Daimaru Kyoto
Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto
- Daily
- 10:00 to 20:00
Hours for B2 to 2F, which take in the food floors. Floors 3 to 7 close at 19:00 and the 8th-floor restaurants open 11:00 to 22:00. Closed 1 and 2 January.
Source: daimaru.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Daimaru is the department store on Shijo-dori just west of Takakura-dori, and its food halls fill both basement floors. Le Petitmec, the Kyoto bakery, has a counter on B1. The eighth floor is restaurants, open later than the rest of the store.
Insider tip
Underground passages connect it to Karasuma Station (Hankyu) in a minute and Shijo Station (subway) in two, so you can arrive on a wet day without going outside. It's closed only on 1 and 2 January.
What the guides say about Daimaru Kyoto
Daimaru Kyoto fills both its basement floors with food halls. By Kyoto Station, the basement food hall of Kyoto Tower Sando runs to 23:00, and every Saturday at 12:00 its conveyor-belt sushi bar cuts up a whole tuna.
What's on at Daimaru Kyoto
Upcoming events at Daimaru Kyoto, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Kakoku Tetsuji Oil Painting Exhibition, Renaissance of Light
～光のルネッサンス～ 加國 哲二 油彩画展
Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
An oil painting exhibition at the Art Gallery on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.
三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0 Muraoka Akemi Painting Exhibition
村岡 顕美 絵画展
Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
A painting exhibition on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.
三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0 Fukui Hikaru Ink and Colour Painting Exhibition
福井 光 墨彩画展 －日溜りのように－
Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
An exhibition of about 30 ink and colour paintings and calligraphy on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.
三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0 Maestro Takako Ceramics Exhibition, Invitation to a New World
マエストロ貴古作陶展 ～新世界への招待状～
Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
A ceramics exhibition on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.
三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0 Kyu-Tanabata-e Ikenobo National Ikebana Exhibition
令和8年度 旧七夕会池坊全国華道展
Time Ikenobo venue 13 to 16 Nov 10:00 to 17:00, Daimaru venue 11 to 16 Nov 10:00 to 19:00 (to 17:00 on 12 and 14 Nov, to 16:00 on 16 Nov) Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), exit 5, 3 min walk
Ikenobo's oldest and largest ikebana exhibition, held at its Rokkaku-do headquarters and at Daimaru Museum Kyoto, with a section recreating the work of the second Ikenobo Senko.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 Smaller local events nearby
Hitomebore Exhibition Exhibition
4 to 10 Nov · Daimaru Kyoto, Shijo
A group art exhibition by five artists at the 6th floor gallery of Daimaru Kyoto.
10:00 to 19:00 (17:00 on the last day) · Map · Source: Art Collaboration Kyoto · D02 ひとめぼれ展～新たな発見の世界～
Superplay: Graphic Design from Rotterdam Exhibition
4 Nov to 13 Jan · Kyoto ddd Gallery, Shijo-Karasuma
A graphic design exhibition at Kyoto ddd Gallery in the COCON Karasuma building, with a free talk on 7 November. Closed Mondays except 23 Nov and 11 Jan, the day after holidays and 28 Dec to 4 Jan.
Free · Tue to Fri 11:00 to 19:00, Sat, Sun and holidays 11:00 to 18:00 · Map · Source: Kyoto ddd Gallery · 京都dddギャラリー第254回企画展 Superplay －ロッテルダムのグラフィックデザイン
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Around Shijo-Karasuma
Kyoto's old bank corner, with kimono streets one block back
Shijo-Karasuma is the crossing where the subway meets the Hankyu line from Osaka, and by 1915 three of the big banks stood on it. It doesn't look much like the Kyoto on the posters. Walk one block west, though, and you're on Muromachi-dori, the old kimono wholesalers' street, near the lanes where the Gion Matsuri floats are built every July.
Shijo-Karasuma has 16 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 4 shops, 3 shrines and temples, 3 cafes, 3 museums, 1 restaurant, 1 bar and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Shijo-Karasuma guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Daimaru Kyoto?
- 79 Tachiuri-nishimachi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市下京区四条通高倉西入立売西町79番地).
- What are the opening hours of Daimaru Kyoto?
- Daily 10:00 to 20:00. Hours for B2 to 2F, which take in the food floors. Floors 3 to 7 close at 19:00 and the 8th-floor restaurants open 11:00 to 22:00. Closed 1 and 2 January.
- How do I get to Daimaru Kyoto?
- The nearest station is Karasuma (Hankyu). Daimaru Kyoto is in Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto.
- How much does Daimaru Kyoto cost?
- Daimaru Kyoto is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Daimaru Kyoto?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Daimaru Kyoto?
- Lunchtime.
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