Shimogamo Saryo
Demachiyanagi, Kyoto
- Mon, Wed to Sun
- 11:30 to 15:00, 17:00 to 20:00
- Tue
- Closed
Dinner hours are shortened for now (normally to 21:00). Last orders 13:30 at lunch and 19:00 at dinner.
Source: shimogamosaryo.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Shimogamo Saryo has served Kyoto cuisine and tea kaiseki next to Shimogamo Shrine since 1856, in a sukiya-style house with three tea rooms. The Takano river runs below it, and from the upstairs rooms you can see Daimonji. Kundo Koyama is the current owner.
Insider tip
It's closed on Tuesdays. Lunch is ¥8,800 for the weekday-only set, which is limited in number, or ¥14,300 for a lunch kaiseki, and kaiseki courses run ¥22,000 to ¥33,000, with a service charge on top. It's about 9 minutes' walk from Demachiyanagi Station.
What's on near Shimogamo Saryo
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Shimogamo Saryo, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Shimogamo Summer Used Book Fair
下鴨納涼古本まつり
Station Tadasunomori bus stop (City Bus 4, 205), 1 min walk
Secondhand booksellers set up under the trees of the Tadasu no Mori, a forest about three times the area of Tokyo Dome, with what the organisers call probably the biggest stock of old books at any fair in Japan.
Appie Verschoor, CC BY-SA 2.0 Mori no Tezukuri-ichi Craft Market at Shimogamo Shrine (October)
森の手づくり市～秋の特別編2026～
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Shimogamo-jinja-mae bus stop (City Bus 205)
Craft stalls selling accessories, woodwork, leather, ceramics, cloth goods and sweets line Shimogamo Shrine's approach and the Tadasu no Mori forest, with food trucks and acoustic sets. It goes ahead in rain unless Kyoto has a storm warning.
Appie Verschoor, CC BY-SA 2.0 Mori no Tezukuri-ichi Craft Market at Shimogamo Shrine (November)
森の手づくり市～秋の特別編2026～
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Shimogamo-jinja-mae bus stop (City Bus 205)
Craft stalls selling accessories, woodwork, leather, ceramics, cloth goods and sweets line Shimogamo Shrine's approach and the Tadasu no Mori forest over two days, with food trucks and acoustic sets. It goes ahead in rain unless Kyoto has a storm warning.
Appie Verschoor, CC BY-SA 2.0 Kemari Hajime at Shimogamo Shrine
蹴鞠はじめ
Station Shimogamo-jinja-mae bus stop (City Bus 205)
Players keep a ball in the air with their feet at Shimogamo Shrine, the year's first game of kemari, the old court football.
Appie Verschoor, CC BY-SA 2.0 Nagashibina Doll Floating at Shimogamo Shrine
流し雛（下鴨神社）
Time From 10:30, the floating at about 11:00 Station Shimogamo-jinja-mae bus stop (City Bus 4, 205)
A man and woman dressed as Heian dolls float small dolls on straw mats down the Mitarashi stream to carry away bad luck, and afterwards you can float one yourself (the mats are sold).
Appie Verschoor, CC BY-SA 2.0 Nearby
Around Demachiyanagi
Stepping stones, a shrine forest and the trains to Kurama
Demachiyanagi is where the Kamo and Takano rivers meet, and where the Keihan line from Osaka ends. Come up out of the station and the Kamogawa Delta is right there, with stepping stones shaped like turtles and birds. Walk north from its tip and you're in Tadasu no Mori, the forest round Shimogamo Shrine. Eizan trains for Kurama and the foot of Mt Hiei leave from the platforms above ground.
Demachiyanagi has 15 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 5 shrines and temples, 2 landmarks, 2 parks and gardens, 2 cafes, 1 shop, 1 neighbourhood, 1 restaurant and 1 bathhouse. Read the Demachiyanagi guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Shimogamo Saryo?
- 62 Shimogamo Miyakawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市左京区下鴨宮河町62).
- What are the opening hours of Shimogamo Saryo?
- Mon, Wed to Sun 11:30 to 15:00, 17:00 to 20:00; Closed Tue. Dinner hours are shortened for now (normally to 21:00). Last orders 13:30 at lunch and 19:00 at dinner.
- How do I get to Shimogamo Saryo?
- The nearest station is Demachiyanagi (Keihan, Eizan). Shimogamo Saryo is in Demachiyanagi, Kyoto.
- How much does Shimogamo Saryo cost?
- Shimogamo Saryo is at the higher end, marked ¥¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Shimogamo Saryo?
- Plan for 2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Shimogamo Saryo?
- Weekday lunch.
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