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Around Gion

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Kyo no Gomaya Gion Murata

Shopping

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gion

This sesame specialist is in a residential area about 12 minutes' walk from Gion-Shijo station. Located in a Kyoto city Landscape Award winning machiya house, they sell seasonings like roasted sesame seeds, katsuobushi skipjack tuna flakes, and shigureni-style savory preserves. The hand-select the best sesame seeds, dry them, and remove the hulls before roasting them for irigoma, and that unique aroma fills the air as soon as you step inside the shop. They supply famous eateries and elegant Kyoto restaurants, hotels, and more. Their creamy nerigoma sesame paste is perfect for using as sesame sauces for home-cooked Japanese dishes, hamburger steaks, noodles and more.
Seasonal Cuisine and Obanzai Meals Tsubomi

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-232 Daisan Manji Building 2F

This obanzai style restaurant is filled with Kyoto atmosphere, and can be found on Hanamikoji-dori Street. The unpretentious interior has a homey feeling, and they offer heartfelt home-style cooking to match. They offer traditional dishes like stewed Kujo spring onions and fried tofu taitan, fluffy dashimaki tamago rolled egg, chikuzenni stewed chicken and vegetables, or konjac noodles with spiced pollack roe at their counter seating. Their hot, flavorful cooking brings in not only local regulars, but visitors from abroad, as well.
AYANOKOJI Gion Branch

Style / Fashion

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 532

This clasp-bag specialist shop, opened in 2010, is one minute's walk from Yasaka Jinja shrine. In addition to the usual clasp wallets, they also offer clasp larger bags and pouches, glasses cases, standing mirrors, and other items overflowing with originality. Their goods are all designed with understated patterns, using traditional fukakiaiiro deep green, hyotan gourd or Kyoto chrysanthemum patterns, to create items perfect for every-day use. You can also have items custom made with your choice of lining, clasp, and fabric design, or have water-proofing added.
Ristorante t.v.b

4.0

22 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-155

This Italian restaurant is less about choosing a dish from a menu, and more about the day's fresh seafood, seasonal ingredients, and recommended cooking style. The wide, stylish interior is hard to imagine from the stately exterior, and the luxurious wood grain, along with the lack of set menu, help this shop really stand out. The staff offer excellent explanations of the day's food, and customers only need to give their preferences or mood to get the perfect dish. They also have a sommelier-selected wine list to pair with their dishes for a bit of grown-up fun.

We went there twice seeking a reservation as we stayed nearby the restaurants, we have asked for table for two but the guy was so kind but could not understand French or English, he was kind enough...
Cafe Fugetsu

4.5

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-8

This cafe is inside a Kyoto machiya house that has been passed down for four generations. The shop offers a truly Japanese experience as you remove your shoes at the door, step into their floor-seating room and gaze out on the small inner garden while you enjoy their luxurious sweet treats. Their most popular dish is the Tofu Matcha Cheesecake, made without any eggs, milk, butter or other dairy products. They replace the cheese with tofu to create a mellow, creamy half-baked cheesecake delicacy. It has earned high marks not only from those suffering from food allergies, but the calorie-conscious and those who prefer less-sweet treats as well. In the evening the cafe becomes a home bar that is not open to first time customers.

An absolutely lovely cafe and a hidden gem in the heart of Gion, very peaceful and calming amongst the busy streets! The whole cafe was very traditional with beautiful tatami mats and a lovely small...
Maisendo Gion

4.5

6 Reviews

Style / Fashion

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 579

"This is a folding fan specialty shop run by Maisendo, a long-time creator of unique, original fans. This shop faces Shijo-dori avenue, a center for the ""real Kyoto,"" and offers a wide variety of fans including summer fans for men and women, specialty dance fans, decorative fans, and more. They are particularly popular for fans that help create the perfect mood for special days, or as gifts for anniversaries, mother's/father's days, and other occasions. They also offer fan painting workshops, where you can choose an empty pattern and add the color yourself, and they can also engrave fans bought in-store with your choice of name (for a fee)."

