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L’inflexion

A one-of-a-kind grand maison in Karuizawa.

L’inflexion, meaning “restraint” in French, draws inspiration from the Japanese culinary philosophy of the “five elements”: five methods, five flavors, five colors, five appropriateness, and five senses. By blending these traditional Japanese principles with the elegance and complexity of French cuisine—and the lightness and richness of nature—our course menu offers a delicate balance of harmony and contrast. Come and experience the refined concept of “restraint” through our signature courses.

News
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  • 2026.07.02

    We are featured in the August issue of *Kateigaho* (published by Sekaibunka-sha) in the special feature \"Enjoying the Now of a Prestigious Summer Retreat: A Summer Vacation in Karuizawa. We hope you will take a look.

  • 2026.06.28

    【NoName Festival】 October 16–18, 2026 We will be participating in the NoName Festival in Karuizawa. NoName Festival 2026 is a premium three-day food event that brings together chefs from across the country, using the entire town of Karuizawa as its stage. https://noname-fes.jp/

  • 2026.06.22

    Summer Dinner Course Announcement With the arrival of the season of vibrant greenery, we are offering ingredients unique to this time of year. Featuring Kurakake beans, cod from the northern Shinshu region, and tomatoes that are becoming more flavorful with age, please enjoy our summer cuisine in Karuizawa, where the breeze is gentle.

  • 2026.05.25

    Gentoshas monthly magazine Goethe July issue Feature: Relaxing in Karuizawa Linflexion has been featured. Please take a look.

  • 2026.05.01

    Store Closures from May to October May 7, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27 June 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24 July 1, 7, 8, 15, 21, 22, 29 August 4, 5, 12, 18, 19, 26 September 1, 2, 9, 15, 16, 24, 29, 30 October 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 27, 28 (Event participation planned for the 15th-19th) Thank you for your understanding.

  • 2026.04.21

    [New Course \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Menu Découverte\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" - Another Way to Enjoy] Starting April 23rd, we will be offering a new dinner course, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Menu Découverte.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" While maintaining the worldview of our signature course, Menu Confiance, this is another option with adjusted number of dishes and portion sizes. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Menu Découverte\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" ¥29,700 (10% service charge not included)

  • 2026.04.09

    LInflexion is hiring staff. All genres are welcome. We welcome people from various backgrounds, including Japanese and Italian cuisine. We are hiring both full-time and part-time staff, so please feel free to contact us if you are interested. Job Openings: * Cooking Staff * Service Staff * Pastry Staff For details and application methods, please check 求人飲食店ドットコム We look forward to seeing you in Karuizawa.

  • 2026.04.05

    At Linflexion, we offer private rooms. These rooms offer a tranquil space with large windows overlooking the garden. They are perfect for entertaining important guests, celebrating anniversaries, or holding special dinner parties. There is no extra charge for the private room. They can accommodate 5 to 10 people.

  • 2026.04.04

    Spring Dinner Course Announcement Menu Confiance features seasonal ingredients. Bamboo shoots, soft-shelled turtle from Asama, firefly squid, tea leaves from Toyama-go in southern Shinano, and golden snapper with fragrant udo (Japanese spikenard)... Enjoy this spring course, where many seasonal ingredients come together in a short period of time.

  • 2026.03.21

    We are currently accepting reservations until the end of October. The Karuizawa season is finally beginning! We look forward to welcoming you.

  • 2026.03.21

    Store Closures from April to October April 1, 7, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27 May 7, 12, 13, 20, 26, 27 June 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24 July 1, 7, 8, 15, 21, 22, 29 August 4, 5, 12, 18, 19, 26 September 1, 2, 9, 15, 16, 24, 19, 30 October 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 27, 28 (Event participation planned for the 15th-19th) Thank you for your understanding.

  • 2025.12.22

    Restaurant Closure Notice L’Inflexion will be closed from February 1 to February 28, 2026. We will continue to accept reservations through our website during this period. Thank you for your understanding.

  • 2025.11.22

    It was featured in Karuizawa Navi’s Asamabito. The article covers the past and future of L’inflexion. https://www.slow-style.com/report/linflexion/

  • 2025.11.16

    Limited-time offer for pistachio stollen until December 17th. Please see the [Reserve] or [Reservation] page at the top right of this page. L’Inflexion’s original Butter Stollen puts the spotlight on pistachios. It is a rich combination possible only at a restaurant, made with 180% pistachio flour and 120% fruit, and we chose maple for the perfect combination. Although it is based in the category of fermented sweets, the process minimizes the use of yeast and places a strong emphasis on maturing the dough. The more bread-like flavor and fragrant pistachio, along with subtle flavors of pink pepper and cardamom, make it one you will never get tired of. Stollen is delicious straight out of the oven, but as you let it rest, the flavor deepens and changes, making it an advent calendar that will get you excited for the approaching Christmas.

  • 2025.11.14

    Year-end and New Year’s Holiday Information December .2.9.15.16.23.30.31 December 29th: Lunch only December 30th - January 1st: Closed January 2nd: Dinner only January 3rd - 6th: Regular business hours January 7th - 8th: Closed January 9th: Dinner only January 10th - 12th: Regular business hours Thank you for your continued support.

  • 2025.11.01

    L’Inflexion boutique page is now open. We offer a variety of products, from original brandy cakes and pain au vin (red wine bread) that can be used as gifts to classic brioche. Please see the [Reserve] at the top right of this page or [Reservations] page.

  • 2025.08.13

    We have already received reservations from everyone, thank you very much. Some days the seats are filling up, so we appreciate your understanding.

  • 2025.08.12

    We will be opening on August 18th. We will gradually increase the number of reservations, so please stay tuned.