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Wall of signboards at Ebisu Bridge on the Dōtonbori Canal at night

024OSAKAINNOVATIVE · FRENCH

HAJIME

MICHELIN GUIDE · JAPAN · 2026Three Stars(as listed for 2026)

Context image — not a photograph of this restaurant: Wall of signboards at Ebisu Bridge on the Dōtonbori Canal at night — Photo: Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

No.
024
City
Osaka — Edobori
Region
Osaka / Osaka
Cuisine
Innovative · French
Guide
MICHELIN Guide Japan 2026 — Three Stars

03

Introduction

はじめに

An Osaka restaurant in Edobori, opened in 2008.

A restaurant in Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka. Opened in May 2008, it converted from French to innovative cuisine in 2012, according to the official site. The official site states that its roughly 3.5-hour menu uses about 400 kinds of ingredients.

  • Opened in Osaka in May 2008. Source
  • The official site states it converted to innovative cuisine in 2012, having earlier served French cuisine. Source
  • The official site states its roughly 3.5-hour menu uses about 400 kinds of ingredients. Source

04

Cuisine

料理

INNOVATIVE

イノベーティブ

Crossing genre lines to draw new cooking from Japan's nature and culture.

More in this cuisine

FRENCH

フランス料理

French technique in dialogue with Japanese produce and seasons.

More in this cuisine

Classification follows the wording of the restaurant's official website.

05

Chef

料理人

The chef's name and role are not shown because they could not be confirmed from official information.

A plated tasting-menu dish at Kadeau restaurant on Bornholm, Denmark
A plated tasting-menu dish at Kadeau restaurant on Bornholm, Denmark — Photo: City Foodsters / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

07

Ingredients

食材

A general introduction to ingredients behind innovative cooking — not a statement of what this restaurant uses.

  • Assorted vegetable tempura at a restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo

    VEGETABLES

    野菜

    Heirloom vegetables named for their places, and wild mountain greens that announce the season.

  • Wooden soy sauce barrels at Shibanuma Soy Sauce, Tsuchiura

    FERMENTATION

    発酵

    Miso, soy sauce, vinegar, sake — flavours made by microbes and time.

  • A granite stone mill grinding tencha leaves into matcha powder

    TEA

    茶

    Matcha, sencha, hojicha — linking the meal to the culture of tea.

08

Seasonality

季節

Seasonal produce in Osaka varies with origin, climate and year. For menus and what is served, please refer to the restaurant's official information.
Story: Four seasons on a plate

Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint
Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint
Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable
Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable

09

Space

空間

Location (as stated officially)〒550-0002 大阪市西区江戸堀1丁目9-11 アイプラス江戸堀1F

Details of interiors and designers are shown only when confirmed by a source.

Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka
Context: Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka — Photo: Laitche / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

10

Tableware

器と工芸

An introduction to the crafts of the Japanese table — not the vessels used at this restaurant.

  • Hagi ware tea bowl, 18th–19th century (Freer Gallery of Art)

    CERAMICS

    Arita, Kyoto, Bizen — each place with its own clay, glaze and firing.

  • Solid-red Wajima-nuri lacquer rice bowl of Japanese zelkova

    LACQUER

    Wood built up in coats of urushi lacquer — Wajima-nuri among the best known.

  • Edo kiriko cut-glass drinkware

    GLASS

    Edo kiriko and Satsuma kiriko cut glass — coolness for the summer table.

11

Guide History

ガイド掲載履歴

  1. 2026

    MICHELIN GUIDE · JAPAN · 2026

    Three Stars

    As shown on the official page: 「ミシュラン 三つ星: 卓越した料理」

    Verified 26 September 2026 — Source (MICHELIN Guide official page) (opens in a new tab)

  2. 2025

    Not verified — no record

  3. 2024

    Not verified — no record

  4. 2023

    Not verified — no record

This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Michelin or the MICHELIN Guide. Guide information is quoted as text only from each restaurant's page on guide.michelin.com, together with the distinction year and the date we checked it. Distinctions change from year to year — please refer to the official page for current information.

