Mishima-tei
Kawaramachi, Kyoto
- Daily
- 11:00 to 21:00
Last entry 20:00. Closes on set days each month, mostly Wednesdays, listed on its online calendar. The butcher counter opens 9:00 to 19:00.
Source: mishima-tei.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Mishima-tei has served sukiyaki on the corner of Teramachi and Sanjo since 1873, when its founder came back from learning beef hot pot in Nagasaki. The machiya with its andon lantern keeps most of its Meiji rooms, ceilings and lattices, and the black wagyu is aged the house's own way.
Insider tip
The lunch course is ¥8,591, and the other courses run from ¥17,545 to ¥28,435. The butcher counter, through the right-hand door, sells the aged beef, and the main store also does menchi-katsu and bento to take away. You can book online.
What the guides say about Mishima-tei
A few old restaurants are built round a single dish. Kaneyo has grilled eel on Rokkaku-dori since 1912, and you order the kinshi-don, eel on rice under a Kyoto-style rolled omelette (¥3,000 for a small one). Mishima-tei has served sukiyaki at Teramachi and Sanjo since 1873, and the main store sells menchi-katsu and bento to take away. Inside Maruyama Park, Imobo Hiranoya Honke has made imobo for about 300 years, prawn-shaped taro simmered for a day and a night with dried cod. Sets start at ¥3,300.
What's on near Mishima-tei
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Mishima-tei, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Pontocho Suimeikai Dance Recital
第111回 水明会
Time 15:30 (doors 15:00) Station Sanjo (Keihan), 5 min walk
Pontocho's geiko have staged this dance recital since 1930, named after the clear water of the Kamo River, with tokiwazu, kiyomoto and nagauta pieces. Reserved seats are ¥10,000 or ¥8,000 and unreserved ones ¥5,000.
Mariemon, CC BY-SA 3.0 Kamogawa Odori
鴨川をどり
Time 12:30, 14:20 and 16:10 Station Sanjo (Keihan Line), 5 min walk from exit 6
Pontocho's geiko and maiko in a dance drama and then a set of pure dance, in the 1927 Pontocho Kaburenjo by the river. First staged in 1872, it's been performed more times than any other Kyoto geisha show.
Mariemon, CC BY-SA 3.0 Suimei-kai Recital of Pontocho
水明会（先斗町）
Time 15:30 (doors 15:00) Station Sanjo (Keihan), 5 min walk
Pontocho's geiko recital, held since 1930 and named after the clear water of the Kamo River. Reserved seats were ¥10,000 and ¥8,000 and unreserved ones ¥5,000 in 2026.
Mariemon, CC BY-SA 3.0 Medalist Exhibition
メダリスト展
Time 10:00 to 18:00, Fridays to 19:30 (last entry 30 min before) Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 3 min walk from exit 5
An exhibition on Tsurumaikada's figure skating manga Medalist, with new illustrations drawn for it, famous scenes from the manga, sets that recreate its world and picks from the TV anime. It fills the museum's third and fourth floor galleries.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival 2027
KYOTOGRAPHIE 京都国際写真祭 2027
Time Hours and closing days vary by venue Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line)
A month of photography shows in machiya, galleries, museums and temples around the city, in exhibition spaces designed with architects and craftspeople. The 2027 theme, artists and venues are still to be announced.
Nearby
Around Kawaramachi
Downtown Kyoto, between Nishiki Market and the Kamo River
Kawaramachi is downtown Kyoto, the shopping streets round the Shijo-Kawaramachi crossing. The Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades run north from Shijo-dori, Nishiki Market runs west from them, and east of Kawaramachi-dori the Takase canal and Pontocho squeeze in before the Kamo River. You'll come here to eat, mostly. Some of the tea, incense and paper shops date from the Edo period.
Kawaramachi has 26 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 5 shops, 4 cafes, 4 restaurants, 3 shrines and temples, 3 landmarks, 2 bars, 2 neighbourhoods, 1 park or garden, 1 market and 1 bathhouse. Read the Kawaramachi guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Mishima-tei?
- Teramachi-dori Sanjo-sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市中京区寺町三条下る).
- What are the opening hours of Mishima-tei?
- Daily 11:00 to 21:00. Last entry 20:00. Closes on set days each month, mostly Wednesdays, listed on its online calendar. The butcher counter opens 9:00 to 19:00.
- How do I get to Mishima-tei?
- The nearest station is Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai Line). Mishima-tei is in Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
- How much does Mishima-tei cost?
- Mishima-tei is at the higher end, marked ¥¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Mishima-tei?
- Plan for 1-2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Mishima-tei?
- Lunch.
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