Kushikura
Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto
- Daily
- 11:30 to 14:30, 17:00 to 22:00
Last orders 14:00 and 21:00. Closes on a few days a year, announced on its news page.
Source: kushikura.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Kushikura grills chicken skewers over binchotan charcoal in a Kyoto machiya more than 100 years old, just north of Oike-dori on Takakura-dori. Courses run from ¥3,000 to ¥6,000, and the ¥6,000 Iroori course finishes with tori-soba, noodles in chicken broth. The seasonal dish changes through the year, and this autumn it's hamo and matsutake in a dobin-mushi broth.
Insider tip
Lunch is 11:30 to 14:30 and dinner 17:00 to 22:00, with last orders 30 minutes and an hour before closing. Book through TableCheck from its website. Course prices include tax but not the service charge. Tori-soba is also ¥780 on its own.
What's on near Kushikura
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kushikura, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
18th Kyoto Historica International Film Festival
第18回京都ヒストリカ国際映画祭
Station Karasuma-Oike (Karasuma, Tozai Lines)
A film festival devoted to historical drama, with Japanese period-film classics, new historical films from abroad and screenings at the Museum of Kyoto.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 Kan'ei: Beauty Nurtured by Peace
特別展「寛永 太平がはぐくむ美」
Time 10:00 to 18:00, Fridays to 19:30 (last entry 30 minutes before) Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 3 min walk
Marking 400 years since Emperor Go-Mizunoo's visit to Nijo Castle, the museum shows the Kan'ei culture of Hon'ami Koetsu, Tawaraya Sotatsu and Nonomura Ninsei, with scrolls and screens of the imperial procession and a Kano Sanraku hawk painting from Nijo Castle. It's closed on Mondays (open 12 Oct) and 13 Oct, and the ticket covers the permanent galleries too.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 Japanese Road Movies, Travelling Period Dramas (film series)
ジャパニーズ･ロード･ムービー ──旅する時代劇
Time Screenings at 13:30 and 17:00 or 18:30 depending on the day, 3rd floor Film Theatre Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 3 min walk
The museum's Film Theatre shows classic Japanese period films from its collection, two screenings a day, from 2 October to 1 November.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 Tanomura Chokunyu and Nanga Painting in Modern Kyoto
田能村直入と近代京都の南画 自然のアンビエンス
Time 10:00 to 19:30 (last entry 19:00), closed Mondays except 12 Oct and 23 Nov, and 13 Oct and 24 Nov Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 3 min walk
A gallery exhibition on Tanomura Chokunyu and the literati painting tradition in Meiji-era Kyoto, marking 130 years since the Nanga association formed.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 Kyoto Master Craftsmen Exhibition
京の名工展
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (until 16:00 on the last day) Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 3 min walk
A crafts exhibition run by the Kyoto Prefecture textile and crafts section in the museum's 5th floor gallery.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 Smaller local events nearby
Kinshi Masamune Autumn Brewery Open Day Food
Sat 24 Oct · Kinshi Masamune, Fushimi
An autumn brewery open day held at Kinshi Masamune in Fushimi.
10:00 to 15:00 · Map · Source: 伏見酒造組合 (Fushimi Sake Brewers Association) · キンシ正宗「秋の蔵開き」
Pedro Vian plays Jon Hassell Performance
Sun 25 Oct · Lobby Lounge, Ace Hotel Kyoto, Karasuma Oike
A 90-minute listening session of Jon Hassell's music, presented in the Lobby Lounge.
16:00 to 17:30 · Map · Source: Ace Hotel Kyoto · Modern Obscure Music SPA at Ace Hotel Kyoto
Live music nearby
Nearby
Around Shijo-Karasuma
Kyoto's old bank corner, with kimono streets one block back
Shijo-Karasuma is the crossing where the subway meets the Hankyu line from Osaka, and by 1915 three of the big banks stood on it. It doesn't look much like the Kyoto on the posters. Walk one block west, though, and you're on Muromachi-dori, the old kimono wholesalers' street, near the lanes where the Gion Matsuri floats are built every July.
Shijo-Karasuma has 16 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 4 shops, 3 shrines and temples, 3 cafes, 3 museums, 1 restaurant, 1 bar and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Shijo-Karasuma guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Kushikura?
- 584 Hiiragicho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市中京区高倉通御池上ル柊町584).
- What are the opening hours of Kushikura?
- Daily 11:30 to 14:30, 17:00 to 22:00. Last orders 14:00 and 21:00. Closes on a few days a year, announced on its news page.
- How do I get to Kushikura?
- The nearest station is Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line). Kushikura is in Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto.
- How much does Kushikura cost?
- Kushikura is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kushikura?
- Plan for 1-2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Kushikura?
- Dinner, booked ahead.
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