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best sushi near Hanami Sushi in Tokyo 2026?
skip hanami and book sukiyabashi jiro instead, counter runs around 30k yen and you reserve months out
jiro is basically impossible to get into unless u know someone or camp the phone, and even then months out. hanami is a solid cheaper option if u just want good omakase without the lottery. i'd keep the hanami booking & maybe try a walk-in elsewhere
Agreed, and Hanami's counter is more like 15 to 20k yen depending on the course, so book it and stop stressing.
walk-ins work better tue to thu
Getting a counter seat there means calling the day before around 10am, since they hold a couple back for locals.
Fair point, though I'd ring them about a week out rather than relying on the day before, since the good slots go fast.
sukiyabashi is the same guy as ginza sushiko, just fyi
That's the Onodera family line, yes. Ginza Sushiko was where Onodera trained before opening his own counter, so the style carries over. These days the Roppongi branch of Sushiko is the one worth chasing if you want that lineage without the wait.
Not quite the same guy, Jiro trained at Shiko before opening his own place in Ginza.
Jiro's 30k seat is a different league entirely, and for a 2026 trip you'd need to start calling about four months out anyway.
Tokyo work visa renewal 2026: what documents do I need?
Your employer files the COE at their local immigration bureau, so ask them to start it now since it takes 1 to 3 months.
Agreed, and add a month of buffer since January is peak renewal season at the Shinagawa immigration bureau.
ask them to send u the COE scan before u book the flight
employers here often drag their feet on the COE until u nudge them, so get a written timeline from them first
One thing: the bakery needs a 雇用保険 and 社会保険 setup before immigration will even look at it, so confirm they've got that sorted.
Timing matters too: COE applications submitted in late March tend to clear faster than the December crunch before the new fiscal year.
Right, and it's worth naming the actual office on your side of the desk: the employer lodges it at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau at Konan, Minato, not the local ward office. Some bakeries assume otherwise and lose a week.
The usual snag is the job description: "baker" alone can read as unskilled, so the employer should write it around baking techniques and recipe development to fit the skilled labour category. Also check your passport name matches the COE exactly, middle names cause delays.
Also get the employer to attach a few photos of finished products and any competition or training certificates, since immigration officers here respond well to visual proof.
Middle name mismatch cost me six weeks. Match exactly.