If you are a foodie, you might be better off planning a trip through Japan this year as it has surpassed France in 3-starred Michelin restaurants, 36:26.
Plus the Ritz closes this summer and won’t reopen until 2014.
Thanks to AFP-relaxnews, here are all the three-starred restaurants in Japan, by city and area:
Hokkaido
Sushi Tanabe
Nukumi
Molière
Michel Bras Toya Japon
Tokyo
Araki
Azabu Yukimura
Esaki
Hamadaya
Ishikawa
Joël Robuchon
Kanda
Koju
Quintessence
Ryugin
7chome Kyoboshi
Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten
Sushi Mizutani
Sushi Saito
Sushi Yoshitake
Usukifugu Yamadaya
Kyoto
Chihana
Hyo-tei
Kikunoi Honten
Kitcho Arashiyama Honten
Mizai
Nakamura
Tsuruya
Osaka
Fujiya 1935
Hajime
Kashiwaya
Koryu
Taian
Kobe
Cá Sento
Komago
Nara
Wa Yamamura