Hachikian
Imperial Palace, Kyoto
- Daily
- 11:30 to 15:00, 17:00 to 22:00
Last orders 14:00 at lunch (13:00 for courses) and 21:00 at dinner. Closed at New Year.
Source: hachikian.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Hachikian has been a chicken restaurant on Kawabata-dori since 1970. Lunch brings oyakodon made with Kyo-aka jidori for ¥2,750 or kamo nanban with duck and Kujo leeks, and the house dish is mizutaki, big pieces of chicken in a broth simmered for hours, with house ponzu, finished as rice porridge.
Insider tip
Mizutaki is ¥9,900, and courses and hotpots carry a 10% service charge. Lunch runs 11:30 to 15:00 with last orders at 14:00. From October 2026 to March 2027 it's open every day except at New Year.
What's on near Hachikian
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Hachikian, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Nijo Castle and the Opening of the Edo Shogunate
特別展「二条城と江戸開府～慶長から寛永の京の城～」
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (closed Mon, holidays, 28 Dec to 4 Jan) Station Jingu-Marutamachi (Keihan)
Old documents, picture scrolls and maps trace Nijo Castle from Tokugawa Ieyasu's building of it to the 1626 imperial visit, with gallery talks on 19 Nov and 3 Dec. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Shogo-in Monzeki Autumn Special Opening
聖護院門跡 秋の特別公開
Time 10:00 to 16:00 (last entry), open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays plus 21 and 22 Oct, closed 27 to 29 Nov Station Kumano Jinja-mae bus stop (City Bus 206, 31, 201, 203), about 4 min walk
The Kano school wall paintings of the main entrance, envoy room and shoin open on Fridays to Sundays and holidays, plus 21 and 22 Oct, with the normally closed Shinden hall and a show on Emperor Gomizuno-o. Closed 27 to 29 Nov.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Nakamura Hayato Talk Show at Hotel Okura Kyoto
中村隼人トークショー
Time Talk 18:30 to 19:30
Kabuki actor Nakamura Hayato talks about stage work and role preparation, 18:30 to 19:30, with a meal at the hotel. Booking opens 18 Nov 2026 at 10:00.
Setsubun at Shogo-in
聖護院節分会
Time 9:00 to about 19:30, demon rite 13:00 on the 3rd Station Jingu-Marutamachi (Keihan Oto Line)
The Shinden hall, normally closed, opens free for the two days. On the 3rd mountain ascetics talk the demons round instead of chasing them out, and a big outdoor goma fire follows at 15:00.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Smaller local events nearby
Sanai Masafumi Exhibition for the Reissue of Ikite Iru Exhibition
On now, until 31 Oct · Seikosha, Kawaramachi-Marutamachi
A photography exhibition at the Seikosha bookshop of poster works made by Sanai Masafumi for the reissue of his first photo book, Ikite Iru.
Map · Source: Seikosha · 佐内正史『復刊 生きている』刊行記念展
along the way Exhibition by Shimoyashiki Kazufumi Exhibition
1 to 15 Nov · Seikosha, Kawaramachi-Marutamachi
A photography exhibition at the Seikosha bookshop of Shimoyashiki Kazufumi's photographs of the Kansai Expo, shown with his book along the way.
Map · Source: Seikosha · 途上｜along the way エキシビジョン
Live music nearby
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Around Imperial Palace
Free palace walks, a park that never shuts, and the court's old shops
Kyoto Gyoen, a park 1.3 km long in central Kyoto, never closes. The Kyoto Imperial Palace sits inside it, and you can walk round it for free without booking. Around the edges you'll find Shokoku-ji (head of the Zen branch that takes in Kinkaku-ji), the house site where The Tale of Genji was written, and shops that once supplied the court.
Imperial Palace has 23 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 6 shrines and temples, 5 landmarks, 3 museums, 2 cafes, 2 restaurants, 2 shops, 2 parks and gardens and 1 bar. Read the Imperial Palace guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Hachikian?
- 8 Higashi-Marutamachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市左京区川端丸太町上ル東丸太町8).
- What are the opening hours of Hachikian?
- Daily 11:30 to 15:00, 17:00 to 22:00. Last orders 14:00 at lunch (13:00 for courses) and 21:00 at dinner. Closed at New Year.
- How do I get to Hachikian?
- The nearest station is Jingu-Marutamachi (Keihan). Hachikian is in Imperial Palace, Kyoto.
- How much does Hachikian cost?
- Hachikian is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Hachikian?
- Plan for 1-2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Hachikian?
- Lunch, for the oyakodon.
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