expensive food in japan

 

 

Depend on where you visit in Japan, it can be quite different, since some city are best known for tuna, some are eggs (yes you read right, the most expensive chicken egg in Japan will set you back ~$50)

But here some of the top and most expensive Japanese restaurant in Tokyo, (price shown are base on per person standand size food only Japanese Dinner)

one of which has been show on "No Reservations" -- a three michelin stars sushi bar

Name: Dinning Restaurant Engawa
Style: New Japanese
Price: 19000 yen (~$230)
Address: 東京都渋谷区宇田川町36-19サーティ宇田川ビル1F
Special: 90min of all you can eat kobe beef sabusabu, first 20 guest nightly 50% off regular price

Name: Saka
Style: Franch-Japanese
Price: 11500 yen (~$139)
Address: 東京都渋谷区恵比寿2-8-13 1F

Name:Kissho
Style: Keiseki
Price: Adult 16800 yen (~$203)
Kid 10000 yen (~$121)
Address: 東京都渋谷区恵比寿4-20-3 恵比寿ガーデンプレイスタワー38F

Name: Yamima
Style: Kobe beef Keseki -- Umeshima Beef to be exect
Price: 19000 yen ($230) -- meal include 180 grams of beef (~6oz)
Address: 東京都中央区銀座7-11-10 銭形ビルB1F・B2F

Name: Ginza Takumi
Style: Yakitori
Price: ~6000/8000/10000 yen ($60-121) -- include 1 appetizer, 1 cold dish, 3 kind of grill meat on a stick, rice, soup. The only different between the price are the quilty of the gill meat.
Address: 東京都中央区銀座6-8-7 交詢ビル4F

Name: Sukiyabashi Jiro
the one with three michelin stars
Style: Sushi
Price: depend on the day, but it never fall below 30000 yen ($360), you get 15-20 pieces of sushi
Location: 東京都中央区銀座4-2-15　塚本素山ビル　B1F

there are actual four today, they all have the same name and operate by Jiro-san son.
As funny as it sound the second location run by his oldest, third run by his middle, forth run by his youngest, they all charger about the same price, but if you want the real deal go to the address shown.

Hope this help, if you able to give me a bit more detail which city you are going, I will able to give you a more in depht help

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Name: Tettiri - have 45 store in tokyo alone, its all they do
Style: Fugu
Price: Not sa expensive as you might think, 6000 yen ($65) (7 course)
Address: 東京都足立区竹の塚6-10-12

Name: Torafugu
Style:Fugu
Price: 5500 yen (7 course)
address: 東京都新宿区歌舞伎町2-11-7 メトロビルB1F

Fugu are not as expensive as you might think in Japan, there are total 22 type eatable Fufu sold in Japan, while there only one allow in US (the Farm rasie not toxin are are also allow). The Chef in Japan only need one license while US need two (one from Japan and one from FDA), License in Japan are lifetime while FDA one need to renew yearly. No sample required in Japan, while each shipment to US must approve by FDA, (Japan ->Japan Custom -> US Custom -> FDA -> Restaurant) , custom both both country are FDA have the power to sizsure the shipment).

Kaz Sushi in DC currently offer Fugu dinner @ $150 per person


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if you looking for retail item to make it yourself then

Super Otoro from Aomori Prefecture,
24000 yen/ 18g ($500/lb)

Shindofuji Egg from Aomori Prefecture
3000 yen (~$34 per egg)

Kurobuta from Kagoshima Prefecture
5000 yen /400g ($60/lb)

Sea bream(Tai) from Akashi Prefecture
10500 yen/kg ($36/lb)

Mango from Miyasaki Prefecture
7000 yen / 500g ($60/lb) the record is 100000yen ($1200/lb)

Muskmelon
6500 yen / kg (34/lb)

Queen Crab from Nigata Prefecture
7800 yen / 600 g ($72/lb)

A5 Wagu Beef from Kobe (A5 are the highest grade)
12600 yen / 150 g ($463/lb)