Sakura Japanese CuisineUpper Riccarton, Christchurch
Sakura Japanese Cuisine – Japanese food
Sakura Japanese Cuisine – Japanese food
Sakura Japanese Cuisine – Japanese food
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Japanese restaurant · Upper Riccarton

Sakura Japanese Cuisine

Upper Riccarton, Christchurch Closed Mondays

Opening hours

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Weekly opening hours for Sakura Japanese Cuisine
MondayClosed
Tuesday11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesday11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm
Thursday11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm
Friday11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm
Saturday11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm
Sunday11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm

Times shown in New Zealand time. Public holiday hours may differ.

Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

About

About Sakura Japanese Cuisine

Tucked into the Upper Riccarton area, Sakura Japanese Cuisine serves Japanese food to locals and visitors in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch. It is about 5.1 km from central Christchurch.

Diners come here for Japanese food. If it is your first visit, look out for classics of the style such as katsu curry. It is one of 83 Japanese venues we list in Christchurch.

Sakura Japanese Cuisine opens 6 days a week and is closed on Mondays. The earliest start is 11:30 am on Tuesdays, and the latest finish is 8:30 pm on Tuesdays. Like many traditional restaurants, it closes between lunch and dinner service on several days, so check the times before heading over mid-afternoon. In total it trades for about 39 hours each week.

Facilities and services recorded for Sakura Japanese Cuisine include wheelchair accessible. As a rough guide, expect to spend about $40–$70 a head at a Japanese restaurant like this. It is surrounded by other eateries: we count 10 more venues within about 1 km, which makes this part of Upper Riccarton easy to explore on foot.

On the menu

Menu highlights

Popular dishes for this style of Japanese restaurant with typical New Zealand prices.

Full menu guide
MainsBeef donburi

Sweet soy beef on rice

$19–24

MainsTeppanyaki set

Meat, seafood and vegetables from the hot plate

$38–60

Sushi & SashimiSalmon sashimi

NZ king salmon (8 pieces)

$20–28

Small PlatesChicken karaage

Japanese fried chicken with mayo

$13–17

Sushi & SashimiMixed sashimi

Salmon, tuna and kingfish

$28–40

Desserts & DrinksMochi

Sweet rice cakes

$8–10

Plan your visit

When is Sakura Japanese Cuisine busiest?

Estimated busy times based on its opening hours and how people usually dine at Japanese restaurants in New Zealand. The gold bar marks the current hour.

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Usually busiest around 7 pm on Sundays.

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Questions about Sakura Japanese Cuisine

Where is Sakura Japanese Cuisine?

Sakura Japanese Cuisine is at Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, about 5.1 km from central Christchurch. Use the map on this page for turn-by-turn directions in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.

What are Sakura Japanese Cuisine's opening hours?

The published hours are: Monday Closed; Tuesday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm; Wednesday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm; Thursday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm; Friday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm; Saturday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm; Sunday 11:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 8:30 pm. Hours can change on public holidays.

Which days is Sakura Japanese Cuisine closed?

It is normally closed on Mondays.

What kind of food does Sakura Japanese Cuisine serve?

Japanese food. See the menu page for typical dishes and price ranges for this style of Japanese restaurant.

How much does it cost to eat at Sakura Japanese Cuisine?

As an estimate, a meal at a Japanese restaurant like this usually costs $40–$70 per person in New Zealand. Prices at the venue may differ.

What other restaurants are near Sakura Japanese Cuisine?

The closest is Yummy Chinese Cuisine (10 m away). See the "Nearby" section for more options with distances.

Nearby

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Map of Upper Riccarton
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Ramen MiyakoUpper Riccarton70 m
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