Daitokuji Ikkyu
Kitano, Kyoto
- Daily
- 12:00 to 20:30
Meals by reservation only, last entry 18:00. The natto shop is open 9:00 to 18:00. Closed on irregular days that follow Daitoku-ji's events.
Source: daitokuji-ikkyu.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Daitokuji Ikkyu has cooked Daitoku-ji's shojin ryori, the temple's vegetarian cuisine, since the late 1400s, and says the monk Ikkyu gave it its name. Meals come as a fuchidaka box or as a full honzen spread on red lacquer trays, with its own Daitokuji-fu, gisei-dofu and ikada-gobo among the dishes.
Insider tip
You'll need to book, since it only cooks to order. The fuchidaka box is ¥6,050 (served 12:00 to 16:00) and the honzen starts at ¥9,680, service included. It also sells Daitokuji natto, 9:00 to 18:00.
What the guides say about Daitokuji Ikkyu
10. Daitoku-ji's Daisen-in. It's open every day for ¥500, and its dry garden turns a waterfall, a river and the open sea into standing rocks and white sand. Book lunch at Daitokuji Ikkyu, which has cooked the temple's vegetarian shojin ryori since the late 1400s (the fuchidaka box is ¥6,050).
Shojin ryori is Zen vegetarian cooking with no animal products at all. Shigetsu is Tenryu-ji's own restaurant, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a Green Star in the Kyoto Osaka 2026 guide. Its Yuki set (one soup, five dishes) is ¥3,800, you book it two days ahead, and the ¥500 garden fee goes on top. Daitokuji Ikkyu has cooked Daitoku-ji's vegetarian food since the late 1400s. The fuchidaka box is ¥6,050, and a full honzen meal on red lacquer trays starts at ¥9,680.
What's on near Daitokuji Ikkyu
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Daitokuji Ikkyu, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Daitoku-ji Juko-in 460th Anniversary Special Opening
大徳寺 聚光院 開創460年 特別公開
Time 9:30 to 15:30 (last entry) Station Daitokuji-mae bus stop (City Bus 1, 204, 205, 206), 5 min walk
Sen no Rikyu's family temple at Daitoku-ji opens for the first time in about three and a half years, with copies of the National Treasure wall paintings by Kano Eitoku and his father Shoei, Senju Hiroshi's waterfall panels and the tea room Kan'in-seki. It's cash only, preschool children can't enter, and it's closed on 14, 16 to 18, 27 and 28 Oct and 21, 22 and 27 to 29 Nov.
Eric Salard, CC BY-SA 2.0 Yasurai Matsuri at Imamiya Shrine
やすらい祭（今宮神社）
Time Processions arrive at the shrine about 14:00 Station Imamiya-jinja-mae bus stop (City Bus 46), right by the stop
Demons in red with wild red or black hair dance through the streets with bells and drums to calm the sickness spirits of spring. Step under the big flower parasol and you're said to be safe from illness for a year.
Torsodog, CC BY 3.0 Nearby
Around Kitano
Tenjin's head shrine, Kyoto's oldest geisha district and Daitoku-ji
Start at Kitano Tenmangu, head shrine of about 12,000 Tenjin shrines, founded in 947 for Sugawara no Michizane, the scholar students still pray to before exams. Come on the 25th, when the Tenjin-san Market fills the approach and the lanterns are lit after dark. Kamishichiken, Kyoto's oldest geisha district, lines the shrine's east approach, and Daitoku-ji's Zen temples are about 1.7 km north-east.
Kitano has 25 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 10 shrines and temples, 3 cafes, 3 shops, 2 restaurants, 2 bathhouses, 1 viewpoint, 1 neighbourhood, 1 museum, 1 bar and 1 market. Read the Kitano guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Daitokuji Ikkyu?
- 20 Murasakino Daitokuji Shimomonzen-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市北区紫野大徳寺下門前町20).
- What are the opening hours of Daitokuji Ikkyu?
- Daily 12:00 to 20:30. Meals by reservation only, last entry 18:00. The natto shop is open 9:00 to 18:00. Closed on irregular days that follow Daitoku-ji's events.
- How do I get to Daitokuji Ikkyu?
- The nearest station is Daitokuji-mae bus stop (City Bus 1, 101, 204, 205, 206). Daitokuji Ikkyu is in Kitano, Kyoto.
- How much does Daitokuji Ikkyu cost?
- Daitokuji Ikkyu is at the higher end, marked ¥¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Daitokuji Ikkyu?
- Plan for 1-2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Daitokuji Ikkyu?
- Lunch, booked ahead.
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