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A shop where you can see autumn leaves in Kyoto

[2023] 9 restaurants in Kyoto where you can see the autumn leaves.

The autumn foliage in Kyoto attracts many visitors from home and abroad. The weather is finally starting to show signs of autumn, and the autumn foliage season is just around the corner. We bring you restaurants where you can stop by during your autumn leaf viewing stroll and enjoy beautiful autumn foliage in the city center and mountainous areas.

1. [A nostalgic and relaxing time spent at Yoshida Sanso Café Shinkokan / Shikagaya

Yoshida, the cafe is located on the grounds of Yoshida Sanso, a former villa of the Higashifushimi family at the foot of Mount Yoshida. Away from the hustle and bustle of the town, time spent in a space surrounded by mountains and greenery is exceptional.

Shinkokan Autumn Leaves

Usual best time to view autumn leaves: mid-November to around December 10

Shinkokan Menu

1,800 yen per person including one drink and seating fee. Cake and other items can be ordered for an additional charge.

Yoshida Sanso Café Shinkokan

  • Yoshida Sanso Cafe Shinkokan
  • 59-1 Yoshida Shimo-oji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 15 min. walk from bus stop "Kyodai Seimon-mae".
    15 min. walk from bus stop "Jodoji".
  • Tel. 075-771-6125

2. A special time for yourself at Shigean, where the quietness is comfortable / Shikagaya

Built in the Taisho era (1912-1926) for the tea ceremony, the café [Moan] is located at the top of Yoshida Mountain. Enjoy a blissful time in silence while gazing out the window at the trees and feeling the change of the seasons.

Moan Autumn Leaves

Best time to view autumn leaves: Late November - early December

Moan

Ice cream with matcha green tea 700 yen. Soft drink and small snacks 1100 yen.

Moan

  • draughtsmanship
  • 8 Yoshida Kaguraoka-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 12 min. walk from bus stop "Jodoji".
  • Tel. 075-761-2100

3. Gastronomic delights at Hiranoya, visited by gourmets from all over Japan / Arashiyama

From May to November, gourmands from all over Japan gather at the long-established restaurant Hiranoya for a course full of ayu (sweetfish), and in autumn they enjoy the tasteful scenery lit up by lights.

Hiranoya Exterior

Best time to see the autumn leaves: from November

Hiranoya Menu

A set of the famous shiko (dumplings) and matcha (powdered green tea) that have been relieving the fatigue of visitors to Atago Shrine is available for 880 yen. Three types of dumplings: matcha, white, and nikki.

tenement house

  • bungalow
  • 16 Sanocho, Sagaimon Sagaicho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • 9 minutes by car from JR Saga-Arashiyama Station
  • Tel. 075-861-0359

4. [The famous "tai chazuke" (sea bream chazuke) at "Tai Sho HANANA" (sea bream artisan HANANANA), which is freshly severed every morning / Arashiyama

In the restaurant's modern and relaxed atmosphere, you can enjoy the famous "tai chazuke" (sea bream stew) using fresh sea bream. In the fall, the restaurant is popular for its counter seats, from which you can enjoy the autumn leaves.

Usual viewing time of autumn leaves: from late November

HANANA MENU

Tai chazuke gozen (set meal with sea bream sashimi, Kyoto vegetables, a dish of sea bream, rice, pickles, and rice cake): 2,880 yen

Tai Sho HANANA

  • Hananāna object
  • 26-1 Setogawa-cho, Tenryuji Saga, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
  • 5 minute walk from JR Saga-Arashiyama Station
  • Tel. 075-862-8771

5. Taste the pizza of PIZZERIA IL PICCOLINO baked in an authentic Italian stone oven / Kutsugake

PIZZERIA IL PICCOLINO offers authentic Neapolitan pizza. The restaurant has an at-home atmosphere in a renovated house, with soft sunlight spilling in from the trees in the garden.

Piccolino Inside the store

Best time to view autumn leaves: Late November - early December

Piccolino Cuisine

Romana 1914 yen. At lunch time, you can add an appetizer, drink, and mini sorbet to your favorite pizza for +700 yen.

PIZZERIA IL PICCOLINO

  • Pizzeria Il Piccolino
  • 6-42, Oeda Nishinagamachi, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 1 minute drive from Kutsugake intersection on Route 9
    5 min. walk from bus stop "Seicho Tenrikyo-mae".
  • Tel. 075-333-3018
The information is subject to change. Please contact each store or facility directly for the latest information.
All prices include tax.
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