Very lucky! Pen concierge called on July 1st when the Aug seats were released and had no luck. Ah well what can you do. We're heading up to Sapporo after, and were able to get a seating at Hanakoji Sawada (3* kaiseki), and pending a res at Miyakawa (newly minted 3* sushiya).
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bhrubin
We just returned from Japan in May, coincidentally. Had dinner at Yoshitake and lunch at Sawada. Yoshitake probably is one of our best dinners, too. Remiss yet again.
The concierge team at the Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho arranged Yoshitake, Sawada, and Narisawa for us without any problem—though we did arrive the day after Golden Week ended.
The concierge team at the Suiran Kyoto arranged Kitcho as well as Wa Yamamura, both 3* (the former the most pricey in Japan, the latter the cheapest at $56). The concierge team at RC Kyoto took a little hand holding at first but arranged Gion Sasaki and Nakamura for us. The concierge team at StR Osaka arranged 3* Hajime (incredible food but terrible service) and 2* Aragawa in Kobe for us. Just plan in advance as much as possible.