Eirakuya
Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto
- Daily
- 10:00 to 19:00
The museum keeps the same hours, with last entry at 18:30, and may close now and then.
Source: hosotsuji-ihee-museum.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Eirakuya has sold cotton cloth in Kyoto since 1615, and today it's known for tenugui, printed cotton hand towels, in patterns that follow Kyoto's festivals and the 24 seasons of the old calendar. The main shop on Muromachi-dori shares a building with the Hosotsuji Ihee Museum, named after Hosotsuji Ihee, the name 14 generations of heads of the house have carried. The museum shows about 30 tenugui from the Edo period to now.
Insider tip
The shop is open 10:00 to 19:00 every day, and you don't need a museum ticket to go in. The museum is ¥1,200 for adults, which includes a voucher for a tenugui. If you want one for the wall, they sell frames made for them.
What's on near Eirakuya
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Eirakuya, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Gion Matsuri Float Procession, Hanagasa Parade and Kanko-sai (second procession)
祇園祭 後祭山鉾巡行・花傘巡行・還幸祭
Time Floats and Hanagasa from 9:30, mikoshi from about 16:00 Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 1 min walk
The second procession, revived in 2014, leaves Karasuma-Oike at 9:30 and runs the first route the other way. The Hanagasa parade sets off from Shimogyo Junior High for the Otabisho and Yasaka Shrine, and from about 16:00 the mikoshi go back to the shrine.
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 Ikenobo Lecture: Kan'ei Culture and Rikka Flower Arrangement
寛永行幸四百年祭 記念文化講座『寛永文化と立花』
Time 13:00 to 15:00 (doors 12:30) Station Karasuma-Oike Station about 3 min walk
A free lecture and round table at the Ikenobo headquarters on Kan'ei-era rikka flowers and Emperor Go-Mizunoo, with the ikebana museum open afterwards. Advance booking required, 300 seats, in Japanese.
Ikenobo Sasaki Jiyuka Collection 2026
池坊佐々木自由花 COLLECTION 2026
Time 10:00 to 17:00
An ikebana show of 85 free-style jiyuka arrangements by different arrangers, open to people with no ikebana knowledge. Free.
Otoko-katen Men's Ikebana Show: Winter Kyoto 2026
男花展 “冬の京都2026”
Time Sat 13:00 to 17:00, Sun 10:00 to 16:00 Station Karasuma-Oike Station (exit 5) about 3 min walk
A mini ikebana show of about 50 works by men, themed 'My Serious Effort', in the Ikenobo headquarters lobby. Free.
Smaller local events nearby
Pedro Vian plays Jon Hassell Performance
Sun 25 Oct · Lobby Lounge, Ace Hotel Kyoto, Karasuma Oike
A 90-minute listening session of Jon Hassell's music, presented in the Lobby Lounge.
16:00 to 17:30 · Map · Source: Ace Hotel Kyoto · Modern Obscure Music SPA at Ace Hotel Kyoto
KYOTO by Noritake Exhibition
On now, until 31 Oct · Ace Hotel Kyoto, Karasuma Oike
A solo exhibition by the illustrator Noritake at Ace Hotel Kyoto, made during his artist residency in the city.
Free · from 03:00 · Map · Source: Ace Hotel Kyoto · KYOTO BY NORITAKE
Live music nearby
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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 Eirakuya?
- 368 Ennogyojacho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市中京区室町通三条上ル役行者町368).
- What are the opening hours of Eirakuya?
- Daily 10:00 to 19:00. The museum keeps the same hours, with last entry at 18:30, and may close now and then.
- How do I get to Eirakuya?
- The nearest station is Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line). Eirakuya is in Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto.
- How much does Eirakuya cost?
- Eirakuya is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Eirakuya?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Eirakuya?
- Afternoons.
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