006TOKYOCHINESE
sazenka
茶禅華
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.
- 006
- City
- Tokyo — Minami-Azabu
- Region
- Tokyo / Tokyo
- Cuisine
- Chinese
- Guide
- MICHELIN Guide Japan 2026 — Three Stars
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Introduction
はじめに
Chinese cuisine in a former embassy residence, Minami-Azabu.
A Chinese restaurant in Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, opened in February 2017, with Tomoya Kawada as executive chef. It is housed in a renovated detached house that was formerly an embassy residence. Guided by the concept "wakon kansai", it adapts Chinese culinary tradition to Japanese ingredients and climate.
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Cuisine
料理
Classification follows the wording of the restaurant's official website.
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Chef
料理人
川田 智也 — Executive Chef
Biographical details are shown only when confirmed by official information.
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Ingredients
食材
A general introduction to ingredients behind chinese cooking — not a statement of what this restaurant uses.
FERMENTATION
発酵
Miso, soy sauce, vinegar, sake — flavours made by microbes and time.
DASHI
出汁
Stock drawn from kombu and katsuobushi is the foundation of Japanese flavour.
VEGETABLES
野菜
Heirloom vegetables named for their places, and wild mountain greens that announce the season.
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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
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Space
空間
Location (as stated officially)〒106-0047 東京都港区南麻布4-7-5
Details of interiors and designers are shown only when confirmed by a source.
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Tableware
器と工芸
An introduction to the crafts of the Japanese table — not the vessels used at this restaurant.
CERAMICS
Arita, Kyoto, Bizen — each place with its own clay, glaze and firing.
LACQUER
Wood built up in coats of urushi lacquer — Wajima-nuri among the best known.
GLASS
Edo kiriko and Satsuma kiriko cut glass — coolness for the summer table.
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Guide History
ガイド掲載履歴
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)
2025
Not verified — no record
2024
Not verified — no record
2023
Not verified — no record
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Location
所在地
- Address
- 〒106-0047 東京都港区南麻布4-7-5
- City
- Tokyo
- Prefecture
- Tokyo
- Region
- Tokyo
Map position from the coordinates on the official MICHELIN Guide page.
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Official Information
公式情報
- Status
- Open (per official website)
- Official site
- sazenka.com (opens in a new tab)
- Reservations
- External booking page — TableCheck (dining room); OMAKASE (private rooms / late cancellations) (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
- Open 16:00, last entry 19:30
- Closed
- Irregular (see business calendar)
- Reservations
- Phone bookings 10:00–16:00 on business days; 24-hour web booking recommended. Main dining room for ages 12 and over.
Verified 26 September 2026 — Source: sazenka
Hours, closing days and booking conditions change. Always check the official website before visiting.
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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: Peking duck being prepared in Yokohama Chinatown — Photo: しんぎんぐきゃっと / 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
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関連する食卓
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フロリレージュ
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Sources
出典
- 01Official茶禅華 sazenka – Minamiazabu Tokyosazenka (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
- 02OfficialChef « 茶禅華 sazenkasazenka (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
- 03OfficialChef | Chinese cuisine Sazenka (English)sazenka (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
- 04OfficialInformation « 茶禅華 sazenkasazenka (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
- 05OfficialWEB予約について « 茶禅華 sazenkasazenka (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026
- 06Guide茶禅華／Sazenka — MICHELIN GuideMICHELIN Guide (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
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
Xiaolongbao soup dumplings at Hōtenkaku, Yokohama Chinatown
Yokohama Chinatown
Photographer / creator
経済特区
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
経済特区, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
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
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
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
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
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
Edo kiriko cut-glass drinkware
Photographer / creator
Nesnad
Source / licence
Nesnad, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka
Suita, Osaka
Photographer / creator
Laitche
Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint
Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Paul Keller
Source / licence
Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
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
A bidder examining a tuna before the auction at Tsukiji fish market
Tsukiji, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Joe deSousa
Peking duck being prepared in Yokohama Chinatown
Yokohama Chinatown
Photographer / creator
しんぎんぐきゃっと
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
しんぎんぐきゃっと, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment
Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo
Tokyo
Photographer / creator
City Foodsters
Source / licence
City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Displayed with colour adjustment