四条通にお店があります。扇子のお店です。手軽なものから高級なものまで幅広いです。今の季節は団扇もあります。デザインも、かわいらしいものや上品なもの、多種あります。プラス料金がいりますが、名入れもできるそうです。プレゼントにもぴったりです。
Bubuya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachikitagawa 297

This chazuke (green tea broth over rice) shop is managed by Kyoto pickle specialist Gion Kawakatsu. Located about seven minutes' walk from Gion-Shijo station, the shop is found in front of Yasaka-jinja shrine and is marked by its red lanterns and wooden pickle barrels. They offer a chazuke dish with 11 kinds of seasonal pickles, including soy sauce-preserved burdock root, cucumber tsuntsunzuke with wasabi and soy sauce, and more. These pickled vegetables are an excellent, healthy source of fiber, minerals, vitamins and other nutrients that are often lacking in modern diets. The gentle, warm chazuke is also an excellent way to refresh your tired body. They also have rice with whitebait, whitebait chazuke, and eel chazuke.
Miyagawa-cho Kaburenjo Theater

Leisure / Hobbies

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Miyagawasuji 4-306
Kyoto Sanjo Takematsu

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Sanjodori Ohashi Higashi Iru 3-39

This bamboo craft specialist shop was founded in 1943. They offer a wide variety of products including chopsticks, baskets, bags, and other made from bamboo strips. Every product is a shining example of craftsmanship, and is sure to keep its freshness even with daily use. Bamboo crafts have a light, easy feel and are a great accent for a variety of scenes, not only in traditional Japanese restaurants and gardens, but also fit in western style cafes and restaurants. The chopsticks are perfect to help evoke the feeling and view of the seasons at the dinner table, with fine tips and deep functionality.
Kaiseki Tsujitome Kyoto restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Sanjodori Ohashi Higashiiri 3-16

These caterers specialized in kaiseki cuisine differentiate themselves from typical catering in that the chef goes to the venue of tea gatherings with meal, tea ceremonies, and other events and prepares the food on-site. The company was established in 1902 after its founder learned the basics from the head of the Urasenke school of tea ceremony and opened and shop in Kyoto. Great pains have been taken to achieve complete harmony between every element of their artwork-like cuisine, whether it is the color and shape of the dishes and bowls, the ingredients, or the seasoning. Each of their exquisitely delicious dishes features ingredients brimming with seasonality handsomely arranged in visually appealing ways. The Akasaka branch in Tokyo has its own Japanese-style dining rooms and is popular as a kaiseki restaurant as well as for their catering.
Toyoda Aisando

3.0

1 Reviews

Style / Fashion

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachikitagawa 277

This scent specialty shop is on the Gion shopping streets. This shop's history is unusual among the many incense shops of Kyoto, having been originally focused on making Heart Sutras for the Jodo sect of Buddhism. In addition to their current scent trade, they still make Heart Sutras for Chion-in temple purveyance. Their compiling techniques have been passed down for generations, and they result in scents that are perfect for creating islands of peace in the stress of modern life. Their scented sachets, with colorful butterfly and flower patters are popular with young women as well. The floral scented Tsukimachi-gumo, based on rose-style aromas, also use aromatic woods like Indian sandalwood for relaxed scents that aren't too sweet.

広い店内でお店に入るとお香のいい香りが立ち込めている。お香の入った名刺入れなど上品で、可愛くてカラフルなにほひ袋もたくさんあった。数珠は思いのほかお手頃なものも充実しており、１０００円-で買えた。
Gion Tempura Tenshu

4.0

68 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachikitagawa 244 (Shijo Nawate Higashiiri North side)

This is the only tempura specialist on the Gion shopping street. You can enjoy tempura in a shop interior filled with the aura of Kyoto. Their leading product is their filling Anago Eel rice bowl, topped with three whole anago eels. They use fresh eels coated with fluffy, crisp tempura batter for a perfect texture. Their Kakiage rice bowl is topped with a massive kakiage fritter the size of a sandal is so popular it often sells out right after opening. The crisp texture plentiful little shrimp and vegetables, and reasonable price, are its claims to fame.

Worst tempura I ever had. Batter is very thick and extremely oily, it is also very soggy. This goes against every aspect of a good tempura that I know. Maybe the quality is going down hill as...
On-kamaboko-shi Izuman

Shopping

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Higashiyama-ku Shinbashidori Higashi Oji Dori Nishiiru Rinkacho 432

This is Kyoto's oldest kamaboko fish cake shop, founded in 1844. The name Izuman is said to come from the fact that the founder was a native of Izumo and named Mansuke. They used the freshest seafood and make their fish cake in the traditional way, by hand, without machines. Their product is popular not only for its taste, but its outstanding texture and mouthfeel. The shop's flagship product is the Higashiyama Gyohei, made from minced hamo conger on a bamboo skewer, grilled over charcoal without steaming, and made to look like a Maiko's pinned hair. They also offer hamo somen noodles in summer.
Gion Koishi

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachikitagawa 286-2

A Japanese confectionary shop located in Gion-machi Kitagawa which was founded in 1936. The shop is famous for its Kyo-ame, Kyoto-style hard candies made according to a traditional method passed down since its establishment, and the shop sells a variety of other delicious items, such as the seasonal “Gion saijiki,” candy, a different flavor of which is offered each month. The shop also offers sweets made with a “secret” brown sugar cane syrup from the adjoining café.
Tsujiri Kyoto Branch

4.0

28 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Shi Higashiyama Ward Shijyori Yamato Oji Nishi Nakano 215

A café and shop located in the Gion Shijo neighborhood operated by the venerable Uji tea shop Tsujiri. The café area serves drinks and sweets made with matcha green tea. The shop area sells high quality tea leaves, tea bags, and sweets such as matcha rusks.

