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Kimono Rental

Kawaramachi

★Highly recommended★

UME SAKURA（Kimono Rental） ▶

Detail

Name: UME SAKURA
Type: Kimono
Access: Bus 20min(No.205)
【Shijo Kawaramachi(四条河原町) to Kyoto Shiyakusho mae（京都市役所前）】(From here)
Adress: 38 Fujikicho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-0992
Tel: 075-432-7677
Cost: ¥4000-¥8000
Business Hours: Week day:9:30-17:30
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays：9:00-17:30（Closed:Thusday）
Recommended menu: Traditional kimono rental plan(正統派着物レンタルプラン)
couple's kimono rental plan(カップル着物レンタルプラン)
【instagram/Main Account】: https://www.instagram.com/umesakura_kyoto/
【instagram/Customer Gallery】: https://www.instagram.com/umesakura_kimono/
English support available: English menu available

Features

* A genuine kimono rental salon for adults, run by one of the few Kyoto natives who is a kimono professional.
* Located in a historic 100-year-old Kyoto townhouse, the salon offers a unique and valuable experience with private service, serving only one group per hour by reservation only.
* The professional kimono coordination and the highly skilled, correct kimono dressing techniques are supported not only by tourists but also by local Kyoto customers and kimono enthusiasts from all over Japan and the world.
* Notes
* Advance reservations are required (via the website).
* Children's kimonos are not available.
* Also, due to the many glass and door parts that are now impossible to restore, children are not allowed inside the shop.

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Gion（祇園）

京都着物麗祇園店 — Kimono Rental ›

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Name: 京都着物麗祇園店
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Gion（祇園）

ookini 八坂神社袛園店 — Kimono Rental ›

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Name: ookini 八坂神社祇園店
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Tea Ceremony

Kawaramachi

茶寮京都よしつぐ — Matcha Cafe ›

Detail

Name: 茶寮京都よしつぐ (Matcha Cafe)
Type: Matcha Cafe
Access: Train 20min【Kyoto Station (京都駅) to Shijō Station (四条駅)】
Address: 603 Nishidaimonjichō, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto 〒604-8054
Tel: 075-257-7300
Cost: ¥1,000 – ¥2,000
Hours: 10:00 – 18:00 (L.O. 17:30) — Closed Wednesday (or next business day)
Recommended: Matcha experience（抹茶体験）, Tea ceremony experience（茶道体験）, Various matcha（抹茶各種）
SNS: Instagram
Map: See on Google Map
Reservation: Yoshitsugu CafeQuick Reservation; Tea ceremony YoshitsuguQuick Reservation

Gojo

aeru gojo — Tea Ceremony ›

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Name: aeru gojo
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Uji

宇治中村藤吉本店 — Tea Ceremony ›

Detail

Name: 宇治中村藤吉本店
Access: 【Uji Station (JR宇治駅)】(Nearest Train Station)
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Pottery Wheel Class

Kiyomizu（清水）

瑞光窯 — Pottery Wheel Class ›

Detail

Name: 瑞光窯京都清水店
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Nightclub

KITSUNE KYOTO — Nightclub ›

Detail

Name: Nightclub 【KITSUNE KYOTO】
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Muscle Bar

マッスルバーマッチョマッチョMIX 京都店 ›

Detail

Name: マッスルバーマッチョマッチョMIX 京都店
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Massage

Kyoto Station

本気の首肩こり専門もみじ堂_404 — Massage ›

Detail

Name: 本気の首肩こり専門もみじ堂_404 (Massage)
Type: Neck and shoulder massage
Access: Bus 17min (No.19, 78)【Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi (京都駅八条口) to Shimogyo Sogochosha-mae (下京区総合庁舎)】
Address: もみじビル 404, 358 Momijicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto 605-8345
Tel: 090-3947-5153
Cost: ¥2,000 – ¥7,000
Hours: 9:00 – 21:00 (Closed: Sunday)
Recommended: Whole body acupressure massage（全身ツボコアマッサージ）
SNS: Instagram
Map: See on Google Map
Reservation: Massage at Kyoto MomijidouQuick Reservation

