Nightlife

Bar K6

Kawaramachi, Kyoto

Address
Vals Building 2F, Kiyamachi Nijo-higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 京都市中京区木屋町二条東入ル ヴァルズビル2F
Hours
Wed to Sun
18:00 to 2:00
Mon, Tue
Closed

Source: ksix.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

Bar K6 is a second-floor bar in the Vals Building, just east of the corner of Kiyamachi and Nijo, up at the north end of the Takase canal. It opens at 18:00 and pours until 2:00.

Nearest station Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai Line)
Cost ¥¥
Time needed An evening
Best time Late night

Insider tip

It's closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

What the guides say about Bar K6

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.

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What's on near Bar K6

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Bar K6, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.

Performance Starts in 3 days ¥5,000 to ¥10,000

Pontocho Suimeikai Dance Recital

第111回 水明会

15 to 20 Oct Pontocho Kaburenjo, Kawaramachi

Time 15:30 (doors 15:00) Station Sanjo (Keihan), 5 min walk

Pontocho's geiko have staged this dance recital since 1930, named after the clear water of the Kamo River, with tokiwazu, kiyomoto and nagauta pieces. Reserved seats are ¥10,000 or ¥8,000 and unreserved ones ¥5,000.

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The brick Pontocho Kaburenjo theatre seen from the Kamo River bank, its green tiled roofs above the riverside path Mariemon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Performance ¥4,000 to ¥7,000

Kamogawa Odori

鴨川をどり

5 to 22 May (dates to be confirmed) Pontocho Kaburenjo, Kawaramachi

Time 12:30, 14:20 and 16:10 Station Sanjo (Keihan Line), 5 min walk from exit 6

Pontocho's geiko and maiko in a dance drama and then a set of pure dance, in the 1927 Pontocho Kaburenjo by the river. First staged in 1872, it's been performed more times than any other Kyoto geisha show.

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The brick Pontocho Kaburenjo theatre seen from the Kamo River bank, its green tiled roofs above the riverside path Mariemon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Performance ¥¥¥

Suimei-kai Recital of Pontocho

水明会（先斗町）

15 to 20 Oct (dates to be confirmed) Pontocho Kaburenjo, Kawaramachi

Time 15:30 (doors 15:00) Station Sanjo (Keihan), 5 min walk

Pontocho's geiko recital, held since 1930 and named after the clear water of the Kamo River. Reserved seats were ¥10,000 and ¥8,000 and unreserved ones ¥5,000 in 2026.

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The brick Pontocho Kaburenjo theatre seen from the Kamo River bank, its green tiled roofs above the riverside path Mariemon, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby

Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen Food · 1 min walk Takasegawa Nijoen is a Ganko restaurant in an old mansion at Kiyamachi and Nijo, set round a garden that Suminokura Ryoi, the merchant who dug the... Takase River Ichinofunairi Landmark · 2 min walk Ichinofunairi is the boat basin at the head of the Takase canal, where flat-bottomed takasebune unloaded goods brought up from Fushimi and Osaka. Murakami Kaishindo Cafe · 4 min walk Murakami Kaishindo has sold Western-style sweets on Teramachi, just north of Nijo, since 1907. Ippodo Tea Shopping · 4 min walk Ippodo's main store has stood on Teramachi-dori, just north of Nijo, since 1864, when it was rebuilt here after the fire of the Hamaguri Gate... Kyoto Tamanoyu Sento · 5 min walk Tamanoyu has been the neighbourhood bath on Oshikoji-dori since 1894, about five minutes' jog from the Kamo River and the Imperial Palace grounds. Honno-ji Temple · 5 min walk Honno-ji is a head temple of the Hokke school, known around the world for the Honno-ji Incident of 1582, when Oda Nobunaga died after his general...

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 Bar K6?
Vals Building 2F, Kiyamachi Nijo-higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市中京区木屋町二条東入ル ヴァルズビル2F).
What are the opening hours of Bar K6?
Wed to Sun 18:00 to 2:00; Closed Mon, Tue.
How do I get to Bar K6?
The nearest station is Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai Line). Bar K6 is in Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
How much does Bar K6 cost?
Bar K6 is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Bar K6?
Plan for an evening.
When is the best time to visit Bar K6?
Late night.

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