Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades
Kawaramachi, Kyoto
Shinkyogoku was cut through old temple grounds in 1872 and runs from Sanjo to Shijo, with Teramachi parallel one street west. It began as a strip of theatres and variety halls, turned to cinemas, and it's still known for the souvenir shops that opened for school groups in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Seven temples and a shrine still stand along it.
Insider tip
Collect the goshuin stamps of the seven temples and one shrine along Shinkyogoku. The shopping street sells its own goshuin book. Teramachi carries on north of Sanjo towards Oike, past Smart Coffee, Kyukyodo and Honno-ji.
What the guides say about Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades
Kawaramachi is the shopping streets round the Shijo-Kawaramachi crossing, with the Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades running north, Nishiki Market running west and Pontocho squeezed in between the Takase canal and the Kamo River. You'll come here to eat, and if you sleep here you won't need a train to get back. Bar K6 on Kiyamachi pours until 2:00.
What's on near Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Izumi Shikibu Memorial Day at Seishin-in
和泉式部忌
Time 11:00 and 14:00 Station Shijo-Kawaramachi, 8 min walk
Memorial rites for the poet Izumi Shikibu at Seishin-in on Shinkyogoku, with noh chant at 11:00, a service at 14:00 and a screen linked to her shown 10:00 to 16:00.
Hozo-ji Hidden Cultural Properties Opening
宝蔵寺 京都非公開文化財特別公開
Time 9:00 to 16:00 (reception hours) Station Kyoto Kawaramachi Station (Hankyu) about 7 min walk
Hozo-ji opens its main hall with Ito Jakuchu's paintings of a rooster among bamboo and of a skull, as part of the 62nd Kyoto Hidden Cultural Properties programme.
New Year's Eve Bell at Seigan-ji
誓願寺 除夜の鐘
Time From about 23:00 Station Shijo-Kawaramachi, 8 min walk
Numbered tickets are handed out from about 23:00 in front of the Shinkyogoku gate, for 108 groups of two or three people.
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY-SA 4.0 Setsubun Service at Seigan-ji
誓願寺 節分会
Station Shijo-Kawaramachi, 8 min walk
Setsubun at Seigan-ji with prayers, a dance offering and bean throwing.
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY-SA 4.0 Pumpkin Memorial Service at Kyoto Yada-dera
かぼちゃ供養
Time From 10:00
Visitors stroke a pumpkin that has been blessed in the main hall to pray against illness, in a winter solstice tradition at the temple on Teramachi.
Smaller local events nearby
Tenjin-san Day at Nishiki Tenmangu Festival
Sun 25 Oct · Nishiki Tenmangu, Shinkyogoku
Tenjin-san day observance at Nishiki Tenmangu, the shrine in the Shinkyogoku shopping district.
Map · Source: Nishiki Tenmangu · 天神さんの日
bright green vol.3: a family concert and a Wakakusa Moeka concert Performance
Sun 25 Oct · Hulic Hall Kyoto, Kawaramachi
Two concerts at Hulic Hall Kyoto the same day, a family concert from 11:00 open to ages 0 and up, then a Wakakusa Moeka concert at 13:00.
Part 1 ¥3,500 adult, ¥500 ages 3 to 18, under 3 free; Part 2 ¥6,500 or ¥12,000 VIP; both ¥9,000 · 11:00 and 13:00 · Map · Source: Hulic Hall Kyoto · bright green vol.3 めぐる愛 ~Love Comes Full Circle
Live music nearby
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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
- How do I get to Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades?
- The nearest station is Kyoto-Kawaramachi (Hankyu), Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai Line). Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades is in Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
- How much does Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades cost?
- Nothing. Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades?
- Daytime.
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