Kyoto Nama Chocolat
Okazaki, Kyoto
- Daily
- 12:00 to 19:00
The closing time shown is last orders. Closed on irregular days.
Source: kyoto-namachocolat.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Kyoto Nama Chocolat is a cafe for its own soft ganache chocolates, set in a machiya on a quiet residential street near Heian Shrine. There are two connected tatami rooms and a veranda, 16 seats in all, and no music, just the wind and the leaves.
Insider tip
A chocolate set with a drink is ¥1,200, and cake with a drink is ¥1,500. Last orders are at 19:00, and it closes on irregular days.
What's on near Kyoto Nama Chocolat
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kyoto Nama Chocolat, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Anko Photo Exhibition at Kyoto City Zoo
みんなでつくる「アンコ」写真展
Time Zoo hours 9:00 to 17:00 (to 16:30 from December), last entry 30 minutes before closing, closed Mondays and Dec 28 to Jan 1 Station Keage (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
Visitor-submitted photos of Anko displayed on the wall of the serval exhibition room.
inunami, CC BY 2.0 360-Degree Dome Experience at Kyoto City Zoo
360°ドーム体験
Time Oct 31 9:30 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00, Nov 1 9:30 to 12:00, screenings every 30 minutes, no reservation Station Keage (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
Ten-minute 360-degree video screenings in a dome as part of a symposium on the animal world.
inunami, CC BY 2.0 Kyoto City Zoo Autumn Night Opening
京都市動物園 秋の夜間開園
Time 10 to 12, 17, 24 and 31 Oct and 7 Nov, open to 20:00 (last entry 19:30) Station Keage (Tozai Line), 7 min walk
On seven autumn days the zoo stays open until 20:00 and is lit after dark, with keeper talks at 17:30, 18:00 and 18:30 and an outdoor film at 19:00 from 12 Oct. Entry is the usual ¥750, free for junior high school students and younger, and gorillas, monkeys and some birds aren't on show at night.
inunami, CC BY 2.0 WONDER NIGHT JINGU Tsukihana at Heian Jingu
WONDER NIGHT JINGU 〜月華〜（平安神宮）
Time 17:30 to 21:30 (last entry 21:00) Station Higashiyama Station (Tozai Line), 10 min walk
An immersive light-up and night walk through the shrine grounds in autumn. General tickets are priced from ¥1,000 to ¥3,000 depending on the day, and inbound visitors pay ¥3,000 flat.
Manish Prabhune, CC BY 2.0 World Masters Games 2027 Kansai Opening Ceremony
ワールドマスターズゲームズ2027関西 開会式
Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line)
The opening ceremony of one of the world's largest masters sports games is held in the Okazaki area, and the organisers say it is being designed for everyone, not only competitors.
Smaller local events nearby
Sugiura and Hayashi Joint Piano Concert: Scenes from Russia Performance
Sun 29 Nov · NAM HALL, Okazaki
A joint piano concert by Yume Sugiura and Kenmi Hayashi at NAM HALL, doors at 12:30.
13:00 · Map · Source: NAM HALL concerts · 杉浦有芽 林賢美 ジョイントコンサート ～ロシアの情景～
Nearby
Around Okazaki
Art museums, Meiji gardens and Nanzen-ji along the Lake Biwa Canal
Okazaki is Kyoto's museum quarter. Two art museums sit either side of the approach to Heian Shrine, by its giant torii, and the zoo, a crafts museum and ROHM Theatre Kyoto are a few minutes away round Okazaki Park. Follow the Lake Biwa Canal east and you're at Nanzen-ji, with Eikan-do and Murin-an a short walk from its gate.
Okazaki has 27 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 9 shrines and temples, 6 museums, 4 restaurants, 2 cafes, 2 shops, 2 landmarks and 2 parks and gardens. Read the Okazaki guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Kyoto Nama Chocolat?
- 76-15 Okazaki Tennocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市左京区岡崎天王町76-15).
- What are the opening hours of Kyoto Nama Chocolat?
- Daily 12:00 to 19:00. The closing time shown is last orders. Closed on irregular days.
- How do I get to Kyoto Nama Chocolat?
- The nearest station is Higashiyama (Tozai Line). Kyoto Nama Chocolat is in Okazaki, Kyoto.
- How much does Kyoto Nama Chocolat cost?
- Kyoto Nama Chocolat is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kyoto Nama Chocolat?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Kyoto Nama Chocolat?
- Afternoons.
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