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Illuminated three-storey restaurant facade with red paper lanterns at blue hour in Yūrakuchō, Tokyo

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Nihonryori RyuGin

日本料理 龍吟

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

Context image — not a photograph of this restaurant: Illuminated three-storey restaurant facade with red paper lanterns at blue hour in Yūrakuchō, Tokyo — Photo: Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

No.
001
City
Tokyo — Yurakucho
Region
Tokyo / Tokyo
Cuisine
Japanese cuisine
Guide
MICHELIN Guide Japan 2026 — Three Stars

03

Introduction

はじめに

Japanese cuisine on the 7th floor of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.

A Japanese restaurant on the 7th floor of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. It reopened here on 21 August 2018 after relocating from Roppongi. All 40 seats are at tables; there are no tatami rooms and no counter.

  • Reopened on 21 August 2018 on the 7th floor of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, after relocating from Roppongi. Source
  • 40 seats, all at tables (no tatami rooms or counter). Source

04

Cuisine

料理

JAPANESE

日本料理

Cooking built around dashi and the season, where vessel and room are part of the menu.

More in this cuisine

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

05

Chef

料理人

Seiji Yamamoto

山本 征治 — Representative owner-chef

  • Born in 1970 in Kagawa Prefecture. Source
A bidder examining a tuna before the auction at Tsukiji fish market
A bidder examining a tuna before the auction at Tsukiji fish market — Photo: Joe deSousa / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons

07

Ingredients

食材

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

  • Katsuobushi (dried bonito) and kombu, the two pillars of dashi

    DASHI

    出汁

    Stock drawn from kombu and katsuobushi is the foundation of Japanese flavour.

  • Traditional Kyoto breakfast at Tamahan Ryokan: grilled mackerel, dashimaki omelette, rice and small dishes

    RICE

    米

    Sushi rice, sake, miso, koji — much of Japanese food begins with rice.

  • A sushi chef’s hands presenting kasugodai (young sea bream) nigiri at Sushi Tokami, Tokyo

    FISH

    魚

    Fish from the seas around the archipelago, different by season and by water.

08

Seasonality

季節

Seasonal produce in Tokyo 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)〒100-0006 東京都千代田区有楽町1-1-2 東京ミッドタウン日比谷 7階

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
〒100-0006 東京都千代田区有楽町1-1-2 東京ミッドタウン日比谷 7階
City
Tokyo
Prefecture
Tokyo
Region
Tokyo
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.nihonryori-ryugin.com (opens in a new tab)
Dinner
18:00–23:00 (last entry 19:30)
Closed
Irregular (see holiday calendar on official site)
Reservations
Reservations open at noon on the 1st of each month for dates through the end of the month after next; phone reservations 12:00–17:00.

Verified 26 September 2026 — Source: Nihonryori RyuGin
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: Illuminated restaurant facade with baskets of fresh vegetables at the entrance, Yūrakuchō, Tokyo — Photo: Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
  • Context: Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo — Photo: City Foodsters / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

14b

Films

映像

Restaurant / chef official国迦食夢プロジェクト5 March 2013

Nihonryori RyuGin shares Chef Yamamoto's seminar footage on its ichiban dashi.

Nihonryori RyuGinSeiji YamamotoJapanese cuisine

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

Broadcaster / mediaThe 5011 February 2019

Seiji Yamamoto of Nihonryori RyuGin receives the Asia's 50 Best Icon Award 2019.

Nihonryori RyuGinSeiji YamamotoJapanese cuisine

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. 01Official御予約 龍吟について | 日本料理　龍吟Nihonryori RyuGin (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
  2. 02Officialシェフより… | 日本料理　龍吟Nihonryori RyuGin (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
  3. 03Official龍吟　最新のお知らせ | 日本料理　龍吟Nihonryori RyuGin (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
  4. 04Guide龍吟／RyuGin — 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. Illuminated three-storey restaurant facade with red paper lanterns at blue hour in Yūrakuchō, Tokyo

    Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Basile Morin

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  2. A bidder examining a tuna before the auction at Tsukiji fish market

    Tsukiji, Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Joe deSousa

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC0

    Joe deSousa, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  3. Katsuobushi (dried bonito) and kombu, the two pillars of dashi

    Photographer / creator

    サフィル

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    サフィル, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  4. Traditional Kyoto breakfast at Tamahan Ryokan: grilled mackerel, dashimaki omelette, rice and small dishes

    Tamahan Ryokan, Kyoto

    Photographer / creator

    MichaelMaggs

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

    MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  5. A sushi chef’s hands presenting kasugodai (young sea bream) nigiri at Sushi Tokami, Tokyo

    Sushi Tokami, Tokyo

    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

  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. Illuminated restaurant facade with baskets of fresh vegetables at the entrance, Yūrakuchō, Tokyo

    Yūrakuchō, Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Basile Morin

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Basile Morin

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  13. Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo

    Tokyo

    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