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

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Ristorante ASO

リストランテASO

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.
009
City
Tokyo — Sarugakucho
Region
Tokyo / Tokyo
Cuisine
Italian
Guide
No verified record

03

Introduction

はじめに

Italian cuisine in an early-Showa Western-style house, Daikanyama.

An Italian restaurant on Kyu-Yamate-dori in Daikanyama, opened in 1997 in a renovated Western-style house built in the early Showa era. One of the Hiramatsu restaurants, its executive chef is Taku Takashina and its chef de cuisine is Taichi Oki. It is closed on Wednesdays (the following day if Wednesday is a public holiday).

  • Opened in 1997 on Kyu-Yamate-dori in Daikanyama. Source
  • Occupies a renovated Western-style house built in the early Showa era. Source
  • One of the Hiramatsu restaurants; the chef de cuisine is Taichi Oki. Source

04

Cuisine

料理

ITALIAN

イタリア料理

The Italian respect for local produce, applied to Japan's landscapes.

More in this cuisine

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

05

Chef

料理人

Taku Takashina

髙階 琢 — Executive Chef

  • Joined Hiramatsu in 1991 and trained under Tatsuji Aso at Vinocchio. Source
Acqua pazza at an Italian restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo
Acqua pazza at an Italian restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo — Photo: Syced / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons

07

Ingredients

食材

A general introduction to ingredients behind italian 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.

  • 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.

  • Wooden soy sauce barrels at Shibanuma Soy Sauce, Tsuchiura

    FERMENTATION

    発酵

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

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)東京都渋谷区猿楽町29-3

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

No guide listing for this restaurant has been verified on an official guide page and recorded in this archive. We do not infer or display unverified listings.

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
29-3, Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
City
Tokyo
Prefecture
Tokyo
Region
Tokyo
Open in maps (opens in a new tab)

Map position shows the approximate city centre.

Ristorante ASO — Tokyo

13

Official Information

公式情報

Status
Open (per official website)
Official site
www.hiramatsurestaurant.jp/aso (opens in a new tab)
Reservations
External booking page — TableCheck (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.

Lunch
12:00–15:30 (L.O. 13:30)
Dinner
18:00–22:30 (L.O. 20:00)
Closed
Wednesdays (next day if a public holiday)

Verified 26 September 2026 — Source: Ristorante ASO
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: A bidder examining a tuna before the auction at Tsukiji fish market — Photo: Joe deSousa / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
  • Context: Appetiser at an Italian restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo — Photo: Syced / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
  • Context: Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo — Photo: City Foodsters / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

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16

Stories

関連する特集

17

Sources

出典

  1. 01Official代官山のイタリア料理レストラン | リストランテASO【公式】Hiramatsu (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
  2. 02OfficialABOUT | リストランテASO【公式】Hiramatsu (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
  3. 03OfficialRistorante ASO (English)Hiramatsu (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026

Last verified 26 September 2026

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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. Acqua pazza at an Italian restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo

    Ebisu, Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Syced

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC0

    Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  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. 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

  5. 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

  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. 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

  13. Appetiser at an Italian restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo

    Ebisu, Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Syced

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC0

    Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  14. 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