Executive committees (6 to 10). Tokyo's best tables are often eight-seat counters: Nishiazabu Sushi Shin has a tatami room for 3 to 6, Hakuun a separate five-seat counter room and Ensui a private room for 4 to 6. For a more theatrical format, every room at Ginza Ukai-tei has its own teppan griddle and chef (up to 21 guests when rooms are joined), and Seryna Honten in Roppongi offers eleven rooms for 2 to 16 around Kobe beef shabu-shabu.
Groups of 20 to 40. The private floor of SHUNJU Tameike-Sanno (just over 40 seated, about 60 standing) is booked with no room, microphone or projector fee, against a minimum spend. Kochuan, Happo-en's ryotei, has eight garden rooms for 2 to 40. In Azabudai Hills, Balcony by 6th, Ochiairo Steakhouse Tokyo, Sushi Azabu and The Lovers' Lounge share one management team: we split the group across the four venues and bring everyone together at the bar.
Groups of 80 and more. Happo-en is the most complete option, with around ten halls for 66 to 450 and cultural workshops on site (tea ceremony, taiko, calligraphy). Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu suits a lively party with microphone and projector (packages from ¥4,950 to ¥13,200), while a Funasei Yakatabune cruise combines dinner, free-flow drinks and Skytree views for ¥13,000 to ¥22,900 per person. In Yokohama, Kaseiro Shinkan seats up to 160 at round tables, about 40 minutes by coach from central Tokyo.
Timing and logistics
- apothéose opens bookings 60 days ahead and closes on Sundays and Mondays; for Hakuun or Ensui, allow several months.
- Yamariki takes no reservations on Saturdays, so we schedule it on a weekday.
- The CÉ LA VI Tokyo terrace needs a fallback in rain or wind, and the Funasei pier has no parking, so coaches drop guests nearby.