Nijo Wakasaya
Nijo, Kyoto
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun
- 8:00 to 17:00
- Wed
- Closed
Closed 1 to 3 January.
Source: kyogashi.info, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Nijo Wakasaya has made Kyoto sweets on the corner of Nijo-dori and Ogawa-dori since 1917, four generations so far. The founder's first hit was Furosen, kuzu-yu in tiny picture boxes that turns thick when you pour on hot water, and the standbys now are yakiguri, a whole chestnut wrapped in chestnut paste and baked, and fukuguri, finished with a coat of yokan.
Insider tip
This is the takeaway shop. If you want a seat and tea, the Teramachi branch has a tea room upstairs. The yakiguri and fukuguri boxes keep about 10 days at room temperature, so they travel well.
What's on near Nijo Wakasaya
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Nijo Wakasaya, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
The Children Who Grew Up with Manga: 40 Years of Manga Culture in Europe
「Mangaと育った子どもたち：ヨーロッパにおけるManga文化の40年」展
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 2 min walk
How Japanese manga was translated, read, criticised and taken up over 40 years in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Germany, ending with work by Europeans who grew up on it and now draw manga themselves. It's included in the museum ticket, and the museum is closed on Wednesdays.
ESU, CC BY 3.0 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 Gion Matsuri Float Procession, Hanagasa Parade and Kanko-sai (second procession)
祇園祭 後祭山鉾巡行・花傘巡行・還幸祭
Time Floats and Hanagasa from 9:30, mikoshi from about 16:00 Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 1 min walk
The second procession, revived in 2014, leaves Karasuma-Oike at 9:30 and runs the first route the other way. The Hanagasa parade sets off from Shimogyo Junior High for the Otabisho and Yasaka Shrine, and from about 16:00 the mikoshi go back to the shrine.
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 Nijo Wakasaya?
- 333-2 Nishi-Daikoku-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市中京区二条通小川東入る西大黒町333-2).
- What are the opening hours of Nijo Wakasaya?
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun 8:00 to 17:00; Closed Wed. Closed 1 to 3 January.
- How do I get to Nijo Wakasaya?
- The nearest station is Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line). Nijo Wakasaya is in Nijo, Kyoto.
- How much does Nijo Wakasaya cost?
- Nijo Wakasaya is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Nijo Wakasaya?
- Plan for 15 min.
- When is the best time to visit Nijo Wakasaya?
- Mornings.
Stay near Nijo Wakasaya
Browse live availability and compare prices around Nijo.
See hotels near Nijo Wakasaya on Booking.comPrices are for the night of Saturday 17 October. You can change the dates on Booking.com. If you book, Roam Kyoto earns a small commission from Stay22 at no extra cost to you.