Five Recommended Authentic Kaiseki Restaurants Around Japan

Kitaohji Ginza Saryo in Ginza is famous. All seats are in private rooms so you can enjoy a private meal, and it is well received among foreign tourists as it always has English menus and English-speaking staff available.
The restaurant has an interior that is gorgeous yet relaxing, and each dish in the kaiseki course, from appetizers to dessert, is made with the utmost care using the seasonal bounty of the ocean and land. The evening course starts at 7,000 JPY (excl. tax), while the the vegetarian kaiseki course (10,000 JPY (excl. tax)) is appropriate for vegans as it contains no ingredients that are derived from animals and is a great way to thoroughly enjoy fresh Japanese vegetables.

This restaurant has a long history in Kyoto of over 180 years.
This restaurant offers courses only for both lunch and dinner, and prices are 20,000 JPY or 23,000 JPY for dinner, and 15,000 JPY for lunch (all excl. tax and service fees), though prices vary by season. The restaurant has been a Michelin 3-star restaurant for five consecutive years since 2011.
At this restaurant, you can enjoy a variety of elegant specialty dishes such as the a white miso and mustard soup with grilled mochi that brings out the natural flavors without using seasoning or dashi, and sea bream grilled with sake which is enjoyed with hot water as soup once the fish has been eaten.

Honkogetsu is in Hozenji Yokocho, an area reminiscent of Osaka's past despite being in the area of Osaka's entertainment district of Minami. Once you pass into a side street from the bustling town, it is a different world of calm and quiet. This restaurant is located on a romantic cobblestone street.
Courses are only available at night and are between 20,000 JPY (excl. tax) and 25,000 JPY (excl. tax). The seasonal fish and vegetables, which are the key ingredients for Japanese food, are carefully sourced domestically. The chefs give priority to maximizing the ingredients' natural flavors by eliminating any unnecessary preparation. If you ask in advance, you can have meat added to the course.
The restaurant has three stories, and on the first floor, there is seating at a bar made using wood from a 600-year-old Japanese cedar tree while the second and third floors are private rooms. Some rooms face the garden, and you can enjoy an elegant meal with as time quietly passes.