Tenka Ippin Sohonten
Ginkakuji, Kyoto
- Daily
- 11:00 to 1:00
Last orders 15 minutes before closing. Closed on New Year's Day, and on 19 and 20 October 2026.
Source: tenkaippin.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
The head shop of Tenka Ippin, the ramen chain built on kotteri, a soup of chicken bones and vegetables so thick the company calls it a soup you eat rather than drink. Founder Tsutomu Kimura started with a street cart in 1971 and spent 3 years and 9 months getting that soup right. The cart became this shop, the chain's first, in August 1975.
Insider tip
It stays open until 1:00, so it works after a late evening out. There's a car park for 22 cars. It's closed on 19 and 20 October 2026.
What the guides say about Tenka Ippin Sohonten
Tenka Ippin Sohonten is the first shop of the Tenka Ippin chain, serving kotteri, a soup of chicken bones and vegetables so thick the company calls it a soup you eat. It's open until 1:00. At Menbaka Fire Ramen on Marutamachi-dori, they pour flaming oil over the green onions on your bowl at the counter. Book the set course on TableCheck if you can, since walk-ins can wait outside a long time.
What's on near Tenka Ippin Sohonten
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Tenka Ippin Sohonten, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Oh-Uryuyama Festival at Kyoto University of the Arts
大瓜生山祭2026
The university's annual festival runs over two days with food stalls, about 100 stalls of student-made goods, stage acts, a student exhibition across the campus and performances at Shunjuza.
Komai House Public Opening (reservation only)
駒井家住宅（駒井卓・静江記念館）一般公開
Time 10:00 to 16:00 (last entry 15:00), Fridays and Saturdays only Station Chayama Kyoto University of the Arts (Eizan Railway), 7 min walk; Iori-cho bus stop (City Bus 3, 204), 2 min walk
The house opens to the public every Friday and Saturday by advance booking only, run by the Japan National Trust. It has no car park.
Nearby
Around Ginkakuji
Temple gardens along a canal path, under the Daimonji hill
Get to Ginkaku-ji for its 8:30 opening, because the temple fills up as the day goes on. Then walk south on the Philosopher's Path, about 1.8 km of stone path beside a branch of the Lake Biwa Canal, and turn off it for the temples on either side. Honen-in's grounds open at 6:00, and you don't pay to go in.
Ginkakuji has 15 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 7 shrines and temples, 2 museums, 2 restaurants, 1 viewpoint, 1 shop, 1 neighbourhood and 1 bathhouse. Read the Ginkakuji guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Tenka Ippin Sohonten?
- Maison Shirakawa 1F, 94 Ichijoji Tsukuda-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市左京区一乗寺築田町９４メゾン白川１Ｆ).
- What are the opening hours of Tenka Ippin Sohonten?
- Daily 11:00 to 1:00. Last orders 15 minutes before closing. Closed on New Year's Day, and on 19 and 20 October 2026.
- How do I get to Tenka Ippin Sohonten?
- The nearest station is Ichijoji-Kinomoto-cho bus stop (City Bus 5). Tenka Ippin Sohonten is in Ginkakuji, Kyoto.
- How much does Tenka Ippin Sohonten cost?
- Tenka Ippin Sohonten is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Tenka Ippin Sohonten?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Tenka Ippin Sohonten?
- After dark.
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