Kyogashi Shiryokan
Imperial Palace, Kyoto
- Mon, Tue, Fri to Sun
- 10:00 to 17:00
- Wed, Thu
- Closed
Last entry 16:00. Closed at New Year and for exhibition changes.
Source: kyogashi.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Tawaraya Yoshitomi, a Kyoto confectioner since 1755, opened this small museum in 1978 to tell the story of Kyoto sweets. The pieces to see are the togei-gashi, flowers and birds modelled in sugar, along with old documents, paintings, models of sweets and the tools used to make them.
Insider tip
Entry is ¥700 and includes matcha with a seasonal fresh sweet or the shop's Unryu in the Shounken tea room, made that day in the workshop next door. It's closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Children up to middle school get in free if they skip the tea.
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What's on near Kyogashi Shiryokan
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kyogashi Shiryokan, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
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 Doshisha Imadegawa Campus Christmas Tree Lighting
同志社大学 今出川校地 クリスマス・イルミネーション点灯式
Time Ceremony Nov 20 from 17:15 (about 30 minutes). Lit 17:00 to 22:00 daily Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line)
Lighting ceremony and evening illumination of the Himalayan cedar at Sanctus Court, open to the public.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 151st Doshisha EVE
第151回同志社EVE
Doshisha University's student-run festival marking the founding anniversary runs with stage programmes, tent stalls and classroom stalls at the Imadegawa campus, with an eve-of-festival day on 26 November.
Shokoku-ji Autumn Special Opening
相国寺 秋の特別拝観
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line)
Shokoku-ji opens its Hatto, the oldest surviving Dharma hall in Japan, along with the abbot's quarters and the founder's hall. Look up at the 'crying dragon' Kano Mitsunobu painted on the Hatto ceiling. It's closed for services from 18 to 21 Oct.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 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 Smaller local events nearby
Yuima-kai Zazen at Shokoku-ji Festival
Sun 25 Oct, Sun 8 Nov, Sun 22 Nov, Sun 13 Dec · Shokoku-ji, Imperial Palace
Zazen from 9:00 to 10:30 and a dharma talk to 11:00 on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, with sign-in at the temple office from 8:30 and a donation of ¥100 or more. It's closed in August and on a few other Sundays.
Donation of ¥100 or more · Map · Source: Shokoku-ji · 相国寺坐禅会（維摩会）
be Kyoto Postcard Collection and Winter Accessories Show Market
28 Nov to 6 Dec · be Kyoto, Nishijin
An exhibition and sale of about 700 original postcards by around 150 artists, with a winter accessories show in a Kyoto townhouse.
Postcards ¥100 to ¥500 each · 10:00 to 17:00 · Map · Source: nishiZINE · be京都ポストカードコレクション×冬のあったか小物展2026winter
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 Kyogashi Shiryokan?
- Karasuma-dori Kamidachiuri-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市上京区烏丸通上立売上ル).
- What are the opening hours of Kyogashi Shiryokan?
- Mon, Tue, Fri to Sun 10:00 to 17:00; Closed Wed, Thu. Last entry 16:00. Closed at New Year and for exhibition changes.
- How do I get to Kyogashi Shiryokan?
- The nearest station is Imadegawa (Karasuma Line). Kyogashi Shiryokan is in Imperial Palace, Kyoto.
- How much does Kyogashi Shiryokan cost?
- Kyogashi Shiryokan is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kyogashi Shiryokan?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Kyogashi Shiryokan?
- Rainy afternoons.
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