Nara

The latest selection includes Hoshino, newly awarded One MICHELIN Star, along with seven new MICHELIN Selected restaurants across Italian, contemporary, sushi, French and yakitori cuisine.

Chef Toshiharu Sunayama’s SÉN was awarded One MICHELIN Star and a MICHELIN Green Star in The MICHELIN Guide Nara 2025. Our inspectors look back on their visit.。

Nara, Japan’s original capital, offers a peaceful blend of ancient temples, sacred deer, and walkable parklands — just a short trip from Kyoto.

83 restaurants, including three new One-Starred, shine in the 2025 MICHELIN Guide Nara. 3 restaurants are newly joining the selection directly with One MICHELIN Star and 1 establishment with a Bib Gourmand, one new MICHELIN Green Star is shining over Nara.

Restaurant le content is newly awarded the Bib Gourmand and 5 establishments are newly joining the selection. 22 restaurants maintained their MICHELIN Stars for outstanding culinary proposals.

Experiencing Nara through the Seasons

Nara Kasugataisha Shrine The vivid vermillion-colored buildings of this large and ancient shrine contrast beautifully with the lush greenery of the ...

Park & Garden Yoshikien Garden Beautiful in all seasons, it is most impressive in autumn when red leaves contrast with the wooden tea house. Right ...

We interviewed the chefs who won stars in MICHELIN Guide Nara 2022, asking them who they’d like to share this feeling with in their moment of triumph. We also asked them to share an episode of their lives with that person.

A total of 101 restaurants, including 4 two-star restaurants, 18 one-star restaurants and 22 Bib Gourmand restaurants, are recommended by the MICHELIN Guide inspectors in Japan's Nara prefecture.

The origin of Sake Nara is considered to be the “birthplace of sake”because sake made by filtering doburoku was born at Shoryakuji Temple in Nara ...

Nara’s shining red jewels Strawberry Originally, Strawberries were harvested in the spring, but innovations in technology meant that they could be ...

Nara is the origin of Japanese cuisine. You can explore the roots of Japanese culture in Nara, where it all began.

The MICHELIN Guide has announced that a highlights video of MICHELIN Guide Nara 2022 selection will be available on MICHELIN Guide Asia’s YouTube ...