Demachi Masugata Shopping Street
Demachiyanagi, Kyoto
Demachi Masugata is the covered arcade on Masugata-dori between Kawaramachi and Teramachi, across the river from Demachiyanagi. It's mostly fresh food, the street the neighbourhood does its daily shopping on, and Demachiza's cinema and bookshop is inside it. On 18 May the three huge mikoshi of the Goryo Matsuri are carried right through the arcade.
Insider tip
It's about 5 minutes' walk from Demachiyanagi Station. At the west end of Demachi Bridge, a stone put up in 2002 marks the end of the Saba Kaido, the old mackerel road.
What's on near Demachi Masugata Shopping Street
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Demachi Masugata Shopping Street, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Former Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa Autumn Special Opening
旧三井家下鴨別邸 秋の特別公開（主屋2階・3階望楼）
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last reception 16:30), closed Wednesdays Station Demachiyanagi (Keihan, Eizan), 5 min walk
The ticket covers the third-floor tower, the second and first floors and the garden. The villa is closed on Wednesdays, and the official page has a booking form.
あずきごはん, CC BY-SA 4.0 Autumn Kamigyo Tea Gathering at Amida-ji
秋の上京茶会（阿弥陀寺）
Time 9:00 to 14:30 (timed 30-minute seats)
An Urasenke tea gathering at the temple that holds Oda Nobunaga's grave, with sessions of 30 minutes on a timed-ticket basis. Admission is included and photos are not allowed inside. Tickets were sold in advance only, with no sales on the day.
LOTUS WEEKEND 2026 at Shojoke-in
LOTUS WEEKEND2026【清浄華院】
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), 10 min walk
Autumn weekend at a Jodo-sect head temple with a special viewing of the Important Cultural Property Crying Fudo scroll, talks, stage music and food trucks. Free admission.
Demon Dance at Rozan-ji
追儺式鬼法楽（廬山寺）
Time From 15:00 Station Furitsu-Idai-Byoin-mae bus stop (City Bus 4, 17, 205)
Red, blue and black demons, one for each of the three poisons, dance into the hall and try to disrupt a fire ritual until beans and prayer drive them out. Rice cakes and beans are thrown from 16:00.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Kyoto State Guest House Autumn Evening Opening
京都迎賓館 秋の夜間延長公開
Time Open to 19:15 (last admission 18:15) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), exit 3, 15 min walk
For four days the State Guest House stays open into the evening, when its shoji screens glow like big lanterns over the central pond. There's no booking or guide, children of primary school age and younger can't enter, and you'll want a torch for the dark walk through the Imperial Park.
Indiana jo, CC BY-SA 4.0 Smaller local events nearby
Carlos no Recipe One-Day Screening and Talk Performance
Fri 23 Oct · Demachiza
A one-day screening of Carlos no Recipe followed by a talk with singer Mio Matsuda and co-directors Kei Aoki and Masashi Nagara.
18:50 · Map · Source: Demachiza · 【1日限定】『カルロスのレシピ』
Chantal Akerman Mini Retrospective: Special Talk Performance
Sat 24 Oct · Demachiza
A special talk after the screening of Golden Eighties with producer Marilyn Watelet and CINEMATEK curator Christophe Piette.
Map · Source: Demachiza · 【スペシャルトーク】シャンタル･アケルマン小特集2026
Live music nearby
Nearby
Around Demachiyanagi
Stepping stones, a shrine forest and the trains to Kurama
Demachiyanagi is where the Kamo and Takano rivers meet, and where the Keihan line from Osaka ends. Come up out of the station and the Kamogawa Delta is right there, with stepping stones shaped like turtles and birds. Walk north from its tip and you're in Tadasu no Mori, the forest round Shimogamo Shrine. Eizan trains for Kurama and the foot of Mt Hiei leave from the platforms above ground.
Demachiyanagi has 15 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 5 shrines and temples, 2 landmarks, 2 parks and gardens, 2 cafes, 1 shop, 1 neighbourhood, 1 restaurant and 1 bathhouse. Read the Demachiyanagi guide.
Good to know
- How do I get to Demachi Masugata Shopping Street?
- The nearest station is Demachiyanagi (Keihan, Eizan). Demachi Masugata Shopping Street is in Demachiyanagi, Kyoto.
- How much does Demachi Masugata Shopping Street cost?
- Nothing. Demachi Masugata Shopping Street is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Demachi Masugata Shopping Street?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Demachi Masugata Shopping Street?
- Weekday afternoons.
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