Kazurasei Roho
Gion, Kyoto
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun
- 10:00 to 19:00
- Wed
- Closed
Open on Wednesdays that are public holidays, at New Year and during Obon.
Source: kazurasei.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Kazurasei has made and sold women's hair goods since 1865, and its main shop is on Shijo-dori in Gion. Look for boxwood combs, kanzashi hairpins and the 100% pure camellia oil it presses in its own factory.
Insider tip
It's open 10:00 to 19:00 and closed Wednesdays, though it doesn't close on public holidays, at New Year or during Obon.
What's on near Kazurasei Roho
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kazurasei Roho, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Gion Odori
第67回 祇園をどり
Time 13:30 and 16:00, about 1 hour Station Gion-Shijo (Keihan), exit 7, 5 min walk
Gion Higashi's is the only one of the geisha districts' odori dance shows held in autumn, a medley of nagauta and kiyomoto pieces that ends with the whole district on stage for Gion Higashi Kouta. Tickets are ¥6,000, or ¥7,000 with a tea ceremony seat, and children under 3 aren't admitted.
Gion Matsuri
祇園祭
Station Gion-Shijo (Keihan)
Yasaka Shrine's festival takes over Kyoto for the whole of July, from the opening rites on the 1st to the purification at Eki Shrine on the 31st. The days you'll want to plan round are the float processions on 17 and 24 July and the three yoiyama evenings before each, and there are paid seats on Oike-dori for both processions.
underutilized, CC BY-SA 2.0 Gion-sha Kangetsu-sai at Yasaka Shrine
祇園社観月祭（八坂神社）
Time From 19:00 Station Gion-Shijo (Keihan)
On the harvest moon night the dance stage of Yasaka Shrine hosts court dance, gagaku, koto and taiko by lantern light, and waka poems are read aloud.
underutilized, CC BY-SA 2.0 Okera Mairi at Yasaka Shrine
をけら詣り
Time Purification rite 15:00, New Year's Eve rite 19:00, the fire burns through the night Station Gion bus stop (City Bus 206), 1 min walk
After the New Year's Eve rite, the sacred okera fire burns in lanterns all night, and you light a rope from it and swing it in circles all the way home so it stays lit. People use the flame for the household altar lamp and to cook New Year zoni soup, and the burnt rope is kept in the kitchen as a charm against fire.
underutilized, CC BY-SA 2.0 Karuta Hajime at Yasaka Shrine
かるた始め式
Station Gion bus stop (City Bus 206), 1 min walk
The first karuta card game of the year is played as an offering on the Noh stage at Yasaka Shrine, followed by a show of Heian court costume.
underutilized, CC BY-SA 2.0 Nearby
Around Gion
The teahouse streets below Yasaka Shrine, best early or at dusk
Gion grew up as the town at the gate of Yasaka Shrine, and it's still where Kyoto's geiko and maiko live and work. Gion Kobu, the largest of the city's five geiko districts, keeps its teahouses along Hanamikoji-dori, and the Shirakawa canal runs through Gion Shinbashi to the north. Go early for the shrine and the temples behind it. Come back at dusk for the streets.
Gion has 25 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 6 shrines and temples, 4 shops, 4 neighbourhoods, 3 cafes, 2 landmarks, 2 restaurants, 1 bar, 1 museum, 1 park or garden and 1 bathhouse. Read the Gion guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Kazurasei Roho?
- 285 Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市東山区祇園町北側285).
- What are the opening hours of Kazurasei Roho?
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun 10:00 to 19:00; Closed Wed. Open on Wednesdays that are public holidays, at New Year and during Obon.
- How do I get to Kazurasei Roho?
- The nearest station is Gion-Shijo (Keihan). Kazurasei Roho is in Gion, Kyoto.
- How much does Kazurasei Roho cost?
- Kazurasei Roho is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kazurasei Roho?
- Plan for 20 min.
- When is the best time to visit Kazurasei Roho?
- Any day but Wednesday.
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