Food

Tenka Ippin Sohonten

Ginkakuji, Kyoto

Address
Maison Shirakawa 1F, 94 Ichijoji Tsukuda-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 京都府京都市左京区一乗寺築田町９４メゾン白川１Ｆ
Hours
Daily
11:00 to 1:00

Last orders 15 minutes before closing. Closed on New Year's Day, and on 19 and 20 October 2026.

Source: tenkaippin.co.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The head shop of Tenka Ippin, the ramen chain built on kotteri, a soup of chicken bones and vegetables so thick the company calls it a soup you eat rather than drink. Founder Tsutomu Kimura started with a street cart in 1971 and spent 3 years and 9 months getting that soup right. The cart became this shop, the chain's first, in August 1975.

Nearest station Ichijoji-Kinomoto-cho bus stop (City Bus 5)
Cost ¥
Time needed 30 min
Best time After dark

Insider tip

It stays open until 1:00, so it works after a late evening out. There's a car park for 22 cars. It's closed on 19 and 20 October 2026.

What the guides say about Tenka Ippin Sohonten

Tenka Ippin Sohonten is the first shop of the Tenka Ippin chain, serving kotteri, a soup of chicken bones and vegetables so thick the company calls it a soup you eat. It's open until 1:00. At Menbaka Fire Ramen on Marutamachi-dori, they pour flaming oil over the green onions on your bowl at the counter. Book the set course on TableCheck if you can, since walk-ins can wait outside a long time.

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Around Ginkakuji

Temple gardens along a canal path, under the Daimonji hill

Get to Ginkaku-ji for its 8:30 opening, because the temple fills up as the day goes on. Then walk south on the Philosopher's Path, about 1.8 km of stone path beside a branch of the Lake Biwa Canal, and turn off it for the temples on either side. Honen-in's grounds open at 6:00, and you don't pay to go in.

Ginkakuji has 15 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 7 shrines and temples, 2 museums, 2 restaurants, 1 viewpoint, 1 shop, 1 neighbourhood and 1 bathhouse. Read the Ginkakuji guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Tenka Ippin Sohonten?
Maison Shirakawa 1F, 94 Ichijoji Tsukuda-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市左京区一乗寺築田町９４メゾン白川１Ｆ).
What are the opening hours of Tenka Ippin Sohonten?
Daily 11:00 to 1:00. Last orders 15 minutes before closing. Closed on New Year's Day, and on 19 and 20 October 2026.
How do I get to Tenka Ippin Sohonten?
The nearest station is Ichijoji-Kinomoto-cho bus stop (City Bus 5). Tenka Ippin Sohonten is in Ginkakuji, Kyoto.
How much does Tenka Ippin Sohonten cost?
Tenka Ippin Sohonten is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Tenka Ippin Sohonten?
Plan for 30 min.
When is the best time to visit Tenka Ippin Sohonten?
After dark.

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