12

Location

所在地

Address
iPlus Edobori 1F, 1-9-11-1F, Edobori, Nishi Ward, Osaka 550-0002 Japan
City
Osaka
Prefecture
Osaka
Region
Osaka
Open in maps (opens in a new tab)

Map position from the coordinates on the official MICHELIN Guide page.

13

Official Information

公式情報

Status
Open (per official website)
Official site
www.hajime-artistes.com/6-gastronomies/restaurant (opens in a new tab)
Reservations
External booking page — OMAKASE (opens in a new tab)

The booking destination linked from the official website. This site does not take reservations; conditions at the destination may change.

Dinner
17:00–23:00
Closed
Irregular
Reservations
Phone bookings weekdays 10:00–19:00; online reservations via OMAKASE.

Verified 26 September 2026 — Source: HAJIME
Hours, closing days and booking conditions change. Always check the official website before visiting.

14

Gallery

ギャラリー

No licensed photograph of this restaurant has been found. The images below show its region and cuisine as context.

  • Context: Osaka Castle’s outer moat and Inui turret with the Osaka Business Park skyline — Photo: Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
  • Context: Course from the degustation menu at Senses restaurant, Warsaw — Photo: Fallaner / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
  • Context: Fish with burdock root, plated at a French restaurant in Tokyo — Photo: Syced / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons

14b

Films

映像

Restaurant / chef officialHAJIME | HAJIME YONEDA | Restaurant17 January 2014

Official HAJIME film offering a look behind the scenes of the restaurant.

HAJIME

Source: YouTube (embedded with the official player) — Watch on YouTube · Verified 26 September 2026

15

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16

Stories

関連する特集

17

Sources

出典

  1. 01OfficialHAJIMEHAJIME (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
  2. 02OfficialRestaurant | HAJIMEHAJIME (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
  3. 03OfficialRestaurant | HAJIME (English)HAJIME (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
  4. 04Guideハジメ／HAJIME — MICHELIN GuideMICHELIN Guide (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026

Last verified 26 September 2026

18

Photo Credits

写真クレジット

  1. Wall of signboards at Ebisu Bridge on the Dōtonbori Canal at night

    Dōtonbori, Osaka

    Photographer / creator

    Martin Falbisoner

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  2. A plated tasting-menu dish at Kadeau restaurant on Bornholm, Denmark

    Bornholm, Denmark

    Photographer / creator

    City Foodsters

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

    City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  3. Assorted vegetable tempura at a restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo

    Asakusa, Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Chainwit.

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  4. Wooden soy sauce barrels at Shibanuma Soy Sauce, Tsuchiura

    Tsuchiura, Ibaraki

    Photographer / creator

    Miyuki Meinaka

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  5. A granite stone mill grinding tencha leaves into matcha powder

    Photographer / creator

    Derjochenmeyer

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Derjochenmeyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  6. Hagi ware tea bowl, 18th–19th century (Freer Gallery of Art)

    Photographer / creator

    AnonymousUnknown author

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

    AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  7. Solid-red Wajima-nuri lacquer rice bowl of Japanese zelkova

    Photographer / creator

    yuuki ゆうき(金野裕希)

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    yuuki ゆうき(金野裕希), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  8. Edo kiriko cut-glass drinkware

    Photographer / creator

    Nesnad

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

    Nesnad, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  9. Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka

    Suita, Osaka

    Photographer / creator

    Laitche

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Photo by Laitche

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  10. Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint

    Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto

    Photographer / creator

    Paul Keller

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

    Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  11. Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable

    Photographer / creator

    Kentin

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Kentin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  12. Osaka Castle’s outer moat and Inui turret with the Osaka Business Park skyline

    Osaka

    Photographer / creator

    Martin Falbisoner

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  13. Course from the degustation menu at Senses restaurant, Warsaw

    Warsaw, Poland

    Photographer / creator

    Fallaner

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Fallaner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  14. Fish with burdock root, plated at a French restaurant in Tokyo

    Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Syced

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC0

    Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons