Food

Katsukura Sanjo

Kawaramachi, Kyoto

Address
16 Ishibashi-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 〒604-8036 京都府京都市中京区三条通寺町東入ル石橋町16
Hours
Daily
11:00 to 21:00

Last order 20:30.

Source: katsukura.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The Katsukura Sanjo shopfront, its hanging wooden sign and lantern beside the long entrance passage
Photo: inunami / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Katsukura is the Kyoto-born tonkatsu chain, and this is its main store on Sanjo-dori just east of Teramachi, set back down a long entrance passage. The cutlets come in a coarse panko of its own, with a house sauce of red wine, apple and dates.

Nearest station Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai Line)
Cost ¥¥
Time needed 1 hour
Best time Weekday lunch

Insider tip

Rice and shredded cabbage are free refills. It doesn't take bookings and it's open every day.

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What's on near Katsukura Sanjo

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Katsukura Sanjo, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.

Festival

Pumpkin Memorial Service at Kyoto Yada-dera

かぼちゃ供養

23 Dec Kyoto Yada-dera, Kawaramachi

Time From 10:00

Visitors stroke a pumpkin that has been blessed in the main hall to pray against illness, in a winter solstice tradition at the temple on Teramachi.

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Market Starts in 13 days Free

Kyo no Satoyama Marche

京の里山マルシェ

5 Nov Zest Oike underground mall, Kawaramachi Plaza, Kawaramachi

Time 10:30 to 15:30 Station Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station (Tozai Line), right next to it

Eleven mountain communities of northern Kyoto sell local goods such as rice cakes, honey, pickles, vegetables and charcoal. A relocation advice desk needs no booking.

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Festival

Izumi Shikibu Memorial Day at Seishin-in

和泉式部忌

21 Mar Seishin-in, Kawaramachi

Time 11:00 and 14:00 Station Shijo-Kawaramachi, 8 min walk

Memorial rites for the poet Izumi Shikibu at Seishin-in on Shinkyogoku, with noh chant at 11:00, a service at 14:00 and a screen linked to her shown 10:00 to 16:00.

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Smaller local events nearby

  • Kaneyo Yose rakugo night Performance

    Last Monday of the month, doors 17:00, show 19:00. Next: Mon 26 Oct · Kyogoku Kaneyo, Kawaramachi

    A monthly rakugo night upstairs at the Kyogoku Kaneyo eel restaurant on Rokkaku-dori, with Katsura school storytellers. Advance tickets are by phone only, and bookings for the next month open at 11:30 the day after each show.

    3,000 yen, with a 3,000 yen meal voucher for the day · Doors 17:00, show 19:00 · Map · Source: Kyogoku Kaneyo · かねよ寄席

  • SUNSET SUNDAY at Kyoto City Hall Square Festival

    Sun 1 Nov · Kyoto City Hall Square, Kawaramachi

    Kyoto DJs and artists, jazz dancers, craft beer, sake, wine, local restaurants and food trucks on the City Hall Square. Admission is free and the day is cancelled in bad weather. A jazz after party follows at CLUB METRO.

    Free · 15:00 to 20:00 · Map · Source: SUNSET SUNDAY · SUNSET SUNDAY

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Nearby

Smart Coffee Cafe · 1 min walk Smart Coffee, on Teramachi just north of Sanjo, opened in 1932 as Smart Lunch, and it still roasts its own beans the way it did then. Mishima-tei Food · 1 min walk Mishima-tei has served sukiyaki on the corner of Teramachi and Sanjo since 1873, when its founder came back from learning beef hot pot in Nagasaki. Honno-ji Temple · 2 min walk Honno-ji is a head temple of the Hokke school, known around the world for the Honno-ji Incident of 1582, when Oda Nobunaga died after his general... Rokuyosha Coffee Cafe · 2 min walk Rokuyosha is two separate coffee rooms on Kawaramachi-dori just south of Sanjo. Kyukyodo Shopping · 2 min walk Kyukyodo opened in 1663 as a herbal medicine shop in front of Honno-ji's gate, under a name chosen by the Confucian scholar Muro Kyuso. Kaneyo Food · 2 min walk Kaneyo has grilled eel on Rokkaku-dori, just east of Shinkyogoku, since 1912, in a building from the early Taisho years that lost its third floor to...

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 Katsukura Sanjo?
16 Ishibashi-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市中京区三条通寺町東入ル石橋町16).
What are the opening hours of Katsukura Sanjo?
Daily 11:00 to 21:00. Last order 20:30.
How do I get to Katsukura Sanjo?
The nearest station is Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai Line). Katsukura Sanjo is in Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
How much does Katsukura Sanjo cost?
Katsukura Sanjo is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Katsukura Sanjo?
Plan for 1 hour.
When is the best time to visit Katsukura Sanjo?
Weekday lunch.

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