Ippodo Tea
Kawaramachi, Kyoto
- Daily
- 10:00 to 17:00
- 2nd Wed
- Closed
Kaboku Tearoom last call 16:30.
Source: global.ippodo-tea.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Ippodo's main store has stood on Teramachi-dori, just north of Nijo, since 1864, when it was rebuilt here after the fire of the Hamaguri Gate Incident. The business began in 1717 as Omiya, selling tea and ceramics, and Prince Yamashina gave it the name Ippodo in 1846. Inside there's a big counter under a board listing every tea, a wall of old tea jars and the 44-seat Kaboku Tearoom.
Insider tip
In the tearoom the staff can talk you through making the tea yourself. Take-away matcha and gyokuro are ¥972, sencha ¥864. It's closed on the second Wednesday of each month.
What the guides say about Ippodo Tea
For tea to take home, Ippodo Tea has been on Teramachi since 1864, and in its Kaboku Tearoom the staff can talk you through making the tea yourself. Take-away matcha is ¥972. Uji is 17 minutes from Kyoto Station on the JR Miyakoji Rapid, and the approach to Byodo-in is about 160 m of tea shops. It's one of the day trips from Kyoto.
What's on near Ippodo Tea
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Ippodo Tea, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Mi-gawari Fudo Saito Goma Fire Rite at Hoju-ji
身代不動尊採燈大護摩供
Time Goma rite from 14:00 Station Bus Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae, 3 min walk
Masked tengu and red, blue and black demons dance in a procession before a large outdoor fire rite starting at 14:00, at the temple on the site of Emperor Go-Shirakawa's palace.
Gishi-kai Memorial Service at Hoju-ji
義士会法要
Time Service from 10:30 Station Bus Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae, 3 min walk
A service on the day of the 47 ronin raid at the temple that holds their wooden statues, with a prayer stick and soba. Entry fee covers the soba or tea.
Art Rhizome KYOTO 2026 (Gyakuryo Kyoto 3)
Art Rhizome KYOTO 2026「逆旅京都3」
Time Hours follow each venue Station Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai, Karasuma Lines)
Works by young Kyoto-linked artists are shown and sold at nine hotels, shops and public buildings around the city, including Kyoto City Hall.
GRID KYOTO: Kyoto Town Culture Festival 2026
GRID KYOTO～京都まちの文化祭2026～
Time 11:00 to 16:00 Station Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai, Karasuma Lines)
Food, goods, workshops and stage shows fill the City Hall plaza, with a Halloween costume contest and trick-or-treat. Held in rain, cancelled in a storm.
Royal Blue Peace Light-up at Kyoto City Hall
平和文化月間 京都市役所本庁舎ライトアップ
Time 17:30 to 22:00 Station Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai, Karasuma Lines)
For Peace Culture Month the building is lit royal blue, the colour of the UN goal on peace and justice, in the evening.
Live music nearby
Nearby
Around Kawaramachi
Downtown Kyoto, between Nishiki Market and the Kamo River
Kawaramachi is downtown Kyoto, the shopping streets round the Shijo-Kawaramachi crossing. The Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades run north from Shijo-dori, Nishiki Market runs west from them, and east of Kawaramachi-dori the Takase canal and Pontocho squeeze in before the Kamo River. You'll come here to eat, mostly. Some of the tea, incense and paper shops date from the Edo period.
Kawaramachi has 26 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 5 shops, 4 cafes, 4 restaurants, 3 shrines and temples, 3 landmarks, 2 bars, 2 neighbourhoods, 1 park or garden, 1 market and 1 bathhouse. Read the Kawaramachi guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Ippodo Tea?
- 52 Tokiwagi-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市中京区寺町通二条上ル常盤木町52).
- What are the opening hours of Ippodo Tea?
- Daily 10:00 to 17:00; Closed 2nd Wed. Kaboku Tearoom last call 16:30.
- How do I get to Ippodo Tea?
- The nearest station is Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai Line). Ippodo Tea is in Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
- How much does Ippodo Tea cost?
- Ippodo Tea is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Ippodo Tea?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Ippodo Tea?
- Mid-afternoon.
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