Michelin Guide Japan Restaurant Scraper

Scrapes all Michelin-rated restaurants from Japan's Michelin Guide. Covers every region of Japan — from Tokyo and Kyoto to Hokkaido and Okinawa — extracting the full distinction tier, geo-coordinates, cuisine, price band, and Michelin inspector notes for each restaurant.

What You Get

Each result includes:

Field	Description
restaurant_name	Restaurant name
distinction	Michelin distinction: 3 Stars, 2 Stars, 1 Star, Bib Gourmand, or Selected
green_star	true if the restaurant holds a Michelin Green Star (sustainability)
cuisine_type	Cuisine category (e.g. Japanese, French, Contemporary)
region	Japanese prefecture/region slug
city	City
address	Street address
price_band	Price tier in ¥ symbols (¥, ¥¥, ¥¥¥, or ¥¥¥¥)
phone	Phone number
website	Restaurant website (when available)
latitude	Latitude coordinate
longitude	Longitude coordinate
description	Michelin inspector's note about the restaurant
detail_url	URL of the restaurant's page on the Michelin Guide

Coverage

Japan holds the highest concentration of Michelin distinction worldwide. This scraper covers all ~5,000 Michelin-selected restaurants across all Japanese regions, including:

• Starred restaurants (1, 2, and 3 stars) — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and beyond
• Bib Gourmand — value-for-money restaurants with notable quality
• Selected — all restaurants in the Michelin Guide that didn't receive a star or Bib Gourmand
• Green Star — restaurants recognised for sustainable gastronomy practices

Usage

Set maxItems to limit results (useful for testing). Leave empty or set to a large number to scrape everything.

{
  "maxItems": 100
}

The scraper runs region by region, paginating through each region's listing before moving to detail pages.

Notes

• All data comes directly from the official Michelin Guide Japan website (guide.michelin.com/jp/en/)
• Inspector descriptions are in English (the JP guide's English edition)
• Coordinates (latitude/longitude) are sourced from Michelin's own structured data
• Some restaurants may not have a website listed if Michelin doesn't publish one