Salam/Hello Everyone. Have you ever experienced this situation? You finally visited Japan after the pandemic, but the Muslim-friendly service or Halal restaurant is not in operation anymore when you got there.

No need to worry since this page will show you the Muslim-friendly/Halal alternatives to these few closed restaurants, so you won’t get lost. (^_-)

Closed #1: Shinjuku Gyoen Ramen Ouka

Located near the bustling district of Shinjuku, Shinjukugyoen Ramen Ouka was a halal ramen restaurant owned by a Japanese Muslim that received lots of love from all kinds of travellers, including Muslims, for its signature halal and vegan ramens. Permanently closed in 2020.

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Option 1.1: HALAL Ramen & Dining Honolu Ebisu

Honolu is one of the ‘O.G.’ halal ramen restaurants in Japan. Honolu Ebisu serves ramen with a rich chicken-based broth, and the most popular menu is “Spicy Fried-Chicken Ramen”. You can find Honolu branches in Namba (Osaka) and Shinjuku Gyoenmae (coming soon) too.

With around 12 kinds of ramen, the store also serves halal gyoza (Japanese dumpling), yakiniku (Japanese-style BBQ) bento and more.
If you want to bring back the taste of Honolu ramen, make sure to get its halal-certified instant ramens^*.

Address	ABC Bldg. 1F, 1-23-1 Ebisuminami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 105-0022
Open	Lunch / 11:30am–2:30pm (L.O. 2:15pm) Dinner / 5:00pm–9:00pm (L.O. 8:30pm)
Close	Not fixed
Access	5-min walk from Ebisu Station
Prayer Space	Yes
Website	http://halalramen-honolu.net/index.html

^{*Both store and instant ramens are halal-certified by Japan Islamic Trust (JIT), an Islamic body accredited by EIAC, Malaysia’s JAKIM, Central Islamic Council of Thailand and Halal standard Institute of Thailand, etc.
*Opening hours may change, so please check the official social media (accessible from its website) before visiting.}

Option 1.2: Takuan Botantei

If you’re not in the mood for ramen, how about some sukiyaki and shabu-shabu?! Takuan Botantei is a Muslim-friendly Japanese cuisine restaurant in Shinjuku, with private Japanese-style tatami rooms called ‘zashiki’. You can get a taste of halal sukiyaki*, shabu-shabu*, and even Japanese meal courses.
All menus for Muslims use seasonings and ingredients that do not contain any non-halal substances. Of course, the meat are halal-certified. Although this is not a halal-certified restaurant, it does have Muslim chefs.

Address	4 Chome-15-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023
Open	Lunch: 11:30am – 3pm (LO 3pm) Dinner: 5pm – 10pm (LO 9:30pm)
Close	Not fixed
Access	5-min walk from Nishi-Shinjuku 5-chome Station 10-min walk from West Exit of JR Shinjuku Station 10-min walk from Nishi-Shinjuku Station on Marunouchi Subway Line
Prayer Space	Yes (prayer mat, qibla compass provided)
Website	https://r.gnavi.co.jp/g304303/menu4/ (Eng. follows after Japanese)

^{*Muslim-friendly menus must be booked up to 3 days in advance
*They serves alcohol drinks
*Shabu-shabu: a Japanese hotpot dish which thinly sliced beef is briefly dipped or parboiled in a pot of seasoned broth.
*Sukiyaki: a Japanese hotpot dish also containing thinly sliced beef, which is fully cooked in a shallow pan.}

Closed #2: Halal CoCoICHIBANYA Curry House

CoCoICHIBANYA is a leading Japanese curry chain store famous locally and abroad, holding the Guinness World Record as the largest curry chain restaurant. THIS CoCoICHIBANYA actually opened two halal Japanese curry rice restaurants in Akihabara and Shinjuku. Both closed down in 2020.

Option 2.1: NikoNiko Halal Mazemen & Curry

Finding a Muslim-friendly restaurant that serves Japanese curry rice can be hard in Japan. Thankfully, NikoNiko Halal Mazemen & Curry gives you a chance to taste some authentic Japanese curry rice.
Located within a walking distance to Masjid Nusantara Akihabara, this store is a curry and mazemen (soupless noodle) shop owned by a Sri Lankan Muslim. You can get ramen here too!

Address	2 chome-15-1 Kanda, Suda-cho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0042
Open	Lunch / 11am-3pm Dinner / 5pm-10pm
Close	Not fixed
Access	2-min walk from Iwamotocho Station 7-min walk from Akihabara station 6-min walk from Kanda Station 10-min from Masjid Nusantara Akihabara
Prayer Space	No
Website	https://nikonikoramen.com/

^{*This place is certified as “Muslim Friendly” and “Halal Certification” issued by the Japan Muslim Association, the first Muslim organisation in Japan.
*Opening hours may change, so please check its social media (accessible from its website) beforehand.}

Option 2.2: Komaki Shokudo

Located in Akihabara Electric Town, Komaki Syokudo is a vegan/vegetarian restaurant serving Japanese cuisines, mainly meal sets, without using any animal food products, white sugar, dairy product, or vegetables with a strong pungent small like scallions. It is Muslim-friendly*! There’s also Japanese sweets available.
If you plan to spent a loooong time in Akihabara, you can consider this place to dine in when you can’t be bothered to ride a train.

