Mancho
Kinkakuji, Kyoto
- Daily
- 11:30 to 20:00
Booking needed after 17:00 (same day is fine). Irregular closing days.
Source: mantyo.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Mancho is a Kyoto cuisine restaurant facing Myoshin-ji's north gate, about five minutes' walk from Ninna-ji. The house special is the Tsurezure bento, two tiers of seasonal dishes with sashimi and soup, named after Tsurezuregusa, the essays of Yoshida Kenko, who lived nearby at Narabigaoka.
Insider tip
The Tsurezure bento is ¥3,960 and a tendon set is ¥1,650 on the English menu. It seats 50, with private rooms. You need to book after 17:00, though same-day bookings are fine. It closes on irregular days.
What's on near Mancho
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Mancho, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Sal Tree Flower Viewing at Torin-in
沙羅の花を愛でる会（東林院）
Time 9:30 to 15:00 (last entry 14:30) Station Hanazono (JR Sagano Line), 8 min walk
This Myoshin-ji subtemple opens while the sal trees in front of its hall are in white flower. You sit with matcha and a sweet for ¥1,600, or add a vegetarian temple meal for ¥6,300, no booking needed.
Kentaro Ohno, CC BY 2.0 Ninna-ji 'Sea of Clouds' Autumn Light-up
世界遺産仁和寺 紅葉雲海ライトアップ
Time Fri, Sat, Sun and holidays, 18:30 to 21:00 (entry 18:00 to 20:30) Station Omuro-Ninnaji bus stop (City Bus 26), 1 min walk
Ninna-ji lights its autumn maples above a 'sea of clouds', with a 528 Hz 'healing sound garden' playing. It runs on Fridays, weekends and holidays only, not on 8 or 28 Nov, and high school students and younger get in free.
josef knecht, CC BY 3.0 Omuro Flower Festival at Ninna-ji
御室花まつり（仁和寺）
Time 8:30 to 17:30 (last entry 30 min before) Station Omuro-Ninnaji (Randen), about 3 min walk
Ninna-ji's Omuro cherries, a protected Place of Scenic Beauty, are at their best in early to mid April, with azaleas and then new maple leaves after them. The grounds charge a special entry fee during the festival.
josef knecht, CC BY 3.0 Autumn Cloud-sea Light-up at Ninna-ji
紅葉雲海ライトアップ（仁和寺）
Time 18:30 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30) Station Omuro-Ninnaji (Randen Kitano Line)
Ninna-ji lights its autumn maples on Friday to Sunday and holiday evenings, with mist rolling through the grounds like a sea of clouds and music played in the garden. It was ¥2,800 in 2026, free for high school students and under.
josef knecht, CC BY 3.0 Nearby
Around Kinkakuji
Three World Heritage temples on one road under Mount Kinugasa
Kinkaku-ji, Ryoan-ji and Ninna-ji all sit on Kinukake-no-Michi, a road that climbs about 2.5 km from Omuro-Ninnaji Station up to the Golden Pavilion. Start at Ryoan-ji, which opens at 8:00 from March to November, an hour before Kinkaku-ji. South of the road, Myoshin-ji's grounds don't close at all, and they hold more than 40 subtemples.
Kinkakuji has 14 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 9 shrines and temples, 2 museums, 1 cafe, 1 restaurant and 1 viewpoint. Read the Kinkakuji guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Mancho?
- 24 Taniguchi Sonomachi, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市右京区谷口園町24).
- What are the opening hours of Mancho?
- Daily 11:30 to 20:00. Booking needed after 17:00 (same day is fine). Irregular closing days.
- How do I get to Mancho?
- The nearest station is Myoshinji Kitamon-mae bus stop (City Bus 10, 26). Mancho is in Kinkakuji, Kyoto.
- How much does Mancho cost?
- Mancho is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Mancho?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Mancho?
- Lunch.
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