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Kosher restaurants in Kyoto

Chabad of Kyoto in Okazaki cooks meals by order (3 days ahead), hosts Shabbos and runs a new onsen-style mikvah in Yase. No kosher restaurant is open to the public; Honke Tankuma offers a supervised kosher kaiseki for groups. Hotels from across the street to 30 minutes' walk.

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Kosher food in Kyoto (2)

  • Chabad of Kyoto — kosher meals and catering · Caterer · Meat
    Hechsher: Kosher Japan (KJ) — Rabbi Binyomin Y. Edery, Chief Rabbi of Japan — meat
    30-3 Okazaki Tennocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8335
    Kyoto has no kosher restaurant open to the public. Chabad cooks meals to eat at the Chabad house, pick up, or have delivered to your hotel. Fresh rolls baked at the Chabad house are usually for sale. A Chabad restaurant is being built and is not open yet.
    +81 75 751 7707 · WhatsApp · Website · Map
  • Honke Tankuma Honten — kosher kaiseki menu · Restaurant
    Hechsher: Kosher Japan (KJ) — Rabbi Binyomin Y. Edery, Chief Rabbi of Japan — kosher course only, rabbi on site
    168 Izumiyacho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8014
    A Michelin-starred Kyoto restaurant with a separate kosher kitchen that only the rabbi opens. An 11-course kosher kaiseki, booked at least 7 days ahead for 5 orders or more. Only the menu called "Kosher" counts: its "Jewish friendly" menu is cooked without supervision and is not kosher.
    +81 50 3628 1645 · Menu · Website · Map

Shabbos meals in Kyoto (1)

  • Chabad of Kyoto — Shabbos meals · Meat
    Hechsher: Kosher Japan (KJ) — Rabbi Binyomin Y. Edery, Chief Rabbi of Japan — meat
    30-3 Okazaki Tennocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8335
    Reserve on the Shabbat page (the reservation form link is there too).
    WhatsApp · Website · Map

Chabad in Kyoto (1)

  • Chabad of Kyoto
    30-3 Okazaki Tennocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8335
    The kosher base for Kyoto: meals by order, Shabbos services and meals, a mikvah, and lists of nearby hotels and sights. The Philosopher's Path, Heian Shrine and Okazaki museums are a short walk away.
    +81 75 751 7707 · WhatsApp · Website · Map

Shuls in Kyoto (1)

  • Chabad of Kyoto shul
    30-3 Okazaki Tennocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8335
    Shabbos minyan at the Chabad house; ask ahead about weekdays.
    Website · Map

Mikvahs in Kyoto (1)

  • Kyoto mikvah (Chabad of Kyoto)
    633 Yasekonoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 601-1253
    A new mikvah designed like a Japanese onsen, filled with rainwater, in the Yase hills north of Kyoto (not at the Chabad house). Book with Rebbetzin Libi Grumach; parking is available.
    +81 90 2028 7707 · Website · Map

Hotels in Kyoto (8)

  • Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei
    Chabad of Kyoto lists it across the street from the Chabad house. Electric key, elevator needed; Shabbos-friendly staff. Not certified kosher.
    +81 75 771 5777 · Map
  • Hotel Heian no Mori Kyoto
    Chabad of Kyoto lists it across the street from the Chabad house. Electric key. Not certified kosher.
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  • Ryokan Kanade
    Chabad of Kyoto lists it 2 minutes from the Chabad house. Physical key and stairs access. Not certified kosher.
    +81 75 752 0066 · Map
  • Kyoto Shirakawain
    Chabad of Kyoto lists it 5 minutes from the Chabad house. Traditional inn. Not certified kosher.
    +81 75 761 0201 · Map
  • Kyoto Traveler's Inn
    Chabad of Kyoto lists it 13 minutes from the Chabad house. Physical key. Not certified kosher.
    +81 75 771 0225 · Map
  • The Westin Miyako Kyoto
    Chabad of Kyoto lists it 15 minutes from the Chabad house. Electric key. Not certified kosher.
    +81 75 771 7111 · Map
  • Hotel Higashiyama Kyoto Tokyu
    Chabad of Kyoto lists it 17 minutes from the Chabad house. Not certified kosher.
    +81 75 533 6109 · Map
  • The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto
    Chabad of Kyoto lists it 20 minutes from the Chabad house. Electric key. Not certified kosher.
    +81 75 746 5555 · Map

Eruv in Kyoto (1)

  • Kyoto eruv
    No eruv is known. Assume you cannot carry unless the Chabad house confirms otherwise.
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Last checked October 2026. Kashrus changes: confirm with the place before you rely on it. Open in the app for the map, Near me, Shabbos times and offline use.