Senbon Tamajuken
Kitano, Kyoto
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun
- 8:30 to 17:00
- Wed
- Closed
The tearoom, Saryo SENTAMA (93 Jozenji-cho), opens 12:00 to 16:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and holidays.
Source: sentama.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Senbon Tamajuken has made Kyoto sweets on Senbon-dori since 1938, on the spot where the first Tamajuken began as a sideline for a family of tapestry weavers. Its signature sweet, Nishijin Fumi, rolls black-sesame bean paste in a sheet of habutae mochi, shaped like a bolt of kimono silk.
Insider tip
It makes over 100 seasonal namagashi a year and posts the day's on Instagram. If you're there from Friday to Monday or on a holiday, Saryo SENTAMA, its tearoom two doors along, serves them with matcha whisked by the confectioners from 12:00 to 16:00. The shop is open 8:30 to 17:00 and closed on Wednesdays.
What's on near Senbon Tamajuken
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Senbon Tamajuken, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Okame Setsubun at Senbon Shakado
おかめ福節分会（千本釈迦堂）
Time Rites and bean throwing from about 15:00 Station Kamishichiken bus stop (City Bus 50, 55, 203)
Setsubun at the temple of Okame, the carpenter's wife whose advice saved the main hall: a kyogen demon-chasing play in which her good fortune makes the demons bow, then bean throwing with the actors and maiko.
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY-SA 4.0 Daikon-daki at Senbon Shakado
成道会法要と大根（だいこ）焚き
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Kamishichiken bus stop (City Bus 50), 3 min walk
Daikon radishes marked with Sanskrit letters are blessed, cut into rounds and simmered with fried tofu in huge pots, and a bowl is said to keep illness away. The temple holds it on 7 and 8 Dec to mark the Buddha's enlightenment.
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY-SA 4.0 Pottery Fair at Senbon Shakado
陶器市（千本釈迦堂）
Time 10:00 to sunset Station Kamishichiken bus stop (City Bus 50)
Pottery sellers from around Japan fill the temple grounds for four days, with a handmade market alongside from 10:00 to 16:00 and a memorial service for pottery in the main hall on the 10th.
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY-SA 4.0 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 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 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 Senbon Tamajuken?
- 96 Jozenji-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市上京区千本通今出川上ル上善寺町96).
- What are the opening hours of Senbon Tamajuken?
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun 8:30 to 17:00; Closed Wed. The tearoom, Saryo SENTAMA (93 Jozenji-cho), opens 12:00 to 16:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and holidays.
- How do I get to Senbon Tamajuken?
- The nearest station is Senbon-Imadegawa bus stop (City Bus). Senbon Tamajuken is in Kitano, Kyoto.
- How much does Senbon Tamajuken cost?
- Senbon Tamajuken is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Senbon Tamajuken?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Senbon Tamajuken?
- Friday to Monday afternoons.
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