Oimatsu Kitano
Kitano, Kyoto
- Daily
- 10:00 to 17:00
Closed on irregular days.
Source: oimatu.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Oimatsu makes sweets for the tea ceremony, and its Kitano shop sits in Kamishichiken on the east approach to Kitano Tenmangu. You can talk to the confectioners about sweets for a tea gathering or a wedding, and from April it sells natsukan-to, made with summer oranges.
Insider tip
It's open 10:00 to 17:00 and closes on irregular days. Natsukan-to goes on sale in April, and once the year's summer oranges run out, it's gone.
What's on near Oimatsu Kitano
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Oimatsu Kitano, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Kamishichiken Kotobuki-kai Dance Recital
上七軒 寿会
Time 16:00 (doors 15:30) Station Kitano Tenmangu-mae or Kamishichiken bus stop (City Bus 50), 3 min walk
Kamishichiken, which grew from seven teahouses at Kitano Tenmangu's gate, holds its annual recital at the Kaburenjo, a programme of nagauta dances by its geiko and maiko. Tickets are ¥10,000, and children under school age aren't admitted.
mrhayata, CC BY-SA 2.0 Kamishichiken Beer Garden
上七軒ビアガーデン
Time 17:30 to 22:00 Station Kitano Tenmangu-mae bus stop (City Bus 50, 55, 203), 3 min walk
Kamishichiken, Kyoto's oldest geisha district, turns its kaburenjo theatre into a beer garden for the summer, and geiko and maiko in matching yukata come round and hand out their senjafuda name cards. The first set of draught beer and snacks was ¥2,500 in 2026, seats are in two-hour slots, nobody under 20 gets in, and it isn't open every night, so check the closed days.
mrhayata, CC BY-SA 2.0 Kitano Odori
北野をどり
Time 14:00 and 16:30 (doors open an hour before) Station Kitano Tenmangu-mae bus stop (City Bus 50, 51, 55, 203), 3 min walk
Kamishichiken, Kyoto's oldest geisha district, opens the spring dance season in the Kamishichiken Kaburenjo, a Japanese-style theatre that's not normally open to the public. Each show runs about 90 minutes.
mrhayata, CC BY-SA 2.0 Tenjin-ichi Market at Kitano Tenmangu
天神市（北野天満宮）
Time All day, lanterns lit from sunset Station Kitano-Hakubaicho (Randen Kitano Line), 5 min walk
The 25th is Kitano Tenmangu's monthly fair day, and stalls line the approach all day. From sunset the shrine lights its 350 stone and 250 hanging lanterns, and 25 January and 25 December are the busiest of the year, with about a thousand stalls.
z tanuki, CC BY 3.0 Plum Garden at Kitano Tenmangu
梅苑「花の庭」公開（北野天満宮）
Station Kitano Tenmangu-mae bus stop (City Bus 50), right by the stop
The shrine has about 1,500 plum trees of 50 kinds, and it opens its plum garden, with a tea stall and a viewing deck, while they flower. Opening depends on the blossom, usually early February, and the garden stays open to late March.
z tanuki, CC BY 3.0 Nearby
Around Kitano
Tenjin's head shrine, Kyoto's oldest geisha district and Daitoku-ji
Start at Kitano Tenmangu, head shrine of about 12,000 Tenjin shrines, founded in 947 for Sugawara no Michizane, the scholar students still pray to before exams. Come on the 25th, when the Tenjin-san Market fills the approach and the lanterns are lit after dark. Kamishichiken, Kyoto's oldest geisha district, lines the shrine's east approach, and Daitoku-ji's Zen temples are about 1.7 km north-east.
Kitano has 25 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 10 shrines and temples, 3 cafes, 3 shops, 2 restaurants, 2 bathhouses, 1 viewpoint, 1 neighbourhood, 1 museum, 1 bar and 1 market. Read the Kitano guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Oimatsu Kitano?
- 675-2 Shakenagaya-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市上京区社家長屋町675-2).
- What are the opening hours of Oimatsu Kitano?
- Daily 10:00 to 17:00. Closed on irregular days.
- How do I get to Oimatsu Kitano?
- The nearest station is Kamishichiken bus stop (City Bus 50, 55, 203). Oimatsu Kitano is in Kitano, Kyoto.
- How much does Oimatsu Kitano cost?
- Oimatsu Kitano is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Oimatsu Kitano?
- Plan for 15 min.
- When is the best time to visit Oimatsu Kitano?
- From April.
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