Ninja（忍者）

Gion（祇園）

忍者体験カフェ京都祇園 — Ninja Cafe ›

Detail

Name: 忍者体験カフェ　京都祇園
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Yase（八瀬）

studio NIN 八瀬 — Ninja Experience ›

Detail

Name: studio NIN 八瀬
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Ramen Noodle Making

Gion（祇園）

無双心 — Ramen Noodle Making ›

Detail

Name: 無双心
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Sushi Making

Rokujo（六条）

OMAKASE KYOTO — Sushi Making ›

Detail

Name: OMAKASE KYOTO
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Kiyomizu Gojo（清水五条）

アトリエ寿司 — Sushi Making ›

Detail

Name: アトリエ寿司
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Plum Wine Making

Kawaramachi（河原町）

CHOYA 蝶矢京都三条店 — Plum Wine Making ›

Detail

Name: CHOYA梅体験専門店蝶矢京都三条店
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Japanese Sweets Making

Kyoto Station（京都駅）

NIWA — Japanese Sweets Making ›

Detail

Name: NIWA
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Manga Museum

Kawaramachi（河原町）

京都国際マンガミュージアム — Manga Museum ›

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Name: Kyoto International Manga Museum（京都国際マンガミュージアム）
Map: See on Google Map

Mochi Pounding

MUTEKI Theater Kyoto Geisha ›

Detail

Name: MUTEKI Theater Kyoto Geisha
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MOCHI & MATCHA EXPERIENCE KYOTO ›

Detail

Name: MOCHI & MATCHA EXPERIENCE KYOTO
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Japanese Drum

Kawaramachi（河原町）

Japanese Drums Entertainment EN ›

Detail

Name: Japanese Drums Entertainment EN
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Japanese Sake Tour

Recommended Restaurants in Kyoto

Kawaramachi 河原町

焼肉リン — Yakiniku ›

Detail

Name: 焼肉リン (Yakiniku)
Access: Walk 5min from Karasuma Station (烏丸)
Address: 414-1 Dainichicho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto 604-8044
Cost: ¥3,000 – ¥5,000
Hours: Weekday 17:00 – 23:30 / Sat–Sun 16:00 – 23:30 (Closed: Wed)
Recommended: Value Set（リンのお得セット）
SNS: Instagram

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Coupon

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河原町焼肉ホルモン安東 — Yakiniku ›

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Name: 河原町焼肉ホルモン安東 (Yakiniku)
Access: Walk 7min from Kawaramachi Station (河原町)
Address: 40−1 Rokuyosha 2F, Daikokucho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto 604-8031
Tel: 075-255-0829
Cost: ¥3,000 – ¥4,000
Hours: 17:00 – 24:00 (Closed: Wednesday)
Recommended: Wagyu Platter, Local Sake, Premium Large Meat
SNS: Instagram
English: English menu available
Special Offer: Weekdays 17:00–19:00 — Draft beer & Kaku Highball ¥190

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Coupon

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京都串処東屋 JAPANESE DINNING — Kushi / Izakaya ›

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Name: 京都串処東屋 JAPANESE DINNING
Access: Walk 5min from Sanjo Station (三条)
Address: 186 登里多祢ビル 2F, Zaimokucho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto 604-8017
Tel: 075-212-5668
Cost: ¥2,000 – ¥3,000
Hours: 17:00 – 24:00 (Open all year)
Recommended: Assorted yakitori, kushikatsu & tempura
SNS: Instagram
English: English menu available
Coupon: Show this screen — free drink

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Coupon

Show this screen — free a drink

百年蕎麦壽 — Soba ›

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Name: 百年蕎麦壽 (Soba)
Access: Walk 6min from Kawaramachi Station (河原町)
Cost: ¥1,000 – ¥2,000
Hours: 11:00 – 22:00 (Closed: Tuesday)
Recommended: Black Kyoto Dashi Soy Sauce（黒京出汁醤油）
SNS: Instagram
English: English menu available

