Daiyasu
Okazaki, Kyoto
- Daily
- 9:00 to 18:00
Source: daiyasu.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Daiyasu has made Kyoto pickles since 1902 and has kept its main shop in Okazaki, east of Heian Shrine, since 1930. Its senmaizuke, Shogoin turnip shaved 2.6 mm thin and cured with Hokkaido kelp, has gone to the Imperial court every year since 1963.
Insider tip
Senmaizuke is sold from September to April, and a 110 g pack is ¥864. The shop is open every day. A one-hour nukazuke class, where you make a rice-bran pickling bed to take home, costs ¥1,650.
What's on near Daiyasu
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Daiyasu, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Anko Photo Exhibition at Kyoto City Zoo
みんなでつくる「アンコ」写真展
Time Zoo hours 9:00 to 17:00 (to 16:30 from December), last entry 30 minutes before closing, closed Mondays and Dec 28 to Jan 1 Station Keage (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
Visitor-submitted photos of Anko displayed on the wall of the serval exhibition room.
inunami, CC BY 2.0 360-Degree Dome Experience at Kyoto City Zoo
360°ドーム体験
Time Oct 31 9:30 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00, Nov 1 9:30 to 12:00, screenings every 30 minutes, no reservation Station Keage (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
Ten-minute 360-degree video screenings in a dome as part of a symposium on the animal world.
inunami, CC BY 2.0 Kyoto Sakura Yosakoi
京都さくらよさこい
Yosakoi dance teams perform at Okazaki Park, near Nijo Castle and at sites around Kyoto, with a big one-hour group dance.
Kyoto Meat Festival (Kyoto Niku Matsuri)
第11回 京都肉祭
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
For one day, Kyoto restaurants including Mishima-tei, Moritaya and Ginkakuji Onishi cook dishes from Kyoto beef in the park in front of Heian Shrine, and packs of the beef sell at ¥1,000, ¥2,000 and ¥3,000. Entry's free.
Manish Prabhune, CC BY 2.0 Heian Rakuichi Handmade Market (December)
平安楽市
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Okazaki Koen Rohm Theatre Kyoto Miyakomesse-mae bus stop (City Bus), 1 min walk
Up to about 160 stalls of original crafts and homemade snacks set up in Okazaki Park, with Heian Shrine's buildings behind them. It goes ahead in the rain.
Smaller local events nearby
Shichi-go-san festival at Heian Jingu Festival
Sun 15 Nov · Heian Jingu, Okazaki
At 9:00 on 15 November Heian Jingu holds its Shichi-go-san rite for children turning three, five or seven.
9:00 · Map · Source: Heian Jingu · 七五三祭（平安神宮）
Kenka-ten Confectionery Exhibition Food
23 to 25 Nov · Heian Jingu, Okazaki
An exhibition of confectionery offered from across Japan in the Gakuden hall of Heian Jingu, with some items sold.
09:00 to 16:00 · Map · Source: Heian Jingu · 献菓展
Nearby
Around Okazaki
Art museums, Meiji gardens and Nanzen-ji along the Lake Biwa Canal
Okazaki is Kyoto's museum quarter. Two art museums sit either side of the approach to Heian Shrine, by its giant torii, and the zoo, a crafts museum and ROHM Theatre Kyoto are a few minutes away round Okazaki Park. Follow the Lake Biwa Canal east and you're at Nanzen-ji, with Eikan-do and Murin-an a short walk from its gate.
Okazaki has 27 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 9 shrines and temples, 6 museums, 4 restaurants, 2 cafes, 2 shops, 2 landmarks and 2 parks and gardens. Read the Okazaki guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Daiyasu?
- 45 Okazaki Minamigoshocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市左京区岡崎南御所町45).
- What are the opening hours of Daiyasu?
- Daily 9:00 to 18:00.
- How do I get to Daiyasu?
- The nearest station is Dobutsuen-mae bus stop (City Bus 5). Daiyasu is in Okazaki, Kyoto.
- How much does Daiyasu cost?
- Daiyasu is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Daiyasu?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Daiyasu?
- September to April.
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