Tokyo
One of Japan's most renowned restaurants is a steak house in Tokyo called Aragawa. Listed in Forbes Magazine as one of the world's most expensive restaurants, visitors should expect to drop a hefty sum for one of its locally farmed steaks. A party of two can easily run a tab of around $800 to $1,000.
Hankyu Kotsusha Bldg., fl. B1
3-3-9 Shinbashi
Minato-ku, Japan
011-81-7-8221-8547
Ryugin is another restaurant in Tokyo known for their steaks. With only 24 seats available, reservations are a must. The limited seating also requires that any cancelation be made by 6 p.m. the day prior to your reservation. Prices per person begin around Y40000.
Side Roppongi Bldg, 1st Floor
7-17-24 Roppongi
Minato, Tokyo 106-0032
81-3-3423-8006
Kyoto
Grill Miyata is known for having some of the best steaks in all of Kyoto. It attracts many local visitors, which speaks to the quality of the restaurant as more than a tourist hot spot. Moderately priced (for a steak house in Japan), the Grill Miyata offers menu options such as hamburgers for the folks in your party who might not be as excited about steaks. It offers the ambiance of a small basement restaurant for savvy, world traveling foodies. The price of steaks begins around Y5000, much more reasonably priced by comparison to other recognized Japanese steak houses.
Gion Nawate Shijo-agaru Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
075 525 0848
Niigata
The Kurumiya restaurant in Niigata City is more commonly recognized for its fish and rice dishes and its extraordinary hand-crafted sake, but its steak options are not to be overlooked. The domestic Japanese steaks come at a high price compared to their American counterparts but seem to be the running norm for highly specialized steaks produced in Japan. Whale and horse meat also are served for the more adventurous travelers.
Niigata-ken, Niigata-shi
Benten 1-2-4, Niigata
025-290-6556
Sapporo
The HAMA steakhouse in Sapporo Japan prepares its kobe (or wagyu) steaks in a Japanese teppanyaki fashion. HAMA provides the opportunity to combine an American love of steaks with an authentic experience of Japanese cuisine. Also exciting, the steaks are grilled in front of you.
F New Hokuseir Bldg.
Minami 4jyo Nishi 3
Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0805
011-233-1616
Article Written By Carly Schorman
Dividing her time between Phoenix and San Francisco, Carly Schorman is a writer and student currently completing her M.A. in religion and philosophy at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She has served as an editor for the "Mesa Legend," OCHRE Journal of Women's Spirituality, YabYumMusic.com and has additionally written for S.L.A.M. magazine, eHow, and "Link" magazine.
