Kaikado Café
Kyoto Station, Kyoto
- Mon to Fri
- 8:00 to 16:00
- Sat, Sun
- 8:00 to 17:00
Last order 30 minutes before closing. Open 8:00 to 17:00 on public holidays. Closing days are marked on the cafe's own calendar.
Source: kaikado-cafe.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
The cafe of Kaikado, the tea caddy makers, on the Shichijo-Kawaramachi corner. The coffee is the fifth-generation owner's favourite blend, roasted in-house since 2023, and the teas include Postcard Teas from London and Marukyu Koyamaen from Kyoto. Kaikado's tins and Asahi-yaki cups are in use around the room, and the pieces on display are for sale.
Insider tip
Iced coffee and cafe au lait are cold-brewed. You can book a table for 1 to 4 people by phone, up to two weeks ahead. It's 9 minutes on foot from Kyoto Station and 5 from Shichijo Station.
What's on near Kaikado Café
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kaikado Café, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
NAKED GARDEN NIGHTS at Higashi Honganji and Shosei-en
NAKED GARDEN NIGHTS 東本願寺・渉成園
Time 18:00 to 22:00 (Higashi Honganji last entry 21:00) Station Gojo (Karasuma Line), 5 min walk
NAKED lights Higashi Honganji and its detached garden Shosei-en for an evening walk through five scenes. Adult tickets are ¥2,100 Monday to Thursday and ¥2,300 Friday to Sunday and on holidays (¥200 less in advance), and from 6 to 8 Nov and on 25 Nov only Shosei-en is open.
Domenico Convertini, CC BY-SA 2.0 Year-end Dust Cleaning at Higashi Honganji
お煤払い（東本願寺）
Time From 9:00 Station Kyoto (JR, Karasuma Line), 7 min walk
Followers from all over Japan line up across the tatami of the Founder's and Amida halls, beat it with split bamboo and fan the dust out with paper fans about 2 m across. Then the head of the temple traces the character for 'long life' on a paper screen with a bamboo pole.
Domenico Convertini, CC BY-SA 2.0 The Tale of Genji: Radiance of the Heian Court
特別展 源氏物語 王朝のかがやき
Time 9:00 to 17:30, Fridays to 20:00 (last entry 30 minutes before) Station Shichijo (Keihan), 7 min walk
The Kyoto National Museum's first Tale of Genji exhibition in about 50 years shows paintings, crafts, manuscripts and commentaries, about 250 works across its Kyoto and Tokyo runs, including the Aobyoshi-bon text edited by Fujiwara no Teika and the scattered 'phantom' Moriyasu Genji scroll. The display changes on 3 Nov, and the museum is closed on Mondays (open 12 Oct and 23 Nov), 13 Oct and 24 Nov.
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0 New Year Feature: All About Sheep
新春特集展示 ひつじづくし 干支を愛でる
Time 9:30 to 17:00, Fridays to 20:00 (last entry 30 minutes before) Station Shichijo (Keihan), 7 min walk
For 2027, the Year of the Sheep, the museum's New Year display gathers sheep in art from its collection, an animal rarely kept in Japan outside Hokkaido, so expect some oddities. A tea utensils feature runs at the same time, the ticket covers every gallery in the Heisei Chishinkan, and it's closed on Mondays (open 11 Jan), from 28 Dec to 1 Jan and on 12 Jan.
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0 Kyoto Modern Architecture Festival
京都モダン建築祭
Time Passport days 31 Oct and 1 Nov 10:00 to 19:00, 7 and 8 Nov 10:00 to 17:00 (hours vary by building) Station Kyoto (JR, Karasuma Line)
In its fifth year about 150 modern buildings take part, and on 31 Oct and 1 Nov and on 7 and 8 Nov a passport lets you walk into 61 that are usually closed or hard to visit, from houses, banks, schools and churches to a National Treasure. From 26 Oct a half pass is ¥3,000 and a full pass ¥5,000, sold online or for cash at the Kyoto General Tourist Information Center in Kyoto Station.
Nearby
Around Kyoto Station
Free temples and late ramen a few minutes from the platforms
Most visitors only see Kyoto Station on the way in or out, which is a shame. Higashi Hongan-ji is 7 minutes north on foot and free, To-ji's pagoda is 15 minutes south, and at the railway museum to the west a working steam engine will pull you along. After dark, 15,000 LEDs light the station's 171-step staircase.
Kyoto Station has 23 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 4 shrines and temples, 4 museums, 3 restaurants, 2 shops, 2 cafes, 2 parks and gardens, 2 bathhouses, 1 bar, 1 landmark, 1 viewpoint and 1 market. Read the Kyoto Station guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Kaikado Café?
- 352 Sumiyoshi-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市下京区河原町通七条上ル住吉町352).
- What are the opening hours of Kaikado Café?
- Mon to Fri 8:00 to 16:00; Sat, Sun 8:00 to 17:00. Last order 30 minutes before closing. Open 8:00 to 17:00 on public holidays. Closing days are marked on the cafe's own calendar.
- How do I get to Kaikado Café?
- The nearest station is Shichijo (Keihan). Kaikado Café is in Kyoto Station, Kyoto.
- How much does Kaikado Café cost?
- Kaikado Café is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kaikado Café?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Kaikado Café?
- Weekday mornings.
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