Nightlife

Taku Taku

Kawaramachi, Kyoto

Address
136-9 Sujiya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 〒600-8061 京都市下京区富小路仏光寺下ル筋屋町136-9

Source: takutaku.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The white plastered sake storehouse of the Taku Taku live venue with posters at its door
Photo: Yasu / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Taku Taku is a live house in a wooden sake storehouse built in May 1917, a few steps south of the Tominokoji and Bukkoji corner. It opened in 1974 as a record cafe, and RC Succession, Dr. John, Albert King and Quruli have all played its small stage.

Nearest station Kyoto-Kawaramachi (Hankyu), Shijo (Karasuma Line)
Cost ¥¥
Time needed 2-3 hours
Best time Show nights

Insider tip

Check the schedule on its site. Advance bookings are by email only, sent by the day before the show, and you pay the advance price at the door. People with advance tickets go in before email bookings.

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What's on near Taku Taku

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

Exhibition On now ¥1,500 (high school and under ¥800)

Sugimoto House Autumn Opening

杉本家住宅一般公開「くらしを彩る手仕事」

2 Oct to 22 Nov Sugimoto House, Shijo-Karasuma

Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:00), Fri to Sun Station Karasuma Station (Hankyu) or Shijo Station (Subway), exit 26, 5 min walk

A 156-year-old machiya (Important Cultural Property) shows household craft items. Open Fri to Sun only, Oct 2 to 18 and Nov 6 to 22. No reservation needed, and children of elementary school age and under are not admitted.

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The 65th Great Hokkaido Fair at Kyoto Takashimaya

第65回 大北海道展

14 to 26 Oct Kyoto Takashimaya (7th floor Event Hall), Kawaramachi

Food products and a tourism showcase from Hokkaido, with demonstrations by Hokkaido makers, held in the 7th floor event hall of Kyoto Takashimaya.

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The Takashimaya department store at the Shijo-Kawaramachi crossing in central Kyoto inunami, CC BY 2.0
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Kakoku Tetsuji Oil Painting Exhibition, Renaissance of Light

～光のルネッサンス～ 加國 哲二 油彩画展

21 to 27 Oct Daimaru Kyoto, 6th floor, Shijo-Karasuma

Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)

An oil painting exhibition at the Art Gallery on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.

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The Daimaru department store building on Shijo-dori at the Karasuma crossing, Kyoto 三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Fukui Hikaru Ink and Colour Painting Exhibition

福井 光 墨彩画展 －日溜りのように－

28 Oct to 3 Nov Daimaru Kyoto, 6th floor, Shijo-Karasuma

Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)

An exhibition of about 30 ink and colour paintings and calligraphy on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.

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The Daimaru department store building on Shijo-dori at the Karasuma crossing, Kyoto 三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0

Smaller local events nearby

  • Matsubara-dori old shrines and temples walk (Shimogyo A) Festival

    Listed days, mornings Oct to Dec 9:30, afternoons Jan to Feb 13:00. Next: Fri 30 Oct · Bukko-ji, Shijo-Karasuma

    Guided walk of old shrines and temples around Matsubara-dori from Bukko-ji. In Japanese only, booking required, 10 places a day.

    ¥3,500 (elementary and under ¥1,750) · 9:30 to 12:00 (Oct to Dec), 13:00 to 15:30 (Jan to Feb) · Map · Source: Heritage Hub Kyoto · 【京都下京A】松原通界隈の古社寺めぐり

  • Daifukucha New Year tea workshop and tea French lunch at Fukujuen Food

    Thursdays on listed dates, 11:15 to 14:00. Next: Thu 3 Dec · Fukujuen Kyoto Main Shop, Shijo-Karasuma

    Make daifukucha, the lucky New Year tea, and have a tea-flavoured French lunch at the Fukujuen Kyoto shop. About three hours, Thursdays on listed dates. Reservation form on the listing.

    ¥12,550 prepaid by card · 11:15 to 14:00 · Map · Source: Fukujuen · 福寿園で無病息災の一年を願う大福茶作り体験と茶フレンチ昼食

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Nearby

Bukko-ji Temple · 1 min walk Bukko-ji is the head temple of the Shinshu Bukkoji school of Pure Land Buddhism, moved to this spot in 1586 on Toyotomi Hideyoshi's orders. Morita Washi Shopping · 4 min walk Morita Washi is a paper wholesaler that opened in 1927 and has traded from Higashinotoin-dori since 1942. Inaba-do Temple · 5 min walk Inaba-do, formally Byodo-ji, is a Shingon temple where people pray to its Yakushi, the healing Buddha, for protection from cancer. Kyoto Takashimaya Shopping · 5 min walk Kyoto Takashimaya is the department store on the Shijo-Kawaramachi crossing, next to Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station, together with its T8 specialty... Daimaru Kyoto Shopping · 6 min walk Daimaru is the department store on Shijo-dori just west of Takakura-dori, and its food halls fill both basement floors. Nishiki Market Market · 6 min walk Nishiki Market is a 390 m covered lane of food shops just north of Shijo-dori, and it's been trading for about 400 years.

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 Taku Taku?
136-9 Sujiya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市下京区富小路仏光寺下ル筋屋町136-9).
How do I get to Taku Taku?
The nearest station is Kyoto-Kawaramachi (Hankyu), Shijo (Karasuma Line). Taku Taku is in Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
How much does Taku Taku cost?
Taku Taku is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Taku Taku?
Plan for 2-3 hours.
When is the best time to visit Taku Taku?
Show nights.

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