Dorato
Kitano, Kyoto
- Mon to Wed, Fri to Sun
- 13:00 to 18:00
- Thu
- Closed
Source: dorato.net, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Dorato is a honey shop in a Nishijin weavers' row house about 140 years old. It stocks around 50 kinds from around the world, clover, avocado, cherry blossom and pineapple among them.
Insider tip
It doesn't open until 13:00, closes at 18:00 and is shut on Thursdays.
What's on near Dorato
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Dorato, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Gozan Okuribi Rooftop Viewing at Nishijin Textile Center
五山の送り火特別観賞会（西陣織会館）
Time 18:00 to 20:40 Station Horikawa Imadegawa bus stop
Rooftop standing viewing of four of the five Gozan bonfires from Nishijin Textile Center on 16 August, with a talk on the museum collection first. In 2026 it needed a phone reservation, opened on 14 June and filled up, and the 2027 details are not out yet.
Lundariokn45, CC BY-SA 4.0 Myoren-ji Marugoto Museum
妙蓮寺 まるごと美術館
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Horikawa Terauchi bus stop, about 3 min walk
The temple opens as an art venue, with the Sixteen Arhats stone garden and seasonal sliding-door paintings. Closed Wednesdays.
Genkensai, 11th Urasenke Grand Master: 150th Memorial Exhibition
玄々斎 ―裏千家十一代家元 精中宗室居士百五十回忌記念
Time 9:30 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00), closed Mondays Station City bus stop Horikawa-Teranouchi, 3 min walk
Special exhibition on the eleventh Urasenke grand master, with a tea service available for an extra ¥1,000. Part one to 1 November, part two from 3 November.
Heian court dress and maiko dress-up experience at Nishijin Textile Center
十二単・束帯・芸舞妓・花嫁の装い体験
Time 10:00 and 13:00 Station City bus stop Horikawa-Imadegawa, 1 to 2 min walk
Dress-up sessions in twelve-layer court robes, sokutai, maiko or bridal kimono at 10:00 and 13:00 from 1 November. Reservation form on the organiser page. Closed Mondays and 29 Dec to 3 Jan.
Lundariokn45, CC BY-SA 4.0 Nishijin-ori Haku 2026
西陣織博2026
Time Sat 10:00 to 17:00, Sun 10:00 to 17:00 (kitchen cars Sat 11:00 to 17:00, Sun 11:00 to 16:00) Station Horikawa-Imadegawa bus stop, 1 to 2 min walk
The Nishijin textile trade show with new obi, kimono and kinran on the 5th and 6th floors, demonstrations of weaving preparation crafts on the 1st floor, a paid hands-on workshop, short kimono mini-concerts and kitchen cars in the west car park. Parking is closed on both days.
Lundariokn45, CC BY-SA 4.0 Live music nearby
Nearby
Around Kitano
Tenjin's head shrine, Kyoto's oldest geisha district and Daitoku-ji
Start at Kitano Tenmangu, head shrine of about 12,000 Tenjin shrines, founded in 947 for Sugawara no Michizane, the scholar students still pray to before exams. Come on the 25th, when the Tenjin-san Market fills the approach and the lanterns are lit after dark. Kamishichiken, Kyoto's oldest geisha district, lines the shrine's east approach, and Daitoku-ji's Zen temples are about 1.7 km north-east.
Kitano has 25 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 10 shrines and temples, 3 cafes, 3 shops, 2 restaurants, 2 bathhouses, 1 viewpoint, 1 neighbourhood, 1 museum, 1 bar and 1 market. Read the Kitano guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Dorato?
- 323 Monya-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市上京区西陣紋屋町323).
- What are the opening hours of Dorato?
- Mon to Wed, Fri to Sun 13:00 to 18:00; Closed Thu.
- How do I get to Dorato?
- The nearest station is Imadegawa-Omiya bus stop (City Bus). Dorato is in Kitano, Kyoto.
- How much does Dorato cost?
- Dorato is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Dorato?
- Plan for 15 min.
- When is the best time to visit Dorato?
- Afternoon.
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