Address	8-1 Kandaneribei-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Open	11am-8pm
Close	Not fixed
Access	2-min walk from JR Akihabara Station (Electric Town Exit), inside Chabara Aki-Oka Marché
Prayer Space	No
Website	https://www.kamakura-komaki.com/

^{*Please ask the staff for details on religious or allergy dietary requirements.}

Closed #3: SEKAI CAFE Asakusa

SEKAI CAFE is a dining place in Asakusa that serves vegan and Muslim-friendly menus. It was pretty close to Kaminarimon (a popular sightseeing spot in Asakusa), so it was a convenient place for travellers to dine in. Permanently closed in 2020.

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Option 3.1: Asakusa Sushiken

When I think of halal in Asakusa, this place is one of the first places that comes to mind.
Asakusa Sushiken is the FIRST halal* sushi restaurant in Tokyo, serving food to Muslims since 2015. All ingredients and seasonings used like soy sauce, vinegar, and gari (Japanese pickled ginger) are halal, so you can rest assured. There’s vegetarian options too!

Address	2-11-4 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0032
Open	Lunch: 12pm-3pm (LO 2:30pm) Dinner: 5pm-10:30pm (LO 10pm) Sun, Pub: 5pm-10pm (LO 9:30pm)
Close	Wednesdays
Access	1-min walk from Exit A1 on Tsukuba Express Asakusa station
Prayer Space	Yes
Website	https://www.instagram.com/asakusasushiken/?hl=en

^{*This store has obtained halal certification, the ‘FOOD ONLY HALAL’ (All halal menu) type, by Japan Halal Foundation (JHF). JHF is an international-level Japanese certifying body with mutual recognitions from JAKIM (Malaysia) / MUIS (Singapore)
*They serves alcohol drinks.
*Opening hours may change, so please refer to its official Instagram before visiting.}

Option 2.2: Masudaen Sohonten

When you’re getting tired of walking, something sweet can definitely perk you up. So why not head on to Masudaen Shoten for some of its soft serve ice cream?!
Just a 4-min walk from Kaminarimon, this shop specialises in Japanese green tea where you can buy all kinds of green tea products made in different areas across Japan, and Japanese-style tea pots. It also has 10 different types of halal-certified soft serve ice creams that you can try.

I know this is not a restaurant. But it’s quite rare to see halal-certified dessert around this area, so I wanted to introduce this shop to you.

Address	1-17, 1-chome, Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Open	[Mon, Wed, Fri-Sun] 8:30am-7:30pm [Tue] 8:30am-6pm [Thu]8:30am-7:15pm
Close	Not fixed
Access	About 1-min walk from Asakusa Station
Prayer Space	No
Website	https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100061917494900

Closed #4: 3 te Cafe

Located in Shinsaibashi, a well-known downtown area in Osaka city, it became a hot topic among Muslim tourists for its Halal Kobe Beef menu. Not to mention, it was easily accessible. It even provides Muslim-friendly manicure services. Permanently closed in 2020.

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Option 4.1: Yakiniku Zerohachi Namba

Yakiniku Zerohachi Namba (Yakiniku no Ten Zerohachi Namba OCAT Honten) is a Muslim-friendly yakiniku restaurant that offers halal wagyu beef: Akage (Japanese brown cattle breed) Beef and Kobe Beef. It even has an All-you-can-eat Halal Wagyu Beef Course for 3,500 yen and above.

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Address	OCAT Mall 5F, 1-4-1, Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0017
Open	Lunch: 11am-4pm (last entry 2:45pm, L.O 3:15pm) Dinner: 5pm-10pm (last entry 8:45pm, L.O 9:15pm)
Close	Not fixed
Access	1-min walk from JR Namba Station OCAT Mall is directly connected with JR Namba Station
Prayer Space	Yes
Website	https://www.facebook.com/08namba/

^{*Opening hours may change, so please refer to its official social media beforehand.
*It is recommended to make a booking before visiting.}

Option 4.2: Kiwamiya Hamburg Namba

A new sensation of hamburger steaks! Also located in the Namba area, Kiwamiya Hamburg Namba branch is a Muslim-friendly restaurant that serves a halal version of its famous ‘Hamburg Steak Kiwamiya’ made with 100% halal black wagyu beef.
Although the Muslim menus in this particular branch have not received halal certification yet, all the ingredients and seasonings used are halal. Kiwamiya also has branches in Tokyo and Fukuoka areas.

Address	2-10-25 Nanbanaka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka Namba Komejirushi No. 8
Open	[Weekdays] 11:30am-3pm (LO 2:30pm) / 5pm-9:30pm (LO 9pm) [Weekends, Pub.] 11:30am-10pm (LO 9:30pm)
Close	Not fixed
Access	7-min walk from Namba subway station
Prayer Room	No
Website	https://kiwamiya.com/halal

^{*Opening hours may change, so please refer to its official social media beforehand
*See its halal menu policy via its official website}

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