Located within ANDO HOTEL Nara Wakakusayama, TERRACE Wakakusayama serves as the hotel’s main dining room, offering cuisine that honors Nara’s culinary heritage while incorporating French techniques and ingredients into traditional Japanese cooking. Carrying on the lineage of beloved Japanese restaurants in Naramachi—an area lined with historic townhouses from the Edo and Meiji periods—the restaurant presents seasonal courses centered around ingredients from Nara Prefecture. Vegetables from Tenri and Gojo, Yamato beef, river fish from Yoshino, and traditional Yamato vegetables are thoughtfully used to express the flavors of each season. The restaurant also actively features rare ingredients produced in Nara that are seldom found elsewhere in Japan.

Dinner begins with a special dashi prepared as a small gift from the head chef. To complement the dishes, the restaurant offers a selection of Nara sake as well as wines from France and California.

From the dining room, guests can enjoy sweeping views of Todai‑ji Temple, Kofuku‑ji Temple, and the historic cityscape of Nara, with the expansive scenery unique to Wakakusayama’s elevated location. From dusk into the night, the restaurant offers a particularly special setting, overlooking Nara’s nightscape—recognized as one of Japan’s New Three Great Night Views. It is an ideal destination for anniversaries, travel dining, or memorable moments shared with someone special. Immerse yourself in a one‑of‑a‑kind culinary experience shaped by Nara’s nature, culture, and ever‑changing landscape.

• Price Range:

  Dinner: JPY 13,500 - JPY 18,500

• Dietary restrictions / Allergies:

  If you have any specific food allergies or ingredients you cannot consume, please inform us in advance. Unfortunately, we cannot accept reservations if there are ingredients that you cannot eat within a wide range.

• Arrival time:

  The course begins at your reserved time. Please arrive 5 minutes before your reserved time to ensure a timely start of your meal. If you do not contact us and exceed your reservation time, it will be automatically canceled.

• Dress Code:

  Dress code is smart casual

• Children:

  If you are visiting with children who cannot enjoy the same course as adults, please include the following information in the “Special Requests” section:

  1. Number of children

  2. Whether a high chair is required

  3. Whether a children’s meal is required

• Others:

  We kindly ask for your consideration regarding excessive perfume or fabric softener fragrances.

  First Seating (5:30 PM): Guests are kindly requested to leave by 7:15 PM.

  Second Seating (7:30 PM): Guests are kindly requested to leave by 9:15 PM.