Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo
Imperial Palace, Kyoto
- Daily
- 10:00 to 18:00
Last order 17:30. Closed 1 January and the last Monday of each month, except public holidays and December.
Source: toraya-group.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Toraya, the wagashi maker founded in Kyoto in the late Muromachi period, has kept a shop here since before 1628, back when it supplied the palace. Its tea room, a short way west along Ichijo-dori, looks onto a garden with a small Inari shrine and an Edo-period storehouse, and you can read any of its 600 books on wagashi and Japanese culture.
Insider tip
Yokan with matcha or sencha is ¥1,760, and the Kyoto-only kinako anmitsu with a drink is ¥3,190. You can't book a table. It's closed on 1 January and on the last Monday of most months.
What the guides say about Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo
Near the Imperial Palace, Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo serves yokan with matcha for ¥1,760 in a tea room that looks onto a garden. You can't book a table, so try a weekday afternoon.
What's on near Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Kyoto Imperial Palace Spring Special Opening
京都御所 春の特別公開
Time 9:00 to 15:50 (out by 16:30) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), 5 min walk from exit 6
Five days of extra displays in the palace. In 2026 they were the Takamikura throne in the Shishinden (seen from the south court), the dressing of a twelve-layer court robe, and gagaku or kemari kickball in the mornings. Entry is free with no booking, and staff give guided walks in Japanese and English.
DavideGorla, CC BY 2.0 Aoi Matsuri
葵祭 路頭の儀
Time Leaves the palace 10:30, Shimogamo 11:40 to 14:20, Kamigamo about 15:30 Station Imadegawa or Marutamachi (Karasuma Line)
Over 500 people in Heian court dress, with 36 horses and 4 oxen pulling decorated carts, walk from the Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and on to Kamigamo, everything hung with hollyhock leaves. The Kyoto City Tourism Association sells reserved seats, and rain moves it to the next day.
DavideGorla, CC BY 2.0 Reizei Family Residence Hidden Cultural Properties Opening
冷泉家 京都非公開文化財特別公開
Time 9:00 to 16:00 (reception hours) Station Imadegawa Station (Karasuma Line), a few steps east
The only surviving court noble residence, an Important Cultural Property, is opened as part of the 62nd Kyoto Hidden Cultural Properties programme. Short opening, 30 October to 3 November.
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.
Smaller local events nearby
Shigeyama Kyogen: Laughter Harvest Festival 2026 Performance
Tue 3 Nov · Kongo Noh Theatre, Kamigyo
A Shigeyama kyogen company programme of three plays at the Kongo Noh Theatre for the 75th anniversary of KBS Kyoto, all seats reserved.
¥6,600 advance, ¥500 more on the day · 14:00 · Map · Source: Kyoto Kyogen · KBS京都開局75周年記念公演 茂山狂言・笑の収穫祭2026
Noh experience and performance viewing at Kongo Noh Theatre Performance
Sundays 8 November and 13 December 2026, 10:30 to about 15:00. Next: Sun 8 Nov · Kongo Noh Theatre, Nijo
Noh experience programme followed by a performance at the Kongo school theatre, about four and a half hours on listed Sundays. Booking by the form at least four days before.
¥6,000 (booking 4 days ahead, pay on site) · 10:30 to about 15:00 · Map · Source: Kongo Noh Kai · 金剛流特別企画 幽玄な舞台芸術 能楽体験・公演鑑賞
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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 Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo?
- 400 Hirohashidono-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市上京区一条通烏丸西入広橋殿町400).
- What are the opening hours of Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo?
- Daily 10:00 to 18:00. Last order 17:30. Closed 1 January and the last Monday of each month, except public holidays and December.
- How do I get to Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo?
- The nearest station is Imadegawa (Karasuma Line). Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo is in Imperial Palace, Kyoto.
- How much does Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo cost?
- Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Toraya Karyo Kyoto Ichijo?
- Weekday afternoons.
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