Hatakaku
Imperial Palace, Kyoto
- Tue to Sun
- 12:00 to 16:00, 17:00 to 21:30
- Mon
- Closed
Lunch last order 14:30 (arrive by 13:30). Dinner last order 20:00.
Source: hatakaku.gorp.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Hatakaku has served botan nabe, wild boar hotpot, since 1918. The man who first served it grew up at an inn by the palace hunting grounds and built the dish from a country boar stew. Here the boar simmers in white miso rather than the usual red, and every room is private, looking onto a garden.
Insider tip
Botan nabe is ¥12,000 a person and runs from 15 November, when hunting opens, to about 20 March, and in that season it's the only dish served. Outside the season there's kaiseki from ¥12,000, with hamo in summer and matsutake in autumn. Arrive for lunch by 13:30.
What the guides say about Hatakaku
In winter, Hatakaku serves botan nabe, wild boar hotpot in white miso, from 15 November to about 20 March at ¥12,000 a person. It's the only dish on in that season.
What's on near Hatakaku
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Hatakaku, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Goryo Matsuri at Kamigoryo Shrine
御霊祭 還幸祭（上御霊神社）
Time Rite 11:30, procession from 13:00 Station Kuramaguchi (Karasuma Line)
Three mikoshi, an ox-drawn imperial cart and halberd floats tour the parish, and since 2009 the procession passes through the Imperial Palace park again. It's said to keep the oldest form of a goryo-e festival.
Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0 Shokoku-ji Spring Special Opening
春の特別拝観（相国寺）
Time 10:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), 8 min walk
The Hatto hall opens with Kano Mitsunobu's crying dragon painted on its ceiling, along with the abbot's quarters and the founder's hall.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 CURATION⇄FAIR Kyoto
CURATION⇄FAIR Kyoto
Time 11:00 to 18:00 (17:00 on 8 Nov) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), about 15 min walk
Thirty-three galleries show antiques, crafts and contemporary art inside three Nishijin temples, and a Nishijin food market at Myokaku-ji needs no fair ticket.
Myokaku-ji Autumn Day and Night Viewing
妙覺寺「法姿園」特別拝観
Time Day 10:00 to 15:30 (last entry 15:00), night from Nov 21, 18:00 to 20:00 (last entry 19:30) Station Kuramaguchi Station (Subway Karasuma), about 10 min walk
The temple opens its Hoshien garden by day from Nov 10 and by night, lit for the maples, from Nov 21. It closes from 15:30 to 18:00 to switch sessions.
Maruyama Okyo and Ito Jakuchu
「円山応挙と伊藤若冲」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), exit 3, 8 min walk
Okyo's Peony and Peacock (first half of the autumn period) and his Great Waterfall, over 3.6 m tall (second half), hang alongside all 50 of Jakuchu's ink panels from the great study room of Kinkaku-ji, where he shows what he could do without colour. It's closed for New Year from 27 Dec to 8 Jan.
663highland, CC BY 2.5 Nearby
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 Hatakaku?
- 430 Uchigamae-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市上京区上御霊前通烏丸西入内構町430).
- What are the opening hours of Hatakaku?
- Tue to Sun 12:00 to 16:00, 17:00 to 21:30; Closed Mon. Lunch last order 14:30 (arrive by 13:30). Dinner last order 20:00.
- How do I get to Hatakaku?
- The nearest station is Kuramaguchi (Karasuma Line). Hatakaku is in Imperial Palace, Kyoto.
- How much does Hatakaku cost?
- Hatakaku is at the higher end, marked ¥¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Hatakaku?
- Plan for 2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Hatakaku?
- 15 November to about 20 March.
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