Demachiza
Demachiyanagi, Kyoto
Source: demachiza.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Demachiza is a small cinema in the Demachi Masugata arcade, with two screens of 42 and 48 seats in the basement and on the second floor. The ground floor holds a cafe, Demachiza no Soko, and CAVA BOOKS, a bookshop.
Insider tip
A standard ticket is ¥2,000, ¥1,000 if you're 25 or under, and ¥1,400 on Tuesdays and the first of every month. Tickets are sold on the day, though you can reserve by phone. In the screens you can only eat and drink what the cafe sells. Check a film's page for its language and subtitles before you go.
What's on near Demachiza
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Demachiza, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Demon Dance at Rozan-ji
追儺式鬼法楽（廬山寺）
Time From 15:00 Station Furitsu-Idai-Byoin-mae bus stop (City Bus 4, 17, 205)
Red, blue and black demons, one for each of the three poisons, dance into the hall and try to disrupt a fire ritual until beans and prayer drive them out. Rice cakes and beans are thrown from 16:00.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Kyoto State Guest House Autumn Evening Opening
京都迎賓館 秋の夜間延長公開
Time Open to 19:15 (last admission 18:15) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), exit 3, 15 min walk
For four days the State Guest House stays open into the evening, when its shoji screens glow like big lanterns over the central pond. There's no booking or guide, children of primary school age and younger can't enter, and you'll want a torch for the dark walk through the Imperial Park.
Indiana jo, CC BY-SA 4.0 Hagi Matsuri at Nashinoki Shrine
萩まつり（梨木神社）
Time Tea 10:00 to 15:00 Station Furitsu-Idai-Byoin-mae bus stop (City Bus 4, 17, 205)
More than 500 bush clover plants flower in the grounds of the shrine known as the Hagi no Miya, with visitors' poems tied to the branches. The festival weekend has archery, iaido, dance and music offerings and a tea seat for ¥1,200.
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY 4.0 Maruyama Okyo and Ito Jakuchu
「円山応挙と伊藤若冲」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), exit 3, 8 min walk
Okyo's Peony and Peacock (first half of the autumn period) and his Great Waterfall, over 3.6 m tall (second half), hang alongside all 50 of Jakuchu's ink panels from the great study room of Kinkaku-ji, where he shows what he could do without colour. It's closed for New Year from 27 Dec to 8 Jan.
663highland, CC BY 2.5 Shokoku-ji Autumn Special Opening
相国寺 秋の特別拝観
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line)
Shokoku-ji opens its Hatto, the oldest surviving Dharma hall in Japan, along with the abbot's quarters and the founder's hall. Look up at the 'crying dragon' Kano Mitsunobu painted on the Hatto ceiling. It's closed for services from 18 to 21 Oct.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Nearby
Around Demachiyanagi
Stepping stones, a shrine forest and the trains to Kurama
Demachiyanagi is where the Kamo and Takano rivers meet, and where the Keihan line from Osaka ends. Come up out of the station and the Kamogawa Delta is right there, with stepping stones shaped like turtles and birds. Walk north from its tip and you're in Tadasu no Mori, the forest round Shimogamo Shrine. Eizan trains for Kurama and the foot of Mt Hiei leave from the platforms above ground.
Demachiyanagi has 15 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 5 shrines and temples, 2 landmarks, 2 parks and gardens, 2 cafes, 1 shop, 1 neighbourhood, 1 restaurant and 1 bathhouse. Read the Demachiyanagi guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Demachiza?
- 133 Miyoshi-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市上京区今出川通出町西入上ル三芳町133).
- How do I get to Demachiza?
- The nearest station is Demachiyanagi (Keihan, Eizan). Demachiza is in Demachiyanagi, Kyoto.
- How much does Demachiza cost?
- Demachiza is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Demachiza?
- Plan for 2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Demachiza?
- Evenings.
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