Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle
Nijo, Kyoto
1 Mar to 30 Apr
- Daily
- 11:30 to 15:30, 17:00 to 21:30
1 Oct to 31 Dec
- Daily
- 11:30 to 15:30, 17:00 to 21:30
Rest of the year
- Mon, Wed to Sun
- 11:30 to 15:30, 17:00 to 21:30
- Tue
- Closed
Last orders 14:30 at lunch and 19:30 at dinner. Open daily in March, April and October to December, with occasional closures.
Source: seike-yuba.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Seike makes its own yuba from Japanese soybeans in Miyama, and this nine-seat counter on Oike-dori near Nijo Castle, its first shop in Kyoto city when it opened in 1999, serves it as yuba kaiseki courses at lunch and dinner. The Horikawa course is vegetarian, with no meat, fish or bonito stock, egg or dairy.
Insider tip
Book ahead, as there are only nine seats. Online booking opens on the 20th of the month before, through Hitosara or Ikyu. It's courses only, no single dishes or cafe menu, and a service charge is added. For the Horikawa course, tell the shop about allergies or the five pungent vegetables by the day before.
What the guides say about Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle
Seike makes its own yuba from Japanese soybeans in Miyama, and Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle serves it as courses at a nine-seat counter on Oike-dori. The Horikawa course is vegetarian, with no meat, fish, bonito stock, egg or dairy. Online booking opens on the 20th of the month before.
What's on near Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Shinsen-en Dainenbutsu Kyogen
神泉苑大念佛狂言
Time 13:00 to about 17:30 Station Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line), 1 min walk
The local kyogen society, performing since 1903, puts on five or six silent masked plays a day to gongs, drums and flutes on the stage by Shinsen-en's pond, and the programme is chosen on the day. Tsuchigumo, where the spider throws its threads over the audience, is the favourite. Entry is by donation, the seats are outdoors and you can't take photos during the plays.
Jason Riedy, CC BY 2.0 Nijo Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
二条城桜まつり
Time 8:45 to 17:00 (last entry 16:00), light-up 18:00 to 22:00 Station Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line), right outside the station
About 300 cherry trees of 50 kinds flower in turn through the festival. By day there's a stamp rally and a fair of Kyoto products, and the evening light-up runs on its own ticket.
Pom', CC BY-SA 2.0 Nijo-jo Matsuri and Autumn Light-up
二条城まつり
Time Light-up 18:00 to 22:00 (last entry 21:00) Station Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line), 1 min walk
Nijo Castle's autumn festival, with a Kyoto specialty goods fair and other events by day, and an evening light-up and art show in the grounds. In 2026 the night ticket was ¥2,000 Monday to Thursday and ¥2,400 Friday to Sunday, separate from day entry, and free for junior high students and under.
Pom', CC BY-SA 2.0 Nijo Castle Autumn Light-up (NAKED meets Nijo-jo 2026)
二条城まつり2026 NAKED meets 二条城 2026
Time 18:00 to 22:00 (last entry 21:00) Station Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line), 1 min walk
For the 400th anniversary of the Kan'ei imperial visit, the castle's night light-up is an art show by NAKED built around Tokugawa Masako and Kan'ei-era design, with maples, ginkgo and cherry trees lit along the way. Tickets are ¥2,000 Monday to Thursday and ¥2,400 Friday to Sunday and on holidays (¥400 less if bought by 22 Oct), and children up to junior high school get in free.
Pom', CC BY-SA 2.0 Nearby
Around Nijo
The shogun's castle, with the Shinsengumi's Mibu a walk south
Most people come for Nijo Castle, and it's worth its two hours. Tokugawa Ieyasu built it in 1603, and its Ninomaru Palace is the only palace complex still standing inside a Japanese castle. Then walk south, past a pond garden first laid out in 794 and an 800 m covered shopping street, to the temple in Mibu where the Shinsengumi trained.
Nijo has 17 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 5 shrines and temples, 3 landmarks, 3 shops, 2 restaurants, 1 bar, 1 cafe, 1 museum and 1 bathhouse. Read the Nijo guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle?
- 233-4 Daimonji-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市中京区御池通黒門東入ル大文字町233-4).
- What are the opening hours of Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle?
- 1 Mar to 30 Apr: Daily 11:30 to 15:30, 17:00 to 21:30. 1 Oct to 31 Dec: Daily 11:30 to 15:30, 17:00 to 21:30. Rest of the year: Mon, Wed to Sun 11:30 to 15:30, 17:00 to 21:30; Closed Tue. Last orders 14:30 at lunch and 19:30 at dinner. Open daily in March, April and October to December, with occasional closures.
- How do I get to Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle?
- The nearest station is Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line). Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle is in Nijo, Kyoto.
- How much does Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle cost?
- Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Kyo-Yuba Seike Nijo Castle?
- Lunch.
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