I cant go past a Matcha soft serve in Kyoto from Tsujiri, strong matcha flavour, soft creamy ice cream, perfection.
Uragu

Shopping

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Miyakawasuji 4-297

A stationary shop located in the Miyakawa-cho neighborhood of Higashiyama Ward selling postcards, writing paper, envelopes, and book covers. Situated inside a former tea house, the shop sells a wide variety of exclusively designed products. The shop name is a play on a verb meaning “to be happy” and the shop offers goods for conveying your happiness to your loved ones.
Gion Kurashita

4.5

82 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-157

A traditional kaiseki course cuisine restaurant located in the Gionmachi Minamigawa neighborhood of Higashiyama Ward. The restaurant offers kaiseki dishes made with seasonal ingredients, plain boiled mizutaki dishes, and, in winter only, tecchiri (boiled fugu). The shop’s boiled tofu is made with specially ordered dashi soy sauce and tofu from Hattori, a venerable shop established in 1910 famed as the official provider of the Nanzen-ji Zen Temple. The boiled tofu can be ordered a la carte in addition to the boiled tofu meal.

I ate here on Christmas day which is also the same day as my brothers birthday. They were able to give us a reservation a few days in advance so we were really grateful for that. Upon entering we...
Kyoto confectionery store Jouvencelle Gion Branch

4.0

36 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Yasakatorimae Minami Ikui Town 482 Kei Bun Building 2F

A sweets café operated by the Jouvencelle Western confectionery shop located 100 meters south of Yasaka Shrine's south gate. Here visitors can enjoy sweets reminiscent of the elegance and four seasons of Kyoto, like the “Taketori monogatari,” a mixture of Japanese chestnuts and black soybeans wrapped in dough wrapped in a bamboo sheath and baked. The “Gion fondu,” only available at the Gion location, is a popular menu item which lets diners dip bite sized fruits, pancakes, and sweet dango dumplings in a matcha green tea chocolate sauce.

妻がこちらの《祇園（抹茶）フォンテユ 1540円税込》を食べ、面白いメニューだから一度は食べてみては？と言われ閉店間際の17:30頃訪問しました。菓子や果物が詰められた陶器の重箱で提供され抹茶ソースをフォンテユスタイルで楽しみ最後に残った抹茶ソースにミルクを入れてもらい飲むうスタイルは京都らしいと思いますし妻が私に一度は食べてみてはと言ったこと納得です。個人個人により...
Gohanya Shinkiro

4.0

25 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Miyakawasuji 6-361

A Japanese restaurant located along Miyagawa-cho Street a three minute walk from Kiyomizu-Gojo Station. The restaurant is situated inside a former tea house. As the restaurant’s name implies (“Rice Shop”), the restaurant takes great care in preparing a fluffy rice blending grains from Kyotamba and Omi. During the day, the restaurant serves obanzai Kyoto home-style cuisine meal sets. At night, the shop makes use of its tea house atmosphere to serve a la carte items and course meals together with choice sakes.

The chef was amazing and his staff were very hospitable, going out of their way to welcome us. Sea Bream great. Sea urchin and squid were great. You can trust the chef and his menu snd his...
Nene no Michi

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Shimokawarachou

An elegant stone paved path to the west of the Kodai-ji Zen Temple running between the Kodai-ji and the Entoku-in Temple. The path gets its name from Nene, wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who spent her final 19 years here. The path is lined with several temples, fashionable shops, and restaurants, and visitors can enjoy Kyoto sightseeing and shopping here.

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Kyoto Areas

Its wooden tea houses, shuffling geisha, and spiritual sights have seen Kyoto hailed as the heart of traditional Japan, a world apart from ultramodern Tokyo. Despite being the Japanese capital for over a century, Kyoto escaped destruction during World War II, leaving behind a fascinating history which can be felt at every turn, from the fully gold-plated Kinkakuji Temple down to traditional customs such as geisha performances and tea ceremonies, which are still practiced to this day.