Try Teishoku [Set Meals] or Sukiyaki for a Taste of Japanese Culinary Culture

Pickled plums [umeboshi] are said to have come to Japan from China some 1300 years ago. Salt, soy sauce, and miso paste have been used to preserve vegetables, seafood, and other ingredients for thousands more years, as part of local agriculture throughout Japan. Lately, umeboshi's health and anti-aging properties have made them popular overseas.

The restaurant was opened in 2024 by a long-time purveyor of umeboshi and pickled foods, with the aim of "spreading traditional Japanese food culture domestically and internationally." Traditional Japanese set meals include rice, miso soup, side dishes, and pickles. Also popular are the sukiyaki and the curry with honey-sweetened umeboshi plums.

Kinoya Saryo wants its customers to "experience truly delicious Japanese cuisine" and the exquisite products that are lovingly crafted by producers all over Japan. To that end, it sources its ingredients directly from 100 companies in Japan's best production areas, such as Wakayama plums to make umeboshi, Nagano Prefecture's Azumino rice and Suzaka City miso.

Kinoya Saryo has a tranquil Japanese atmosphere and showcases traditional artisanry such as bamboo furniture crafted by Kyoto artisans, and geometric marquetry windows made with traditional Japanese techniques. Nestled in the natural beauty of the Imperial Palace and Yasukuni Shrine, in the heart of Tokyo, it offers the chance to savor Japan's traditional culinary culture.

Sukiyaki Nabe Gozen (¥2,090). Sukiyaki is typically seasoned with soy sauce, but Kinoya Saryo serves it with an unusual miso sauce over rice, light yet rich.

Carefully selected pickled plums, for sale.

The interior is serene, with a traditional Japanese feel.