Hakuun

The story

Hakuun Tokyo: Japanese Kitchen in Minami-Aoyama With Two Michelin Stars

Hakuun is a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo at 4-11-2 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, where the kitchen earned two Michelin stars in 2026 for excellent cooking.

A counter run by its owner-chef

Shingo Sakamoto opened Hakuun in January 2021, after graduating from the Tsuji culinary school in 2004 and training at Japanese restaurants in Tokyo. The restaurant has eight counter seats and a separate private room with five seats at the counter. Gault&Millau gave it 16 points in 2026.

The name and its Zen roots

The name comes from two Zen phrases, 青山元不動 (the green mountain stays unmoved) and 白雲自去来 (the white clouds come and go freely). Sakamoto added the character 人, meaning person, to 白雲, which gives the name 伯雲. The restaurant describes its aim as letting guests savor the ingredient's texture, temperature, aroma, vessel and setting together.