Kameya Mutsu
Kyoto Station, Kyoto
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun
- 8:30 to 17:00
- Wed
- Closed
Source: kameyamutsu.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
A confectioner founded in 1421 that still makes offerings for Nishi Hongan-ji. Its matsukaze is a chewy cake of wheat flour, sugar, malt syrup and white miso, left to ferment, scattered with poppy seeds, baked as one big round in a 45.5 cm pan and cut into strips. The family's third generation is said to have created it as food for the 11-year siege of Ishiyama Hongan-ji by Oda Nobunaga.
Insider tip
Closed Wednesdays. It's 12 minutes on foot from Kyoto Station, and Nishi Hongan-ji is a few minutes away.
What's on near Kameya Mutsu
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kameya Mutsu, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Everyone Come! Fumon-ji of Higashi-Mikawa
秋季企画展「みんなおいでん！東三河の普門寺さん」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays except Sep 21, Oct 12 and Nov 23, and closed Sep 24 and Oct 13
Autumn exhibition of Buddhist statues and historical documents kept at Fumon-ji in Toyohashi, Aichi, which marks 1,300 years since its founding in 2027. The display changes partway through the run.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Buddha Portrait Caricatures at Ryukoku Museum
仏像似顔絵屋さん 龍谷ミュージアム
Time 11:00 to 17:00 in 30-minute slots, no slot 12:30 to 13:30 Station Kyoto Station about 12 min walk; Nishi-Hongwanji-mae bus stop about 2 min
An artist draws postcard-size caricatures that turn visitors' faces into Buddha images, in 30-minute slots in the museum's entrance hall. Advance booking required, one person per slot, no museum ticket needed.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Talk Session on Fumonji Buddhas at Ryukoku Museum
トークセッション「普門寺のキセキ－三遠仏を語る－」 龍谷ミュージアム
Time 13:30 to 15:00 Station Kyoto Station about 12 min walk; Nishi-Hongwanji-mae bus stop about 2 min
A talk by a Hamamatsu museum curator and a Ryukoku Museum curator on the Buddhist images of Fumonji temple, tied to the autumn exhibition. Free to hear but advance booking and a museum ticket are needed, 60 seats.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Hug-a-Jaki Experience at Ryukoku Museum
「抱き邪鬼」体験 龍谷ミュージアム
Time 11:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00 (45 minutes each) Station Kyoto Station about 12 min walk; Nishi-Hongwanji-mae bus stop about 2 min
A hands-on session at the museum where visitors hold a Jaki demon figure, in four 45-minute slots, with a Fumonji paper-cut goshuin as a gift. Advance booking and a museum ticket are required.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ryukoku Museum: Indian Miniature Paintings, Gods and Buddhas (Hatakenaka Collection)
龍谷ミュージアム 特集展示 インド細密画の神やほとけたち－畠中光享コレクション－（仮称）
Station Kyoto Station about 12 min walk; Nishi-Hongwanji-mae bus stop about 2 min
A feature show of Indian miniature paintings from the collection of the painter and Indian art scholar Hatakenaka Mitsuyuki, part of the series on Buddhist thought and culture. The title is provisional.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Smaller local events nearby
Gallery talk by the Fumonji priest at Ryukoku Museum Exhibition
11 and 17 November, 16:00 to 16:45. Next: Wed 11 Nov · Ryukoku Museum (3F exhibition room), Kyoto Station
The priest of Fumonji explains the highlights of the autumn show in the exhibition room. No booking, free to listen, a museum ticket is needed on the day.
Free to listen, museum ticket needed · 16:00 to 16:45 · Map · Source: Ryukoku Museum · 普門寺御住職によるギャラリートーク（龍谷ミュージアム）
Hug the Jaki Experience at Ryukoku Museum Exhibition
Tue 17 Nov · Ryukoku Museum, Lecture Room 101, Nishi Hongan-ji
A hands-on session at Ryukoku Museum in which visitors hold a jaki (demon) figure, with a paper-cut Fudo Myoo goshuin from Fumon-ji included.
¥500 (including a Fumon-ji goshuin) · Map · Source: Ryukoku University · ホントに抱けちゃう!?「抱き邪鬼」体験【龍谷ミュージアム】
Nearby
Around Kyoto Station
Free temples and late ramen a few minutes from the platforms
Most visitors only see Kyoto Station on the way in or out, which is a shame. Higashi Hongan-ji is 7 minutes north on foot and free, To-ji's pagoda is 15 minutes south, and at the railway museum to the west a working steam engine will pull you along. After dark, 15,000 LEDs light the station's 171-step staircase.
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Good to know
- What is the address of Kameya Mutsu?
- 153 Hishiya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市下京区西中筋通七条上る菱屋町153).
- What are the opening hours of Kameya Mutsu?
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun 8:30 to 17:00; Closed Wed.
- How do I get to Kameya Mutsu?
- The nearest station is Kyoto (JR, Karasuma Line, Kintetsu). Kameya Mutsu is in Kyoto Station, Kyoto.
- How much does Kameya Mutsu cost?
- Kameya Mutsu is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kameya Mutsu?
- Plan for 15 min.
- When is the best time to visit Kameya Mutsu?
- On the way to Nishi Hongan-ji.
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