Tonkatsu Maisen
Omotesando, Tokyo
Tonkatsu Maisen is the gold standard for tonkatsu in Tokyo, in a converted public bathhouse. The kurobuta (Berkshire pork) set is as good as this dish gets anywhere in Japan.
Insider tip
The lunch queue is long but moves fast. The takeaway counter at the front sells katsu sandwiches, which make a good picnic for Yoyogi Park nearby.
What the guides say about Tonkatsu Maisen
Lunch. Tonkatsu Maisen in Aoyama, a former public bathhouse that now serves the best kurobuta pork cutlet in the city. The queue moves fast, and if it doesn't, the katsu sandwiches from the takeaway counter next door are a fine alternative.
What's on near Tonkatsu Maisen
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Tonkatsu Maisen, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
HAKO: 21B STUDIO exhibition
21B STUDIO 個展「ハコ」
Time 11:00 to 19:00
The first solo exhibition of 21B STUDIO, a studio of three product designers, with works on the theme of the box. Part of DESIGNART TOKYO 2026.
Omotesando Illumination
表参道イルミネーション
Time Sunset to 22:00
Champagne-gold LED lights on the zelkova trees of Omotesando, put up by the Harajuku Omotesando Keyaki-kai shopping street association, planned for 1 December 2026 to 5 January 2027. In 2025 the trees were lit to 28 December and the low shrubs to 5 January.
DESIGNART Tokyo
Japan's largest design and art festival marks its 10th edition, scattering furniture, product, and installation exhibits through shops, showrooms, and galleries across Omotesando, Gaienmae, Harajuku, Shibuya, Roppongi, and Ginza. Most venues are free, and the 2026 theme is Hibiki (resonance).
DESIGNART Tokyo
Japan's largest design and art festival scatters furniture, product, and installation exhibits through shops, showrooms, and galleries across Omotesando, Harajuku, Shibuya, Roppongi, and Ginza for about ten days each autumn. Most venues are free.
Farmers Market at UNU
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Omotesando (Ginza, Chiyoda, Hanzomon Lines), 5 min walk
Tokyo's best-known farmers market runs every Saturday and Sunday on the plaza in front of the United Nations University, with around 50 stalls of produce, honey, coffee, and baked goods from farms across Japan. An easy, food-truck-fuelled stop between Shibuya and Omotesando.
Smaller local events nearby
Paul Wallach: DIVISIBLE Exhibition
27 to 31 Oct · Fergus McCaffrey Tokyo, Aoyama
Solo exhibition of sculpture by Paul Wallach at Fergus McCaffrey Tokyo in Kita-Aoyama.
11:00 to 19:00 (4 to 8 Nov 10:00 to 18:00) · Map · Source: Fergus McCaffrey · Paul Wallach: DIVISIBLE - 分けられる
Yuriko Takagi photo exhibition chaoscosmos vol.3 Exhibition
On now, until 29 Nov · GYRE Gallery, Omotesando
Photography exhibition by Yuriko Takagi on the 3rd floor of GYRE in Omotesando.
Map · Source: GYRE · 高木由利子 写真展 chaoscosmos vol.3 -visible viscosity 可視化された粘性-
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Good to know
- How do I get to Tonkatsu Maisen?
- The nearest station is Omotesando (Metro). Tonkatsu Maisen is in Omotesando, Tokyo.
- How much does Tonkatsu Maisen cost?
- Tonkatsu Maisen is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Tonkatsu Maisen?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Tonkatsu Maisen?
- Early lunch.
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