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Coupon

Show this screen — free raw egg（生卵）

BAR 市 — Bar ›

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Name: BAR 市 (Bar)
Access: Walk 4min from Kawaramachi Station (河原町)
Cost: ¥3,000 – ¥4,000
Hours: 19:00 – 27:00
Recommended: Setouchi lemon gin & tonic, Espresso martini with special coffee

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Coupon

Show this screen — free charge fee + special price on domestic whiskey

Karasuma 烏丸

朝うどん — Udon ›

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Name: 朝うどん (Udon)
Access: Walk 3min from Karasuma Station (烏丸)
Cost: ¥1,000 – ¥2,000
Hours: 7:00 – 10:00
Recommended: Kasu Kujo Green Onion Udon, All Star Udon
SNS: Instagram

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Coupon

Show this screen — free soft-boiled egg（温玉）

北風と太陽 Kitchen & Wine — Italian & Spanish ›

Detail

Name: 北風と太陽 Kitchen & Wine
Access: Walk 3min from Karasuma Station (烏丸)
Cost: ¥5,000 – ¥9,000
Hours: 15:00 – 24:00 (L.O. 23:00) — Closed Tue & Wed
Recommended: Hirai beef roast beef, Nanatani duck carpaccio, Charcoal-grilled lamb chops, 10+ glass wines
Features: Vegetarian options, Children welcome

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Coupon

Show this screen — free fig butter（いちじくバター）

Kyoto Station 京都駅

まんざらえきよこ串と酒 — Kushi ›

Detail

Name: まんざらえきよこ串と酒 (Kushi)
Access: Walk 3min from Kyoto Station (京都駅)
Address: 564-2 Higashishiokojicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto 〒600-8216
Tel: 075-344-1277
Cost: ¥4,000 – ¥5,000
Hours: 16:00 – 23:00
Recommended: Vegetable skewers wrapped in pork（野菜を豚で巻いた串料理）

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Coupon

Show this screen — free recommended skewer

Yakiniku / Japanese BBQ

板前焼肉一笑四条木屋町店 ›

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Access: Walk 3min from Gion Shijo Station (祇園四条)
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京・黒桜京都河原町 ›

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Access: Walk 1min from Kawaramachi Station (河原町駅)
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Hot Pot — Sukiyaki / Shabu-shabu

祇園牛禅 ›

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Access: Walk 9min from Gion Shijo Station (祇園四条駅)
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Unagi / うなぎ

京極かねよ ›

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Access: Walk 7min from Kyoto Kawaramachi Station (京都河原町駅)
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Kyoto Cuisine / 京料理

近又 ›

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Access: Walk 3min from Kawaramachi Station (河原町駅)
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Famous Spots & Hidden Gems

観光スポット

Famous Spots

伏見稲荷大社 — The Thousand Torii Gates ›

Detail

Name: Fushimi Inari Shrine（伏見稲荷大社）
Hours: Open all year round
Tel: 075-641-7331
Map: View on Google Maps

二条城 — Nijo Castle ›

Detail

Name: Nijo-jo Castle（二条城）
Hours: 8:45 – 16:00 (Gate closes 17:00)
Tel: 075-841-0096
Map: View on Google Maps

金閣寺 — Golden Pavilion ›

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Name: Kinkaku-ji Temple（金閣寺）
Hours: 9:00 – 17:00
Tel: 075-461-0013
Map: View on Google Maps

清水寺 — Kiyomizu Temple ›

Detail

Name: Kiyomizu-dera Temple（清水寺）
Hours: 6:00 – 18:00 (basic)
Tel: 075-551-1234
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嵐山 — Arashiyama ›

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Name: Arashiyama（嵐山）
Map: View on Google Maps

Hidden Gems

神泉苑 — Shinsen-en Garden ›

Detail

Name: Shinsen-en（神泉苑）
Hours: 7:00 – 20:00
Tel: 075-821-1466
Map: View on Google Maps

Features

A tranquil garden just a short walk from Nijo Castle, once reserved for emperors. 1,200 years of history guide your wishes in this serene imperial retreat.

御金神社 — Mikane-jinja Shrine (Fortune & Wealth) ›

Detail

Name: Mikane-jinja Shrine（御金神社）
Tel: 075-222-2062
Map: View on Google Maps

Features

💰 Famous for financial luck — the golden torii gate and money-shaped charms are uniquely photogenic. Bring your wallet and make a wish!

