balance of taste, texture and aesthetics, coming together to form a dish that is greater than the sum of its parts.

The course at Ginza Wakuta winds through seasonal influences, yet all paths ultimately converge on the clay pot rice, or donabe gohan. Cooked in an earthenware pot, it features ingredients that rotate according to the season: bamboo shoots and sakura shrimp in spring, pike conger and lotus root in summer, matsutake mushrooms and chestnuts in autumn, and puffer fish and oysters in winter.

After its 2023 renovation, all seats are set in Japanese aesthetic-inspired private rooms, inviting diners to focus fully on what’s on the table and, perhaps more importantly, the company they are with.

Ginza Wakuta Remarks

• Guests with dietary restrictions and/or food allergies should inform the restaurant beforehand. The restaurant might not be able to accommodate guests who make same-day requests.

• The restaurant reserves the right to refuse reservations to guests who have excessive dietary restrictions, particularly those of fish or vegetables.

• The course menu content listed below is an example, and is subject to change based on seasonal availability.

• The restaurant cannot always guarantee that it can provide guests with their preferred seating options after a reservation due to availability.

• The pictures provided are for illustrative purposes.

Ginza Wakuta Business Days

Ginza Wakuta Address

Ginza Tokiden Bidg. 5F, 8-3-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061

Ginza Wakuta Access Info

• Ginza Wakuta is a 2-minute walk from Shinbashi Station (Exit 5) on the JR lines or a 5-minute from Ginza Station (Exit C2) on the Tokyo Metro lines.

Ginza Wakuta Phone Number

Ginza Wakuta Cancellation Policy

Cancel your reservation at least 2 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.