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Japan Restaurant Reservation — We Call the Restaurant for You
Some of the best restaurants in Japan can only be booked by phone, in Japanese, during Japanese business hours. No website, no app, no English.
I am a native Japanese speaker living in Japan. You tell me the restaurant, the date and the party size — I call the restaurant in Japanese, make the reservation in YOUR name, and send you a clear confirmation with everything you need on the day. Guests from anywhere in the world are welcome.
How it works
- Pick a package below and check out on Payhip.
- You receive a short email template. Fill it in — restaurant, date, party size, the name for the booking, any allergies — and send it to hello (at) ei-chan.com.
- I call the restaurant in Japanese, usually within one business day, and book in your name.
- You get a confirmation summary: restaurant, address, date and time, the name on the booking, and anything to know before you go.
- The day before, I send you a reminder. If you are running late or need a change on the day, one follow-up call is included.
Prices
1 reservation — $15
2 reservations — $25
Save $5 vs. two single bookings.
Trip Pack — up to 5 reservations on one trip — $49
Save $26 vs. five single bookings. Checkout and payment run through Payhip; prices in USD.
What is included (per reservation)
- Research + up to 3 call attempts for one restaurant (your first choice of date/time, plus one alternative)
- The reservation made in your name
- A confirmation summary: restaurant, address, date/time, name on the booking, and anything to know before you go
- A reminder message the day before, and one follow-up call if you are running late or need a change on the day
Good to know — please read before ordering
- The fee pays for the work of trying — it is charged even if the restaurant turns out to be fully booked. If I cannot start on your request within 3 business days, you get a full refund.
- The booking is made in your name. I only call restaurants that take reservations from the public by phone. Introduction-only or members-only restaurants, and venues that prohibit proxy booking (for example the Pokémon Café), are not covered.
- Some restaurants charge cancellation fees or ask for a deposit. If yours does, I will tell you the exact policy first, and we only proceed once you agree and, where needed, place a deposit — I never pay a restaurant out of my own pocket on your behalf.
- Please reply to my confirmation message the day before your booking (by 18:00 Japan time). If I do not hear back, I will cancel the reservation with the restaurant in time, so the restaurant is never left with an empty table. A no-show without contacting me carries a $30 service fee, plus any cancellation charge the restaurant applies.
- Restaurant bills, deposits and cancellation charges are always yours — never included in my fee.
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This page is also available in German: Deutsche Version — German-speaking guests are especially welcome.