大文字山 — Daimonji Mountain ›

Detail

Name: Daimonji-yama（大文字山）
Map: View on Google Maps Entrance

Features

Famous for the giant 「大」 character lit during summer festivals. Easy hiking trails with breathtaking panoramic views of Kyoto and surrounding mountains.

祇園白川 — Gion Shirakawa ›

Detail

Name: Gion Shirakawa（祇園白川）
Map: View on Google Maps

Features

Charming canals, traditional machiya townhouses, and softly-lit lanterns by night. One of Kyoto's most picturesque neighbourhoods — still frequented by geiko and maiko.

Travel Tips

Useful information for your trip to Japan & Kyoto.

SIM Card

Stay connected in Japan — buy a SIM or eSIM before you arrive.

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Transportation

Bus, train, and IC card tips — buy passes cheaper here:

Night Bus

Cheaper than the Shinkansen — travel overnight and save money.

Kyoto Sky Bus

Open-top sightseeing bus — great for covering multiple spots quickly.

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Shinkansen Ticket

Bullet train between Kyoto and Tokyo — book in advance for best prices.

Book with Klook

Kansai Airport Limousine Bus

Direct bus Kyoto Station → Kansai Airport (~1h45m). Easier than the train.

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Local Recs

Kyoto Trip Tips

Experience Center

Traditional Arts Performance

祇園甲部歌舞練場 — Traditional Arts Performance ›

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Kimono Rental

UME SAKURA（Kimono Rental） ▶

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京都着物麗 祇園店 — Kimono Rental ›

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ookini 八坂神社袛園店 — Kimono Rental ›

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Tea Ceremony

茶寮京都よしつぐ — Matcha Cafe ›

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aeru gojo — Tea Ceremony ›

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宇治 中村藤吉本店 — Tea Ceremony ›

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Pottery Wheel Class

瑞光窯 — Pottery Wheel Class ›

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Nightclub

KITSUNE KYOTO — Nightclub ›

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Muscle Bar

マッスルバー マッチョマッチョMIX 京都店 ›

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Massage

本気の首肩こり専門 もみじ堂_404 — Massage ›

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Ninja（忍者）

忍者体験カフェ 京都祇園 — Ninja Cafe ›

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studio NIN 八瀬 — Ninja Experience ›

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Ramen Noodle Making

無双心 — Ramen Noodle Making ›

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Sushi Making

OMAKASE KYOTO — Sushi Making ›

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アトリエ寿司 — Sushi Making ›

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Plum Wine Making

CHOYA 蝶矢 京都三条店 — Plum Wine Making ›

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Japanese Sweets Making

NIWA — Japanese Sweets Making ›

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Manga Museum

京都国際マンガミュージアム — Manga Museum ›

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Mochi Pounding

MUTEKI Theater Kyoto Geisha ›

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MOCHI & MATCHA EXPERIENCE KYOTO ›

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Japanese Drum

Japanese Drums Entertainment EN ›

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Japanese Sake Tour

Recommended Restaurants in Kyoto

Restaurants with Coupon

Kawaramachi 河原町

焼肉リン — Yakiniku ›

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河原町焼肉ホルモン安東 — Yakiniku ›

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京都串処東屋 JAPANESE DINNING — Kushi / Izakaya ›

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百年蕎麦 壽 — Soba ›

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BAR 市 — Bar ›

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Karasuma 烏丸

朝うどん — Udon ›

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京都着物麗祇園店 — Kimono Rental ›

宇治中村藤吉本店 — Tea Ceremony ›

マッスルバーマッチョマッチョMIX 京都店 ›

本気の首肩こり専門もみじ堂_404 — Massage ›

忍者体験カフェ京都祇園 — Ninja Cafe ›

CHOYA 蝶矢京都三条店 — Plum Wine Making ›

百年蕎麦壽 — Soba ›

板前焼肉一笑四条木屋町店 ›

京・黒桜京都河原町 ›

祇園牛禅 ›